Social and Community Psychiatry - Towards a Critical, Patient-Oriented Approach

This book presents the basic theoretical and historical concepts and it describes current perspectives and data, focusing on good practices in community psychiatry in Greece and in other parts of Europe. Concepts such as the biopsychosocial model, psychiatric reform, psychosocial rehabilitation and the recovery model, as well as new case management models are approached from a critical, anthropocentric perspective.

The current socioeconomic crisis in Europe brings with it new realities in mental health systems. New forms of social suffering are forcing the psychiatric community to re-examine what is considered normal. In order to respond to the complexity of the newly emerging needs, social and community psychiatry has been compelled to broaden the objectives of intervention and research alike, developing new and dynamic relations with complementary scientific fields such as social anthropology, psychoanalysis and microeconomics. The present work is the result of collaboration between professionals from across these different fields. 

List of contents

Preface.- A Brief History of Social Psychiatry.- Psychiatric Epidemiology and its Applications in Social Psychiatry.- Global Mental Health.- Psychiatric Reform in Europe.- Psychiatric Reform in Greece.- Psychoanalysis and public psychiatric care.- Mental Health Promotion: good practice in community settings.- Social Exclusion and Mental Health in Metropolitan Athens.- Psychosocial Rehabilitation and the Recovery Model: Applications in residential units in the community.- Mobile Mental Health Units in the Cyclades Islands: Mental Health Care for Adults.- Mobile Mental Health Units in the Cyclades Islands: Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents.- A Modern Day Care Centre in Athens.- ACT and Home Care.- Counselling and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in community settings.- Mental Health Care of itinerant populations in the community.- Modern Technologies and Social Psychiatry.- Domestic Violence and Mental Health Services in the community: Management and Evaluation.- Sexuality in individuals with severe mental illness at PSR units.- Evaluating Social Psychiatry Services.- Implications of the Socioeconomic Crisis for Staff in Community PSR units: the case of an NGO.- Staff Evaluation and Organizational Culture in Mental Health Units.- Participation and Empowerment of Users and Families.- Involuntary Hospitalization: Legal context, Epidemiology and Outcome.- Mental Health and the Financial Crisis.

About the author

Stelios Stylianidis, Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst, PhD: Stelios Stylianidis is Professor of Social Psychiatry at the Department of Psychology at Panteion University in Athens. He is the founder and Scientific Director of the Scientific Association for Regional Development and Mental Health (E.P.A.PS.Y.) (nGO), member of the International Scientific Committee of Lisbon Institute of Global Mental Health (LIGMH) and Past Vice President of the World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation. His past activities include being: Greek Counterpart of WHO for mental health, Chief Executive Officer of Children s Psychiatric Hospital of Attica (2000 - 2004), W.H.O. Consultant ( Nations for Mental Health Programme), as well as Director of the Community Mental Health Center in Chalkida (1989-1997). Dr. Stylianidis has professional experience (clinical work, research and administration) in France, Italy and Greece. He is a pioneer in Greece in the field of reform of psychiatric services,linking Primary Health Care with psychiatric services in networking optimization. Dr. Stylianidis contribution is also significant in the field of user and carer movement in mental health, both on a state and international level, wherein he has organized and implemented interventions primarily on the institutional level concerning empowerment, application of recovery model, and human rights in mental health. Dr. Stylianidis has been the author of over 130 scientific publications.

Summary

This book presents the basic theoretical and historical concepts and it describes current perspectives and data, focusing on good practices in community psychiatry in Greece and in other parts of Europe. Concepts such as the biopsychosocial model, psychiatric reform, psychosocial rehabilitation and the recovery model, as well as new case management models are approached from a critical, anthropocentric perspective.

The current socioeconomic crisis in Europe brings with it new realities in mental health systems. New forms of social suffering are forcing the psychiatric community to re-examine what is considered normal. In order to respond to the complexity of the newly emerging needs, social and community psychiatry has been compelled to broaden the objectives of intervention and research alike, developing new and dynamic relations with complementary scientific fields such as social anthropology, psychoanalysis and microeconomics. The present work is the result of collaboration between professionals from across these different fields. 

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“Social and community psychiatry is a valuable book that increases the knowledge and awareness of mental health problems from critical point of view. It emphasizes importance of outpatient models for providing psychiatric care that include both preventive and therapeutic interventions.” (Vivian Badžim, Alcoholism and Psychiatry Research, Vol. 53 (1), 2017)
“This book examines the immense area of how social and community factors influence the psychiatric health of populations and thus must be considered in developing an appropriate treatment response. … Each chapter begins with an abstract, concludes with a summary and references, and most have helpful graphics. Chapters are well written and informative, and clearly illustrate the different features of a variety of issues on mental health.” (Aaron Plattner, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2016)

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"Social and community psychiatry is a valuable book that increases the knowledge and awareness of mental health problems from critical point of view. It emphasizes importance of outpatient models for providing psychiatric care that include both preventive and therapeutic interventions." (Vivian Badzim, Alcoholism and Psychiatry Research, Vol. 53 (1), 2017)
"This book examines the immense area of how social and community factors influence the psychiatric health of populations and thus must be considered in developing an appropriate treatment response. ... Each chapter begins with an abstract, concludes with a summary and references, and most have helpful graphics. Chapters are well written and informative, and clearly illustrate the different features of a variety of issues on mental health." (Aaron Plattner, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2016)

Product details

• Assisted by: Stelio Stylianidis (Editor), Stelios Stylianidis (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Original title: Sigma Gamma ni th mi ni ni ni : mi nith pi ni
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319286143
• ISBN: 978-3-31-928614-3
• No. of pages: 518
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 244 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 1010 g
• Illustrations: XXI, 518 p. 12 illus., 9 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Psychoanalyse, B, Psychoanalysis, Medicine, Psychiatry, Analytical & Jungian psychology, Psychoanalytical & Freudian psychology, Social Psychiatry, Recovery Model, Socioeconomic Crisis, Public Psychiatric Care, Psychiatric Reform, Psychosocial Rehabilitation