Part 1: Background and Context; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The History and Context of Mental Health Social Work; Chapter 3. Mental Health and the Law; Part 2: Forms of Mental Disorder; Chapter 4. Introduction; Chapter 5. Psychoses; Chapter 6. Neuroses; Chapter 7. Personality Disorders; Chapter 8. Issues Around the Limits of Diagnosis; Part 3: Practice Contexts; Chapter 9. Work With Adults; Chapter 10. Work With Children and Young Adults; Chapter 11. Role of the Approved Mental Health Practitioner; Part 4: Forensic Services; Chapter 12. Introduction; Chapter 13. Mental Disorder and Criminal Behaviour; Chapter 14. Issues in Working with Offenders with Mental Health Problems; Part 5: Social Disadvantage and the 'Structuring' of Mental Ill-Health; Chapter 15. Introduction; Chapter 16. The Social Construction of Mental Health Categories; Chapter 17. Mental Distress Across the Lifecourse; Part 6: Current and Emerging Issues and Future Challenges; Chapter 18. Introduction; Chapter 19. Working with Risk in Mental Health; Chapter 20. Professional Practice and Interdisciplinary Working in Mental Health; Chapter 21. An Integrated Approach to Mental Health Social Work; Index