A directory for patients, families, paraprofessionals, and professionals in the field. Early sections offer chapters overviewing specific disorders and treatment options, list organizational, print, electronic, and media resources, and describe national associations and federal and state agencies. Later sections provide data for professionals on accreditation and quality assurance, print and electronic resources, training, and conferences, and list products and services that support clinical management of mental disorders, such as databases, software companies, and information services. A final section lists drug companies by both company name and drug name. Includes disorder, entry name, and geographic indexes.

The widely hailed Complete Directory for People with Chronic Illness, updated for 2000/01, is structured around the 80 most prevalent chronic illnesses - from Asthma to Cancer to Wilson's Disease, providing a comprehensive overview of the support services and information resources available for people diagnosed with a chronic illness. Each chronic condition contains a brief description of the illness in layman's language followed by National and Local Organizations, State Agencies, Newsletters, Research Centers, Hotlines, Books and Periodicals. Also provided are sections on General Resources, both Associations and Media, as well as chapters on Death and Bereavement and Wish Foundations. This directory makes it possible to provide comprehensive and critical information from just one source in just one stop. An Entry Name Index and a Geographic Index will quickly direct users to relevant information and support services. The Complete Directory for People with Chronic Illness is a necessary addition to any reference collection.

Provides comprehensive coverage of 27 specific mental health disorders, from adjustment disorders to tic disorders, including a separate section devoted to pediatric and adolescent issues, as well as support systems and other resources.

This edition has been broadly expanded to offer the most comprehensive information covering the field of behavioural health, with detailed, comprehensive and critical information for not only those challenged with a mental disorder, their family and support network, but also for paraprofessionals and professionals in the field.

This Second Edition has broadly expanded to offer the most comprehensive information covering the field of behavioral health, with critical information for both the layman & mental health professional. For the layman, this directory offers understandable descriptions of 25 Mental Health disorders as well as detailed information on Associations, Media Support Groups & Mental Health Facilities. For the professional, The Complete Mental Health Directory offers critical & comprehensive information on Managed Care Organizations Information Systems, Government Agencies & Provider Organizations. For immediate access to information, The Complete Mental Health Directory four indexes: a brand new Web Sites Index, a Disorder Index, an Organization Index & a Geographic Index. This comprehensive volume of needed & useful information will be a welcome addition to any reference collection.

This unique reference directory provides comprehensive coverage of 21 broad mental health disorder categories, from Adjustment Disorders to Tie Disorders. Within these categories are nearly 100 specific disorders, including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, Bopolar Disorder, Postpartum Depression, Schizophrenia, Somatization Disorder, Paraphilias, and many more. -- Publisher's website.