Mental Illness category: 868 books
Wounded Minds
Understanding and Solving the Growing Menace of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
A compelling look at one of the most pressing public health issues of our time.
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. John Liebert, a psychiatrist who has treated hundreds of veterans, and Dr. William Birnes, a New York Times bestselling author, uncover the disturbing truths about post-traumatic...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Cognitive Therapy with Children and Young People
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2014
Post traumatic stress disorder develops after exposure to one or more terrifying events that have caused, or threatened to cause the sufferer grave physical harm. This book discusses how trauma-focused cognitive therapy can be used to help children and adolescents who suffer from post traumatic stress...
Then They Started Shooting
Children of the Bosnian War and the Adults They Become
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
Remarkable insight and sensitivity . . . deepen[s] our understanding of human resilience and how people rebuild their lives from tragic circumstances.” -KENNETH ROTH, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch
The stories in this book are eloquently and poignantly recounted, and offer a vital,...
War and the Soul
Healing Our Nation's Veterans from Post-tramatic Stress Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
War and PTSD are on the public's mind as news stories regularly describe insurgency attacks in Iraq and paint grim portraits of the lives of returning soldiers afflicted with PTSD. These vets have recurrent nightmares and problems with intimacy, can’t sustain jobs or relationships, and won’t leave...
by Sharon Wallace
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
An orphan's dearest dream becomes her nightmare...
Until age 9, Sharon had been in an orphanage most of her young life craving a family of her own. Her wishes were granted when her biological mother came and rescued Sharon from a lonely world. Within a year, her stepfather began touching her and her...
The Everything Health Guide to Adult Bipolar Disorder
A Reassuring Guide for Patients and Families
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013
Expert help for dealing with this complex diagnosis!
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it can be confusing and overwhelming. What are the most effective treatments? Will therapy help? When will life return to normal? With The Everything Health Guide to Adult Bipolar...
Unfuck Your Brain
Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Our brains are doing our best to help us out, but they can be real assholes sometimes. Sometimes it seems like your own brain is out to get you—melting down in the middle of the grocery store, picking fights with your date, getting you addicted to something, or shutting down completely at the worst...
by Carol Gandolfini
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Even the best-behaved children can be difficult and challenging at times. But if your child or teen has a persistent pattern of tantrums, arguing, and angry or disruptive behavior toward you and other authority figures, he or she may have oppositional defiant disorder (ODD).
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by William Harris
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
The signs of schizophrenia, are but symptoms of the disorder and include dysfunction in various areas of primary importance: thought, perception and attention, motor behavior, and emotional or affective state in different areas of operation ' existence. The range of problems of people who are diagnosed...
by Robert H. Moore
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
"Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) and Primary Resolution of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" provides a brief discussion illuminating the concept of PTSD: how it arises, what maintains it, how it progresses to increasingly constrain a person's life. PTSD also involves faulty thinking,...
The Child Survivor
Healing Developmental Trauma and Dissociation
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
The Child Survivor is a clinically rich, comprehensive overview of the treatment of children and adolescents who have developed dissociative symptoms in response to ongoing developmental trauma. Joyanna Silberg, a widely respected authority in the field, uses case examples to illustrate hard-to-manage...
Treating Traumatic Bereavement
A Practitioner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2014
This book presents an integrated treatment approach for those struggling to adapt after the sudden, traumatic death of a loved one. The authors weave together evidence-based clinical strategies grounded in cutting-edge knowledge about both trauma and grief. The book offers a clear framework and many...
by Helen Kennerley
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2011
This is a new addition to the popular Introduction to Coping with series of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy based self-help booklets.
Written by the author of the bestselling self-help titles Overcoming Anxiety and Overcoming Childhood Trauma, this new title offers valuable guidance for those...
New Hope for People with Borderline Personality Disorder
Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementar y Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2011
Discover Exciting New Treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder
Now you can overcome the symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and develop a more positive outlook on life, starting today. Inside is a compassionate and complete look at the most up-to-date information on managing the...