Mental Illness category: 868 books
Agnes's Jacket
A Psychologist's Search for the Meanings of Madness.Revised and Updated with a New Epilogue by the Author
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
In a Victorian-era German asylum, seamstress Agnes Richter painstakingly stitched a mysterious autobiographical text into every inch of the jacket she created from her institutional uniform. Despite every attempt to silence them, hundreds of other psychiatric patients have managed to get their stories...
by Candida Fink, Joe Kraynak
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Understand the realities of bipolar disorder
When one receives the diagnosis that they or a loved one has bipolar disorder, it can be a time of fear and worry. Bipolar Disorder For Dummies, 3rd Edition explains the brain chemistry behind the disease and covers the latest medications and therapies....
by Heather Rose
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Coping with anxiety via anxiety management can be effectively achieved if you understand what severe anxiety means and how it progresses. Anxiety disorders are labeled in various categories such as General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), social phobias and panic attacks....
by Nancy Abel, LCSW, LADC
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
Mental health practitioners must be prepared to treat addiction-related issuesóaffecting up to 50% of mental health clientsówhether or not clients present with addiction as a primary concern. This practical roadmap to the treatment of addictions advocates an underutilizedóyet highly effectiveómethod...
The Myth of Sanity
Divided Consciousness and the Promise of Awareness
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2002
Why does a gifted psychiatrist suddenly begin to torment his own beloved wife? How can a ninety-pound woman carry a massive air conditioner to the second floor of her home, install it in a window unassisted, and then not remember how it got there? Why would a brilliant feminist law student ask her...
by Babette Rothschild
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Basic information about one of the most common problems in therapy, from a best-selling mental health writer.
Since 1980, when PTSD first appeared as a diagnostic category, the number of people seeking trauma therapy has grown exponentially. Victims of traumatic events seek treatment for their...
Treating Psychosis
A Clinician's Guide to Integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness Approaches within the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Psychosis can be associated with a variety of mental health problems, including schizophrenia, severe depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorders. While traditional treatments for psychosis have emphasized medication-based strategies, evidence now suggests that individuals...
by Perry Ritthaler
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
Those suffering from schizophrenia see the world in a different way, although they may share with others the same feelings, thoughts, and reactions to the world around them. It is their interpretation of those feelings, thoughts, and reactions and communicating with others that can make life a challenge...
Trauma, Survival and Resilience in War Zones
The psychological impact of war in Sierra Leone and beyond
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
This book, based upon a series of psychological research studies, examines Sierra Leone as a case study of a constructivist and narrative perspective on psychological responses to warfare, telling the stories of a range of survivors of the civil war. The authors explore previous research on psychological...
The Psychological Autopsy
A Roadmap for Uncovering the Barren Bones of the Suicide's Mind
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2017
The best way to grasp the essence of death scene investigation (DSI) is to witness its application, called the psychological autopsy, by an expert forensic scientist/clinician. This remarkable book affords the opportunity to delve into the challenges that the forensic mental health specialist and...
Emotionally Free (2nd edition)
A Prescription for Healing Body, Soul, and Spirit
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Are you struggling to control your thoughts, moods, and emotions?
Are you tired of always living with a sense of spiritual defeat?
God wants us to be more than saved. He wants us to be transformed by the renewing of our mind. Emotionally Free will show you how you can be transformed in body,...
Treating Co-occurring Adolescent PTSD and Addiction
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Adolescents with Trauma and Substance-Abuse Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Research has shown that, for many teens, trauma can lead to addiction. Now, for the first time ever, two mental health experts offer a powerful, integrative program to effectively treat teens with these co-occurring issues.
Trauma and addiction often present side by side. However, up until...
by Alvin Christan
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a common type of mental health counseling (psychotherapy). With cognitive behavioral therapy, you work with a mental health counselor (psychotherapist) in a structured way, attending a limited number of sessions. By helping you become aware of inaccurate or negative...
Trauma, Abandonment and Privilege
A guide to therapeutic work with boarding school survivors
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Trauma, Abandonment and Privilege discusses how ex-boarders can be amongst the most challenging clients for therapists; even experienced therapists may unwittingly struggle to skilfully address the needs of this client group. It looks at the effect on adults of being sent away to board in childhood...