De La Salle University - Manila

Pathfinder : Mental Health

Mental health is defined as "the condition of being sound mentally and emotionally that is characterized by the absence of mental disorder (as neurosis or psychosis) and by adequate adjustment especially as reflected in feeling comfortable about oneself, positive feelings about others, and ability to meet the demands of life." Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html

Scope Note :

Here are entered comprehensive works and works on the social contexts and theories of mental health.

Books dealing with the topic are listed in the catalog under the headings:

• Mental health
• Mental health - - Addresses, essays, lectures
• Mental health - - Asia

The following subject headings may be helpful in locating related books:

• Anxiety
• Crisis intervention (Psychiatry)
• Dementia
• Depression
• Mental hygiene
• Mental illness
• Personality
• Psychiatry
• Psychotherapy
• Stress (Psychology)

Basic references located at the Information-Reference, 2nd floor:

• Counseling and mental health services on campus : a handbook of contemporary practices and challenges. James Archer, Jr., Stewart Cooper. LB 2343 A735 1998
• The crisis counseling and traumatic events treatment planner. Tammi D. Kolski, Michael Avriette, Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr. RC455.4. L53 K65 2001.
• Encyclopedia of mental health. RA 790.5 E5 1998.
• Grief counselling and grief therapy : a handbook for the mental health practitioner. J. William Worden. RC 455.4 L67 W67 2009..
• A guide to crisis intervention. Kristi Kanel. RC 480.6 K35 1999
• Handbook for screening adolescents at psychosocial risk. RJ 503 H36 1993.
• A handbook for the study of mental health : social contexts, theories, and systems. RC 455 H36 1999.
• Handbook of relational diagnosis and dysfunctional family patterns. RC 455.4 F3 H36 1996.
• Handbook of serious emotional disturbance in children and adolescents. RJ499.3. H36 2002.
• Handbook of the sociology of mental health. RC455 . H38 1999.
• Handbook of work and health psychology. HF 5548.8 H36513 2009..
• Mental health in a multi-ethnic society : a multi-disciplinary handbook. RC 451.5 A2 M46 1995
• Mental health care in the community. Lourdes Ladrido-Ignacio and Anselmo T. Tronco. RA 790.5 I45 2000.
• Stress and mental health. BF575 S75 S66 1988.

Text located at the American Studies Resource Center, Ground floor:

• Abortion, motherhood, and mental health : medicalizing reproduction in the United States and Great Britain. Ellie Lee. HQ767.5. U5 L42 2003.

Text located at the Br. Andrew Library, 2nd floor, Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall:

• Psychological evaluations for the courts : a handbook for mental health professionals and lawyers. KF 8922 P79 1997.

Texts located at the Circulation, 3rd floor:

