Mental Health category: 18328 books
Points of View
Stories of Psychopathology
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Points of View is desingned to provide students at various levels of experience and training with illustrative examples of individuals with different forms of psychopathology. The work is designed primarily for students who are studying descriptive psychopathology, including psychiatric residents,...
by Brian Jeff
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
To start with, there is no gain saying that Schizophrenia is a chronic, relentless, and disabling brain disease. In fact, it can be defined as a disorder characterized by a range of cognitive and emotional dysfunctions.
Yes, as a matter of fact, this disorder basically involves instability...
The Bipolar II Disorder Workbook
Managing Recurring Depression, Hypomania, and Anxiety
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2014
Most people have heard of bipolar disorder, a mental health condition that is marked by manic episodes and periods of intense depression. Bipolar II disorder differs from bipolar I in that sufferers may never experience a full manic episode, although they may experience periods of high energy and...
The Age of Melancholy
"Major Depression" and its Social Origin
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Depression has become the most frequently diagnosed chronic mental illness, and is a disability encountered almost daily by mental health professionals of all trades. "Major Depression" is a medical disease, which some would argue has reached epidemic proportions in contemporary society,...
by Michael Carr
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
Have you, or a loved one been suffering from frequent low moods for two or more years?
Chronic, low-grade depression is often thought of as a mild disorder that doesn’t need to be taken as seriously as more extreme mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder or major depression. However, research...
Understanding and Healing Emotional Trauma
Conversations with pioneering clinicians and researchers
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Understanding and Healing Emotional Trauma is an interdisciplinary book which explores our current understanding of the forces involved in both the creation and healing of emotional trauma. Through engaging conversations with pioneering clinicians and researchers, Daniela F. Sieff offers accessible...
Families Under Fire
Systemic Therapy With Military Families
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2011
As provider networks on military bases are overwhelmed with new cases, civilian clinicians are increasingly likely to treat military families. However, these clinicians do not receive the same military mental-healthcare training as providers on military installations, adding strain to clinicians’...
by Mark Eisenstadt, M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2011
"Anxiety, Panic Attacks and Agoraphobia Made Simple" is a treatment manual for these conditions. This means that it lays out a complete set of steps that enable an individual to overcome them. The author has gone to great lengths to explain these conditions and how to become free of them...
When Someone You Love Suffers from Posttraumatic Stress
What to Expect and What You Can Do
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2011
For trauma survivors struggling with intense memories and emotions, it often feels like life won't ever be "normal" again. Effective treatments are out there, but the needs of family members are often overlooked. Will the person you love ever get better? What can you do to promote healing?...
by Orla Kelly
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Looking at the main destructive components of PTSD, you will be shown simple but effective techniques and strategies on how to reclaim each piece that PTSD has so ruthlessly taken from you or a loved one.You will be guided and supported through these very difficult times and gain a greater understanding...
by Mary E. Muscari, PhD, MSCr
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
An estimated 7.8% of all Americans will experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their lives. Roughly 5.2 million people have PTSD during the course of a given year. And PTSD can affect anyone - from war veterans and abuse victims to persons directly or indirectly traumatized...
by Sabra Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Research has shown that widowed black women have unique circumstances that aren't always addressed in most widow support groups and organizations. Losing a husband is an event no woman wants to face, no matter the culture or race. Grief has no respecter of person however; the end results of a loss...
Pig Pills Inc
The Anatomy of an Academic and Alternative Health Fraud
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
The bizaree story of Truehope/Synergy and their vitamin concoction E M Power Plus that is alleged to "cure" all mental illnesses. The history from the inception, the raid of their headquarters by the RCMP, their ongoing battle with the Canadian government and some of the horror stories from those who tried the "cure".
Finding the Blue Sky
A Mindful Approach to Choosing Happiness Here and Now
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Joseph Emet explores the intersection between Positive Psychology--the study of what makes people happy--and the ancient wisdom of Buddhism.
Positive Psychology—with its focus not on mental "disease," but rather on what actually makes people happy—has revolutionized the way that we look...