A leading psychiatrist and expert reveals important issues in mental health care today and introduces innovations to revolutionize and improve mental health for everyone. Mental health care systems are falling short and the consequences, for individuals and societies, are dire. In this urgent book, celebrated psychiatrist and mental health care advocate Dr. David Goldbloom outlines proven innovations in medicine and health care delivery that we all could benefit from today.Using fictionalābut all too realāexamples of people suffering from various mental illnesses, from depression to opioid addiction, and drawn from his real-life experiences in this field, Dr. Goldbloom shows barriers to care and other faults in mental health care systems. He then reveals simple, yet startlingly effective tools for improving access and treatment that can help people nowāif we only had the will to share, use, and fund these (and more) brilliant innovations: -Self-referrals for faster access to care
-Apps and e-tools for treatment, rehabilitation, and self-monitoring between appointments
-Remote coaching for effectively treating common childhood problems
-Integrated youth services to improve early intervention
-Personalized care to ensure treatments don't fail patients
-Rapid-access housing for the homeless and mentally ill so they can begin a journey of careWhile technologies such as smart phones and genetic testing play a role, these innovations are about people. They address waiting times to see specialists, the lack of coordination between health care institutions, and the stigma that often comes with seeking helpāeven stigma among health care providers. They broaden the definition of what mental health care can even be, such as providing housing, or low-intensity training for day-to-day life.Smart, candid, personal, and persuasive, this new book is a timely call for better access to and quality of helpāa roadmap to better well-being for everyone.
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We Can Do Better
Urgent Innovations to Improve Mental Health Access and Care
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Topic
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Health Care DeliveryTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Pierre and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Chapter 2: Shobha and Anxiety
- Chapter 3: Elyse and Borderline Personality Disorder
- Chapter 4: Richard and Panic Disorder
- Chapter 5: Martha and Depression
- Chapter 6: Manuel and Schizophrenia
- Chapter 7: Kirk and Opioid Use Disorder
- Chapter 8: Lukas and Homelessness
- Conclusion: We Can Do Better
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Notes
- Index
- Copyright
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