Authoritative Guide to Self-Help Resources in Mental Health, Revised Edition

Keeping pace with the ever-changing world of self-help the revised and expanded edition of this indispensable reference helps consumers and professionals distinguish high-quality self-help resources from those that are misleading inaccurate or even harmful. The number of resources reviewed has increased by more than 60% to over 1 000 self-help books autobiographies and popular films. Ratings now embody the collective wisdom of more than 3 000 mental health professionals. Supplementing their eight national studies the authors also describe and evaluate hundreds of Internet sites and provide valuable listings of self-help and support groups. The volume is organized around 36 frequently encountered clinical problems and life challenges with entirely new chapters covering posttraumatic stress disorder obsessive-compulsive disorder youth violence borderline personality disorder bipolar disorder and suicide. The concluding chapter delineates 11 key strategies for selecting an effective self-help resource. Winner--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award