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This book entitled, Mental Disorders and Treatment is organised in twelve chapters in two parts. The first part deals with the nature, causes and symptoms of mental disorder. It covers six chapters dealing with genetic aspects, organic aspects, biological aspects, epidemiology, childhood mental disorder, and experimental study. The second part of this book describes the treatment of mental disorders such as various forms of psychotherapy, psychiatric medication, and other practices. It covers six chapters that include psychological treatment, client-centred counselling, group psychotherapy, behaviour therapy, somatic treatment; and therapeutic community. This book presents a balanced view of mental disorders and its treatments, and has focused on current methodology in this field. It reflects an eclectic orientation, and indicates a variety of psychosocial, physiological and behavioural aspects of mental illness and its cure. This book would be valuable asset for the reader seeking knowledge about mental disorder.
CONTENTS
Preface (v)
PART —I: DISORDERS
1. Genetic Aspects 3 Personality Deviations and Neurotic Illness 3 Manic-depressive Illness 6 Schizophrenia 9 Presenile and Senile Dementias 13 2. Organic Aspects 15 Common Behavioural Manifestations 16 3. Biological Aspects 29 Principles of Regional Brain Organisation 30 Central Neurohumoral Substances 35 Chemical Aspects of Mental Development 37 Schizophrenic Disorders 40 Affective Disorders 45 4. Epidemiology 51 Use of Epidemiology 51 Tools and Techniques 59 5. Childhood Mental Disorders 67 Definition, Predisposition, Precipitation 68 Psychoneurotic Disorders 73 Psychotic Disorders 76 Parent-child Relations 78 6. Experimental Study 81 Historical Aspect 84 Theory and Operationalism 87 Animal Research 88 Mental Disorders and Brain Function 90 Clinical Research 95 Multidisciplinary Contributions 96 Laboratory Techniques 97 Induction and Treatment 99
PART —II: TREATMENT
7. Psychological Treatment 105 Theories of Mental Distress 107 Theories and Techniques of Therapy 109 Trends 112 Research 113 The Future 117 8. Client-Centred Counselling 119 Personal Change in Psychotherapy 120 Later Theoretical Development 126 Research 127 9. Group Psychotherapy 133 Characteristics of Group Therapy 134 Results of Group Therapies 138 Therapy Groups and Group Dynamics 139 10. Behaviour Therapy 143 The Methods of Behaviour Therapy 145 The Results of Behaviour Therapy 149 11. Somatic Treatment 153 Organic and Functional Mental Disorders 153 A Comprehensive Approach 155 Pharmacotherapy and Psychopharmacology 161 Prolonged Sleep Treatment 172 Shock Therapies 173 Psychosurgery 179 Mechanisms of Action 181 Treatment Practices in Clinical Psychiatry 182 12. The Therapeutic Community 185 Characteristics of Therapeutic Communities 186 History of the Concept 190 Social Science and the Therapeutic Community 193 Lessons of the Therapeutic Community 198 Contemporary Issues 200 Bibliography 203 Index 233
ISBN - 9788182203570
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