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List of contents
Introduction; 1. Recovering the US Mental Healthcare System: The Past, Present, and Future of Psychosocial Interventions for Psychosis Charlie A. Davidson, Olivia Altamirano, Amy Weisman de Mamani, and Meaghan Stacy; Section 1. The Past: 2. Psychosocial Treatment and the Schizophrenia Spectrum: Roots and Origins Will Spaulding, Andrea Avila, and Eric Evans; 3. The Rehabilitation Model for Persons with Psychosis: History, Challenges, Controversies, and Future Prospects Jerome Yoman; 4. Outcome and Cognitive Treatments in Schizophrenia-Spectrum Illness Past and Present: An Overview Matthew M. Kurtz; Section 2. The Present: 5. Training US Community Mental Health Centers in Evidence-Based Coordinated Specialty Care for First Episode Psychosis: Observations from the NAVIGATE Program Trainers Shirley M. Glynn, Susan Gingerich, Piper Meyer-Kalos, and Delbert G. Robinson; 6. Implementing Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions for Psychosis: Lessons Learned from the Danish Mental Healthcare System Louise Birkedal Glenthøj, Samantha Jankowski, Lisa Dixon, and Merete Nordentoft; Section 3. The Future: 7. A Way Forward: Enhancing Training in Psychosocial Interventions for Serious Mental Illness Shirley M. Glynn and Mary A. Jansen; 8. From Deinstitutionalization to Deprescribing and Beyond Rebecca Miller and Anthony Pavlo; 9. The Road Ahead: A Call to Action Marci L. Gaither and Helen J. Wood; 10. Recovering the US Mental Healthcare System: Systems, Culture, and Change Meaghan Stacy and Charlie A. Davidson.
About the author
Meaghan Stacy is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and a licensed clinical psychologist.Charlie A. Davidson is a licensed psychologist at the Atlanta Center for Cognitive Therapy and Adjunct Lecturer at Emory University.
Summary
This book is for those supporting, or wanting to support, individuals with psychosis. It highlights the historical and current challenges of psychosis treatment, and advocates for increased training in and use of evidence-based psychosocial treatments.
Foreword
This is a vital resource for anyone looking to better support people with psychosis and serious mental illnesses.
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'From the back wards of the 50's to the back alleys of deinstitutionalization, the US Mental Health System has made progress through evidenced based practices and better social policies that emphasize recovery and empowerment. The authors have been part of that transformation and offer a roadmap for a better, more equitable future. A must read for all who strive to make recovery a reality.' Morris D. Bell, Yale School of Medicine, USA
