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Titolo: | The disorders [[electronic resource] ] : specialty articles from the Encyclopedia of mental health / / editor in chief, Howard S. Friedman |
Pubblicazione: | San Diego, CA, : Academic Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (465 p.) |
Disciplina: | 616.89 |
Soggetto topico: | Mental illness |
Psychology, Pathological | |
Altri autori: | FriedmanHoward S |
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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | The disorders |
ISBN: | 1-281-03289-1 |
9786611032890 | |
0-08-054242-5 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910784632403321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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