Mental Health 34

Why do we often long for solitude but dread loneliness? What happens when the walls we build around ourselves are suddenly removedーor made impenetrable? If privacy is something we can count as a ba……続きを見る

In this short book Adetutu Ijose continues her work of educating everyone about the health effects of computer use in a bid to make us all responsible computer users so we can achieve our desired go……続きを見る

Asperger's Syndrome For Dummies covers everything that both people living with the condition and their families need to know. From explaining symptoms and getting a diagnosis, through to overcoming ……続きを見る

The majority of women who have had abortions report feeling happy, satisfied, and relieved following their abortion. Some few women who have had an abortion may experience some feelings of guilt and……続きを見る

Depression is a medical condition in which feelings of persistent sadness, loss, emptiness, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for at least 2 weeks or longer. There are 3 types of De……続きを見る

Alessandra Lemma - Winner of the Levy-Goldfarb Award for Child Psychoanalysis! The contemporary relevance of psychoanalysis is being increasingly questioned; Off the Couch challenges this view, demo……続きを見る

Filling a significant gap in the cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary literature within the field of Pasifika (Polynesian) and Maori identities and mental health, this volume focuses on bridging me……続きを見る

When I was young, if our cars started running rough, my dad would go to the auto parts store and buy a tune up kit. A short time later, with a little time and effort on his part, our cars were runni……続きを見る

For years, I have been searching for tools to heal the mind from emotional turmoil. I have personally worked with many methods, such as EFT, Psych-K, Meditation, Pranayama (breathing techniques), Jy……続きを見る

New discoveries about the genetic underpinnings of many kinds of human experience are now continually being made. This book explores the impact of these discoveries on the ways in which the common m……続きを見る

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is defined by the DSM-IV-TR (a handbook for mental health professionals) as a condition marked by excessive preoccupation with an imaginary or minor defect in a facia……続きを見る

The area of work and family is a hot topic in the social sciences and appeals to scholars in a wide range of disciplines. There are few edited volumes in this area, however, and this may be the only……続きを見る

YOUR COMPLETE REFERENCE FOR PARENTING A CHILD WITH ADHD How can I help my child do his homework? How can I get him to brush his teeth without arguing with me every night? What can I do when he lies……続きを見る

This contemporary counseling approach seamlessly meshes with pastoral theology!Gestalt therapy is designed to be simple, free of jargon, and emotionally liberating--ideal for pastoral counseling in ……続きを見る

Personal development is fundamental to professional development and therapeutic practice. Until now, the unstructured personal or reflective journal has by default become the sole vehicle for record……続きを見る

Nous voulons tous que nos enfants puissent grandir dans un monde sûr et heureux où ils pourront apprendre et jouer se faire des amis et être à l'abri du stress n'est-ce pas ? Si seulement les choses……続きを見る

Up to 78 MILLION suffer from it in the US alone, and VERY FEW talk about it. Is it your father, friend, neighbor...is it you? Now, finally, a raw account of living with depression, so you can unders……続きを見る

In recognizing the limitations of traditional problem solving methods, solution focus has aided many individuals in changing their perception of problems and transforming them into solutions. Regard……続きを見る

First introduced to the world in her sons’ now-classic memoirsーAugusten Burroughs’s Running with Scissors and John Elder Robison’s Look Me in the EyeーMargaret Robison now tells her own haunting an……続きを見る

Gnosticism was for C.G. jung the chief prefiguration of his analytical psychology. In this volume Robert Segal, an authority on theories of myth and Gnosticism, has searched the Jungian corpus for J……続きを見る

Did you know that intentional dreaming has been used to solve life's problems? Embodiment: Creative Imagination in Medicine, Art and Travel sets out Robert Bosnak's practice of embodied imagination ……続きを見る

Utilizing longitudinal research, the authors have identified the mediational nature of the process of how traumatic events in childhood lead to increased HIV risk as adults. The book approaches the ……続きを見る

More than thirty years after the publication of his acclaimed memoir The Eden Express, Mark Vonnegut continues his story in this searingly funny, iconoclastic account of coping with mental illness, ……続きを見る

Secondary trauma is an occupational hazard in social service providers because professionals routinely work with clients who have experienced trauma. In their efforts to understand others and to be ……続きを見る

The field of brain stimulation is advancing at rapid pace with a growing number of techniques now approved for the treatment of psychiatric illness. This text acts both as a concise, quick reference……続きを見る

Nick Manning tells the story of the therapeutic community movement, analyses the leading British community, the Henderson Hospital and examines the development of community based therapeutic communi……続きを見る

How to Overcome Fear Oftentimes you will find that a problem you have stems from a particular fear you hold. In fact, it can be argued that fear is at the root of most personal problems. However, ov……続きを見る

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder primarily affects boys and male teens, and the symptoms can continue on into adulthood. Consequently, clinicians need to be well-versed in techniques to trea……続きを見る

"Everyone who seeks a more compassionate and wise life will benefit from this wonderful, insightful, and beautiful book." ー Gary Zukav, author of The Seat of the Soul One in 68 US children have an ……続きを見る

CODING MANUAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM THE CHAPTER AUTHORS, AND THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESSES CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE XV OF THE BOOK. Family studies is an area that has enjoyed the benefits of conceptual……続きを見る