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May is Mental Health Month, an annual observance designed to raise awareness about mental illnesses and to help promote the importance of mental wellness for all. The following official Government publications dealing with mental health are available for sale through the U.S. Government Printing Office.
Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging Description: Explains what Alzheimer's disease is. Describes what has been learned to date about the disease. Provides a glimpse into future directions for research. CD-ROM in pocket. Year/Pages: 2002: 60 p.; ill. and CD-ROM in pocket.
Price:
$2.00
Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health Description: Offers up-to-date information on attention deficit disorders and the role of National Institute of Mental Health- (NIMH) sponsored research in discovering underlying causes and effective treatments. Describes treatment options, strategies for coping, and sources of information and support. Tells what it is like to have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) through the stories of fictional characters who are representative of people who show symptoms of ADHD. Sold in packages of 25 copies only. Paperback. Year/Pages: 1994: 42 p.; ill. Price: $20.80
Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services Description: Covers topics including: managed behavioral health care; assessment of outcomes and performance; key factors in managed care; population-based analyses for populations who are seriously mentally ill and severely emotionally disturbed; costs incurred through Medicare, Medicaid, and private sector insurance plans; and National Statistics. Paperback. Year/Pages: 2001: 358 p.; ill. Price: $44.00
Publisher: Veterans Affairs Dept., National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Description: Contains review articles on specific topics related to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ( PTSD), written by guest experts. Each article contains a selective bibliography with abstracts and a supplementary list of annotated citations.
Price:
$15.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Office of the Surgeon General, Borden Institute Description: Addresses the multiple mental health services provided by the military during peacetime. Cloth. Year/Pages: 1994: 331 p.; ill.
Price:
$35.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Office of the Surgeon General, Borden Institute Description: Addresses the delivery of mental health services during wartime. Discusses the evolution of the concept of combat stress reaction, the delivery of mental health care on the various battlefields relating to illnesses soldiers are likely to experience, and the psychological consequences of having endured the intensity and lethality of modern combat. Cloth. Year/Pages: 1995: 515 p.; ill. Price: $20.60
Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services Description: Provides information and guidance to individuals concerned with the mental health needs of children who experience major disasters. Paperback. Year/Pages: 2005: 60 p. revised ed.
Price:
$6.00
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