Research Guide
Overview
This research guide is designed to help locate information regarding Mental Health
Disorders. Included in this guide will be a wealth of material geared toward this growing
issue in the United States. Simply put, the lack or absence of mental health is receiving
more attention now than in the past, because it is causing individuals to lose time out of their lives and work, which is costing the U.S. billions due to treatment, social
security payments, homelessness, incarceration and lost earnings.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Cognition Disorders- Patients- Mental Health
Community Mental Health Disorders in Old Age
Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental Disorders
Organic Mental Disorders
Speech Disorders in Children- Patients- Mental Health
Keywords
Mental Disorders
Mental Health Disorders
Health Care Costs
Mental Health
Community Mental Health Disorders
Reference Sources
The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, Ellen Thackery and Madeline Harris
Book
Detroit, MI: Gale Group, c2003.
RC437.G35.2003
This reference will provide descriptions of mental disorders and their affect of the brain.
Encyclopedia of Mental Health, Ada P. Kahn and Jan Fawcett
Book
New York: Facts on File, c2001
RC437.K34.2001
This reference will also provide in depth information regarding mental disorders.
The American Heritage Stedman’s Medical Dictionary
Book
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, c1995
610.3 S81
This reference will provide a more medically inclined description of mental disorders.
Print Books
Mental Health in America: A reference handbook. Donna Kemp. Santa Barbara, CA:
ABC-CLIO, 2007.
This book documents the evolution of mental health and its policies from colonial times
to the present. It also includes the insurance problems that offends the field of study.
Mental Health and Mental Illness. Patricia Barry. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2002.
This book goes in depth with the definitions of, care of, and the psychosocial aspects of Mental illness. It also provides care plans and professional treatment of mental disorders.
Early Detection and Management of Mental Disorders. Mario Maj. John Wiley and Sons, 2004.
This book provides information on the detection and management of mental disorders.
Periodicals
Wootton, Ruth. “Prejudice in mind: Nurse Ruth Wootton describes how disclosing a history of mental illness lost her jobs and friends. (Reflections) Nursing Standards 22.44 (July 9, 2008): p. 26 (2).
This tells how mental illness can affect your employment and social life.
“Psychologically draining: mental illness issues are costing nation. (Intelligence).” Pharmaceutical Representative 38.6 (June, 2008): p. 11 (1).
This article shows how mental health is costing the U.S.
Sullivan, Michelle G. “Collaborative Care ideal in serious mental illness. (Mental Health).” Family Practice News 38.12 (July 15, 2008): p. 17 (1).
This article expounds on the serious mental illness cases.
Website Resources
The link listed below will take you to the website of the National Institute of Mental Health, where you can find credible information regarding mental disorders. The information on this site is up to date and each mental disorder is defined. It provides current research statistics and funding.
www.nimhinfo@nih.gov
This website will provide statistical information in regards to mentally ill patients who are treated in Emergency Rooms, Physician Offices, and who are residents of Nursing Homes. It also gives information on mortality rates, including suicide.
www.cdc.gov/nchs
Overview
This research guide is designed to help locate information regarding Mental Health
Disorders. Included in this guide will be a wealth of material geared toward this growing
issue in the United States. Simply put, the lack or absence of mental health is receiving
more attention now than in the past, because it is causing individuals to lose time out of their lives and work, which is costing the U.S. billions due to treatment, social
security payments, homelessness, incarceration and lost earnings.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Cognition Disorders- Patients- Mental Health
Community Mental Health Disorders in Old Age
Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental Disorders
Organic Mental Disorders
Speech Disorders in Children- Patients- Mental Health
Keywords
Mental Disorders
Mental Health Disorders
Health Care Costs
Mental Health
Community Mental Health Disorders
Reference Sources
The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, Ellen Thackery and Madeline Harris
Book
Detroit, MI: Gale Group, c2003.
RC437.G35.2003
This reference will provide descriptions of mental disorders and their affect of the brain.
Encyclopedia of Mental Health, Ada P. Kahn and Jan Fawcett
Book
New York: Facts on File, c2001
RC437.K34.2001
This reference will also provide in depth information regarding mental disorders.
The American Heritage Stedman’s Medical Dictionary
Book
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, c1995
610.3 S81
This reference will provide a more medically inclined description of mental disorders.
Print Books
Mental Health in America: A reference handbook. Donna Kemp. Santa Barbara, CA:
ABC-CLIO, 2007.
This book documents the evolution of mental health and its policies from colonial times
to the present. It also includes the insurance problems that offends the field of study.
Mental Health and Mental Illness. Patricia Barry. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2002.
This book goes in depth with the definitions of, care of, and the psychosocial aspects of Mental illness. It also provides care plans and professional treatment of mental disorders.
Early Detection and Management of Mental Disorders. Mario Maj. John Wiley and Sons, 2004.
This book provides information on the detection and management of mental disorders.
Periodicals
Wootton, Ruth. “Prejudice in mind: Nurse Ruth Wootton describes how disclosing a history of mental illness lost her jobs and friends. (Reflections) Nursing Standards 22.44 (July 9, 2008): p. 26 (2).
This tells how mental illness can affect your employment and social life.
“Psychologically draining: mental illness issues are costing nation. (Intelligence).” Pharmaceutical Representative 38.6 (June, 2008): p. 11 (1).
This article shows how mental health is costing the U.S.
Sullivan, Michelle G. “Collaborative Care ideal in serious mental illness. (Mental Health).” Family Practice News 38.12 (July 15, 2008): p. 17 (1).
This article expounds on the serious mental illness cases.
Website Resources
The link listed below will take you to the website of the National Institute of Mental Health, where you can find credible information regarding mental disorders. The information on this site is up to date and each mental disorder is defined. It provides current research statistics and funding.
www.nimhinfo@nih.gov
This website will provide statistical information in regards to mentally ill patients who are treated in Emergency Rooms, Physician Offices, and who are residents of Nursing Homes. It also gives information on mortality rates, including suicide.
www.cdc.gov/nchs
