Bruce A. Thyer & John S. Wodarski 
Social Work in Mental Health [PDF ebook] 
An Evidence-Based Approach

An essential desk reference for all helping professionals

Social Work in Mental Health: An Evidence-Based Approach is a
comprehensive and contemporary guide to the delivery of
evidence-based care. Covering a wide spectrum of mental health
disorders, editors Thyer and Wodarski have brought together noted
experts to provide the most current, empirically supported
techniques in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders
as classified by the DSM-IV-TR.

Coverage ranges from disorders seen in early infancy and childhood
through the adolescent and adult years. Disorders covered
include:

* Autism

* ADHD

* Substance abuse

* Schizophrenia

* Mood disorders

* Anxiety disorders

* Eating disorders

* Sexual disorders

* Personality disorders

* Mental Retardation

Written and organized in an accessible style, Social Work in Mental
Health: An Evidence-Based Approach provides helping professionals
with an engaging and easy-to-follow guide to learning how to
deliver the most up-to-date mental health care. Examples of
evidence-based interventions guide the reader through the process
and provide insight into the philosophy as well as the scientific
basis underlying each technique and intervention presented.
Chapters begin with learning objectives that alert you to the main
ideas covered and conclude with provocative study questions that
are designed to test your understanding while providing an
opportunity for review and reinforcement of the key concepts
covered.

Ideal for all helping professionals–from those just starting out
to the most seasoned clinician–this guide is a vital reference for
anyone looking to stay abreast of contemporary techniques in the
delivery of mental health services.

Tabela de Conteúdo

Contributors.

Preface.

Chapter 1. Evidence-Based Social Work: An Overview.

PART I: DISORDERS USUALLY FIRST DIAGNOSED IN INFANCY<
CHILDHOOD, OR ADOLESCENECE.

Chapter 2. Mental Retardation.

Chapter 3. Autistic Disorder.

Chapter 4. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

Chapter 5. Conduct Disorder.

Chapter 6. Oppositional Defiant Disorder.

Chapter 7. Pica.

PART II: SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS.

Chapter 8. Alcohol Abuse.

Chapter 9. Cannabis-Related Disorders.

Chapter 10. Cocaine-Related Disorders.

Chapter 11. Opioid-Related Disorders.

PART III: SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS.

Chapter 12. Schizophrenia.

PART IV: MOOD DISORDERS.

Chapter 13. Major Depressive Disorder.

Chapter 14. Dysthymic Disorder.

PART V: Anxiety Disorders.

Chapter 15. Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia.

Chapter 16. Agoraphobia without History of Panic Disorder.

Chapter 17. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

PART VI: SEXUAL DISORDERS.

Chapter 18. Sexual Desire and Arousal Disorders.

Chapter 19. Orgasmic Disorders.

PART VII: EATOMG DOSPRDERS.

Chapter 20. Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating
Disorder.

PART VIII: Personality Disorders.

Chapter 21. Antisocial Personality Disorder.

Chapter 22. Borderline Personality Disorder.

PART IX: Conclusions.

Chapter 23. The Role for Social Worker sin the Managed Health
Care System: A Model for Evidence-Based Practice.

Author Index.

Subject Index.

Sobre o autor

BRUCE A. THYER, PHD, is a Professor of Social Work at
Florida State University. His research has focused on
evidence-based practice, evaluation research, behavior analysis,
social work theory, and clinical social work. He has cowritten or
coauthored over twenty books, including, most recently, A Social
Worker’s Guide to Evaluating Practice Outcomes, Program Evaluation:
An Introduction, Fourth Edition, and International Perspectives on
Evidence-based Practice in Social Work.

JOHN S. WODARSKI, PHD, is Director of Research and
Professor of Social Work at the University of Tennessee. He has
coedited or coauthored over twenty books, including the Handbook of
Violence, Essentials of Child Welfare, and The Social Work and
Human Services Treatment Planner, all published by Wiley.