Recovering the US Mental Healthcare System
The Past, Present, and Future of Psychosocial Interventions for Psychosis

This is a vital resource for anyone looking to better support people with psychosis and serious mental illnesses.

Meaghan Stacy (Edited by), Charlie A. Davidson (Edited by)

9781108948425, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 24 February 2022

320 pages
23 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.4 kg

'From the back wards of the 50's to the back alleys of deinstitutionalization, the US Mental Health System has made progress through evidenced based practices and better social policies that emphasize recovery and empowerment. The authors have been part of that transformation and offer a roadmap for a better, more equitable future. A must read for all who strive to make recovery a reality.' Morris D. Bell, Yale School of Medicine, USA

Decades of research show that psychosocial treatments are effective for psychosis, yet they remain unimplemented as the American healthcare system relies primarily on pharmacological solutions instead. This book reviews the history and current state of research to provide a more nuanced understanding of the evidence for and barriers to psychosocial care for psychosis. It addresses a wide range of mental health research and multi-professional practice domains from historical, personal, societal, professional, and systems perspectives. The varied perspectives presented illustrate factors that limit support for recovery in SMI and psychosis as well as real hope for recovering the US mental healthcare system. With contributions of experts by training and by experience, this book represents an essential resource for students, practitioners and researchers.

Introduction
1. Recovering the US Mental Healthcare System: The Past, Present, and Future of Psychosocial Interventions for Psychosis Charlie A. Davidson, Olivia Altamirano, Amy Weisman de Mamani, and Meaghan Stacy
Section 1. The Past: 2. Psychosocial Treatment and the Schizophrenia Spectrum: Roots and Origins Will Spaulding, Andrea Avila, and Eric Evans
3. The Rehabilitation Model for Persons with Psychosis: History, Challenges, Controversies, and Future Prospects Jerome Yoman
4. Outcome and Cognitive Treatments in Schizophrenia-Spectrum Illness Past and Present: An Overview Matthew M. Kurtz
Section 2. The Present: 5. Training US Community Mental Health Centers in Evidence-Based Coordinated Specialty Care for First Episode Psychosis: Observations from the NAVIGATE Program Trainers Shirley M. Glynn, Susan Gingerich, Piper Meyer-Kalos, and Delbert G. Robinson
6. Implementing Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions for Psychosis: Lessons Learned from the Danish Mental Healthcare System Louise Birkedal Glenthøj, Samantha Jankowski, Lisa Dixon, and Merete Nordentoft
Section 3. The Future: 7. A Way Forward: Enhancing Training in Psychosocial Interventions for Serious Mental Illness Shirley M. Glynn and Mary A. Jansen
8. From Deinstitutionalization to Deprescribing and Beyond Rebecca Miller and Anthony Pavlo
9. The Road Ahead: A Call to Action Marci L. Gaither and Helen J. Wood
10. Recovering the US Mental Healthcare System: Systems, Culture, and Change Meaghan Stacy and Charlie A. Davidson.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Psychiatry [MMH], Health psychology [MBNH9]