Handbook on Mental Health Policy in the United States

As the social and economic costs associated with mental disorders continue to rise, policymakers and mental health administrators are faced with dwindling budgets and the need for expanded and improved services. This ambitious new work offers a thorough examination of these difficult policy issues, together with studies of the population groups affected and the programmes and facilities designed to serve them. Written by 29 specialists in the field, it provides analyses of recent empirical findings and a thoughtful review of the challenges that lie ahead. The volume concludes with a discussion of possible future trends in mental health policymaking and administration.