The disorders : specialty articles from the Encyclopedia of mental health / / editor in chief, Howard S. Friedman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822264703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: San Diego, CA, : Academic Press, 2001
• ISBN: 1-281-03289-1; 9786611032890; 0-08-054242-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (465 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): FriedmanHoward S
• Disciplina: 616.89
• Soggetti: Mental illness; Psychology, Pathological
• 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; The Disorders: Specialty Articles from the Encyclopedia of Mental Health; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Editor-in-Chief; Preface; How to Use This Reference; Chapter 1. Agoraphobia; Chapter 2. Alcohol Problems; Chapter 3. Alzheimer's Disease; Chapter 4. Amnesia; Chapter 5. Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa; Chapter 6. Antisocial Personality Disorder; Chapter 7. Anxiety; Chapter 8. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Chapter 9. Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Chapter 10. Borderline Personality Disorder; Chapter 11. Classifying Mental Disorders: Nontraditional ApproachesChapter 12. Conduct Disorder; Chapter 13. Dementia; Chapter 14. Dependent Personality; Chapter 15. Depression; Chapter 16. Dissociative Disorders; Chapter 17. DSM-IV; Chapter 18. Epilepsy; Chapter 19. Gambling; Chapter 20. Mental Retardation and Mental Health; Chapter 21. Mood Disorders; Chapter 22. Narcissistic Personality Disorder; Chapter 23. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Chapter 24. Panic Attacks; Chapter 25. Paranoia; Chapter 26. Personality Disorders; Chapter 27. Phobias; Chapter 28. Posttraumatic Stress; Chapter 29. Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)Chapter 30. Psychopathology; Chapter 31. Schizophrenia; Chapter 32. Sexual ; Disorders; Chapter 33. Somatization and Hypochondriasis; Chapter 34. Substance Abuse; Chapter 35. Suicide; Chapter 36. Encyclopedia of Mental Health Executive Advisory Board; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Disorders is a derivative volume of articles pulled from the award-winning Encyclopedia of Mental Health, providing A-to-Z coverage of the many disorders afflicting mental health patients, including alcohol problems, Alzheimer's disease, depression, epilepsy, gambling, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, and suicide. According 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 disability. Also near the top of these rankings a