Mental Disorders, Medications, and Clinical Social Work

Written for social workers by a social worker Mental Disorders Medicationsand Clinical Social Work discusses the etiology epidemiology assessment andinterventio... » 

Written for social workers by a social worker Mental Disorders Medicationsand Clinical Social Work discusses the etiology epidemiology assessment andintervention planning for common mental disorders. Looking at disorders from anecosystems perspective Austrian goes beyond a linear classification approachand DSMIVTR categories and encourages social workers to analyze the internaland external environmental factors that contribute to a disorders development.Austrians discussion of effective interventions for a particular client alsostresses the importance of working with families in treating disorders.In addition to information on new medications biochemical data on the causesof disease and diagnostic tests the revised third edition discusses therapiessuch as motivational interviewing cognitivebehavioral interpersonal anddialectic. «