Mental health is arguably one of the biggest issues facing modern society. The Encyclopedia of Mental Health presents a comprehensive overview of the many genetic, neurological, social, and psychological factors that affect mental health. It describes the impact of mental health on the individual and society, and illustrates the factors that aid positive mental health. 196 peer-reviewed articles written by more than 250 expert authors include essential material on assessment, theories of personality, specific disorders, therapies, forensic issues, ethics, cross-cultural and sociological aspects. Professionals and libraries find this timely work indispensable. Provides fully up-to-date descriptions of neurological, social, genetic, and psychological factors that affect the individual and societyContains more than 250 articles written by domain experts in the fieldWritten in an accessible style using terms that an educated layperson can understandOf interest to public as well as research libraries with coverage of many important topics such as marital health, divorce, couples therapy, fathers, child custody, day care and day care providers, extended families, and family therapy INDICE: Topics include: Adolescence Aggression Aging and Mental Health Alcohol Problem Anger Anxiety Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Behavioral Genetics Behavior Therapy Bereavement Body Image Body Rhythms/Body Clocks Borderline Personality Disorder Brain Development and Plasticity Coping Cognitive Development Chronic Illness and Mental Health Depression Dying Emotional intelligence Food, nutrition and mental health Guilt and shame Humour and mental health Moral development Obesity Personality Assessment Personality Disorders Psychotherapy Positive psychology Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health Resilience Schizophrenia Self-esteem Sexual Disorders and Dysfunction Smoking and nicotine Suicide Sport and mental health ... and many more
- ISBN: 978-0-12-397045-9
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 3200
- Fecha Publicación: 27/12/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés