Author: Andrews, Gavin (editor); Henderson, Scott (editor).
Title: Unmet Need in Psychiatry: Problems, Resources, Responses.
Description: Cambridge Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2000. 1st ed. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, pictorial cover, figures, tables. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 444 pp. This innovative book, edited by two Australian academic psychiatrists, considers ways to resolve the imbalance between the demand and supply of mental health services. Treatment services in most countries reach only a minority of people identified as suffering from a mental disorder. Few countries can provide adequate health services for all the mentally ill, yet none has developed a rational system to decide who should be treated. Could we develop a staged treatment process to reach all in need? If not, how do we decide who to treat? What should the criteria be for deployment of scarce treatment resources? How do we determine such criteria? In this pioneering work, an international team of 60 eminent psychiatrists, epidemiologists, health administrators, economists and health planners (including Australia) seek to improve the current health system. ISBN: 052166229X

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