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Shyness

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Christopher Lane

$18.00 02 Jan 2009 Paperback Yale University Press

Demolishes the facade of objective research behind which the revolution in psychiatry has hidden. This book finds psychiatry as a profession riddled with backbiting and jockeying, and a profession increasingly beholden to its corporate sponsors.

The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Penney, Darby Stastny, Peter

$14.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Bellevue Literary Press

"The haunting thing about the suitcase owners is that it's so easy to identify with them."-"Newsweek"

"In their poignant detail the items helped rescue these individuals from the dark sprawl of anonymity."-"The New York Times"

"[The authors] spent 10 years piecing together . . . the lives these patients lived before they were nightmarishly stripped of their identities."-"Newsday"

More than four hundred abandoned suitcases filled with patients' belongings were found when Willard Psychiatric Center closed in 1995 after 125 years of operation. They are skillfully examined here and compared to the written record to create a moving-and devastating-group portrait of twentieth-century American psychiatric care.

Breaking Free: My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Walker, Herschel

$60.00 01 Jan 2009 Audio Cassette Playaway

In Breaking Free, Herschel tells his story -- from the joys and hardships of childhood to his explosive impact on college football to his remarkable professional career. And he gives voice and hope to those suffering from DID. Herschel shows how this disorder played an integral role in his accomplishments and how he has learned to live with it today. His compelling account testifies to the strength of the human spirit and its ability to overcome any challenge.

Integrated Behavioral Heath in Primary Care: Step-By-Step Guidance for Assessment and Intervention

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Hunter, Christopher L. Goodie, Jeffrey L. Oordt, Mark S.

$99.95 01 Jan 2009 Hardback American Psychological Association (APA)

Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Vincent, Norah

$29.95 01 Jan 2009 Non-Book Item Blackstone Audiobooks

The journalist who famously lived as a man commits herselfliterallyto a mental institution, where she analyzes the impact of institutionalization.

Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Vincent, Norah

$29.95 01 Jan 2009 Compact Disk Blackstone Audiobooks

The journalist who famously lived as a man commits herselfliterallyto a mental institution, where she analyzes the impact of institutionalization.

Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Vincent, Norah

$70.00 01 Jan 2009 Compact Disk Blackstone Audiobooks

The journalist who famously lived as a man commits herselfliterallyto a mental institution, where she analyzes the impact of institutionalization.

Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Vincent, Norah

$54.95 01 Jan 2009 Audio Cassette Blackstone Audiobooks

The journalist who famously lived as a man commits herselfliterallyto a mental institution, where she analyzes the impact of institutionalization.

Clinical Management in Mental Health Services

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Lloyd, Chris King, Robert Deane, Frank P.

$64.99 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Blackwell Publishers

A practical guide to the day to day operational management of mental health teams. It explores both the theoretical aspects of management plus strategies for dealing with the wide range of management issues faced by managers working in mental health.

Philosophical Issues in Psychiatry: Explanation, Phenomenology, and Nosology

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Explanation, Phenomenology, and Nosology

By Kendler, Kenneth S. Parnas, Josef

$60.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Johns Hopkins University Press

Explores 3 concepts underpinning psychiatry - explanation, phenomenology, and nosology - and their relevance in an age of neuroimaging and genetic analysis. This title includes a section that addresses the concept of explanation, from the difficulties in describing complex behavior to the categorization of psychological and biological causality.

Hysterical Men: War, Psychiatry, and the Politics of Trauma in Germany, 18901930

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Lerner, Paul

$27.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Cornell University Press

Domestic Violence Treatment for Abusive Women: A Treatment Manual

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Step by Step

By Bowen, Ellen L.

$39.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Routledge

Gives clinicians knowledge to deal with various aspects of female domestic violence, from dealing with their first client to filling out paperwork correctly. This book defines female violence and helps readers overcome pre-existing gender stereotypes.

Theory of Multicultural Counseling and Therapy

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Sue, Derald Wing

$64.71 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Thomson Brooks/Cole

In this breakthrough book, three leaders in the field draw on their years of experience to formulate the first ever "multicultural counseling theory." After the authors' presentation of their theory, experts in specific areas of the field present their views on the proposed theory and comment on how it applies to their particular areas of expertise. Preceding each contributed essay, the authors provide continuity to the text by conducting an "assumption audit" of the key points and ideas inherent in each respondent's chapter. They then integrate these assumptions in a final chapter addressing the future of multicultural theory development.

