1. Informatics & public health ; 2. Mental health ; 3. Informatics and mental health ; 4. Data and standards ; 5. Management information systems ; 6. Adoption & implementation of mental health information technology ; 7. Legal & ethical issues in mental health informatics ; 8. Taking research to practice ; 9. Research, professional, & educational competencies ; 10. Types of data ; 11. Information retrieval, interfaces, and strategies ; 12. Selected mental health informatics databases ; 13. Globalization of information ; 14. Policy & practice

"This book presents an integrative perspective of how computers and technology are used in mental health services, education, research, and policy, focusing on the innovative use of technology. This is a high quality book that will be useful in the field of mental health informatics." -- Valerie E Mathis-Allen, MD, Doody's

Selling point: Incorporates mental health services, research, and education, informatics, and library and information science to portray the challenges and opportunities for persons working in mental health informatics Selling point: Each chapter has an implications section for the larger field of mental health informatics

Ardis Hanson is Research Coordinator in the College of Behavioral & Community Sciences at the University of South Florida. She previously served as Library Director at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida. She received her bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the University of Tampa and her Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of South Florida. She has presented at the USF Symposium on 21st Century Teaching Technologies for the past three years, showcasing innovative software applications. She is the Senior Editor of the text Building a Virtual Library (Information Science Publishing, 2003) and has published (with Bruce Lubotsky Levin) numerous chapters on mental health services, most recently in the following textbooks: Introduction to Health Care Delivery, Fifth Edition (Jones & Bartlett, 2012); Mental Health Services: A Public Health Perspective, Third Edition (Oxford University Press, 2010); and A Public Health Perspective of Women's Mental Health (Springer, 2010). Ms. Hanson is currently a doctoral candidate in the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida. Bruce Lubotsky Levin, DrPH, MPH, FABHM, is Associate Professor and Head of the Graduate Studies in Behavioral Health Program at the College of Behavioral & Community Sciences and the College of Public Health, both at the University of South Florida. He also is Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Services Research & Administration at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, a peer reviewed, scholarly journal. He also is the Senior Editor of a number of textbooks, most recently including: Mental Health Services: A Public Health Perspective, Third Edition (Oxford University Press, 2010); A Public Health Perspective of Women's Mental Health (Springer, 2010); and Introduction to Public Health for Pharmacists (Jones & Bartlett, 2007). He has written numerous chapters and articles on behavioral health services. Dr. Levin earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin and his graduate degrees from The University of Texas. His research interests include managed behavioral health care, mental health policy, graduate behavioral health education, and mental health informatics. He currently teaches graduate behavioral health courses at the University of South Florida College of Public Health.

Selling point: Incorporates mental health services, research, and education, informatics, and library and information science to portray the challenges and opportunities for persons working in mental health informatics Selling point: Each chapter has an implications section for the larger field of mental health informatics