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Assessment and therapy : specialty articles from The Encyclopedia of mental health / editor-in-chief, Howard S. Friedman.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mental health services.
- Mental illness--Diagnosis.
- Mental illness.
- Outcome assessment (Medical care).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (355 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Assessment and Therapy is a derivative volume of articles pulled from the award-winning Encyclopedia of Mental Health, presenting a comprehensive overview of assessing and treating the many disorders afflicting mental health patients, including alcohol problems, Alzheimer's disease, depression, epilepsy, gambling, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, and suicideAccording to 1990 estimates, mental disorders represent five of the ten leading causes of disability.* Among ""developed"" nations, including the United States, major depression is the leading cause of disabilit
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Assessment and Therapy; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Editor-in-Chief; Preface; How to Use This Reference; Chapter 1. Assessment of Mental Health in Older Adults; Chapter 2. Behavior Therapy; Chapter 3. Behavioral Medicine; Chapter 4. Biofeedback; Chapter 5. Brain Scanning/Neuroimaging; Chapter 6. Child Sexual Abuse; Chapter 7. Classifying Mental Disorders: Nontraditional Approaches; Chapter 8. Clinical Assessment; Chapter 9. Cognitive Therapy; Chapter 10. Community Mental Health; Chapter 11. Constructivist Psychotherapies; Chapter 12. Coping with Stress
- Chapter 13. Couples TherapyChapter 14. Depression-Applied Aspects; Chapter 15. Domestic Violence Intervention; Chapter 16. DSM-IV; Chapter 17. Family Therapy; Chapterr 18. Hypnosis and the Psychological Unconscious; Chapter 19. Meditation and the Relaxation Response; Chapter 20. Personality Assessment; Chapter 21. Premenstrual Syndrome Treatment Interventions; Chapter 22. Psychoanalysis; Chapter 23. Psychopharmacology; Chapter 24. Sexual Dysfunction Therapy; Chapter 25. Standards for Psychotherapy; Chapter 26. Support Groups; Encyclopedia of Mental Health Executive Advisory Board
- ContributorsIndex
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-92718-6
- 9786610927180
- 0-08-052763-9
- OCLC:
- 476075460
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