Gwen Howe
After 15 years in psychiatric social work, including experience of working with the mental health law, Gwen Howe went on in 1989 to pioneer a centre for individuals with serious mental illness which she ran until 1994. She has written several books, including Working with Schizophrenia and Getting into the System, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
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Mental Health Assessments
Written with the help of sufferers and carers to give an accurate `consumer's perspective' of how the mental health services react when a person becomes…
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Getting Into the System
`[the book addresses] through the use of real case studies, the barriers that can be encountered by people suffering mental distress and their relatives in…
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Working with Schizophrenia
This is a practical handbook for all professionals, especially those based in the community, and others working with people suffering from schizophrenia. It is concerned…