Mental illnesses are no longer just a field of work for clinical psychologists and doctors, but have also become relevant for professionals in social work and a part of academic studies. How do mental illnesses manifest? How are they treated? How can a professional approach to working with mentally ill individuals be developed? What difficulties and challenges does this work entail? Students and professionals in social work are repeatedly confronted with such questions in their careers and studies. Experts from medicine, psychology, and social work have addressed these topics and created this compact and content-rich textbook on social work. It is aimed not only at professionals in social fields and other interested parties but especially at students of social work. The book provides a comprehensive overview and enables.