Your Mental Health: A Layman's Guide to the Psychiatrist's Bible - Hardcover

Frances M.D., Allen; First, Dr. Michael B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 068483720X ISBN 13: 9780684837208

Publisher: Scribner, 1999

Synopsis

Two of the authors of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, the standard reference in the field, explain the causes and treatments of various mental disorders and help readers perform self-diagnoses. 75,000 first printing. BOMC & QPB Alt.

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Review:

The American Psychological Association's DSM-IV, or fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, became a surprise bestseller, with more than a million copies in print. For those who'd rather avoid the $60 price tag--and possible wrist trauma--associated with that book, Your Mental Health is a better bet. Written by Dr. Allen Frances, whom author Daniel Goleman calls "the most powerful psychiatrist in America," and Dr. Michael First, who edited the DSM-IV, Your Mental Health is a user-friendly, resource-packed reference that covers dozens of mental disorders. Cognitive difficulties; developmental delays; hyperactivity and other childhood problems; posttraumatic disorders; eating, sleep, and sex-related difficulties; depressions; anxiety; and substance abuse problems are all covered. Anyone with a personal or family history of mental-health disorders will find clear-cut guidance, including information on how a psychiatric disorder is diagnosed and the various treatment options available. Dozens of support-group contacts, Web sites, and suggestions for further reading are also included. --Erica Jorgensen

From Library Journal:

Two authors of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Stastical Manual (DSM-IV), the essential tool of mental health professionals, have drawn on that material to write this guide for lay readers.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scribner
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 068483720X
• ISBN 13: 9780684837208
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448