Personal Recovery and Mental Illness: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals (Values-Based Practice)
'This is probably the best single author overview of the field of recovery ...' Mental Health and Social Inclusion'This volume's modest title belies its importance for therapists and, indeed, for helpseekers themselves. ... [Slade's] enthusiasm and dedication are evident.' The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease'... a key text ...' www.drinkanddrugsnews.com'This book fills a vacuum for a broad publication on how recovery values can be translated into working services and concrete actions. ... Perhaps Mike Slade should be awarded a ... prize for his attempt to provide a rationale and path for mental health services in the 21st century.' The British Journal of Psychiatry'... not only accurate and up to date in its description and analysis of the current Mental Health Services, but also a refreshing critical and constructive appraisal of their function and their intended goal. ... uplifting, stimulating and thought provoking ... offers a refreshing return to a humane and humanistic way of thinking about and approaching the problems faced by those who experience mental health problems and by those who are trying to help ... Excellent.' BMA Medical Book Awards reviewer