Behavior Change Interventions for Serious Mental Illness

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This book describes and addresses the problems of and challenging behaviors displayed by people living with mental health problems using evidence-based interventions based on the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA). It presents step by step guidance for understanding current research on each of the topics and methods to assess and develop evidence-based interventions to alter the problematic behaviors displayed by people living with serious mental illness.

Key topics covered in the book include:

• Current research on theory, nature, and interventions for serious mental illness.
• Behaviors associated with serious mental illness.
• Basic principles of behavioral assessment and intervention.
• Keys concepts in effectively communicating and solving problems with people living with serious mental illness to enhance their own mental health.
• Step-by-step instructions for professionals in enabling people with serious mental illness to enhance their mental health and quality of life.
• Resources for professionals and people with serious mental illness.

Behavior Change Solutions for Serious Mental Illness provides a unique approach to mental health assessment and intervention and is an essential resource for clinicians, therapists, and other professionals and practitioners as well as researchers, professors, and graduate students across such disciplines as developmental psychology, clinical social work, psychiatry, public health, occupational therapy, nursing, and all related disciplines.

This book describes and addresses the problems of and challenging behaviors displayed by people living with mental health problems using evidence-based interventions based on the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA). It presents step by step guidance for understanding current research on each of the topics and methods to assess and develop evidence-based interventions to alter the problematic behaviors displayed by people living with serious mental illness.

Key topics covered in the book include:

• Current research on theory, nature, and interventions for serious mental illness.
• Behaviors associated with serious mental illness.
• Basic principles of behavioral assessment and intervention.
• Keys concepts in effectively communicating and solving problems with people living with serious mental illness to enhance their own mental health.
• Step-by-step instructions for professionals in enabling people with serious mental illness to enhance their mental health and quality of life.
• Resources for professionals and people with serious mental illness.

Behavior Change Solutions for Serious Mental Illness provides a unique approach to mental health assessment and intervention and is an essential resource for clinicians, therapists, and other professionals and practitioners as well as researchers, professors, and graduate students across such disciplines as developmental psychology, clinical social work, psychiatry, public health, occupational therapy, nursing, and all related disciplines.

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Gerald F. McKeegan

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