Specialty Articles from the Encyclopedia of Mental Health Edited by Howard S. Friedman University of California, Riverside, U.S.A. The majority of mental health students and professionals would find this book immensely useful... Information is well organized and easily accessible... --DOODY PUBLICATIONS The Disorders is a derivative volume of articles pulled from the award-winning Encyclopedia of Mental Health, providing A-to-Z coverage of the many disorders afflicting mental health patients, including alcohol problems, Alzheimer's disease, depression, epilepsy, gambling, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, and suicide. According 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 disorder. In addition, mental disorders are tragic contributors to mortality, with suicide perennially representing one of the leading preventable causes of death worldwide. The Disorders presents a comprehensive overview of the disorders afflicting mental health patients. It describes the impact of mental health on the individual and society and illustrates the factors that aid positive mental health. Thirty-five peer-reviewed articles written by more than 50 expert authors include essential material on specific disorders affecting modern society. Professionals and libraries will find this timely work indispensable. CONTENTS: About the Editors. How to Use the Encyclopedia. Agoraphobia. Alcohol Problems. Alzheimer's Disease. Amnesia. Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. Antisocial Personality Disorder. Anxiety. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Borderline Personality Disorder. Classifying Mental Disorders: Nontraditional Approaches. Conduct Disorder. Dementia. Dependent Personality. Depression. Dissociative Disorders. DSM-IV. Epilepsy. Gambling. Mental Retardation and Mental Health. Mood Disorders. Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Panic Attacks. Paranoia. Personality Disorders. Phobias. Posttraumatic Stress. Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). Psychopathology. Schizophrenia. Sexual Disorders. Somatization and Hypochondriasis. Substance Abuse. Suicide. Contributors. Index.