How long does it take to read Encyclopedia of Mental Health?
Howard S. Friedman
Encyclopedia of Mental Health by Howard S. Friedman takes about 36 hours 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 36 hours 40 minutes
A long haul
First published 1998. 2,000 pages, about 550,000 words.
74 days (about 11 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 61 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 36 hours 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 hours 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Edited by Howard S. Friedman of the University of California/Riverside (called "the most cited psychologist" by the Social Science Citation Index), this work will be informative and accessible to college students and interested adults. In addition to discussing mental disorders, treatments, and personality attributes, articles focus an such subjects as burnout, caffeine, and commuting and mental health. Each article is formatted clearly with an outline describing its content and a short glossary to explain terminology. A complete table of contents for all volumes in the front of each, bibliographies for further reading at the end of every article, and an extensive index aid use".--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
Subjects: Mental illness, Mental health, Psychology, Encyclopedias, Mental Disorders, Dictionaries
