Documenting trends in demedicalization, managed care, who practices psychotherapy, and the effects of those changes on the patient, therapist, and education system, this report proposes solutions for dealing with the multitude of problems that will face the future psychotherapist. In addition, the report examines the impact of changing socioeconomic realities on the future practice of psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy in the Future (GAP REPORT (GROUP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHIATRY))

Medical Books

Committee on Therapy Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry

Medicine

Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc

Beyond Symptom Suppression: Improving Long-Term Outcomes of Schizophrenia (GAP REPORT (GROUP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHIATRY))

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry

Mental Health

Seventy-five percent of the world's population lives in "developing countries," or in rural locations that lack most standard mental health services. These people have to cope with inadequate transportation and communication infrastructure, housing and sanitation problems, low educational levels, poverty, high rates of certain infectious diseases, and lack of professional human resources. Access to even basic health care is limited.
In the constant battle to provide the basic necessities for rural areas, these residents have received little attention with regard to mental health. Mental Health in Remote Rural Developing Areas (GAP Report 139) uses examples from rural villages in Alaska and other developing areas of the world. It illustrates the social and environmental influences that shape health and mental health care.
The book includes cases and discussions that focus on the role of the public psychiatrist, who, in these settings, often has limited ability to pick and choose which problems to deal with and who also has multiple options for conceptualizing a problem and taking action. Approaches described in the book include extensive use of community education to encourage local people to maintain healthy lifestyles.
This book will be of interest not only to psychiatrists but also to mental health professionals in different countries and work settings.

Mental Health in Remote Rural Developing Areas: Concepts and Cases (GAP REPORT (GROUP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHIATRY))

Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Committee on Therapeutic Care

Alcoholism in the United States: Racial and Ethnic Considerations incorporates data about alcohol abuse in four United States minority populations: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans (American Indians and Alaska Natives). The contributors, all well-established cultural psychiatrists, present information in an integrative, clear fashion that both experts and interested laypersons will find engaging.
This report discusses similarities and differences between each group, identifies the need for further research to help clarify variations between groups, and outlines the policy implications for treatment and prevention of alcoholism. Each chapter includes a brief description of one population, followed by a review of the available literature on prevalence of alcoholism; frequent heavy drinking; peak risks for alcoholism by age group; abstinence; alcohol-related morbidity and mortality; income; and urban migration, immigration, and acculturation in relation to alcohol use.

Alcoholism in the United States: Racial and Ethnic Considerations (GAP REPORT (GROUP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHIATRY))

Unknown Editor) American Psychiatric Association, Committee on Cultural Psychiat

Psychology & Counseling

Since ancient times medical practitioners have wrestled with how to effectively treat addiction. These treatments, which in many cases have evolved from trial and error, have changed radically over the years. This case study-filled reference offers practical advice that will guide physicians away from mistakes and help them follow the latest methods of treatment for alcohol and drug dependencies.
Rooted in the idea that clinicians must remain open to new, inventive treatment methods while maintaining a scientific approach, Addiction Treatment: Avoiding Pitfalls-A Case Approach puts current treatment methods into the context of past practices-both successful and unsuccessful. A distinguished group of physicians from the GAP Committee on Alcoholism and Addictions use fascinating case studies to illuminate discussions and illustrate common treatment pitfalls, exploring topics such as screening, diagnosis, and assessment; managing and monitoring the phases of treatment and recovery; psychotherapy; pharmacotherapy and other somatic therapies; the doctor-patient relationship; social networks and addiction treatment; self-help groups in recovery; myths and misconceptions in treating addicted women; and more.
Alcoholism and addictions are difficult to recognize early, and treatment is often complicated by psychiatric or medical illness, the presence or lack of support systems, and negative social attitudes. By categorizing key areas fraught with pitfalls and misconceptions, analyzing real-life case studies, and drawing conclusions, this book will help those practicing or interested in taking up addiction psychiatry to avoid mistakes and keep up-to-date with the latest methods and innovations in treatment.

Addiction Treatment: Avoiding Pitfalls : A Case Approach

Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry. Committee on Alcoholism and Addictions

In the Long Run--Longitudinal Studies of Psychopathology in Children

Committee on Child Psychiatry

Madness and Government: Who Cares for the Mentally Ill?

Foley, Henry A.

This annual review of psychiatry covers new issues in psychoanalysis, geriatric psychiatry, family psychiatry, bipolar illness and depressive disorders.

Psychiatry Update: The American Psychiatric Association Annual Review (Review of Psychiatry)

Your Phobia: Understanding Your Fear Through Contextual Therapy

Zane, Manuel D.

This annual review of psychiatry covers brief psychotherapies, children at risk, consultation-liaison psychiatry, alcohol abuse and dependence, and anxiety disorders.

Psychiatry Update: The American Association Annual Review (Review of Psychiatry)

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