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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Sederer, Lloyd I.     Subjects     Mental illness.     Mentally ill -- Care.     Mental health services.     Psychiatry.     Psychotherapy.     Mentally ill -- Family relationships.     Families of the mentally ill -- Counseling of.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Sederer, Lloyd I.       by title:      The family guide to ...       by call number:      616.89 S447f     Search the Web     Sederer, Lloyd I.     Mental illness.     Mentally ill -- Care.     Mental health services.     Psychiatry.     Psychotherapy.     Mentally ill -- Family relationships.     Families of the mentally ill -- Counseling of.       MARC Display

The family guide to mental health care / Lloyd I. Sederer ; foreword by Glenn Close. by Sederer, Lloyd I. W. W. Norton & Co., c2013. Call #: 616.89 S447f Subjects Mental illness.   Mentally ill -- Care.   Mental health services.   Psychiatry.   Psychotherapy.   Mentally ill -- Family relationships.   Families of the mentally ill -- Counseling of. ISBN:  9780393707946 (hc.) 0393707946 (hc.) Alternate title:  Mental health care Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xxii, 312 p. ; 25 cm. Notes:  "Advice on helping your loved ones, from the medical director of the country's largest state mental health system and the mental health editor of The Huffington Post"--Jacket. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-274) and index. Contents:  Mental illness : what families can do -- The facts about diagnosis and treatment -- Principles of good care -- Getting help : the referral, the doctor, the meeting -- The places you may go -- A world of hurt : the faces of mental illness. I, Depression and anxiety disorders ; II, Eating and personality disorders ; III, Schizophrenia, acute psychotic disorder, and bipolar disorder -- Medications : what to know, what to ask -- Psychotherapy and rehabilitation -- The buck never seems to stop : paying for mental health care -- Mental health and the law -- Recovery : why believe? Summary:  "More than fifty million people a year are diagnosed with some form of mental illness. It spares no sex, race, age, ethnicity, or income level. And left untreated, mental disorders can devastate our families and communities. Family members and friends are often the first to realize when someone has a problem, but it is hard to know how to help or where to turn. From understanding depression, bipolar illness and anxiety to eating and traumatic disorders, schizophrenia, and much more, readers will learn what to do and how to help"--Provided by publisher. Other authors:  Close, Glenn, 1947- Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 616.89 S447f Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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