It is important to assess mental illness seriously, to comprehend its nature, predict its long-term outcome and treat it with specific rather than generic treatment, such as pharmacotherapy. This book has three important sections, which cover introduction, evaluation and treatments methods of mental illness. Community-wide and cognitive-behavioral approaches are essential methods and should be incorporated to decrease the severity of symptoms of mental illness. Mental illness cannot be treated with one single kind of treatment method. Individual, community and socially-oriented treatments...

This book emphasizes on the therapeutic aspects of mental illness. It is important to assess mental illness seriously, to comprehend its nature, predict its long-term outcome and treat it with specific rather than generic treatment, such as pharmacotherapy. Community-wide and cognitive-behavioral approaches are essential methods and should be incorporated to decrease the severity of symptoms of mental illness. Unfortunately, those who should benefit the most by the combination generally refuse treatment or show poor devotion to treatment maintenance. Mental illness cannot be treated with one...

This book discusses various aspects related to mental illnesses. In this book, the main focus is on the various background factors that govern the understanding of public attitudes, immigration, stigma, and competencies surrounding mental illness. If we really comprehend the characteristics of mental illness, then we should be able to not just anticipate, but perhaps even to master it, irrespective of the form of mental illness in question. Knowing the extent of severity of the illness, will permit us to predict their long-term effects and help in decreasing its consequences and costs to...

This book is the result of collaboration of reputed experts from various countries around the world. Mental disorders are a domain undergoing continuous studies with times and still seem to be incomprehensible with discoveries of new challenges and cases emerging every new day. It is an up-to-date document that discusses issues of critical importance in psychopathology whose understanding has been limited so far. This book will serve as a valuable addition to any library available for reference to scholars and clinicians.

Major concepts and discoveries in the treatment of mental illnesses are discussed in this book. The main focus is on the various background factors that govern the understanding of public attitudes, immigration, stigma, and competencies surrounding mental illness. Many etiological and pathogenic factors, commencing from adhesion molecules on one side, and concluding with abuse and maltreatment in children and youth on the other, are linked with mental illnesses, inclusive of personality disorders that lie between mental health and illness. The book makes an attempt to integrate theory and...