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• Aging and mental health : positive psychosocial approaches and biomedical approaches. Robert N. Butler, Myrna I. Lewis, Trey Sunderland. RC 451.4 A5 B87 1998
• Assessment for crisis intervention : a triage assessment model. Rick A.Myer. RC 480.6 M9 2001.
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder : a clinical guide to diagnosis and treatment for health and mental health professionals. Larry B. Silver. RJ506. H9 S545 2004.
• Belief in God and mental health. Georg Siegmund. RC 455 S513.
• Caring for the mentally ill. Patricia Gottlieb Shapiro. RC 454 S5 1982.
• Chronic physical disorders : behavioral medicine's perspective. RC 108 C47 2002.
• Clinical counselling in context : an introduction. RC 466 C64 1999.
• Clinical counselling in further and higher education. edited by John Lees and Alison Vaspe. RC 451.4 S7 C54 1999.
• Clinical interviewing. John Sommers-Flanagan and Rita Sommers-Flanagan. RC480.7 . S65 2009
• Coming out straight : understanding and healing homosexuality. Richard Cohen. RC 558 C64 2000.
• Crises and special problems in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. Leopold Bellak. RC 480.5 B45 1994.
• Crisis intervention and trauma response : theory and practice. Barbara Rubin Wainrib, Ellin L. Bloch. RC 480.6 W34 1998.
• Culturally diverse mental health : the challenges of research and resistance. RC455.4. E8 C84 2003.
• Darkness visible : a memoir of madness. William Styron. RC 537 S88 1992.
• Destructive emotions : how can we overcome them? : a scientific collaboration with the Dalai Lama. BL65. E46 G64 2004.
• Documenting psychotherapy : essentials for mental health practitioners. Mary E. Moline, George T. Williams, Kenneth M. Austin. RC 455.2 M38 M64 1998.
• Drugs, alcohol and mental health. Alan Cornwell, Vicky Cornwell. RA 790.5 C67 1993.
• Emerging issues in mental health and aging. RC 451.4 A5 E44 1995.
• Ethics and mental retardation. RC 570 E7 1984.
• Families and the mental health system for children and adolescents : policy, services, and research. RJ 499 F35 1996
• Healing the male psyche : therapy as initiation. John Rowan. RC 451.4 M45 R68 1997
• Letters from the clinic : letter writing in clinical practice for mental health professionals. Derek Steinberg. RC 489 W75 S74 2000.
• Mental health and mental illness. Patricia D. Barry. RC 454.4 B37 1994.
• Mental health care in the community. Lourdes Ladrido-Ignacio, Anselmo T. Tronco. RA 790.5 I45 2000.
• The minds of the Chinese people : mental health in new China. Martha Livingston, Paul Lowinger. RA 790.7 C6 L58 1983.
• Minority mental health. RC 451.5 A2 M56 1982.
• Narrative therapy : an introduction for counsellors. Martin Payne. RC 489 S74 P39 2000.
• The Neuroscience of mental health II : a report on neuroscience research : status and potential for mental health and mental illness. QP 356 N48 1995.
• The parents' perspective : delinquency, aggression and mental health. Paul Lerman and Kathleen J. Pottick. HV 9085 L47 1995.
• The power of spirituality in therapy : integrating spiritual and religious beliefs in mental health practice. Peter A. Kahle, John M. Robbins. RC489. S676 K34 2004.
• The practical art of suicide assessment : a guide for mental health professionals and substance abuse counselors. Shawn Christopher Shea. RC569 . S44 2002.
• The psychology of men's health. Christina Lee and R. Glynn Owens. RA 564.83 L44 2002.
• Psychotherapy with gay men and lesbians : contemporary dynamic approaches. RC451.4. G39 P79 2003.
• Psychotherapy with older adults. Bob G. Knight. RC 451.4 A5 K64 1996.
• Recipes for healing : gender-sensitive care for women survivors of torture. HV 6250.4 W65 R4 1998.
• Representations of health, illness and handicap. RA 776 R46 1995.
• The right of the child to a clean environment. HQ 789 R5 2000.
• The RISE response : illness, wellness, and spirituality : a proven program of relief for people coping with cancer, HIV, chronic pain, and tension. Tim Flinders, Madeline Gershwin, Rick Flinders. RA 785 F54 1994.
• Schizophrenia. RC 514 S36 2003
• Straight talk about your mental health. James Morrison. RC 460 M67 2002.
• Women and health psychology : mental health issues. Cheryl Brown Travis. RC 451.4 W6 T7 1988.
• Women and stress : [how to manage stress and find joy in your life]. Charmaine Saunders. HQ 1206 S28 1995.
• Women's mental health services : a public health perspective. RC 451.4 W6 W66 1998.
• Working with families in crisis : school-based intervention. William Steele, Melvyn Raider. HV 699 S84 1991.

JOURNALS

ELECTRONIC

APA - PsycArticles
http://search.ebscohost.com

PROQUEST Online
http://www.umi.com/pqdauto

• American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
• Behavioral Health Management
• Community Mental Health Journal
• Journal of Mental Health
• Journal of Mental Health Counseling
• Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services
• Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

EBSCO Online
http://search.ebscohost.com

• Journal of Mental Health Administration.

