Book Description
Explains when therapy should be considered, offers advice on selecting, contracting, and paying a therapist, and discusses professional ethics, psychiatric disorders, and the behavioral problems of children
Author : Jack Engler
Publisher : Fireside
Page : 703 pages
File Size : 47,94 MB
Release : 1992-07
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780671778514
Explains when therapy should be considered, offers advice on selecting, contracting, and paying a therapist, and discusses professional ethics, psychiatric disorders, and the behavioral problems of children
Author : Larry E. Beutler
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 32,25 MB
Release : 2001
Category :
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Author : Daniel N. Wiener
Publisher :
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 18,69 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Consumer education
ISBN : 9780801503504
Author : Otto Ehrenberg
Publisher : Holt McDougal
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 23,95 MB
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : Consumer education
ISBN : 9780030168864
Author : Jeffrey K. Edwards
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 40,42 MB
Release : 2011-02-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1136867791
A unique consumer resource for understanding mental health treatment With over 250 models of counseling and psychotherapy currently used to treat emotional problems and serious mental illness, figuring out where to look for the right services can be a daunting task. A Consumer’s Guide to Mental Health Services offers pragmatic solutions for those considering or already beginning treatment. It helps you to make important decisions regarding whether seeing a psychiatrist, a social worker, a counselor, or a psychologist is best for your particular needs. It also explores health insurance and coverage of treatment as well as how long it may take for you to begin feeling like yourself again. This valuable text looks at the intricacies of the mental health care system and provides a helpful summary that is both accessible and useful. If you’ve ever tried to find help for a major life transition, depression, or anxiety and have been overwhelmed by the options for mental health treatment, you are not alone. A Consumer’s Guide to Mental Health Services is a unique text that breaks down the vast array of service options with a critical eye so consumers can get the vital information they need in a straightforward and accessible way. This comprehensive text even includes a “Questions to Ask” section that will help you find the right clinician to fit your exact needs. Some of the topics A Consumer’s Guide to Mental Health Services covers in detail are: causes of mental health problems the three main models of mental health how clinicians who use the different models view mental health types of providers available and the different services they offer talk therapies and medications ethical codes of all professions consumers’ rights the insurance industry, its history and current role matching treatment to the problem alternatives to therapy and much more! A Consumer’s Guide to Mental Health Services is a valuable and practical resource for anyone considering or beginning mental health treatment or their family and friends. It is also a useful addition for educators or students working through introductory courses in all of the major mental health fields.
Author : Richard O. Wade
Publisher :
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 22,38 MB
Release : 1984
Category :
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Author : Otto Ehrenberg
Publisher : Jason Aronson
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 29,70 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780876689592
Author : Christine Ammer
Publisher : Paragon House Publishers
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 39,57 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781557783691
Covers such aspects of therapy as determining when therapy is needed, different types available, mental illness in children, how to choose a therapist, self-help and support groups, and how to evaluate treatment
Author : Larry E. Beutler
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 34,72 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Consumer education
ISBN : 9780195107807
Author : Susan Hansen
Publisher :
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 22,53 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781898059547
Why do we think that there are psychological problems, and that therapy or medication offers the answer? The version of human experience promoted by psychology now defines twenty-first century western culture. 'Beyond Help' is a hard hitting and controversial attack on the psychotherapy industry.