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Mental Disorders, Medications, and Clinical Social Work
Sonia G. Austrian
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Description for Mental Disorders, Medications, and Clinical Social Work
Written for social workers by a social worker, Mental Disorders, Medications, and Clinical Social Work discusses the etiology, epidemiology, assessment, and intervention planning for common mental disorders. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JKSM; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Written for social workers by a social worker, Mental Disorders, Medications, and Clinical Social Work discusses the etiology, epidemiology, assessment, and intervention planning for common mental disorders. Looking at disorders from an ecosystems perspective, Austrian goes beyond a linear classification approach and DSM-IV-TR categories and encourages social workers to analyze the internal and external environmental factors that contribute to a disorder's development. Austrian's discussion of effective intervention(s) for a particular client also stresses the importance of working with families in treating disorders. In addition to information on new medications, biochemical data on the causes of disease, and diagnostic tests, ... Read more
Written for social workers by a social worker, Mental Disorders, Medications, and Clinical Social Work discusses the etiology, epidemiology, assessment, and intervention planning for common mental disorders. Looking at disorders from an ecosystems perspective, Austrian goes beyond a linear classification approach and DSM-IV-TR categories and encourages social workers to analyze the internal and external environmental factors that contribute to a disorder's development. Austrian's discussion of effective intervention(s) for a particular client also stresses the importance of working with families in treating disorders. In addition to information on new medications, biochemical data on the causes of disease, and diagnostic tests, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231135160
SKU
V9780231135160
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Ref
99-15
About Sonia G. Austrian
Sonia Austrian is the author of Development Theories Through the Life Cycle. She is associate professor in the departments of public health and of psychiatry at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, adjunct professor at Columbia University School of Social Work, and is director of the Employee Assistance Program Consortium.
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