Assessment and Therapy is a derivative volume of articles pulled from the award-winning
Encyclopedia of Mental Health, presenting a comprehensive overview of assessing and treating the many disorders afflicting mental health patients, including
alcohol problems, Alzheimer's disease, depression, epilepsy,
gambling, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, and suicideAccording to 1990 estimates, mental disorders represent five of the ten leading causes of disability.* Among "developed" nations, including the United States, major depression is the leading cause of disability. Also near the top of these rankings are bipolar depression, alcohol dependence, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive…
