The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health

Edition 2
Published by Gale

This update to the critically-acclaimed first edition provides in 2 volumes understandable yet detailed information on mental disorders and conditions. Featuring an easy-to-use format and written in non-technical language, the Encyclopedia includes entries for all 150 disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, text revision (DSM-IV-TR). It also features entries for prescription, alternative and over-the-counter drugs, as well as the various therapies used to treat mental disorders.

Review:

"...The articles are more accessible than those in a medical textbook or the DSM-IV-TR, but they still require a fairly high level of literacy. This is an excellent resource for public, academic, and consumer health libraries."
-- ARBA (2003)

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