Healing Body and Mind: A Critical Issue for Health Care Reform (Praeger Series in Health Psychology)

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Edition: 1
Release: 2007-03-30
Publisher: Praeger
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 0275992012
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It doesn't make sense to treat Dan's bleeding ulcer, without attention to the depression that spurs him to drink alcohol excessively, which contributes to ulcer development. Nor is it prudent to ignore Nancy's anxiety that prevents her following through on chemotherapy for breast cancer. The connections are obvious, yet today connecting treatments for mind and body is a rare occurrence. Mental health and substance-abuse disorder assessments and interventions are separated by the payment mechanics of health plans, which encourage independent delivery of services. Dr. Kathol, a veteran internist and psychiatrist, shows the physical, emotional, social, economic and legal effects of what he calls headless health care. He illustrates with patient stories the profound impact that emotional issues and/or psychiatric disorders have on physical health and, conversely, the impact medical illness has on mental health.This book begins with stories of real patients suffering with concurrent behavio Download Healing Body and Mind for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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Healing the Broken Mind: Transforming America's Failed Mental Health System Pdf

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Edition: 1St Edition
Release: 2009-08-01
Publisher: NYU Press
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 0814748120
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Few afflictions are as frightening or as heartbreaking as mental illness. It may be a topic that many would prefer to sweep under the rug, but it is a fact of life that we as a society can and must face. We have come a long way over the past few decades in our understanding of mental illness and its potential treatments. Yet, tragically, many across the country who struggle with serious mental illness are unable to find effective, quality medical treatment. As a federal commission on mental health concluded, the system of care is in shambles. But why? And how do we fix it?Timothy A. Kelly, former Commissioner of Virginia's Department of Mental Health, Retardation, and Substance Abuse, brings his three decades of experience as mental health commissioner, psychology professor, and clinician to bear in confronting this crisis in America's mental health care system. In clear and accessible terms, he exposes the weaknesses in the current system, examining how and why one of the world's rich Download Healing the Broken Mind for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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