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For layperson and professional alike, Treating Mental Disorders: A Guide to What Works offers a comprehensive and highly readable compendium of the best psychotherapeutic and drug treatments available today. A more accessible distillation of the award-winning professional book, A Guide to Treatments That Work, this volume has been thoroughly revised to be more user-friendly while drawing upon the same outstanding empirical research as its predecessor.
Devoting chapters to thirteen types of mental disorder, Peter E. Nathan, Jack M. Gorman, and Neil J. Salkind employ a question and answer format to clearly communicate the latest knowledge on the wide variety of treatments available today. Each chapter discusses the definition and diagnosis of a particular disorder and then emphasizes which treatments work best, considering both psychotherapies and drug options, combinations of the two, as well as the pros and cons of each therapy. Topics include: childhood disorders, eating disorders, sleep disorders, sexual disorders, substance abuse, image disorders, depression and bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders and phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, and disorders of aging. Each chapter concludes with a section that supplies the reader with additional information on a given disorder, including books, Internet sites, and addresses of advice groups and professional organizations.
Accessible, completely up-to-date, and easy to use, Treating Mental Disorders is the best place to start for anyone seeking help for any number of mental disorders and an essential reference for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and anyone else involved in providing treatment for mental illness.
Reviews (3)
Kirkus Review
A concise but dry outline of the current standards of medical care for mental illness. Psychologists Nathan and Salkind, and psychiatrist Gorman divide the treatments into two basic types, which are often used in combination: psychosocial and pharmacological. After brief introductory notes on finding professional help for those with mental disorders, the authors address 13 categories of illness: disorders of childhood (attention-deficit, conduct), eating, sleep, and sexual disorders, substance use disorders, somatoform and dissociative disorders, depresssion and bipolar disorders, anxiety and phobia disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, and disorders of aging. For each, they organize their information into a question/answer format (e.g., ``How common is conduct disorder? . . . Are there specific characteristics of these children's families that make them different from other families? . . . Two of the strongest indicators are a history of criminal behavior and alcoholism''). Advice on how to proceed is brief, sometimes terse, and not always terribly helpful; the summary for anorexia tells us, for instance, that it ``appears relatively infrequently . . . we don't know much about this mental illness, but it is a serious condition that requires medical care''. However, resources for further reading and guidance are given for each disorder. Best as a starting point in looking for help and as a summary of the standard medical position on these mental illnesses.
Doody's Book Review
This is a refreshingly accurate book that provides a thorough yet easy-to-understand source of information about mental illness and the various treatments available. The purpose is to provide the reader with reliable and easy-to-read information about the major mental disorders and how they are treated. The material is presented in a clear and concise question and answer format. The authors effectively address and provide answers to the most frequently asked questions of each disorder. This is a relevant and worthwhile contribution to the field of mental health, and the authors thoroughly meet and in some chapters surpass their overall objectives. This book is intended for non-mental health professionals, namely those suffering with mental illness, family and friends of those with mental illness, and professionals with little or no mental health training. However, mental health professionals will find this book to be useful on many levels. The authors are consistently objective an d highly credible regarding subject matter. The book includes a detailed yet easy-to-use index, excellent end-of-chapter sections on where to find more information about each disorder, and useful information on both how to select a therapist and how to obtain financial assistance for medications. Additionally, the generic and trade name medication chart is a useful reference for both professional and non-professional alike. This is a useful book for those with mental illness, family and friends of persons with mental illness, and non-mental health professionals. Mental health professionals will find this book to be an invaluable reference tool for both themselves and their patients. It is unique in the sense that it bridges the gap between mental health professionals and the lay public. Nicholas Greco IV, MS(Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center). Copyright 2001, Doody Publishing
Choice Review
The authors of this practical volume are to be commended for their question/answer approach to understanding the treatment of mental disorders. Students will find it readable, succinct, and informative; the summary tables suggesting psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for each illness will be particularly useful. The myth debunking is particularly refreshing. This reviewer's only concern is the absence of explanatory material regarding what researchers know about the neurobiological underpinnings of most of these disorders. If the authors had provided even a brief introduction to suspected neurobiological etiology, the effectiveness of pharmacological treatments would be better understood and the volume would be appropriate for undergraduate courses linking biology and mental illness. As it is, the book will serve undergraduates, graduate students, and laypersons who need to understand the symptomatology and treatment of these disorders. Highly recommended. R. E. Osborne; Indiana University East
Table of Contents
1 Childhood Disorders |
2 Eating Disorders |
3 Sleep Disorders |
4 Sexual Disorders |
5 Substance Use Disorders |
6 Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders |
7 Depressive and Bipolar Disorders |
8 Anxiety and Phobic Disorders |
9 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
10 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
11 Schizophrenia |
12 Personality Disorders |
13 Disorders of Aging |