Handbook of Mental Health Administration and Management

by William H. Reid (editor), Stuart B. Silver (Editor)

Note by the first editor (Reid): Outdated with regard to managed care and many of the current (2018) environments of care, as well as some legal topics. Having said that, the publisher description says: "In this one-of-a-kind handbook, Reid and Silver have combined the expertise of over thirty contributors, covering the fundamentals of administration and management in various types of mental health centers and disciplines and the basic principles of administration, management, and leadership. This text addresses both the generic and unique topics of mental health organizations and includes crucial information regarding many new management topics, such as information technology, current human resources policy and law, and modern funding streams. A special "Primer" section will ease those readers from primarily clinical backgrounds into their administrative roles while readers from management backgrounds will find within a broad introduction to the clinical issues that affect mental health care administrators and managers."

568 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2002

About the author

William H. Reid, MD, MPH, is one of America's leading forensic psychiatrists. His professional career includes professorships at several medical schools and serving as medical director of one of the nation's largest state mental health and developmental disability systems. He was president of North America's premiere forensic psychiatry organization (the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law), has published some 16 books and over 200 professional articles, been an expert witness or consultant in hundreds of criminal and civil cases (for prosecution/plaintiff, defense, or as a judge's expert) at the interface of mental health and the law, and treated thousands of psychiatric patients.

He lives, practices and writes in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, where he enjoys family & friends, plays mediocre tennis, and performs acoustic blues with the best musicians he can find who will tolerate him.