Self-Help in Mental Health : A Critical Review - Harwood, T. Mark.; L'Abate, Luciano; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010)
to the Field of Self-help in Mental Health -- 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 -- Self-Support Methods: Initiated, Administered, Guided, Maintained, and Monitored by Professionals -- Distance Writing: Helping without Seeing Participants -- Bibliotherapy -- Online Support Groups and Therapy -- Manuals for Practitioners -- Self-help and Self-change Approaches for Specific Conditions Initiated, Administered, Guided, Maintained, and Monitored by Professionals -- Anxiety Disorders -- Mood Disorders -- Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Obesity -- Addictive Behaviors -- Personality Disorders -- Severe Psychopathology -- Medical Conditions -- Conclusions and Prospects -- Who Benefits by Self-Help and Why?.
Keywords: Clinical psychology; Psychotherapy .; Social work; Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Social Work