Assessment and therapy [[electronic resource] ] : specialty articles from The Encyclopedia of mental health / / editor-in-chief, Howard S. Friedman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784642703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: San Diego, Calif., : Academic Press, c2001
• ISBN: 1-280-92718-6; 9786610927180; 0-08-052763-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (355 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): FriedmanHoward S
• Disciplina: 616.89
• Soggetti: Mental health services; Mental illness - Diagnosis; Outcome assessment (Medical care)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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