Mental health from an international perspective /
Mental health is ""a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities; can cope with the normal stresses of life; can work productively and fruitfully; and is able to make a contribution to his or her community"". Mental illness is defined as "&q...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers,
[2014]
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| Series: | Health and human development series.
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Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1 Mental health issues / Mohammed Morad
- SECTION ONE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
- ch. 2 Mental health policy development / Said Shahtahmasebi
- ch. 3 Psychological well-being and life satisfaction among an adult population / Dipl Psychol
- ch. 4 Antenatal depressive symptomatology among Chengdu Chinese women / Ying Lau
- ch. 5 Self-reported mood sensitivity to pollen, seasonality of mood and depressive symptoms in a college sample / Teodor T. Postolache
- ch. 6 Mood improvement with one hour of light treatment in patients with seasonal affective disorder / Teodor T. Postolache
- ch. 7 Challenging behavior and people with an intellectual disability / Joav Merrick
- ch. 8 Adult perceptions of youth mental health problems / Suzanne Tough
- ch. 9 Cancer, pain and depression / Rioko K. Sakata
- ch. 10 Sleep and mood, pain, functional status and health-related quality of life in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis / Kathi J. Kemper.
- Ch. 11 Hatha yoga and depression / Adam Bazini
- SECTION TWO CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES
- ch. 12 Immigrant families: Cultural and psychological issues / Marie Rose Moro
- ch. 13 Temperament, intellectual functioning and social behaviour in children / Vickii B. Jenvey
- ch. 14 Parental satisfaction, treatment outcome and children's mental health services / Diomaris E. Jurecska
- ch. 15 Risk behaviors among young adults / Hagit Bonny-Noach
- ch. 16 Discordance among Chilean families / Marcela Castillo
- ch. 17 United States: Mental health issues in an adolescent medicine clinic patient population / Hatim A. Omar
- SECTION THREE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- ch. 18 About the editors
- ch. 19 About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel
- ch. 20 About the book series "Health and human development"
- SECTION FOUR INDEX.
