Psychiatric Rehabilitation describes the community treatment of mental disorders. Community treatment has recently become more widespread due to deinstitutionalization at government facilities. This book provides a comprehensive overview of this rapidly growing field, and is suitable as a textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses, a training tool for mental health workers, and a reference for academic researchers studying mental health. The book is written in an easy-to-read, engaging style. Each chapter contains highlighted and defined key terms, focus questions and key topics, a case study example, special sections on controversial issues of treatment or ethics, and other special features. Coverage includes an overview of the types of mental disorders; information on etiology, symptoms, course, and outcome for each disorder; types of community treatment programs; case management strategies; and vocational and educational rehabilitation. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.