Health Counseling: A Practical Guide

The book Health Counseling is a very welcome resource material in handling persons with behaviour disorder or emotional problems and those with some debilitating diseases and chronic illness. Behaviour disorder is a very significant prevailing problem in the society and if not controlled might have devastating effect and consequences to victims as well as others in the society. Victims might endanger themselves, other persons in the society as well as pets and properties they come in contact with. Therefore to assist victims of behaviour disorders overcome or manage such emotional problems or disorders and those with debilitating diseases and chronic illness get better, it is imperative that prompt treatment is given to them. This book succinctly highlights some treatment intervention strategies through psychotherapy use of drugs, and a combination of both psychotherapy and use of drugs in handling cases of behaviour disorders and those with debilitating diseases and chronic illness. This book is highly recommended for physicians, clinical psychologists, psychologists, guidance counselors, special educators,nurses and regular classroom teachers.