Mental Health Care in China: State Policies, Professional Services and Family Responsibilities

The author has visited psychiatric hospitals in China since 1983, and was appointed advisor to the Ministry of Civil Affairs National Training Centre for Mental Health Workers in 1991. She presents an informed and personal account of psychiatric care in China, detailing historical and current attitudes to mental illness in this vast and diverse country.Also available:Mental Health and Primary Care: A Changing Agenda - ISBN 0902241532Seminars in Child and Adolescent Psychiatrys, 2nd Edition - ISBN 1904671136 RCPsych Publications is the publishing arm of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (based in London, United Kingdom), which has been promoting excellence in mental health care since 1841. Produced by the same editorial team who publish The British Journal of Psychiatry, they sell books for both psychiatrists and other mental health professionals; and also many written for the general public. Their popular series include the College Seminars Series, the NICE mental health guidelines and the Books Beyond Words series for people with intellectual disabilities. RCPsych publishes in all areas of psychiatry and mental health, including but not limited to: Clinical psychiatric practice Intellectual disability Mental health services for children, adolescents, adults and the elderly Psychopharmacology Psychotherapy Rehabilitation psychiatry Family mental health Service provision RCPsych Publications books can help with the following disorders: Addictions Affective disorders Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Bereavement Borderline personality disorder Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) Dementia Depression Eating disorders Perinatal psychiatric disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Psychosis Schizophrenia Sleep problems