JSTOR
http://www.jstor.org/

VERTICAL FILES
(Information-Reference, 2nd floor)

• Gray heads remember better Notre Dame Magazine 29(1) : p. 14+ Spring 2000. (VF 01880)
• Medicaid and institutions for mental diseases (VF 00973)
• Research on mental illness and addictive disorders : progress and prospects : a Report of the Board on Mental Health and Behavioral Medicine, Institute of Medicine The American Journal of Psychiatry 142 : p. (7) Jl '85. (VF 00147)

FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
(Archives, 4th floor)

• Perception of incest and effects of reality therapy and psychospirituality programs on the self-esteem and spiritual well-being of adolescent survivors of incest. Rojo-Gigantone, Myrna G., 2003. Tanglaw. 9(2):123-147 2003.
• Brief psychodynamic strategies for counseling and psychotherapy. Villar, Imelda V.G. Manila : DLSU Press, 2001.

AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS
(Instructional Media Services, Ground floor)

• Brain show. Volume 4, Stress and emotions. Volume 5, Learning and memory. Volume 6, The two brains V000160
• Existential-humanistic therapy with Bugental  V003135
• Girl, interrupted  V002285
• Girl on the edge of town  V000331
• House of cards V000132
• Night mother  V001519
• Sex initiation or abduction with rape? ; The last taboo; Incest  V000545
• Shadowlands  V000193
• Stress reduction program  V000606

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

LOCAL
(Archives, 4th floor)

• A study on the physical fitness of children with mild mental retardation in various self-testing activities. Kuang-Wei (James) Huang (2001) [TG-03144]
• The effectiveness of Abhidhamma meditations in enhancing psychological health and reducing hypertension of Augustinian seminarians. Xavier Kattikat (1996) [TG-02759]
• The effects of spiritual-psychological synthesis on anxiety, depression, and mental health of Vietnamese refugees. Marie Thecla Tran Thi Giong (1993) [TG-2175]
• The use of multimodel counseling in dealing with problems of a trainable mentally retarded child. Gretel Ting (1985) [TG-01392]
• Death anxiety level of selected elderly people in Bangkok, Thailand: a basic for a pastoral counseling program. Wannee Likhittam (1982) [TG-01808]
• Health status of children with mental retardation at Sta. Ana Elementary School and Stepping Stone Learning Centre : an analysis. Chun-Chen (Jennifer) Yeh (2001) [TG-03149]
• Households with incestuous rape : an inquiry into their help-seeking behavior. Rainera L. Lucero (2000) [TG-03031]
• Mental health state and quality of religious lifestyle of SVD priests in Indonesia. Mikhael de Fretes (1992) [TG-02457]
• Taong grasa: karanasan at buhay. Rhonna Alejandrino ; Oliver Lim ; Alexandra Raval (1995) [TU-06797]

FOREIGN

Proquest Digital Dissertations
( http://www.umi.com/pqdauto )

INTERNET SOURCES

Health Canada - Mental Health
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/mentalhealth/
[Retrieved October 18, 2010]
This site is designed to provide convenient access to a range of online materials related to the promotion of mental health, the planning, delivery, cost and evaluation of mental health programs and services in Canada, and the mental health issues, problems and disorders encountered by Canadians. Selected links to other sites are also included.

Internet Mental Health
http://www.mentalhealth.com/
[Retrieved October 18, 2010]
Internet Mental Health is a free encyclopedia of mental health information created by a Canadian psychiatrist, Dr. Phillip Long. This Internet freely shares with the world whatever information on mental health. It contains researches, Internet links, medications, etc. on mental health.

Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html
[Retrieved October 18, 2010]
Provides links to health topics, drug information, medical encyclopedia, dictionary, news, directories and other resources.

National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
[Retrieved October 18, 2010]
Working to improve mental health through biomedical research on mind, brain, and behavior, this site provides quick links to health information. It also provides quick links to research and funding.

National Mental Health Association
http://www.nmha.org/
[Retrieved October 18, 2010]
The National Mental Health Association is America's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. With more than 340 affiliates nationwide, NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million people with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service.

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/mental_health/en/
[Retrieved October 18, 2010]
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse provides leadership and guidance for the achievement of two broad objectives: (a) closing the gap between what is needed and what is currently available to reduce the burden of mental disorders worldwide, and (b) promoting mental health. It includes links to evidence and research, disorders management, suicide prevention and special programmes.

Should you have comments or suggestions on this pathfinder, please call us at these telephone numbers, 536-0244, 524-4611 local 620 or email us through “Ask LORA”.

Compiled by: Mrs. Marita G. Valerio

Date: September 2004 / October 2010