MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2015018246
003 DLC
005 20151003081902.0
008 150804s2016 cau b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015018246
020 $a9781440803826 (hardback : acid-free paper)
020 $z9781440803833 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aRC437$b.M47 2016
082 00 $a616.89003$223
084 $aPSY036000$aPSY022060$2bisacsh
245 00 $aMental health and mental disorders :$ban encyclopedia of conditions, treatments, and well-being /$cLen Sperry, editor-in-chief.
263 $a1512
264 1 $aSanta Barbara, California :$bGreenwood,$c[2016]
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Serving as an indispensable resource for students and general-interest readers alike, this three-volume work provides a comprehensive view of mental health that covers both mental well-being and mental illness"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"The quest to understand mental health and its disorders is first noted in the writings of the Ancient Greeks. With today's new technologies and constant research, scientists have uncovered many causes of mental disorders and conditions as well as new treatments to reduce symptoms as well as prevent these conditions. Mental health is a broad term that encompasses both dysfunction and well-being from conception through the life span. The purpose of this encyclopedia is to provide a wide-ranging reference source on mental health and its disorders, written at a level accessible for upper high school and college students as well as for the layperson. The encyclopedia provides insights into the discipline of mental health and covers both healthy functioning and mental disorders or conditions, treatment methods, and factors that promote mental health and well-being. Mental Health and Mental Disorders: An Encyclopedia of Conditions, Treatments, and Well-Being aims to open the door to mental health research for readers, as well as direct them to accurate and current resources for further investigation"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aPsychiatry$xEncyclopedias.
650 0 $aMental health$vEncyclopedias.
650 7 $aPSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Anxieties & Phobias.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aSperry, Len.