Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Evidence-based social work : an overview / Bruce A. Thyer -- Mental retardation / John Gerdtz and Susan Gerdtz -- Autistic disorder / Claire J. Calohan and Colin M. Peeler -- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder / David R. Dupper and Joy B. Musick -- Conduct disorder / Carolyn Hilarski -- Oppositional defiant disorder / Lisa A. Rapp-Paglicci -- Pica / Irma A. Molina, Matthew T. Theriot, and Catherine N. Dulmus -- Alcohol abuse / Nancy J. Smyth and Charles D. Syms -- Cannabis-related disorders / Melissa Radey and Laura Hopson -- Cocaine-related disorders / Patrick S. Bordnick, Hilary L. Copp, and Bruce A Thyer -- Opioid-related disorders / Laura Hopson and Melissa Radey -- Schizophrenia / Kia J. Bentley ... [et al.] -- Major depressive disorder / Michael J. Holosko ... [et al.] -- Dysthymic disorder / Michael J. Holosko ... [et al.] -- Panic disorder and agoraphobia / Joseph A. Himle, Daniel J. Fischer, and Laura M. Lokers -- Agoraphobia without history of panic disorder / Bruce M. Hyman -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder / Barbara Van Noppen, Joseph A. Himle, and Gail Steketee -- Sexual desire and arousal disorders / Sophia F. Dziegielewski ... [et al.] -- Orgasmic disorders / Sophia F. Dziegielewski ... [et al.] -- Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder / Laura L. Myers -- Antisocial personality disorder / Carolyn Hilarski -- Borderline personality disorder / André Ivanoff, Jennifer Manuel, and Henry Schmidt III -- The cole for social workers in the managed health care system: a model for evidence-based practice / Kimberly J. Long, Lindsay Homesley, and John S. Wodarski.