Published November, 2017
By Gerd Laux, Hans-Peter Kapfhammer and Hans-Jurgen Moeller
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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Published November, 2017
By Barbara Stanley, Antonia S. New and Antonia New
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Primer On
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Published November, 2017
By Povl Munk-Jorgensen, Niels Okkels and Christina Blanner Kristiansen
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Singapore)
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This book highlights a broad range of issues on mental health and illness in large cities. It presents the epidemiology of mental disorders in cities, cultural issues of urban mental health care, and community care in large cities and urban slums. Finally, it looks at the increasing challenges of mental disorders in rapidly growing cities.

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Published November, 2017
By Roy F. Baumeister, Russell A. Barkley, Kathleen D. Vohs, Henk Aarts and Amelia Aldao
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Guilford Press)
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Published November, 2017
By Updesh Kumar
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Singapore)
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This essential reference volume in the field of suicidology brings forth leading-edge conceptualizations of suicidal behaviour by including emerging trends and recent research advances in the field across the globe.

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Published November, 2017
By James Morrison and Kathryn Flegel
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Guilford Press)
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Published November, 2017
By Justin B. Leaf
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
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Published November, 2017
By Christopher Pittenger
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects one person in 40 and can cause great suffering. This volume provides the first comprehensive summary of our understanding of this enigmatic condition, summarizing current work ranging from genetics and neurobiology through cognitive psychology, treatment, personal experiences, and societal implications.

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Published October, 2017
By David Ames, Kenneth I. Shulman, Kenneth Shulman and Helen Chiu
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Singapore)
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Longevity is a great gift of medical sciences and modern health care and since the benefit of longevity comes with specific mental health issues of the elderly, this book responds to the heightened need to understand and address the mental health challenges of the elderly.

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Published October, 2017
By H. Thomas Milhorn, Jr.
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
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Part II, Psychoactive Substance Dependencies, explains the various drug dependencies-alcohol dependence, sedative-hypnotic dependence, opioid dependence, stimulant dependence, nicotine dependence, cannabis dependence, dissociative dependence, inhalant dependence, hallucinogen dependence, and anabolic steroid dependence.

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