Psychiatry category: 2250 books
by William Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016
In this informative and inspiring book the author narrates the stories of 12 patients whom he treated during their recovery from serious mental illness. These narratives reveal their common struggles: misdiagnosis, dual-diagnosis, impeded access to medication, medication-adherence issues, homelessness,...
Trauma and Recovery
The Aftermath of Violence--From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
In this groundbreaking book, a leading clinical psychiatrist redefines how we think about and treat victims of trauma. A "stunning achievement" that remains a "classic for our generation." (Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., author of The Body Keeps the Score).
Trauma and Recovery...
by Michael B. First, MD, Andrew E. Skodol
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
With at least one case presentation for each of the mental disorders catalogued in DSM-5 -- and multiple cases for nearly half of the disorders -- Learning DSM-5® by Case Example has been meticulously designed to aid practitioners and students of all levels in psychology, psychiatry, social work,...
Acquainted with the Night
A Parent's Quest to Understand Depression and Bipolar Disorder in His Children
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
In the tradition of Kay Redfield Jamison’s An Unquiet Mind, Acquainted with the Night is a powerful memoir of one man’s struggle to deal with the adolescent depression and bipolar disorder of his son and his daughter.
Seven years ago Paul Raeburn’s son, Alex, eleven, was admitted to a...
by Niall McCrae
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2011
Lunacy, the legendary notion of minds unhinged by the moon, continues to captivate the popular imagination. Although it violates the assumptions of modern science and psychiatry, such belief remains common among mental health workers. Furthermore, several studies have found a small, unexplained correlation...
The Pleasure Shock
The Rise of Deep Brain Stimulation and Its Forgotten Inventor
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
The electrifying, forgotten history of Robert Heath's brain pacemaker, investigating the origins and ethics of one of today's most promising medical breakthroughs: deep brain stimulation
The technology invented by psychiatrist Robert G. Heath in the 1950s and '60s has been described as among...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
A growing body of evidence shows that physical activity can be a cost-effective and safe intervention for the prevention and treatment of a wide range of mental health problems. As researchers and clinicians around the world look for evidence-supported alternatives and complements to established forms...
Beyond Schizophrenia
Michael's Journey
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
What would you do if your child suffered with something so severe it affected every aspect of his life?
Susie Dunham, Midwestern mom and former nurse, never suspected her son Michael was anything but a typical college student with big dreams until he developed schizophrenia shortly after his...
Empowered and Strong
Navigating safely through the storms of life
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Understanding and dealing with the challenges of modern life is not easy. We need support and guidance to navigate our complex emotions and cope in a rapidly changing world. Drawing on the ancient wisdom of the East, and years of experience working in Western psychiatry, Dr. Sinha shares a series of...
Depersonalization
A New Look at a Neglected Syndrome
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2009
Depersonalization is a dissociative disorder, causing alteration in the perception or experience of the self and a detachment from reality. This is a fascinating and clinically relevant phenomenon neglected within psychiatry. Far from being a rare condition, it can be as prevalent as schizophrenia...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
In psychiatry, as in many other medical disciplines, training is shifting from an emphasis on testing factual knowledge towards a system based on continuing assessment and the acquisition of practical skills and competencies. Workplace Based Assessments in Psychiatric Training describes current approaches...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
2013 sees the centenary of Jaspers' foundation of psychopathology as a science in its own right. In 1913 Karl Jaspers published his psychiatric opus magnum - the Allgemeine Psychopathologie (General Psychopathology). Jaspers was working at a time much like our own - with rapid expansion in the neurosciences,...
Telepsychiatry and Health Technologies
A Guide for Mental Health Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
The only current book on the topic, Telepsychiatry and Health Technologies: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals is a practical, comprehensive, and evidence-based guide to patient-centered clinical care delivered in whole or in part by technological devices and applications. Not a technology-centered...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
It is only in the past 20 years that the concept of 'recovery' from mental health has been more widely considered and researched. Before then, it was generally considered that 'stability' was the best that anyone suffering from a mental disorder could hope for. But now it is recognised that, throughout...