Mental Illness category: 868 books
by Christopher Frueh, Anouk Grubaugh, Jon D. Elhai
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Evidence-based approaches to diagnosing and treating PTSD in an array of specific populations and settings
This timely, practical guide for busy professionals:
Covers strategies for those working in specialized practice settings, such as primary care facilities, prisons, and hospitals...
by Erik Blaire
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
How did Francisco Pizarro use the secret trick of Christopher Columbus to conquer the mightiest empire of South America in one evening, with a single boat load of men, with almost no resistance? And what does this have to do with YOU?
In his classic, 1984, George Orwell selected certain features...
by Dawson Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a terrible burden to bear. It not only affects people psychologically, robbing them of peace of mind and inner tranquility; it damages them physically. Traumatic stress can result from negative emotional experiences during childhood. It can also arise in adults...
Child Trauma Handbook
A Guide for Helping Trauma-Exposed Children and Adolescents
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Originally published in 2005, the Child Trauma Handbook is a user-friendly manual that teaches a comprehensive, research-based, phase-model approach to trauma-informed treatment for children and adolescents. Both new and experienced clinicians will find clear explanations and tips for making the connection...
Effective Treatments for PTSD, Second Edition
Practice Guidelines from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2008
Developed under the auspices of the PTSD Treatment Guidelines Task Force of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, this tightly edited work is the definitive best-practice reference for practitioners caring for any trauma population. Leading clinical scientists thoroughly review the...
The Many Faces of Abuse
Treating the Emotional Abuse of High-Functioning Women
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1998
The subject is emotional abuse—the ongoing process whereby one person attempts to destroy the will, needs, desires, or perceptions of another. The object is the well-educated, high-functioning professional woman.
Dr. Joan Lachkar examines the origins and early warning signs of the psychological...
Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children, Second Edition
Creative Arts and Play Therapy, eds Malchiodi and Crenshaw
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
A trusted, bestselling resource, this volume demonstrates a range of creative approaches for facilitating children's emotional reparation and recovery from trauma. Experts in play, art, music, movement, and drama therapy, as well as bibliotherapy, describe step-by-step strategies for working with...
Substance Dependency, PTSD and Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) in South Africa
A Social Work Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
This article briefly reflects the extent to which substance dependency and traumatic events, which may lead to a diagnosis of a post-traumatic stress disorder, are becoming a feature of life all over South Africa. Many social workers are familiar with current evidence-based approaches and are skilled...
by Joseph Langen
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
Are you sick of stress in your life?
Stress makes you sick physically, emotionally and spiritually. It seems like a national epidemic, increasing by the day. Yet it does not have to be that way for you personally or in your relationships. You can learn to control stress. Stress relief takes...
by Laurence Gonzales
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
You have survived the crisis—trauma, disease, accident, or war—now how do you get your life back?
The shark attacked while she was snorkeling, tearing through Micki Glenn’s breast and shredding her right arm. Her husband, a surgeon, saved her life on the spot, but when she was safely...
Traumatic Stress
The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 1996
This bestselling classic presents seminal theory and research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Together, the leading editors and contributors comprehensively examine how trauma affects an individual's biology, conceptions of the world, and psychological functioning. Key topics include why...
The Body Bears the Burden
Trauma, Dissociation, and Disease
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2014
When The Body Bears the Burden made its debut in 2001, it changed the way people thought about trauma, PTSD, and the treatment of chronic stress disorders. Now in its third edition, this revered text offers a fully updated and revised analysis of the relationship between mind, body, and the processing...
Music, Music Therapy and Trauma
International Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2002
Music communicates where words fail, and music therapy has been proven to connect with those who were thought to be unreachable, making it an ideal medium for working with those who have suffered psychological trauma. Music, Music Therapy and Trauma addresses the need for an exploration of current...
When the Sun Bursts
The Enigma of Schizophrenia
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Many schizophrenics experience their condition as one of radical incarceration, mind-altering medications, isolation, and dehumanization. At a time when the treatment of choice is anti-psychotic medication, world-renowned psychoanalyst Christopher Bollas asserts that schizophrenics can be helped by...