| Description |
1 online resource (197 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Library Editions: Psychiatry Ser. ;; v. 16 |
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Routledge Library Editions: Psychiatry Ser
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| Contents |
Cover;; Half Title Page;; Title Page;; Copyright Page;; Original Title Page;; Original Copyright Page;; Contents;; Author's Acknowledgements;; Introduction;; Chapter 1: Warning Signs;; General Signs;; Ways of Helping;; The Effect of Stress on the Carers;; Practical Measures;; Chapter 2: Medical Help;; The Role of the Doctor;; Counsellors in General Practice;; The Role of the Psychotherapist;; The Role of the Psychologist in a General Practice;; The Role of the Psychologist;; The Role of the Psychiatrist;; Psychiatric Hospital;; Chapter 3: Schizophrenia;; Symptoms;; Genetic Risk;; Environment and Family |
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The Experience of SchizophreniaRelatives;; Initial Information;; Contact with Services;; Medication;; Hospital Aftercare;; Treatment;; Psychotherapy;; Day Help;; Financial Support;; Practical Suggestions;; Chapter 4: Anxiety and Stress;; Anxiety or Panic Attacks;; Phobic Anxiety;; Obsessive Preoccupations and Compulsive Rituals;; Stress and Tension;; Relaxation and Control of Tension;; Self-Help for Fears and Anxiety;; Assertiveness Training;; Controlling Obsessive Fears;; Recovery;; Chapter 5: Depression;; Symptoms;; Causes;; Body Chemistry;; Events;; Bereavement and Loss;; 'Loss' of Children;; Divorce and Separation |
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Unemployment, RedundancyPressure at Work;; Predisposition;; Manic Depression;; Cycles;; Treatment;; Suggestions;; Adolescent Depression;; Loneliness;; Environment;; Financial Problems;; 'Mid-Life Crisis';; Menopause;; Marital Problems;; Treatment;; Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT);; Group Therapy;; Diet;; The Need to Talk;; Lack of Understanding;; Support Groups;; Mind;; Practical Suggestions;; General Comments on Recovery;; Chapter 6: Post-natal Depression;; Practical Measures;; Chapter 7: Anorexia;; Age at Onset;; Sex Ratio;; Effects;; Causes;; Dependency;; Personality Characteristics;; Work Pressures |
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Figure ConsciousmessSecrecy and Social Isolation;; Relationship Difficulties;; Bingeing and Purging;; Compulsive Eating;; Treatment for Anorexia;; Practical Points;; To Cut Down Likelihood of Anorexia;; If Anorexia has set in;; Chapter 8: The Elderly Mentally Infirm;; Confusion;; Depression;; Dementia and Ageing;; Ageing;; Memory Deficiencies;; Support Services;; Warden-Supervised Accommodation;; Short-Term Residential Care;; Long-Term Residential Care;; Chapter 9: Patients' Rights;; Further Information;; Appendixes;; Appendix I Treatment;; Psychotherapy;; Group Therapy;; Family Therapy;; Hypnotherapy;; Counsellors |
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Behaviour TherapyDrugs and Their Side-Effects;; ElectroConvulsive Therapy (ECT);; Crisis Centres;; Appendix II Addresses;; Appendix III Bibliography |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Psychiatry.
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Mental Disorders
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anorexia.
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anxiety.
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depression.
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mental illness.
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patients' rights.
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post-natal depression.
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schizophrenia.
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warning signs.
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Psychiatry
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429796524 |
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0429796528 |
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9780429438264 |
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0429438265 |
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