Written by an international group of experts, this comprehensive text covers the latest information about the treatment of mental disorders worldwide. Each section reviews an aspect of treatment in relation to disease group level of care discipline population group
Written by an international group of experts, this comprehensive text covers the latest information about the treatment of mental disorders worldwide. Each section reviews an aspect of treatment in relation to disease group level of care discipline population group
The World Health Organization brought together an international group of experts who review information about the treatment of mental disorders in different parts of the world and make recommendations concerning methods of treatment and their evaluation in psychiatry. The volume has six sections dealing with prevention of mental disorders; biological, psychological, and psychosocial treatment methods; the influence of culture on treatment; and the evaluation of quality of care. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Prevention. Prevention of mental, neurological, and psychological
disorders: report by the Director-General. Relationship between treatment and
prevention policies. Biological Treatments. Critical questions in clinical
psychopharmacology. Biological treatments other than drugs (electroconvulsive
therapy, brain surgery, insulin therapy, and phototherapy). Psychological
Treatments. Evaluation of psychodynamic psychotherapy. Cognitive therapy.
Behavior therapy. The benefits of psychotherapy. Psychosocial Treatments.
Psychosocial interventions. Procedures used in rehabilitation. Influence of
Culture on Treatment. Traditional medicine relevant to psychiatry. Cultural
aspects of treatment: conceptual, methodological, and clinical issues and
directions. Quality of Care and Care of Quality. Rational treatment in
psychiatry: perspectives on psychiatric treatment by level of care. Quality
assurance in mental health care. Conclusions: cure, relieve, and comfort.
