Executive Summary
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction and Themes
Overarching Themes: Mental Health and Mental Illness: A Public Health Approach
Mental Disorders are Disabling
Mental
Health and Mental Illness: Points on a Continuum
Mind and Body are Inseparable
The Roots of Stigma
Separation of Treatment Symptoms
Public Attitudes About Mental Illness: 1950s to 1990s
Stigma and Seeking Help for Mental Disorders
Stigma and Paying For Mental Disorder Treatment
The Science Base of the Report
Overview of the Report's Chapters
Chapter 2
The Fundamentals of Mental Health and Mental Illness
The Neuroscience of Mental Health
Complexity of the Brain I: Structural
Complexity of the Brain II: Neurochemical
Complexity of the Brain III: Plasticity
Imaging the
Brain
Overview of Mental Illness
Manifestations of Mental Illness
Anxiety
Psychosis
Disturbance of Mood
Disturbance of Cognition
Other Symptoms
Diagnosis of Mental Illness
Epidemiology of Mental Illness
Adults
Children and Adolecents
Older Adults
Future Directions for Epidemiology
Costs of Mental Illness
Overview of
Etiology
Biopsychosocial Model of Disease
Understanding Correlation, Causation, and Consequences
Biological Influences on Mental Health and Mental Illness
The Genetics of Behavior and Mental Illness
Infectious Influences
PANDAS
Psychosocial Influences on Mental Health and Mental Illness
Psychodynamic Theories
Behaviorism and Social Learning Theory
The Integrative Science of Mental Illness and Health
Overview of Development, Temperament, and Risk Factors
Physical Development
Theories of Psychological Development
Piaget: Cognitive Development Theory
Erik Erikson: Psychoanalytic Development Theory
John Bowlby: Attachment Theory of Development
Nature and Nurture: The Ultimate Synthesis
Overview
of Prevention
Definitions of Prevention
Risk Factors and Protective Factors
Overview
of Treatment
Introduction to Range of Treatments
Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
Behavioral Therapy
Humanistic Therapy
Pharmacological Therapies
Mechanisms of Action
Complementary and Alternative Treatment
Issues in Treatment
Placebo Response
Benefits and Risks
Gap Between Efficacy and Effectiveness
Barriers to Seeking Help
Overview of Mental Health Services
Overall Patterns of Use
History of Mental Health Services
Overview of Cultural Diversity and Mental Health Services
Introduction to Cultural Diversity and Demographics
Coping Styles
Family and Community as Resources
Epidemiology and Utilization of Services
African Americans
Asian/Pacific Islanders
Hispanic Americans
Barriers to the Receipt of Treatment
Help-Seeking Behavior
Mistrust
Stigma
Cost
Clinician Bias
Improving Treatment for Minority Groups
Ethnopsychopharmacology