Adult Psychopathology

"When Adult Psychopathology: A Social Work Perspective was first published in 1984, this pioneering text was the first to conceptualize and organize theory and practice about the treatment of the mentally ill within their families and communities from a social work perspective. Now, in response to new developments in theory and research, as well as changes in service delivery within the field, the second edition contains updated and accessible information on how mental illnesses develop and how they can be treated within a social work framework that recognizes the importance of family, economics, and culture as well as biochemical and psychodynamic factors. Each chapter is written by the leading social work authority on that subject and includes practical, in-depth discussion of state-of-the-art technologies, treatments, and research."--Jacket.

First sentence: The term psychiatric social work, a term once highly status laden, is now rarely seen or heard in the profession's lexicon.

Year

1999

Language

English

Publisher

Free Press

Editions

1

Pages

720

ISBN

9780684843315

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