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Author:   Aradhana Bela Sood (Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine) ,  Robert Cohen (Visiting Scholar, Visiting Scholar, Northern Arizona University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 16.00cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9780195392494

ISBN 10:   0195392493
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   23 October 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I Lessons from VA Tech Chapter 1 The Tragedy at Virginia Tech Aradhana Bela Sood Chapter 2 How Could This Have Happened? Hollis Stambaugh and Aradhana Bela Sood Chapter 3 Insights from Interviews and Other First-Hand Accounts Aradhana Bela Sood and Hollis Stambaugh Chapter 4 Getting Behind the Mind of the Killer: What Made Him Do It? A Child Psychiatrist's Perspective Aradhana Bela Sood Part II Mental Healthcare on Campus Chapter 5 Failures in Campus Mental Health Systems: Lessons from Virginia Tech Aradhana Bela Sood and Adele Martel Chapter 6 Best Practices and Resources: National Models for College Student Mental Health Adele Martel and Aradhana Bela Sood Chapter 7 Predicting Violence in Public Places Cheryl S. Al-Mateen, Sala S. Webb, and Aradhana Bela Sood Part III The Mental Healthcare System in the United States Chapter 8 Mental Health Services in the United States: Pre and Post Virginia Tech Aradhana Bela Sood and Robert Cohen Chapter 9 Global Perspectives on Mental Health Care Robert Cohen and Aradhana Bela Sood Chapter 10 Toward More Responsive Systems of Care: Challenges and Strategies Robert Cohen and Aradhana Bela Sood Conclusion: Closing Thoughts Aradhana Bela Sood

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With ongoing political, cultural, and ethical discussions both locally and nationally around issues of gun control, freedom of speech, privacy, and an ongoing urgent need to combat stigma of mental illness, this book holds a unique place in the dialogue--offering more insight and evidence for our collective consideration. Dr. Sood's window to this event is unique, and while she uses research to support her assertions, her ability to use this event through which to propose more detailed intervention and preventions is impressive. Readers at all levels of training and career as well as varied disciplines will benefit from this book. --Amy M. Ursano, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Training Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, University of North Carolina Virginia Tech, Santa Barbara, Connecticut, Columbine--the list grows longer each year. What must we do as a nation to prevent these terrible tragedies? Dr. Sood, Dr. Cohen, and their colleagues reach beyond the blame game to identify what we all could have done better to prevent the Virginia Tech massacre. They examine the contributions of inadequately funded student services, the challenges of a legal system that places individual rights over public safety, the profound inadequacies of our mental health system, and the contributions of our nation's poorly conceived gun laws to this awful event. They identify the missed opportunities in each sector that, if realized, might have helped prevent it. They distill lessons we can use to help prevent similar future tragedies. Policymakers and concerned citizens: read fast. This is the type of information we need to create real and meaningful change. --Lyndee Knox, PhD, CEO and Senior Scientist, LA Net Community and Practice Based Research

Virginia Tech, Santa Barbara, Connecticut, Columbine * the list grows longer each year. What must we do as a nation to prevent these terrible tragedies? Dr. Sood, Dr. Cohen, and their colleagues reach beyond the blame game to identify what we all could have done better to prevent the Virginia Tech massacre. They examine the contributions of inadequately funded student services, the challenges of a legal system that places individual rights over public safety, the profound inadequacies of our mental health system, and the contributions of our nation's poorly conceived gun laws to this awful event. They identify the missed opportunities in each sector that, if realized, might have helped prevent it. They distill lessons we can use to help prevent similar future tragedies. Policymakers and concerned citizens: read fast. This is the type of information we need to create real and meaningful change. * With ongoing political, cultural, and ethical discussions both locally and nationally around issues of gun control, freedom of speech, privacy, and an ongoing urgent need to combat stigma of mental illness, this book holds a unique place in the dialogue- offering more insight and evidence for our collective consideration. Dr. Sood's window to this event is unique, and while she uses research to support her assertions, her ability to use this event through which to propose more detailed intervention and preventions is impressive. Readers at all levels of training and career as well as varied disciplines will benefit from this book. * Amy M. Ursano, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Training Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, University of North Carolina *

With ongoing political, cultural, and ethical discussions both locally and nationally around issues of gun control, freedom of speech, privacy, and an ongoing urgent need to combat stigma of mental illness, this book holds a unique place in the dialogue- offering more insight and evidence for our collective consideration. Dr. Sood's window to this event is unique, and while she uses research to support her assertions, her ability to use this event through which to propose more detailed intervention and preventions is impressive. Readers at all levels of training and career as well as varied disciplines will benefit from this book. Amy M. Ursano, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Training Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, University of North Carolina Virginia Tech, Santa Barbara, Connecticut, Columbine the list grows longer each year. What must we do as a nation to prevent these terrible tragedies? Dr. Sood, Dr. Cohen, and their colleagues reach beyond the blame game to identify what we all could have done better to prevent the Virginia Tech massacre. They examine the contributions of inadequately funded student services, the challenges of a legal system that places individual rights over public safety, the profound inadequacies of our mental health system, and the contributions of our nation's poorly conceived gun laws to this awful event. They identify the missed opportunities in each sector that, if realized, might have helped prevent it. They distill lessons we can use to help prevent similar future tragedies. Policymakers and concerned citizens: read fast. This is the type of information we need to create real and meaningful change.

Author Information

Aradhana Bela Sood, MD, MSHA, is Senior Professor for Child Mental Health Policy and Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. She is the past Medical Director of VCU's Virginia Treatment Center for Children and recent past Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Sood is also secretary of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Robert Cohen, PhD, is an independent policy and program development consultant and visiting scholar at Northern Arizona University. Dr. Cohen has been involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of children's mental health and youth violence prevention policy and programs from a comprehensive, systems-based ecological perspective for the past 45 years.

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