Occupational Therapy for People with Learning Disabilities: A Practical Guide

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A Practical Guide

By Goodman, Jane Hurst, Jenni Locke, Christine

$59.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Churchill Livingstone

Using informative text this book explores in depth the issues of occupation for people with a learning disability from an occupational therapy perspective. It focuses on the role of occupation therapists in supporting and enabling people with learning disabilities to enjoy a fulfilling quality of life within their community. The contributing authors cover specific areas of expertise and explore the challenges for the client and the occupational therapist in many life experiences.

Counselling in Health Care Settings: A Handbook for Practitioners

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A Handbook for Practitioners

By Bor, Robert Gill, Sheila Miller, Riva

$34.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Palgrave MacMillan

Presents a solution-focused, time-limited approach to counseling for busy professionals across a variety of settings. This book shows how to provide effective counseling with clients who are physically ill.

Psychiatric Drugs: Experiences of Taking and Coming Off Them

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Read, Jim

$28.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Palgrave MacMillan

Mental Health of College Students

15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Katherine N. Morrow

$89.00 15 Dec 2008 Hardback Nova Science Publishers Inc

College students have always been subject to a massive input of stresses. Unsuccessful coping often results in anxiety, heavy drinking, depression and a host of other mental health problems. The ready availability of weapons has added a new dimension to the problem. This book presents analyses which detail the depth of the issues involved.

Impulse Control Disorders

15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Christine A. Adamec, Christine Collins

$37.50 15 Dec 2008 Hardback Chelsea House Publishers

When an individual suffers from an impulse control disorder, that person has little or no control over repeated impulsive acts, causing problems for him or her. This book discusses the most common of these disorders, their treatments, and other psychological disorders commonly associated with them.

Patient Tales

15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Case Histories and the Uses of Narrative in Psychiatry

By Carol Berkenkotter

$39.95 15 Dec 2008 Hardback University of South Carolina Press

Looks into communicating psychiatric patient histories, from the asylum years to the clinics of today. This book examines the evolving role of case history narratives in the growth of psychiatry as a medical profession.

Behavioral Emergencies

15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Evidence-based Resource for Evaluating and Managing Suicidal Behavior,

By Kleespies, Phillip M.

$69.95 15 Dec 2008 Hardback American Psychological Association

Offers clinicians with critical, evidence-based approaches for the evaluation and management of behavioral emergencies. This book describes the distinction between a behavioral crisis, which is a serious disruption of functioning that does not necessarily imply danger, and a behavioral emergency.

Essentials of Labor and Delivery Nursing

15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Michelle Murray, Gayle Huelsmann

$95.00 15 Dec 2008 Paperback Springer Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.

A practical guidebook that examines maternal and fetal outcomes. It features 12 sections covering important issues such as the labor curve and protraction disorders, rupture of the membranes, and uterine activity patterns. It places emphasis on how to approach these labor and delivery issues with care and efficiency.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Distinctive Features

By Michaela Swales, Heidi Heard

$17.00 08 Dec 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a psychotherapeutic approach designed particularly to treat the problems of chronically suicidal individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD). This book highlights 30 features of the treatment and uses clinical examples to demonstrate how the theory translates into practice.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Distinctive Features

By Michaela Swales, Heidi Heard

$90.00 08 Dec 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Personality Disorders

01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

New Research

By Jonas C. Hagen, Emil I. Jensen

$129.00 01 Dec 2008 Hardback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Personality disorders are formally referred to as a character disorder or a class of mental disorders characterised by rigid and on-going patterns of thought and action (cognitive modules). The underlying belief systems informing these patterns are referred to as fixed fantasies. This book provides research from around the globe on this topic.

Down Syndrome

01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Parks, Peggy J.

$25.95 01 Dec 2008 Hardback Referencepoint Press

Labor and Delivery Nursing: Guide to Evidence-Based Practice

01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Murray, Michelle Huelsmann, Gayle

$95.00 01 Dec 2008 Paperback Springer Publishing Company

Descriptive Psychopathology

01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Signs and Symptoms of Behavioral Disorders

By Michael Alan Taylor, Nutan Atre Vaidya

$80.00 01 Dec 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

Provides a broad review of the psychopathology of psychiatric illness, beyond the limitations of the DSM and ICD criteria.

Better Mental Health Care

01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Graham Thornicroft, Michele Tansella

$60.00 01 Dec 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

A concise guide to establishing, developing and evaluating modern mental health services.

Clinical Interviewing

01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sommers-Flanagan, John Sommers-Flanagan, Rita

$128.00 01 Dec 2008 Hardback John Wiley & Sons

Offers both the scientific basis and interpersonal aspects of mental health interviewing. This work presents a picture of how to interview clients in therapy. It is suitable for graduate students in social work, counseling, and psychology.

