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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 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. Assessment and Therapy describes the impact of mental health on the individual and society and illustrates the factors that aid positive mental health. Twenty-six peer-reviewed articles written by more than 40 expert authors include essential material on assessing and treating schizophrenia, manic-depressive illness, major depression, anxiety disorders, and other mental illnesses. Professionals and libraries will find this timely work indispensable.

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This is an easy to read and well-organized reference on the latest trends in assessment and therapy for mental disorders... This is a concise and focused reference work extracted from Encyclopedia of Mental Health... The book is very useful and efficient for its target audience of students, researchers, and practicing clinicians. It is a well-organized, informative review of topical mental health trends in assessment and therapy. --DOODY REVIEW SERVICES

This is an easy to read and well-organized reference on the latest trends in assessment and therapy for mental disorders... This is a concise and focused reference work extracted from Encyclopedia of Mental Health... The book is very useful and efficient for its target audience of students, researchers, and practicing clinicians. It is a well-organized, informative review of topical mental health trends in assessment and therapy. --Doody Review Services

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Howard S. Friedman is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. He also holds an adjunct appointment as Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Diego Medical School. Dr. Friedman attended Yale University, graduating magna cum laude with Honors in psychology. He was awarded a National Science Foundation graduate fellowship at Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1976. Dr. Friedman is the author of many influential scientific articles in leading journals and was named ""most-cited psychologist"" by the publishers of the Social Science Citation Index. His books include a textbook, three edited scholarly volumes, and a comprehensive trade analysis. Friedman is a thrice-elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association and a Fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. His research centers around the relations of mental and physical health, and he has received research grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the American Cancer Society, and the American Heart Association. Dr. Friedman also directs a project on health and longevity funded by the National Institute on Aging.

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