TY - BOOK AU - Harwood,T.Mark AU - L'Abate,Luciano TI - Self-help in mental health: a critical review SN - 1441910980 AV - RA776.95 .H37 2010 U1 - 616.8906 22 PY - 2010///] CY - New York PB - Springer KW - Psychiatry KW - Self-care, Health KW - Self-help techniques KW - Information resources KW - Psychology, Pathological KW - Treatment KW - Mental illness KW - Self Care N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-303) and index; 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? ER -