Palgrave Handbook of American Mental Health Policy

Howard H. Goldman is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, USA. Richard G. Frank is the Margaret T. Morris Professor of Health Economics in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, USA. Joseph P. Morrissey is Research Professor in Health Policy and Management at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, USA.

“This handbook offers a comprehensive look at mental health policy, practice, and research … . The intended audience is students, scholars, policymakers, and those who will need to make informed decisions about mental health practice and policy.” (Natasha A Patterson, Doody's Book Reviews, September 06, 2019)

• 1. Theory of Progress: Fundamental Reform or Incremental Change?.- 2. Division of Labor: Function Shifts and Realigned Responsibilities in the Evolving Mental Health Service System.- 3. Economic Perspectives on the Organization and Governance of Mental Health Care.- 4. What is the Meaning of Recovery?.- 5. Balancing Access to Medications and Psychosocial Treatments.- 6. Are There Enough Inpatient Psychiatric Beds?.- 7. Mandated Community Treatment in Services for Persons with Mental Illness.- 8. Shared Decision-Making and Self-Directed Care.- 9. Suicide Prevention: Rising Rates and New Evidence Shape Policy Options.- 10. How Should the U.S. Respond to the Opioid Addiction and Overdose Epidemic?.- 11. Early Intervention in Psychosis: From Science to Services.- 12. Policy Effects on Disparities in Mental Health Status and Mental Health Care.- 13. Mental Health Insurance Parity – How Full is the Glass?.- 14. Housing for People with Serious Mental Illness.- 15. What is the Role of Schools in the Treatment of Children’s Mental Illness?.- 16. Policy Issues Regarding Employment for People with Serious Mental Illness.- 17. Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses Who Are Arrested and Incarcerated.- 18. Gun Violence Prevention and Mental Health Policy.- 19. Stigma as a Mental Health Policy Controversy: Positions, Options and Strategies for Change.- 20. How Shall We Promote Citizenship and Social Participation?.- 21. Evidence-Based Practices or Practice-Based Evidence: What is the Future?.- 22. New Financing Models in Behavioral Health: A Recipe for Efficiency or Under-provision?.- 23. Mental Health Disability, Employment and Income Support in the 21st Century.