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Describes major mental illnesses and outlines their incidence and prevalence, causation, impact, stigma, and prevention and treatment. Includes chapters on mood disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, and suicidal behaviour.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Presents a health economic perspective on the evaluation of treatment programs for schizophrenia, with a focus on quantitative research. Touches on the different types of economic evaluations, describing and assessing in detail an evaluation model that focuses on outcome measures.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
A review and case study of several model programs and their evaluation activities, including the instruments used. Part II presents concrete examples to illustrate the principles espoused in the earlier publication. These examples provide a basis for suggestions on how to bridge the gap between what is currently being done and what might ideally be done with respect to the evaluation of schizophrenia programs.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Helping families who are new to the illness to deal with some of the fear, sorrow and bewilderment that the contributors themselves had endured when little information about schizophrenia was available. A guide for families when early signs indicate that a relative may have schizophrenia, and a resource for these families when a diagnosis of schizophrenia has been determined.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
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