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	Getting Help: The Complete & Authoritative Guide to Self-Assessment And Treatment of Mental Health Problems Jeffrey C. Wood New Harbinger Publications, 2007 - 287 pages average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The majority of Americans struggling with mental health problems get inadequate mental health care. Many get none at all. Current trends in managed health care account for some of this shortfall, but research suggests that many Americans simply don?t understand the psychotherapeutic treatment options available to them. And who can blame them? It?s hard to keep track of diagnoses, practitioners, and therapies without some source for guidance and reliable information?the kind of information and advice you?ll find in this timely and much-anticipated guide.

This book sets out everything you need to know about mental health care in a clear, concise, and readable format. It includes a diagnostic process to identify major mental health problems, free from the complicated technical language that many other diagnostic manuals employ. The book offers detailed descriptions of the various kinds of mental health practitioners and what kinds of services they provide. It also details all of the commonly practiced psychotherapeutic methods, how they work, and what problems they are most likely to help. Equipped with this resource, you?ll be in a powerful position to take control of your own mental health care and make important positive changes in your life.

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Suzann Kettler, LCSW

I am a licensed social worker, and own many DSM-IV books "left over" from grad school. I continue to look for books that will help me in my profession, and with the purchase of this book my search is over. It is written for everyone not only mental health professions, but mental health professionals will find it concise, easy to understand and most helpful with making a diagnosis and assisting their clients. I highly recommed it!!!!

As Self-"Helpful" as You Can Get

The bookstore shelves are full of self-help books but few compare to "Getting Help." This is the bible of seeking and finding the right kind of assistance for any mental health problem. The market is inundated with professionals who purport to be just the right fit for your specific issue. But, who knows? Well, now you know! This book is the only road map you'll ever need to guide you toward the precise kind of support you need and deserve. "Getting Help" will be around for a long time.

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If ever there was a book to help someone understand the world of psychotherapy, "Getting Help" is a must. This book will help inform you how and when to get the assistance you need. If you are about to embark in getting psychotherapy, the chapter that describes the differing theories is informative and will guide you to make an educated decision. Friends have asked for a book that will help them know what to expect out of therapy and "Getting Help" is the only book I recommend.

Just right for those with mental illness, their family members (esp. ones who think they know all about it!), and getting help.

This book meets the stated need of describeing in language that the layman can understand of what mental illness is, briefly describeing, again in the termenology that most can understand, the various types of mental illnesses, where to go for treatment and also what to expect from treatment. If a very detailed book is needed that might be more in line for a professional, look elsewhere. However, this will more than meet the needs of the average person with mental problems or family member of someone with a mental illness and get them going on the right path. The path can be lonely and sometimes family members don't understand or they "think" that they understand and they really don't (makeing the life of both the one who is ill and the life or lives of the family member(s) a living hell). Thus, the one with the mental illness and all family members should read this. Highly recommended!

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Good information for perspective consumers of adult mental health services.

This book may well be great for its intended purpose. It could assist adults understand mental health symptoms, learn about effective treatments, find a therapist, and get an idea of what to expect from therapy. However, this book is not a comprehensive, authoritative guide to mental health. It contains only minimal information and I have difficulty imagining that it would be of help to graduate students, much less mental health practitioners. There is little, if any, information regarding childhood mental health issues.

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