The Mental Health Desk Reference: A Practice–Based Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Professional Ethics - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471395722 ISBN 13: 9780471395720

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2001

Synopsis

A practical, easy–to–use, and comprehensive reference for mental health professionals

The Mental Health Desk Reference is the ultimate guide to effective and responsible mental health practice. It provides authoritative, concise, and up–to–date information from more than seventy experts regarding diagnosis, treatment, and ethics of practice. Each entry summarizes key constructs and terminology associated with the topic, major findings from research, and specific recommendations on theory and practice. Important topics covered include:
∗ Adjustment disorders and life stress
∗ Diagnosis and treatment of adults
∗ Diagnosis and treatment of children
∗ Crisis intervention
∗ Diverse populations
∗ Group and family interventions
∗ Practice management
∗ Professional issues
∗ Ethical and legal issues
∗ Professional resources


These detailed, readable entries–based on the most extensive and reliable research available–form a comprehensive, straightforward, and quick–reference resource applicable to practitioners across every field in mental health. The Mental Health Desk Reference is the single resource no mental health professional can afford to be without.

About this title

About the Author

ELIZABETH R. WELFEL, PhD, is Professor of Counseling at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio.

R. ELLIOTT INGERSOLL, PhD, is Associate Professor of Counseling at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio.

From the Back Cover

A practical, easy–to–use, and comprehensive reference for mental health professionals

The Mental Health Desk Reference is the ultimate guide to effective and responsible mental health practice. It provides authoritative, concise, and up–to–date information from more than seventy experts regarding diagnosis, treatment, and ethics of practice. Each entry summarizes key constructs and terminology associated with the topic, major findings from research, and specific recommendations on theory and practice. Important topics covered include:

• Adjustment disorders and life stress
• Diagnosis and treatment of adults
• Diagnosis and treatment of children
• Crisis intervention
• Diverse populations
• Group and family interventions
• Practice management
• Professional issues
• Ethical and legal issues
• Professional resources

These detailed, readable entries based on the most extensive and reliable research available form a comprehensive, straightforward, and quick–reference resource applicable to practitioners across every field in mental health. The Mental Health Desk Reference is the single resource no mental health professional can afford to be without.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471395722
• ISBN 13: 9780471395720
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 552
• Editor: Welfel Elizabeth Reynolds, Ingersoll R. Elliott