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Planning Community Mental Health Services for Women: A Multiprofessional Handbook
Planning Community Mental Health Services for Women A Multiprofessional Handbook Author:Marta Buszeewicz, Sophie Davison, Sonia Johnson, Emma Staples The movement of mental health care into the community provides an important opportunity to develop services which accurately meet the needs of those who use them. Women have special mental health needs related to, among other factors, childbirth, mothering, and marital status. This book will set out for planners and providers of community menta... more »l health services guidelines for good practice in this respect. Includes chapters on needs of mothers, elderly, lesbians, homeless, carers, abused/abusers, and drug addicts. Contributors offer models of good practice and examples of innovative services, relevant to all professionals working with women in the community.« less