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Examines the myriad factors that have led to the current state of health care in the United States - starting with an analysis of the meaning and history of value measurement - but it does not stop there. The book goes on to offer a holistic vision for health care reform, one in which psychiatric professionals play a pivotal role.

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First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book offers a unique framework for examining the various types of family murder -- delving into the commonalities, the differences, and society's misconceptions and providing readers with a comprehensive guide to begin to understand these tragedies.

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Psychiatrists are in a unique position to understand the personalities, needs, and motivations of cult leaders and followers. This report assumes that unique vantage point in its review of the cult phenomenon. What are the psychiatric attributes of cult leaders and followers? Why do individuals join cults? Can cults play a constructive role in an individual's life? And how can psychiatrists help family and friends deal with cult members? Suppo...

The volume begins with the history and scope of culture in clinical psychiatry and continues by detailing 11 cultural variables that strongly influence clinical work (e.g., ethnic identity, race, gender, religion, migration, and country of origin).

Psychotherapy Is Worth It: A Comprehensive Review of its Cost-Effectiveness" is a multi-authored study on the environmental, cultural, and biological factors associated with mental illness, its treatment or lack thereof, and its true cost to society.

This book helps the psychiatrist navigate through the legal system.

Over one-third of our lives is dedicated to the workplace. Accordingly, occupational psychiatrists strive to understand the psychological impact of the workplace on an employee's emotional health. They also study the effects of a patient's psychiatric disorder on this environment. "Introduction to Occupational Psychiatry" presents the importance of the workplace in psychiatric treatment. In addition, the book explores the numerous opportunitie...

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What role does coercion play in psychiatric treatment? Does it increase or decrease the chances for successful outcome?"Forced Into Treatment" discusses various aspects of coercion ranging from the role of coercion in initiation psychiatric treatment to its effect on treatment process and outcome. The book demonstrated that a patient who is appropriately forced into treatment can more from initial defiance, through reluctant compliance, to a s...

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This simple, evidence-based guide challenges psychiatrists to initiate changes in their clinical work, in the operation of their agencies, programs, and teams, and in their partnerships with local criminal justice and behavioral health providers to positively impact people with behavioral health conditions in the criminal justice system.