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Mental Health and Social Policy: Beyond Managed Care (Advancing Core Competencies) 6th Edition

by David Mechanic (Author), Donna McAlpine (Author), David Rochefort (Author)
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The most authoritative evidence-based approach to mental health policy and design.

Rooted in research findings that support an evidence-based orientation to treatment and recovery, the sixth edition of Mental Health and Social Policy takes a multidisciplinary approach to mental health and social policy. It examines the nature, origins, distribution, and consequences of disorders, while detailing information on the services, programs, and social policies that have been developed to assist people with mental health problems.

Learning Goals

Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:

  • Understand the nature, origins, distribution and consequences of mental disorders.
  • Examine the services, programs, and social policies developed to assist people with mental health problems.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0205880975
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0205880973
  3. Edition
    6th
  4. Publisher
    Pearson
  5. Publication date
    February 12, 2013
  6. Part of series
    Advancing Core Competencies
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    0.8 x 7.3 x 9 inches
  9. Print length
    376 pages
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About the Author

David Mechanic, Ph.D. is the René Dubos University Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research at Rutgers University. He holds faculty appointments in the School of Social Work and in the departments of sociology, psychology and psychiatry. Over the past 50 years he has taught undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students about mental health policy issues and carried out numerous research studies on mental health issues. He also has served on many national and international policy committees on issues covered in this book. Elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine Mechanic also received many awards including the Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health from the Institute of Medicine, the Benjamin Rush Award from the American Psychiatric Association, the Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology from the American Sociological Association, and two major mental health awards from the American Public Health Association. Among his many government assignments, he was coordinator of the Panel on Problems, Scope and Boundaries of the President’s Commission on Mental Health

Donna D. McAlpine, PhD., is an Associate Professor of Public Health in the Division of Health Services Research & Policy at the University of Minnesota where she is the director of the MPH program in Public Health Administration and Policy. She received her doctorate in sociology from Rutgers University with a focus on medical sociology. She teaches graduate courses in community mental health and medical sociology. Her research focuses on patterns of treatment for persons with mental health and substance use problems, race and ethnic disparities in health, and survey methods. Over the past several years she has also been actively involved in partnering with community agencies in building capacity to do community-based participatory research

David A. Rochefort, Ph.D., is Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University where he teaches courses on U.S. Health and Welfare Policy, Public Policy Analysis, Political Language, and Quantitative Techniques. At Northeastern, he has received both the Excellence-in-Teaching Award and the Practice-Oriented Education Award. In addition, he was Beverly Visiting professor, The Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and Fulbright Scholar at the University of Montreal. In 1986-87, he was an NIMH postdoctoral fellow in the Rutgers-Princeton Program in Mental Health Research. Rochefort’s previous publications on mental health include From Poorhouses to Homeless: Policy Analysis and Mental Health Care, 2nd ed. (1997) and editor of Handbook on Mental Health Policy in the United States (1989). He has served as consultant to the Rhode Island Department of Health, New Jersey Department of Human Services, Human Services Research Institute, Regional Office of Inspector General-U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and other groups. He was also the recipient of the President’s Outstanding Service Award, Mental Health Association of Rhode Island

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson; 6th edition (February 12, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 376 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0205880975
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0205880973
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.48 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.8 x 7.3 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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I loved this textbook. It clearly outlined the history, major developments, and concepts of mental health policy. It was easy to read as well. Sometimes, I think the text tended to repeat itself and was a little too long in some parts. But it doesn't detract from the quality of the book.
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Reading this book has been tough. The info is good and does a good job giving context of the subject matter but the “voice” of the writer has been difficult to connect with and after about 2-3 pages I find my eyes have glazed over and begin scanning to get through it.
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Has a lot of information about policy but it's a dry read.
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