The Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacotherapy presents compact and up-to-date knowledge for the entire spectrum of mental disorders and therapeutic methods. Basic principles, concepts, definitions, and therapeutic methods are presented systematically and reliably in over 4,500 entries by more than 400 renowned experts in psychology and psychopharmacology.

It includes a systematic presentation of mental disorders: symptomatology, psychopathology, etiology, classification oriented to ICD-10 and DSM-5, prevalence and course, diagnostics, and psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacotherapeutic treatment standards. There are 30 in-depth essays on key mental disorders and treatment methods, as well as current treatment guidelines, legal foundations, and professional policy frameworks in clinical occupational fields. Comprehensive information on clinical diagnosis is also provided.