Handbook of Community Psychiatry

Hunter L. McQuistion, MD is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and Director of the Division of Outpatient & Community Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at The St. Luke's & Roosevelt Hospitals in New York City. Wesley E. Sowers, MD is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Director, Center for Public Service Psychiatry Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic; and Medical Director, Allegheny County Office of Behavioral Health. Jules M. Ranz, MD is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and Director of the Public Psychiatry Fellowship, N.Y.S. Psychiatric Institute. Jacqueline Maus Feldman, MD is the Patrick H. Linton Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Services in the Department of Psychiatry/University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Introduction: What is Community Psychiatry?.- Background: Community Psychiatry and History.- Basic Psychiatric Epidemiology.- Financing.- Advocacy: Community Organizing and Politics.- Recovery and Person-centered Care.- Context-specific Clinical Assessment.- Team-based Treatment.- Family Therapy in Public Sector Settings.- Motivational Interviewing.- Group Modalities/techniques.- Psychiatric Rehabilitation.- Case Management.- Physical Wellness.- Working with Peers.- Cultural Competence.