Mental Health Self-Help Consumer and Family Initiatives /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Brown, Louis D. (Editor), Wituk, Scott (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Public health.; Clinical psychology.; Community psychology.; Environmental psychology.; Community and Environmental Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Public Health.

Building on earlier patient-empowerment movements, consumer- and advocate-driven mental health self-help (MHSH) initiatives currently outnumber traditional mental health organizations. At the same time, this apparent success raises significant questions about their short-term efficacy and their valu...