PSY 395 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Clifford Whittingham Beers, Milieu Therapy, Involuntary Commitment
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Chapter 17: contemporary and legal issues in abnormal psychology. The 5 r"s of treatment for mental illness: response, remission, relapse, recovery, recurrence. Mental health programs: aim to better understand, treat, and prevent mental illness. Volunteer organizations and agencies: mental health america, arc, alcoholics anonymous, national alliance on mental illness. Private industry resources: research to identify mental health risk factors, eaps. Federal agencies devoted to mental health: the national institute of mental health (nimh, the national institute on drug abuse (nida, the national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism (niaaa) Most common reason people say they can"t get mental health help: cannot afford it (exam) Integrating mental health into primary care: many of the barriers that block access to treatment can be reduced, accessibility, affordability, reduction of stigma. Social-learning programs: uses techniques such as token economies to shape more socially accepted behavior. Aftercare programs: provide support for transition from institutional to community life. To be involuntarily hospitalized, an individual must be.
