Download or read book Families as Allies in Treatment of the Mentally Ill written by National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) and published by American Psychiatric Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume promotes changing the clinical education of mental health professionals so that families of mentally ill patients will be viewed as allies rather than adversaries. Families as Allies in Treatment of the Mentally Ill provides an overview of issues related to this topic, including - research directions for new conceptualizations of families and the social context of helping families of mentally ill patients - ethical and legal considerations in interviewing families of seriously mentally ill patients - an outline of model educational programs