Handbook of Mental Health Administration and Management

ISBN 10: 0415763304 / ISBN 13: 9780415763301

Published by Routledge, 2014

About this Item

This book is in good condition. The cover has minor creases or bends. The binding is tight and pages are intact. Some pages may have writing or highlighting.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handbook of Mental Health Administration and Management
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415763304
• ISBN 13: 9780415763301
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Clinicians who understand mental health care administration in addition to their clinical fields are likely to be valuable to the organizations in which they work. This handbook is an accessible source of information for professionals coming from either clinical or management backgrounds. Sections offer coverage in: mental health administrative principles, mental health care management, business, finance and funding of care, information technology, human resources and legal issues.

About the Author

William H. Reid, M.D., M.P.H., is the former Medical Director of the Texas Mental Health and Mental Retardation System and Chair of the National Council of State Medical Directors. He has been a senior manager in many mental health settings, and is past president of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. He is currently clinical or adjunct professor at three Texas medical schools and lives and practices in Horseshoe Bay, Texas.

Stuart B. Silver, M.D., is the former Director of the Mental Hygiene Administration of the State of Maryland and past president of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors. Currently, he is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Clinical Associates, PA, a multi-specialty medical group.