The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders

Mental illness is a major cause of disability in the U.S. Thirty million people visit physicians and two million spend time in hospitals every year because of mental disorders. The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disor ders provides a good overview of mental illness, psychotherapy, and other treatments. It includes both traditional and alternative therapies. Medical writers, pharmacists, and mental health professionals wrote and edited the 400 signed, alphabetical entries in the set.

A
Abnormal Involuntary
Movement Scale
Abuse
Acupuncture
Acute stress disorder
Addiction
Adjustment disorders
Adrenaline
Advance directives
Affect
Agoraphobia
Alcohol and related disorders
Alprazolam
Alzheimer’s disease
Amantadine
Amitriptyline
Amnesia
Amnestic disorders
Amoxapine
Amphetamines
Amphetamines and related
disorders
Anorexia nervosa
Anosognosia
Anti-anxiety drugs and abuse
Antidepressants
Antisocial personality disorder
Anxiety and anxiety disorders
Anxiety reduction techniques
Apathy
Appetite suppressants
Aprepitant
Aripiprazole
Aromatherapy
Asperger’s disorder
Assertive community treatment
Assertiveness training
Assessment and diagnosis
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Z
Zaleplon
Ziprasidone

Zolpidem