"As I finish the fourth edition of this book, the mental health needs for individuals and their families have exploded. Anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and substance use have increased post pandemic. Suicide rates have gone up 36% in the United States between 2000 and 2022. Access to quality mental health care has been exacerbated by the pandemic. NIMH estimates that one in five adults live with mental illness while the prevalence rate for adolescents is estimated at 49.5%. A fifth of all American adults now have a prescription for medication, most likely prescribed by a primary care provider to treat a mental health issue. The focus is on short-term symptom relief instead of long-term healing"-- Provided by publisher.