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"The Disorders" is a derivative volume of articles pulled from the award-winning "Encyclopedia of Mental Health", providing A-to-Z coverage of the many disorders afflicting mental health patients, including alcohol problems, Alzheimer's disease, depression, epilepsy, gambling, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, and suicide. According to 1990 estimates, mental disorders represent five of the ten leading causes of disability. Among 'developed' nations, including the United States, major depression is the leading cause of disability. Also near the top of these rankings are bipolar depression, alcohol dependence, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. In addition, mental disorders are tragic contributors to mortality, with suicide perennially representing one of the leading preventable causes of death worldwide. "The Disorders" presents a comprehensive overview of the disorders afflicting mental health patients. It describes the impact of mental health on the individual and society and illustrates the factors that aid positive mental health. Thirty-five peer-reviewed articles written by more than 50 expert authors include essential material on specific disorders affecting modern society. Professionals and libraries will find this timely work indispensable.

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Book category Books in English Medicine Medicine: general issues Public health & preventive medicine

• Full title: Disorders
• Subtitle: Specialty Articles from the Encyclopedia of Mental Health
• Author: Friedman
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 452
• EAN: 9780122678059
• ISBN: 0122678052
• ID: 04493454
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Weight: 1090 g
• Dimensions: 279 × 216 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 09. July 2001

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