International Handbook on Mental Health Policy [Hardcover]

This international handbook is the first to analyze mental health policies systematically across a variety of both developed and developing countries. Mental health and public policy experts survey current policies, the public policy process, and critical issues in twenty countries that are representative of different problems. The work considers the treatment of the mentally ill and mentally retarded, mentally disordered offenses, questions of substance abuse, deinstitutionalization, funding, and consumer rights. This major reference, with its comprehensive and comparative survey, is designed for scholars, students, and professionals who deal with mental health and public policy issues.DONNA R. KEMP is Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Political Science and Public Administration, California State University at Chico. She has worked as a health planner and program manager, practiced as a family counselor, and engaged in research dealing with mental health public policy. Her previous works includeSupplemental Compensation and Collective Bargaining(1987) andEmployee Assistance Programs: An Annotated Bibliography(1989) as well as numerous articles dealing with mental health in professional journals.

Preface
An Overview of Mental Health Policy from an International Perspective
Argentina
Canada
Chile
India
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
People's Republic of China
Romania
Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
United Kingdom
The United States
Zambia
Index