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Essentials of mental health / Jahangir Moini [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moini, Jahangir, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mental health.
- Mental illness.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (550 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Academic Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- Essentials of Mental Health provides an extensive overview of mental health topics and disorders, including mood, anxiety, personality, and sleep-wake disorders. The book discusses the epidemiology of mental disorders, their prevalence, and incidence, particularly focusing on different population groups such as older adults, women, and children. It explores the cultural factors impacting minorities, the homelessness crisis, and the relationship between mental health and suicides or homicides. The book also covers treatment options, including hospital psychiatry, community mental health, and various psychotherapy methods. Authored by experts in the field, it serves as a comprehensive resource for practitioners, researchers, and students in mental health fields, aiming to enhance understanding and improve mental health care practices. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Essentials of Mental Health
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the authors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I: Overview of mental health
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Overview
- Mental health problems
- Preserving mental health
- Early warning signs of mental problems
- Substance abuse and mental health
- Lack of mental health education
- The need for more mental health facilities
- Further reading
- Chapter 2: Neurotransmitters and mental health
- Types of neurotransmitters
- Biogenic amines
- Dopamine
- Norepinephrine
- Epinephrine
- Histamine
- Serotonin
- Amino acids
- Glutamate
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9780443223129
- 0443223122
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