The family guide to mental health care / Lloyd I Sederer ; foreword by Glenn Close.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sederer, Lloyd I.

Contributor:

Close, Glenn, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health services--United States.

Mental health services.

Mental illness--United States.

Mental illness.

Families of the mentally ill.

United States.

Families of the mentally ill--Counseling of.

Physical Description:

xxii, 312 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W. W. Norton & Co., [2013]

Summary:

More than fifty million people a year are diagnosed with some form of mental illness. It spares no sex, race, age, ethnicity, or income level. And left untreated, mental disorders can devastate our families and communities. Family members and friends are often the first to realize when someone has a problem, but it is hard to know how to help or where to turn. From understanding depression, bipolar illness and anxiety to eating and traumatic disorders, schizophrenia, and much more, readers will learn what to do and how to help.

Contents:

Mental illness : what families can do

The facts about diagnosis and treatment

Principles of good care

Getting help : the referral, the doctor, the meeting

The places you may go

A world of hurt : the faces of mental illness. I, Depression and anxiety disorders ; II, Eating and personality disorders ; III, Schizophrenia, acute psychotic disorder, and bipolar disorder

Medications : what to know, what to ask

Psychotherapy and rehabilitation

The buck never seems to stop : paying for mental health care

Mental health and the law

Recovery : why believe?

Notes:

"Advice on helping your loved ones, from the medical director of the country's largest state mental health system and the mental health editor of The Huffington Post"--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-274) and index.

ISBN:

0393707946

OCLC:

828775955

Publisher Number:

99954900386