Research Handbook on Mental Health Policy

The Research Handbook on Mental Health Policy provides a comprehensive guide to the design and use of research in mental health policy from a global perspective, focusing on public mental health, quasi-public, and private policies in nations with significant private sectors. It covers a wide range of mental health questions and interventions, including psychiatric deinstitutionalization, system building, mental health law, and the human rights of mental patients. The Handbook also discusses the pros and cons of established and emerging research methodologies and their integration with policy-making systems.

Format: Hardback
Length: 326 pages
Publication date: 10 November 2022
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

This comprehensive Research Handbook serves as an indispensable guide to the design and implementation of research in mental health policy, encompassing a global perspective. It specifically emphasizes public mental health, as well as quasi-public and private policies in nations with substantial private sectors. Renowned experts delve into essential mental health policies related to psychiatric treatment and care, as well as those concerning substance abusers and forensic patients. The Handbook is structured into five distinct parts, each addressing a wide range of mental health-related inquiries, encompassing interventions and policies ranging from psychiatric deinstitutionalization to system building, mental health law, and the human rights of mental patients. Furthermore, it explores the merits and demerits of both established and emerging research methodologies, such as geographic information systems and predictive analytics, and examines effective ways to integrate these with policy-making systems, considering their political, economic, and socio-cultural contexts.

This authoritative Research Handbook is a vital resource for scholars and students of mental health policy, social policy, and welfare states. It also holds significant value for policymakers and practitioners engaged in public and private mental health programs. By providing a comprehensive and insightful examination of the field, this Handbook contributes to advancing knowledge and understanding of mental health policy and its impact on individuals and communities worldwide.

Dimension: 244 x 169 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800372771