Mental Health Self-Help: Consumer and Family Initiatives (Hardcover, 2010)

Introduction to mental health self-help.-Theoretical foundations of mental health self-help.-Mutual help groups for mental health problems: An overview and review of effectiveness.-An overview of mutual support groups for caregivers of Chinese people with schizophrenia and psychotic disorders: Research evidence on their processes and outcomes.-Consumer managed crisis residential services: A review of their processes and evidence base.-Self-help classes for caregivers of people with mental health problems: A review of the process and evidence behind NAMI s Family to Family Education Program.-Building on the consumer-run drop-in center model: A review of research on consumer-run organizations in Kansas.-Professional partnerships with mental health self-help: Research on the costs and benefits.-Value dilemmas in mental health self-help: Implications for research, policy, and practice.-Supporting mental health self-help with technical assistance: A field-tested guide.-Consumers as providers in traditional community mental health centers: The certified peer specialist program in Kansas