| 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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