Self-Help in Mental Health A Critical Review /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Harwood, T. Mark (Συγγραφέας), L'Abate, Luciano (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Psychotherapy.; Social work.; Clinical psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Social Work.

They’re fast, cheap, and promise amazing results—no wonder more people seek mental health advice from self-help books and sites rather than seeking therapy. Complicating this picture: many resources are inappropriate, ineffective, even dangerous. For the clinicians who would gladly recommend self-he...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• to the Field of Self-help in Mental Health
• What Constitutes Self-Help in Mental Health and What Can Be Done to Improve It?
• The Self-Help Movement in Mental Health: From Passivity to Interactivity
• Self-Support Methods: Initiated, Administered, Guided, Maintained, and Monitored by Professionals
• Distance Writing: Helping without Seeing Participants
• Bibliotherapy
• Online Support Groups and Therapy
• Manuals for Practitioners
• Self-help and Self-change Approaches for Specific Conditions Initiated, Administered, Guided, Maintained, and Monitored by Professionals
• Anxiety Disorders
• Mood Disorders
• Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Obesity
• Addictive Behaviors
• Personality Disorders
• Severe Psychopathology
• Medical Conditions
• Conclusions and Prospects
• Who Benefits by Self-Help and Why?.