At a time of huge pressures on mental health services, this highly topical, broad-ranging and thought-provoking analysis of the mental health crisis examines the current challenges in mental health service delivery and access using a range of perspectives (political, economic, and cultural, organisational issues). It then puts forward a number of alternatives, reviewing both current and alternative initiatives, and exploring what is needed for a mentally healthy society.
Introduction
Chapter 1: Community Crisis
Chapter 2: Austerity Crisis
Chapter 3: The Financial Crisis in Mental Health Care
Chapter 4: Biomedical and Drug Crisis
Chapter 5: Diagnostic Crisis
Chapter 6: Mental Health in Crisis
Chapter 7: Existential Crisis
Chapter 8 Crisis in Academia
Chapter 9: The Organisational Crisis in Mental Health
Chapter 10: Educational Crisis
Chapter 11: Visions for Mental Health Care
