Confidentiality and Mental Health - Softcover

9781853028601: Confidentiality and Mental Health

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853028606 ISBN 13: 9781853028601

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2000

Confidentiality and Mental Health explores the theoretical and practical implications of confidentiality and disclosure for professionals working with people who have mental health problems. The contributors outline the theoretical, ethical, legal and professional issues which underpin decisions about confidentiality. They draw from their practical experience of a range of professional contexts including adolescent forensic psychiatry, criminal law, secure forensic psychiatry, child protection, community psychiatry, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, social work and nursing.

People experiencing mental health problems may need to be able to present and explore deeply disturbing thoughts and actions in a safe therapeutic environment. Professionals may feel caught between individual service users' interests and those of the general public. These tensions can be magnified by the current emphasis on client empowerment and professional accountability, and increased demands for public information and public safety.

This comprehensive and topical volume will enable professionals, academics and policy makers to meet both the needs of clients and the demands of society through a responsible and thoughtful understanding of the significance of confidentiality and disclosure.

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Book Description:

People experiencing mental health problems may need to be able to present and explore deeply disturbing thoughts and actions in a safe environment. This book will enable professionals to meet both the needs of clients and the demands of society through a responsible and thoughtful understanding of the significance of confidentiality and disclosure.

From the Author:

Christopher Cordess is Professor of Forensic Psychiatry in the School of Health and Related Research at the University of Sheffield and is a psychoanalyst. He is also Honorary Consultant and Director of Research at Rampton Hospital. He was formerly Honorary Senior Lecturer in forensic psychiatry at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School.

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