Overview
- First title of its kind, offering a rich, inspirational collection of narratives written by community and academic partners who have undertaken some of the hardest health challenges in communities throughout the world
- Authored by renowned experts in the health professions as well as highly accomplished community-based collaborators
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
This unique title richly tells the stories of partnership and collaboration. The narrative voice of each chapter derives from the people who tell their story -- immigrants, survivors of torture, mental health experts, urban people, rural people, teachers, doctors, attorneys, students and international leaders. These authors provide emotionally powerful tales that move, affect and encourage readers. The collection of narratives is inspired by these individuals, who believe that collaboration can bring authentic mutualism, promise-keeping and innovation to address the hardest problems we face as a world community. Partnerships for Mental Health: Narratives of Community and Academic Collaboration is about the stories of innovation and collaboration occurring between community and academic partners who have undertaken among the very hardest of problems – such as the care of veterans with ravaging posttraumatic stress disorder; the care of homeless individuals with HIV, addictionand mental illness; the care of caregivers for Hispanic family members with Alzheimer’s disease; the prevention of illness in impoverished vulnerable youth; and the rescue of profoundly mentally ill earthquake survivors. In addition, this title not only also tells the story of identity formation of early-career physicians with a calling to work with distinct populations for whom suffering and stigma are immense, but also the stories of the special bonds that develop and are strengthened between community members and academic colleagues and ultimately, between friends. A truly indispensable contribution to the literature, this captivating and novel title illustrates and inspires collaboration in order to bring about better health outcomes for people affected by mental health issues in communities throughout the world.
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
Reviews
“It is intended to illustrate the importance and power of hearing individual stories and how these stories can influence significant changes within systems for the benefit of those involved in obtaining these services. … this book could prove useful for anyone in the mental health field, as well as those interested in providing either clinical or support services for individuals suffering from mental illness in a variety of settings. … a good reference for those interested in creating useful services.” (Steven T. Herron, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Laura Weiss Roberts, MD, MA
Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor and Chairman
Stanford University School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford, CA, USA
Daryn Reicherter, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford, CA, USA
Steven Adelsheim, MD
Clinical Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford, CA, USA
Shashank V. Joshi, MD
Associate Professor and Director of Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Stanford University School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford, CA, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Partnerships for Mental Health
Book Subtitle: Narratives of Community and Academic Collaboration
Editors: Laura Weiss Roberts, Daryn Reicherter, Steven Adelsheim, Shashank V. Joshi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18884-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-18883-6Published: 25 September 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-18884-3Published: 10 September 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 210
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Psychiatry, Psychology, general, Primary Care Medicine, Public Health