Self-Help in Mental Health A Critical Review /

• Main Authors: Harwood, T. Mark. (Author), L'Abate, Luciano. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Psychotherapy.; Social work.; Psychology, clinical.; Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Social Work.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1099-8

Theyre fast, cheap, and promise amazing resultsno wonder more people seek mental health advice from self-help books and sites rather than seeking therapy. Complicating this picture: many resources are inappropriate, ineffective, even dangerous. For the clinicians who would gladly recommend self-he...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Introduction to the field of self-help in mental health
• What constitutes self-help in mental health and what can be done to improve it
• The self-help movement in mental health: from passivity to interactivity
• Part II: Self-support approaches: Initiated, Guided, Maintained, and monitored by professionals (for participants)
• Distance writing: helping without seeing participants
• Bibliotherapy
• Online support groups and therapy
• Manuals for practitioners
• Part III: Self-help and self-change approaches for specific conditions: initiated, administered, guided, maintained, and monitored by professionals
• Mood disorders
• Eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, and obesity
• Addictive behaviors
• Personality disorders
• Severe psychotherapy
• Medical conditions
• Part IV: Conclusions and prospects
• Who benefits by self-help and why.