Assessment of mental health and mental illness

Authors

Terry Froggatt, University of WollongongFollow
Susan Liersch, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

83370

Publication Details

Froggatt, T. & Liersch, S. (2014). Assessment of mental health and mental illness. In N. Procter, H. Hamer, D. McGarry, R. Wilson & T. Froggatt (Eds.), Mental Health: A Person-Centred Approach (pp. 89-116). Port Melbourne, Australia: Cambridge University Press.

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Abstract

Mental Health: A Person-Centred Approach aligns mental health research with the human connections that can and should be made in mental health care. The authors seek to deepen students understanding of themselves, the work they do, and how this intersects with the lives and crises of people with mental health. Taking a storytelling approach, it presents real-life stories to provide students with first hand experiences....