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  • The manual starts with some useful background information on prevalence studies, it is a pity they quote only American publications, and explores some of the reasons for the increased vulnerability of this group

  • The importance of consulting service users and carers about the planning and management of ser vices has become one of the new orthodoxies of the mental health manager, a situation reflected in the emphasis it is given in The Health of the Nation

  • The importance attributed to consultation is not often turned into practical action - any publication which provides ideas and inspiration is, to be welcomed. This short, lucid and honest booklet does both. It first describes the process of organising a meeting between users, carers, voluntary organisations and professionals to discuss the experience of the first 24 hours of admission to a psychiatric hospital

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The manual starts with some useful background information on prevalence studies, it is a pity they quote only American publications, and explores some of the reasons for the increased vulnerability of this group. ACfertiyticNisemtws orink Quiz', advice on coping with disclosures and ongoing work with people who have been abused. One major omission is that of working with people with learning disabilities who are themselves abusers. The importance of consulting service users and carers about the planning and management of ser vices has become one of the new orthodoxies of the mental health manager, a situation reflected in the emphasis it is given in The Health of the Nation -

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