Better Mental Health Care

Graham Thornicroft is Professor of Community Psychiatry and Head of the Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK. Michele Tansella is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Verona, Italy.

• Foreword Benedetto Saraceno; Acknowledgements; 1. Beginning the journey - mapping the route; 2. Mental health of the population and care in the community; 3. The historical context; 4. The ethical base for mental health care; 5. The evidence base for mental health care; 6. The experience base for mental health care; 7. The geographical dimension: the country/regional level; 8. The geographical dimension: the local level; 9. The geographical dimension: the individual level; 10. The time dimension: the input phase; 11. The time dimension: the process phase; 12. The time dimension: the outcome phase; 13. The central role of staff for better mental health care; 14. Informed actions for better mental health care.

'This book goes beyond deinstitutionalization of psychiatric patients to describe a systematic approach at the hospital, community, and individual level for better addressing the needs of persons with different levels of illness. … Clear lists, charts, and graphs make this book quite practical.' Patricia E. Murphy, Rush University Medical Centre