Mood Disorders: Recognition and Treatment

 edited by Peter Richard Joyce and Philip Mitchell PB 528 pages

In recent years there have been major advances in our understanding of the causes of mood disorders. Treatments have improved significantly. In 'Mood Disorders', Joyce and Mitchell and their co-authors highlight the nature of these conditions, their diagnosis and classification, and their causes. The writers discuss the increasing array of treatment options for people who suffer with mood disorders. Finally the book examines these illnesses over the life cycle – from childhood through to old age.

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Mental Health in Australia: Collaborative Community Practice

edited by Graham Meadows and Bruce Singh PB 560 pages

This book provides a comprehensive overview of mental health in Australia from a diversity of perspectives, including that of consumers, carers, managers, researchers and clinicians of many disciplines. The first part of
the book sets out the context of mental health in Australia and examines its history, international and national policy, epidemiology, understandings of mental disorder, the nature of evidence, model services, the contributions of various disciplines, and ways towards achieving effective teamwork. The second part focuses on clinical practice, looking at case management, essential and specialist skills, and then at specific disorders and issues associated with different stages of life.

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