Overview

This book addresses the important area of the role of research in the modernisation of mental health services. It explores theoretical, methodological and practical issues relating to developing evidence to underpin the evolving modernisation agenda. The material is divided into three key thematic sections. The first addresses matters of theory and methodology and considers the current theoretical base for mental health research and development and critically reviews important methodological themes. In the process, it addresses new perspectives to broaden the theoretical and methodological bases to include areas that are not normally included in mental health research. The second section reviews the frameworks that set the current context of mental health research and development. These are higher education policy, the national NHS R&D policy, the evolving National Institute for Mental Health and clinical governance in the NHS. Each policy framework is critically reviewed. The third section covers critical reviews of models of practice and their relationships to research. The areas of practice covered present lessons to be learnt and issues to be addressed for the future. The book concludes with a review of the discussions in the preceding chapters, highlighting debates and lessons learnt and arguing a case for moving forward mental health R&D.

Full Product Details

Author:   David Sallah ,  Michael Colin Clark
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.581kg
ISBN:  

9780443074523

ISBN 10:   0443074526
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   05 May 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

About the Editors vii; Contributors ix; Introduction xiii; Part I - THEORY OF METHODOLOGY; 1 The Research and Development Strategy in the NHS: Incremental Evolution? 3; Michael Clark and David Sallah; 2 Quantitative Methods in Mental Health Research 23; Zaubia Alyas and Kamaldeep Bhui; 3 Qualitative Methods in Psychiatric and Mental Health Research 57; John R. Cutcliffe; 4 The Pursuit of Inquiry in Mental Health care 77; Peter Nolan; 5 Researching 'Race' and Mental Illness 95; Frank Keating; 6 Women and Mental Health Research: Methodological Issues and Recent Progress 113; Alison Longwill; 7 Service User Involvement in Mental Health Research and Development 145; Ann Davis; Part II - POLICY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH IN THE NHS; 8 Higher Education Policy and its Implications for Mental Health Research in the NHS 163; David Sallah and Judy Whitmarsh. 9 NHS Research and Development in Mental Health 179; Clair Chilvers; 10 Mental Health in the Mainstream: A Localized Implementation Strategy in Development 205; Antony Sheehan and Ingrid Steele; 11 A Critical Introduction to Clinical Governance 223; Tim Freeman and Michael Clark; Part III - A MODELS AND FRAMEWORKS; 12 Dementia Plus 251; David Jolley and Kote Read; 13 Early Intervention in Psychosis: Research, Clinical Practice and Service Reform 265; Elizabeth Newton and Max Birchwood; 14 Evidence and Argument in Crisis Care 295; K.M. Hogan and S. Orme; 15 Recovery 321; Piers Allott; 16 Developing a Local Research Network for Mental Health 339; David Rogers; 17 Prison Mental Health 353; David Sallah and Alistair McIntyre; Conclusions 377; Michael Clark and David Sallah; Index 383.

Reviews

This book has been written to close the gap between research and practice, which it does very cometently, and it will be a valuable reference for practitioners, managers and researchers alike. Ros Levenson; Mental Health Today; Feb 2006

Author Information

Dr David Sallah is Professor of Mental Health and Director of Research, Ethics and Consultancy in the School of Health, University of Wolverhampton. Professor Sallah was a service practitioner (nurse, manager, service development consultant) before his academic appointment. He has worked in the Department of Health and also has experience as a member of national committees. He works with a plethora of national organizations helping to shape services for people with mental health problems. Dr Mike Clark is the Research and Development Manager for Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust and the National Manager for the Mental Health Research and Development Portfolio at the Department of Health. He has a PhD and is an Honorary Research Fellow with the University of Wolverhampton.

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