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Facts and Fictions in Mental Health
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newark :
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,
2017.
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| Colección: | New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Notes on Authors
- Preface
- References
- Acknowledgments
- Section 1 Anxiety-Related Disorders
- 1 Why Do We Panic?
- From Normal Anxiety to Crippling Fear
- Further Reading
- 2 Does Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Require Trauma?
- Shell Shock
- Immune to Trauma?
- Emotional Triggers
- Further Reading
- 3 Clutter, Clutter, Everywhere
- Distinct Pathology
- Deadly Business
- Help for Hoarders
- Further Reading
- 4 Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for Anxiety
- The Evidence
- Further Reading
- 5 The Down Sidesof Anti-Anxiety Medication
- Side Effects and Withdrawal
- New Options
- Further Reading
- 6 Is Mindfulness Good Medicine for Anxiety and Depression?
- Openness and Acceptance
- Averting Relapse
- Further Reading
- 7 Can Herbs Ease Anxiety and Depression?
- Kick Back, Relax
- Weeding Out Despair
- Further Reading
- Section 2 Mood Disorders
- 8 Bipolar Disorders and Creativity
- On Top of the World
- Tortured Geniuses
- A Complex Link
- Manic Mechanisms
- Further Reading
- 9 Grief Without Tears?
- Bouncing Back
- Working It Out
- Further Reading
- 10 Is Depression Just Bad Chemistry?
- Are Your Chemicals out of Balance?
- This is Your Brain on Depression
- Seeing the Elephant
- Further Reading
- 11 Four Myths About Suicide
- How Well Can Suicidal Tendencies Be Detected?
- Can Suicide Be Prevented?
- Further Reading
- 12 What Is the Best Treatment for Depression
- Antidepressants: Pros and Cons
- The Scoop on Psychotherapy
- Putting it Together
- Further Reading
- 13 Can Antidepressants Cause Suicide?
- The FDA Acts
- Advice About Antidepressants
- Conflicts of Interest?
- Further Reading
- 14 The Truth About Shock Therapy
- Cuckoo Conceptions
- Minimal Risk
- Mysterious Mechanisms
- Further Reading
- Section 3 Child and Adolescent Disorders
- 15 Are Doctors Diagnosing Too Many Children With ADHD?
- Medicalizing Normality
- Pill Pushers?
- A Peek at the Future
- Further Reading
- 16 Autism
- Problem Shots?
- Changing Criteria
- Numbers Analyzed
- Further Reading
- 17 What Do We Know About Tourette's Disorder?
- Myths and Realities
- Hope for Tourette's Sufferers
- Further Reading
- 18 Do Children Get Bipolar Disorder?
- Tale of Two Manias
- Bad Diagnosis, Bad Treatment
- Mood Shift
- Further Reading
- 19 Kid Gloves for Young Offenders?
- You're in the Army Now
- Perils of Punishment
- Further Reading
- 20 Is Divorce Bad for Children?
- Rapid Recovery
- Grown-up Concerns
- Bouncing Back
- Further Reading
- Section 4 Addictions
- 21 The Truth About Pot
- How Many Get Hooked?
- Possible Perils
- Further Reading
- 22 Does Alcoholics Anonymous Work?
- A for Abstinence?
- Constructive Combination
- Further Reading
- 23 Self-Help for Addictions
- Rates of Success
- Next Steps
- Further Reading