The Complete Mental Health Directory 2001

This is the most comprehensive resource covering the field of behavioral health, with critical information for both the layman and the mental health professional. For the layman, this directory offers understandable descriptions of 25 Mental Health Disorders as well as detailed information on Associations, Media, Support Groups and Mental Health Facilities. For the professional, The Complete Mental Health Directory offers critical and comprehensive information on Managed Care Organizations, Information Systems, Government Agencies and Provider Organizations. This comprehensive volume of needed information will be widely used in any reference collection.

A directory for patients, families, paraprofessionals, and professionals in the field. Early sections offer chapters overviewing specific disorders and treatment options, list organizational, print, electronic, and media resources, and describe national associations and federal and state agencies. Later sections provide data for professionals on accreditation and quality assurance, print and electronic resources, training, and conferences, and list products and services that support clinical management of mental disorders, such as databases, software companies, and information services. A final section lists drug companies by both company name and drug name. Includes disorder, entry name, and geographic indexes.

Mental Disorders--Mental Health Associations & Organizations--Government Agencies--Clinical Management--Pharmaceutical Companies.

Provides comprehensive coverage of 27 specific mental health disorders, from adjustment disorders to tic disorders, including a separate section devoted to pediatric and adolescent issues, as well as support systems and other resources.

This edition has been broadly expanded to offer the most comprehensive information covering the field of behavioral health, with detailed, comprehensive and critical information for not only those challenged with a mental disorder, but their family and support workers also.

This Second Edition has broadly expanded to offer the most comprehensive information covering the field of behavioral health, with critical information for both the layman & mental health professional. For the layman, this directory offers understandable descriptions of 25 Mental Health disorders as well as detailed information on Associations, Media Support Groups & Mental Health Facilities. For the professional, The Complete Mental Health Directory offers critical & comprehensive information on Managed Care Organizations Information Systems, Government Agencies & Provider Organizations. For immediate access to information, The Complete Mental Health Directory four indexes: a brand new Web Sites Index, a Disorder Index, an Organization Index & a Geographic Index. This comprehensive volume of needed & useful information will be a welcome addition to any reference collection.

This unique reference directory provides comprehensive coverage of 21 broad mental health disorder categories, from Adjustment Disorders to Tie Disorders. Within these categories are nearly 100 specific disorders, including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, Bopolar Disorder, Postpartum Depression, Schizophrenia, Somatization Disorder, Paraphilias, and many more. -- Publisher's website.