Community-Based Mental Healthcare for Psychosis: From Homelessness to Recovery and Continued In-home Support

This book explores the need for and how to successfully organize community mental health teams that provide in-home care and treatment for people experiencing mental health difficulties, particularly those suffering from psychosis. It presents two paradigm shifts necessary to bring mental healthcare directly into the community: shifting perceptions from thinking of patients to recognizing those in need of care as members of the public and providing support for the community environment.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 25 April 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This captivating book delves into the pressing need for, and the effective strategies to establish, community mental health teams that offer in-home care and treatment to individuals grappling with mental health challenges, particularly those suffering from psychosis. Focusing on community-oriented care and democratic psychiatry, the book presents two transformative paradigms essential to bringing mental healthcare directly into the community. The first shift involves a paradigm shift from perceiving patients as individuals to recognizing those in need of care as members of the public, moving away from a biomedical diagnostic approach. The second shift entails providing support to the community environment, including families, friends, and neighbors, to foster a compassionate, empathetic, and respectful approach toward individuals with mental health issues. Through clinical case material, anthropological and phenomenological methods, and personal experiences in community-based care, Peter Dierinck presents innovative models for sheltered housing and creative approaches for struggling individuals to secure paid work within a community system.

Community-based Mental Healthcare for Psychosis is a vital resource for psychiatric professionals, clinicians, social workers, caregivers, and all mental health professionals who are responsible for the care of psychiatric patients with complex care needs. By exploring these critical aspects, the book contributes to a better understanding of the complexities involved in providing comprehensive and holistic support to individuals facing mental health challenges.

Weight: 322g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032114637