Mental Illness category: 868 books
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...
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 Roxane Lapa
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
I wouldn’t wish panic disorder on anyone... except maybe on paedophiles and people who are cruel to animals. Also rapists. Oh, and maybe also the clever dick who invented cold calling.
So there’s a few people I would wish it on, but the point is that constantly having panic...
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".
by Kayla Croft
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
Young Matt is bruised, abused and taught there is no room for tears. After his father dies he becomes suicidal. Saved by a miracle, he finds a love for life, then a woman to love. But not for long.
She wrecks their relationship, then tells him, "If I can't have you, no one else can. I will...
Supporting Women after Domestic Violence
Loss, Trauma and Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2007
This is really interesting and compelling book. Abrahams' writing style is readable and engaging and is interspersed with reference to research and powerfully, the words of women who have experienced domestic violence. Right from the beginning of this book, there are passages that challenge stereotypes...
Treating the Trauma Survivor
An Essential Guide to Trauma-Informed Care
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
Treating the Trauma Survivor is a practical guide to assist mental health, health care, and social service providers in providing trauma-informed care. This resource provides essential information in order to understand the impacts of trauma by summarizing key literature in an easily accessible and...
Obsessive-Compulsive Dramatic
My Fight Against OCD, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Addiction
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2018
My name is Jack Bingham, I'm twenty-one and a full-blown mental patient. This is going to be a look into my mind-the way I've learned to cope with my mental illnesses. I wish I could tell you that my story is going to be chock-full of amazing insight, but a lot of it is learning what not to do. You'll...
Experiencing Psychosis
Personal and Professional Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Extensive scientific research has been conducted into understanding and learning more about psychotic experiences. However, in existing research the voice of subjective experience is rarely taken into consideration. In this book, first-person accounts are brought centre-stage and examined alongside...
by Richard White
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Richard White, tells his story of defeating and coping with PTSD, depression, and anxiety. How he feels, and how he combats the stress in every day life. This small eBook dives into author Richard Whites life, how he fights everyday unmedicacted to live a normal life with his mental disabilities....
by Liezel Anguelova
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
This book provides a framework for addressing the extended treatment needs of adult survivors of child sexual abuse. It is based on a therapeutic intervention model that provides flexibility for therapists to work according to their training and skills set while incorporating practical techniques...
Once a Warrior--Always a Warrior
Navigating the Transition from Combat to Home--Including Combat Stress, PTSD, and mTBI
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
The essential handbook for anyone who has ever returned from a war zone, and their spouse, partner, or family members.
Being back home can be as difficult, if not more so, than the time spent serving in a combat zone. It's with this truth that Colonel Charles W. Hoge, MD, a leading advocate...
Estrés postraumático
Tratamiento basado en la Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso (ACT)
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Este libro tiene la finalidad de orientar y brindar, a los profesionales de la salud mental, herramientas para el tratamiento del estrés postraumático desde un abordaje contextualista funcional, en el que se basa la terapia de aceptación y compromiso (ACT). En el primer capítulo se encuentran...
by James Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Exercise is medicine. It's arguably the most potent "drug" in the world. Yet, studies show most of us don't get enough of it. That includes older veterans with mental health conditions and other chronic diseases. Exercises for Older Veterans with PTSD is a straight-forward fitness guide that details...