Assessment and therapy specialty articles from the Encyclopedia of mental health (Academic Press, 2001)
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
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 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 nea