Harwood, T. Mark, <br/><br/>
Self-help in mental health :  a critical review / 
T. Mark Harwood, Luciano L'Abate. 
 - xxiv, 311 pages ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-303) and index. 
<br/><br/>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 -- Distance writing : helping without seeing participants -- Bibliotherapy -- Online support groups and therapy -- Manuals for practitioners -- Anxiety disorders -- Mood disorders -- Eating disorders : anorexia, bulimia, and obesity -- Addictive behaviors -- Personality disorders -- Severe psychopathology -- Medical conditions -- Who benefits by self-help and why? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1441910980 9781441910981 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psychiatry.<br/>Self-care, Health<br/>Self-help techniques<br/>Psychiatry--Information resources.<br/>Self-care, Health--Information resources.<br/>Self-help techniques--Information resources.<br/>Psychology, Pathological--Treatment<br/>Mental illness--Treatment.<br/>Self Care
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA776.95  / .H37 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.8906