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Written for the non-clinical researcher as well as for those with clin ical experience, the authors start by considering the question "what i s psychopathology?" They tehn employ a historical perspective to expla in why and how mental disorders are currently classified, and how the use of an operational approach to diagnosis was adopted. The use of op erational crtieria to define psychiatric disorder has facilitated the development of standardised interviewing techniques, questionnaires an d rating scales. These tools are all covered in some detail, not only with regard to adults with mental...

This book addresses a clutch of contemporary societal challenges including: aging demography and the consequent need for extended care in communities; public service provision in an era of retrenching welfare and global financial crises; service provision to rural communities that are increasingly 'hollowed out' through lack of working age people; and, how best to engender the development of community social enterprise organizations capable of providing high quality, accessible services. It is packed with information and evidence garnered from research into the environment for developing...