Pathological Psychology category: 903 books
by Richard Heslin
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
The Scientific Study of Abnormal Behavior
Experimental and Clinical Research
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
In the field of abnormal psychology, too often data are collected and presented in terms of, or in relation to, some overall "theory of behavior," which they are then used to support or disprove. Although such findings are important in their own right, these data are nevertheless mainly...
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook--What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
In this instant classic of developmental psychology, a renowned psychiatrist examines the effect that trauma can have on a child, reveals how PTSD impacts the developing mind, and outlines the path to recovery.
What happens when a young brain is traumatized? How does terror, abuse, or disaster...
by Pete Barnes
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
To contact the author: pdb (at) sixtydaystosanity (dot) com
Description:
In the fall of 1989, Pete Barnes was a wide-eyed teenager bound for college. Less than a month later, he was fighting his way out of a padded room. Millions of people face the stigma from mental illness. Sixty Days...
by William Stekel
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
The Depths of the Soul: Psycho-Analytical Studies written by William Stekel who was an Austrian physician and psychologist. This book was published in 1921. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately...
Treating Children with Sexually Abusive Behavior Problems
Guidelines for Child and Parent Intervention
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Treating Children with Sexually Abusive Behavior Problems: Guidelines for Child and Parent Intervention is a unique, pioneering venture in the area of sexual abuse. Unlike most books on sexual abuse, which focus on children as victims, this integrated treatment approach suggests ways to develop parallel...
by William O'Donohue
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2011
Some people are very, very tough to deal with and can make you miserable. This is a sad fact of life. This book will help you identify, understand and develop strategies to deal with toxic personalities that you encounter. Written by a prominent clinical psychologist and university professor it explains...
The Science of Evil
On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
A groundbreaking and challenging examination of the social, cognitive, neurological, and biological roots of psychopathy, cruelty, and evil
Borderline personality disorder, autism, narcissism, psychosis: All of these syndromes have one thing in common--lack of empathy. In some cases, this absence...
Children With Multiple Mental Health Challenges
An Integrated Approach to Intervention
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
"...[T]his book provides valuable information on taking care of children with complex mental health challenges. Chapters present information in tabular format, which makes the book easy to use in practice. The case vignettes are practical and helpful in understanding a child as a unique case...
by John Haslam
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2014
John Haslam’s Illustrations of Madness, written in 1810, occupies a special place in psychiatric history, it was the first book-length account of one single psychiatric case written by a British psychiatrist. John Haslam, apothecary to London’s Bethlem Hospital, and a leading psychiatrist of the...
by Raja Sree R Subramaniam
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016
Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Psychology - Consulting, Therapy, grade: 61, University of Derby, course: Psychology, language: English, abstract: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders estimated 9-11 % of the general population experience traumatic distress and...
by David Wheeler
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2011
Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Psychology - Consulting, Therapy, grade: 2.1, Churchill College, Cambridge (-), language: English, abstract: As a final research topic of exploration, I have chosen to explore the Inner Critic due to its clear prevalence in the lives of my clients, but also...
by Paul Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
An introduction to and evaluation of the conceptual models of mental health problems and their treatment, with valuable analyses of various disorders.
Recovering Sanity
A Compassionate Approach to Understanding and Treating Pyschosis
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2003
Recovering Sanity is a compassionately written examination of the experience of psychosis and related mental illnesses. By presenting four in-depth profiles of illness and recovery, Dr. Edward Podvoll reveals the brilliance and chaos of the psychotic mind and demonstrates its potential for recovery...