Reaching the Underserved
Mental Health Needs of Neglected Populations
1st Edition
Published on 2. February 1983
Book
Hardback
298 pages
978-0-8039-1856-6 (ISBN)
Description
Why are some needy populations so difficult to reach by mental health agencies? Original essays examine specific ethnic and other underserved groups such as the aged, rural people, or chronic patients. What is the role of such factors as distance to be travelled, inhospitable presentation, an unsophisticated view of mental health, and inability to pay? What are the factors in mental health services themselves that can be improved? Contributors also review the efforts taken over the last 20 years to reach the underserved and suggest new directions for reform.
'This is a superbly good book on a vital subject and deserves the attention of every person in the field of mental health and especially those in the field of community mental health.' -- Choice, September 1983
'...thorough information, thoughtful analysis, and general guidelines for future efforts. It is a rich and timely offering.' -- Contemporary Psychology, Vol 29 No 1, January 1984
'This is a superbly good book on a vital subject and deserves the attention of every person in the field of mental health and especially those in the field of community mental health.' -- Choice, September 1983
'...thorough information, thoughtful analysis, and general guidelines for future efforts. It is a rich and timely offering.' -- Contemporary Psychology, Vol 29 No 1, January 1984