An introductory handbook for all those working with people with mental health problems. There are new chapters on substance abuse and transcultural rehabilitation, and the text reflects the changing focus on community care. The new edition acknowledges a fundamental change of practice to the multi-agency activity that rehabilitation has become. The book is a basic handbook for anyone wishing to obtain an up-to-date, practical and readable overview of the field of rehabilitation. It reflects the many changes in rehabilitation in recent years and discusses the change of emphasis to community care. New chapters have been added on substance abuse and practice in a multicultural society.