Mental Illness category: 868 books
Waiting for First Light
My Ongoing Battle with PTSD
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Longlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize: In this piercing memoir, Roméo Dallaire, retired general and former senator, the author of the bestsellers Shake Hands with the Devil andThey Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children, and one of the world's leading humanitarians, delves deep into his life...
Under the Bearskin
A junior officers story of war and madness
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
'A fast-paced, thrilling account of British heroism, brave men surrounded and fighting against overwhelming odds. This is the real, sometimes shocking, and deeply personal story of modern warfare and PTSD.' Andy McNab
'This hugely timely book reveals in gripping detail the personal stories...
My Bipolar Wife
A Codependent Confidential
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2017
A codependent's description of the ups and downs of a modern day suburban marriage between a man and a wife with a bipolar disorder. A true testament of what spouses go through when a manic depressive refuses help, treatment, and even to merely get diagnosed by a professional. Just how low can...
by William J. Baldwin
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2003
For two decades, William Baldwin has been a pioneer in the everexpanding therapeutic fields of Spirit Releasement, Past Life Regression, and SoulMind Fragmentation. In his Florida practice, he uses these therapies routinely to help patients who suffer from Dissociative Trance and Dissociative Identity...
The Liberators
America's Witnesses to the Holocaust
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
At last, the everyday fighting men who were the first Americans to know the full and horrifying truth about the Holocaust share their astonishing stories. Rich with powerful never-before-published details from the author’s interviews with more than 150 U.S. soldiers who liberated the Nazi death...
The Lonely Soldier
The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
The Lonely Soldier--the inspiration for the documentary The Invisible War--vividly tells the stories of five women who fought in Iraq between 2003 and 2006--and of the challenges they faced while fighting a war painfully alone.
More American women have fought and died in Iraq than in any war...
by Nicholas Dick
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
The Not Forgotten War chronicles the experiences of Private Nicholas Dick, who served in a machine gun crew during the last few months of the Korean conflict. Those last months were among the bloodiest, as both sides fought to claim as much territory as possible prior to reaching a cease-fire agreement....
Fields of Combat
Understanding PTSD among Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
"If you consider Iraq—like I do, probably twenty-nine out of thirty days—to be the pinnacle of your life, then where do you go from there? And I'm sure that a lot of veterans feel that way. To them, that was it. That was everything. So now what? They have to find something meaningful and purposeful."
"When...
Summary and Analysis of Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
Based on the Book by Sebastian Junger
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Sebastian Junger’s book.
Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed...
Flashback
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide, and the Lessons of War
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
With the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, once again America's men and women who have seen war close-up are suddenly expected to return seamlessly to civilian life. In Flashback, Penny Coleman tells the cautionary and timely story of posttraumatic stress disorder in the hope that we can sensitively...
Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders (Adults)
Scientific Foundations and Therapeutic Models
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2009
Combining scientific and clinical perspectives, this volume brings together leading authorities on complex traumatic stress and its treatment in adults. Contributors review the research that supports the conceptualization of complex traumatic stress as distinct from PTSD. They explore the pathways...
Run, Don't Walk
The Curious and Chaotic Life of a Physical Therapist Inside Walter Reed Army Med ical Center
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
M*A*S*H meets Scrubs in a sharply observant, darkly funny, and totally unique debut memoir from physical therapist Adele Levine.
In her six years at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Adele Levine rehabilitated soldiers admitted in worse and worse shape. As body armor and advanced trauma care...
Trauma-Focused CBT for Children and Adolescents
Treatment Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2012
Featuring a wealth of clinical examples, this book facilitates implementation of Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) in a range of contexts. It demonstrates how assessment strategies and treatment components can be tailored to optimally serve clients' needs while maintaining overall...
Waking Up from War
A Better Way Home for Veterans and Nations
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Voices and stories of veterans, their families, and their care providers, reveal what is necessary for postwar healing
This book argues that the elements that contribute to healing war trauma—including safety, connection, community, dialogue, mutual respect, diversity, and compassion—can help...