Table of Contents Chapter 01 The History of Mental Health Care 2 Chapter 02 Current Mental Health Care Systems 11 Chapter 03 Ethical and Legal Issues 20 Chapter 04 Sociocultural Issues 30 Chapter 05 Theories and Therapies 39 Chapter 06 Complementary and Alternative Therapies 48 Chapter 07 Psychotherapeutic Drug Therapy 57 Chapter 08 Principles and Skills of Mental Health Care 66 Chapter 09 Mental Health Assessment Skills 76 Chapter 10 Therapeutic Communication 85 Chapter 11 The Therapeutic Relationship 95 Chapter 12 The Therapeutic Environment 105 Chapter 13 Problems of Childhood 115 Chapter 14 Problems of Adolescence 124 Chapter 15 Problems of Adulthood 133 Chapter 16 Problems of Late Adulthood 142 Chapter 17 Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia 150 Chapter 18 Managing Anxiety 159 Chapter 19 Illness and Hospitalization 168 Chapter 20 Loss and Grief 177 Chapter 21 Depression and Other Mood Disorders 186 Chapter 22 Physical Problems, Psychological Sources 194 Chapter 23 Eating and Sleeping Disorders 202 Chapter 24 Dissociative Disorders 210 Chapter 25 Anger and Aggression 220 Chapter 26 Outward-Focused Emotions Violence 229 Chapter 27 Inward-Focused Em