Mental Illness category: 868 books

Widely regarded as the authoritative work in the field, this book comprehensively explores the psychological needs of today's service members and how to meet them effectively. Expert contributors review best practices for conducting fitness-for-duty evaluations and other types of assessments, treating...

2013 Nautilus Silver Award Winner! In 2010 the Department of Veterans Affairs cited 171,423 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans diagnosed with PTSD, out of 593,634 total patients treated. That’s almost 30 percent; other statistics show 35 percent. Nor, of course, is PTSD limited to the military....

In this powerful memoir, philosopher Karyn L. Freedman travels back to a Paris night in 1990 when she was twenty-two and, in one violent hour, her life was changed forever by a brutal rape. One Hour in Paris takes the reader on a harrowing yet inspirational journey through suffering and recovery both...

Essential oil recipes can go a long way for those who are dealing with stress. Can't seem to find any other solution? Look through this brilliant essential oils book to get a feel of what works and what does not. Stress relief will be right around the corner after you read this book.

One of the biggest sources of anguish for people with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is that victims of the disorder are baffled as to why they haven’t been able to “be strong”, get over their trauma, and move on with their lives. They beat themselves up constantly and become more depressed...

Are you feeling low and down right now? Sometimes, you feel like giving everything up, or worst case, you even have thoughts of suicide? Well, you are having a depression! This ebook compiles tons of information and tips about depression. It starts as early as teenagers, and happen all the...

An estimated 7.8% of all Americans will experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their lives. Roughly 5.2 million people have PTSD during the course of a given year. And PTSD can affect anyone - from war veterans and abuse victims to persons directly or indirectly traumatized...

The essay leads the reader in a colloquial and informal way, but at the same time yet rigorous, through the meanders of the relationship between "normal/crazy".  On one side the patient, on the other the nurse; on the background the same social context by which both of them are being...

Responding and being able to cope with stress is what most people today are looking for and thus it would be worth exploring how to respond to stress in the quest to gain some control over this negative effect and get back some semblance of peace in the everyday life cycle of the individual.

'Where Precious Gems Hide' unfolds for the reader the author's personal story. It tells of a young woman living a life of secrecy, degradation and shame.  A reject of society, she is unjustly confined to the back ward of a large mental institution; at a later stage she engages in prostitution...

How would you feel about having a discussion about suicide with your teenager? Would you be afraid, nervous, or completely lost? If so, you're certainly not alone. With suicide being the 2nd leading cause of teen death and with the advent of newer forms of social media like Whatsapp or GroupMe,...

Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by intense fear related to being in situations from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing (i.e., being on a bus or train), or in which help might not be available in the event of a panic attack or panic symptoms. Panic is defined as extreme...

If you have Asperger’s syndrome (AS) or your child or partner does, life can be challenging, difficult and emotionally draining. From coming to terms with a diagnosis and receiving specialist counselling to pursuing careers and maintaining long term relationships, this essential guide...

Also known as psychopathy, sociopathy or dyssocial personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder (APD) is a diagnosis applied to persons who routinely behave with little or no regard for the rights, safety or feelings of others. This pattern of behavior is seen in children or young adolescents...