Comprehensive Emergency Mental Health Care is the complete guide to a revolutionary approach to mental health care - an approach that averts the need for hospitalization by bringing treatment to the patient.This book is based on the success of the authors' comprehensive crisis intervention model pioneered in South Carolina. The authors describe their model, explain their techniques, and recount their experiences in a concise and encouraging style.Comprehensive Emergency Mental Health Care is a complete training guide for mental health professionals at all levels - physicians, social workers, nurses, psychologists, etc. Readers will come to realize that mobile crisis programs are not only the most helpful to patients in crisis, but also the most economically feasible foundation to a successful mental health care system. Read Less