Self-help that works evidence-based resources for the public and the professional

Self-Help That Works is an indispensable guide that enables readers to identify effective self-help materials and distinguish them from those that are potentially misleading or even harmful. Six scientist-practitioners bring careful research, expertise, and a dozen national studies to the task of ch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Norcross, John C., 1957- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, [England] ; New York, [New York] : Oxford University Press 2013.
Edición:Fourth edition
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the authors
  • Self-help in mental health
  • Abuse
  • Addictions
  • Adult development
  • Aging
  • Anger
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Assertiveness
  • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  • Autism and Asperger's
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Borderline and narcissistic personality disorders
  • Bullying
  • Career development
  • Child development and parenting
  • Chronic pain
  • Communication and people skills
  • Death and grieving
  • Dementia/Alzheimer's
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Eating disorders
  • Families and stepfamilies
  • Gay, lesbian, and bisexual issues
  • Happiness
  • Infant development and parenting
  • Love and intimacy
  • Marriage
  • Men's issues
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Posttraumatic stress disorder
  • Pregnancy
  • Schizophrenia
  • Self-management and self-enhancement
  • Sexuality
  • Spiritual and existential concerns
  • Stress management and relaxation
  • Substance abuse
  • Suicide
  • Teenagers and parenting
  • Violent youth
  • Women's issues
  • For consumers : evaluating and selecting self-help resources
  • For practitioners : integrating self-help into treatment
  • Appendix A. The 12 national studies
  • Appendix B. Ratings of self-help books in the national studies
  • Appendix C. Ratings of autobiographies in the national studies
  • Appendix D. Ratings of films in the national studies
  • References
  • Index.