
The Disorders
Specialty Articles from the Encyclopedia of Mental Health
- 452 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
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 are bipolar depression, alcohol dependence, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. In addition, mental disorders are tragic contributors to mortality, with suicide perennially representing one of the leading preventable causes of death worldwide.The Disorders presents a comprehensive overview of the disorders afflicting mental health patients. It describes the impact of mental health on the individual and society and illustrates the factors that aid positive mental health. Thirty-five peer-reviewed articles written by more than 50 expert authors include essential material on specific disorders affecting modern society. Professionals and libraries will find this timely work indispensable.
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Table of contents
- 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 Approaches
- Chapter 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