Rethinking Secondary Mental Healthcare

This book considers how principles derived from a theory of human behaviour - Perceptual Control Theory - can be configured to create mental health services that are more effective, efficient, and humane.

Robert was born in Aldridge, Staffordshire, the son of a Welsh father and an English mother. Brought up in the Lake District he now lives in Leicestershire on the edge of the Charnwood Forest. He was educated at Heversham School in Westmorland, now part of Cumbria, and Hatfield College, University of Durham before becoming a geography and sports master at Loughborough Grammar School.He has written several books on family history, children's adventure stories and "The Fugitives" is his second crime thriller novel.His many interests include sport (especially football, cricket and cycling), social history, the natural world, red wines, fast cars, rock music, travel, both at home and abroad, gardening, walking, meeting up with friends and all matters geographical.

Chapter 1: Introducing an Approach to Secondary Mental Healthcare that is Informed by Perceptual Control Theory Principles Chapter 2: A Perceptual Control Theory Account of Mental Health, Psychological Distress, and Wellbeing Chapter 3: Using Perceptual Control Theory Principles to Improve Secondary Mental Healthcare Chapter 4: Individual Psychological Therapy: The Method of Levels Chapter 5: Adopting Perceptual Control Theory Principles in Mental Health Inpatient Settings and other Restrictive Contexts Chapter 6: Towards a Perceptual Control Theory-Informed Framework for Ethical Decision Making in Secondary Mental Healthcare Chapter 7: Working with Relatives and Carers of People Using Secondary Mental Healthcare Chapter 8: Perceptual Control Theory as a Unique Biopsychological Approach to Secondary Mental Healthcare