An indispensable guide created based on the personal experience of mental health service users. If you work in mental health, the best source of evidence-based information is people's own experiences. The third edition of the guide maintains its focus on research data, supplemented by patients' personal experiences. This allows for clear advice to be provided to specialists. The book is intended for nurses and doctors who work with mental illnesses such as severe depression, bipolar disorder, and psychosis. The guide offers options for interacting and working with patients and their families. It vividly presents patients' experiences and recommendations, and describes how to develop and implement effective therapeutic measures, and how to analyze relationships with patients to ensure lasting success. The book is easy to read, contains many practical tips and strategies. It is an ideal guide for specialists working with patients with severe mental illnesses, their families, and caregivers. The guide will be useful for staff working in emergency psychiatric care and mental health facilities who do not have specialized training in severe mental disorders, as well as for nursing students, mental health nurses, and general nurses working in mental health, primary care, and community organizations. Features: • The main focus is on personal experiences of mental illness, observations, and recommendations for specialists providing care to mental health service users. • The guide combines theory and practice in an approach based on skills and therapeutic measures. • Practical treatment ideas developed for specialists working directly with patients are presented. • Clear practical advice is provided. • The authors are experts and leaders in their field. New in this edition: • The content of the guide has been completely revised and updated to reflect changes in mental health service delivery. • New sections have been added: "Parity of Esteem," "Working with Trauma-Informed Care Principles," and "Self-Care: Strategies for Wellbeing, Resilience, and Self-Help." Table of Contents: Part 1. Improving Awareness Part 2. Engagement, Assessment, and Care Coordination Part 3. Working with the Individual Part 4. Considerations for Effective Practice Authors: Catherine Gamble, Geoff Brennan; scientific editor of the translation Olena Venger License: the translation of Working With Serious Mental Illness, 3rd edition (2024) is published under an agreement with Elsevier Publisher: All-Ukrainian Specialized Publishing House "Meditsina" Language: Ukrainian Year: 2024 Number of pages: 295 (two-color)