Breaking Down the Wall of Silence: The Liberating Experience of Facing Painful Truth

01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Liberating Experience of Facing Painful Truth

By Miller, Alice

$15.00 01 Dec 2008 Paperback Basic Books

Incorporates psychohistorical analyses of Hitler, Stalin and Ceausescu to reveal the links between the horrors of the world. The author pleads for an awareness of society's role in child abuse and for recognition of the victim.

Beyond Medication: Therapeutic Engagement and the Recovery from Psychosis

01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Garfield David

$34.95 01 Dec 2008 Paperback Routledge

Focuses on the creation and evolution of the therapeutic relationship as the agent of change in the recovery from psychosis. This guidebook outlines the progressive steps of engagement useful for recovery. It challenges the established medical model by placing the therapeutic relationship at the centre of the treatment process.

Paranoia: The Twenty-First Century Fear

01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The 21st Century Fear

By Freeman, Daniel Freeman, Jason

$19.95 01 Dec 2008 Hardback Oxford University Press, USA

Paranoia is as common as depression, but most of us know little about it. Drawing on the latest scientific research, this accessible book answers the key questions about paranoia - from how we can deal with it, to whether we living in a uniquely paranoid age - and highlights for the first time the central role of paranoia in our world today.

Philosophical Perspectives on Technology and Psychiatry

01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Phillips, James

$65.00 01 Dec 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press, USA

Technology has had, and will continue to have, a major effect on the field of psychiatry - in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. In a collection of stimulating and thought-provoking chapters, this book exams how technology has come to influence and drive psychiatry forward, and considers at just what cost these developments have been made.

Clinician's Guide to Pyschiatric Care

01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Krishnan, Ranga Gagliardi, Jane Jiang, Wei

$24.95 01 Dec 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press, USA

Psychiatric-mental Health Nursing

25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Evidence-based Client Centered Care

By Wanda K. Mohr

$79.95 25 Nov 2008 Hardback Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Includes chapters on nursing values, attitudes, and self-awareness; the interview and assessment process; inpatient care settings; community/home settings; forensic psychiatric nursing; suicide and suicidal behavior; somatic therapies; and clients with medical illnesses.

Principles of Inpatient Psychiatry

25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Ovsiew, Fred.

$74.95 25 Nov 2008 Hardback Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Discusses inpatient settings that contain the sickest psychiatric patients, such as those with a high risk of suicide, agitation requiring emergency management, or treatment-resistant psychosis and depression. This book addresses special clinical problems, including first-episode psychosis, substance abuse, and eating disorders.

Psychosis Trauma and Dissociation

21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Emerging Perspectives on Severe Psychopathology

By Moskowitz, Andrew

$80.00 21 Nov 2008 Hardback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

The connection between dissociation and psychosis is of essential importance to the practice of psychotherapy. This book focuses on the relationship between dissociation and psychosis. Suitable for researchers, and clinicians, it covers the literature from historical, empirical and clinical perspectives.

A Book About What Autism Can be Like

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sue Adams

$12.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Chris and Andrew are very good friends, but sometimes Chris does things that Andrew doesn't understand. Chris can hear a fly buzzing when it's a mile away! But he doesn't like bright flashing lights like the ones on Andrew's favourite arcade game. Chris and Andrew have lots of fun together, but at times they laugh at completely different things.

Clinical Health Psychology in Medical Settings

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Practitioner's Guidebook

By Cynthia D. Belar, William W. Deardorff

$59.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback American Psychological Association

Helps practicing psychologists and professional graduate students in developing expertise in clinical health psychology. This volume provides an overview of the roles and functions of clinical health psychologists as well as the education, training, personal, and professional issues involved. It includes discussion of psychometric instruments.

Mental Institutions in America

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Social Policy to 1875

By Gerald N. Grob

$34.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Transaction Publishers,U.S.

Examines how American society responded to complex problems arising out of mental illness in the nineteenth century. This work attempts to interpret the mental hospital as a social as well as a medical institution and to illuminate the evolution of policy toward dependent groups such as the mentally ill.

Psychiatry

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Science of Lies

By Thomas Szasz

$19.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Syracuse University Press

Portrays the integral role of deception in the history and practice of psychiatry. This work argues that the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness stands in the same relationship to the diagnosis and treatment of bodily illness that the forgery of a painting does to the original masterpiece.

Descriptive Psychopathology

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Signs and Symptoms of Behavioral Disorders

By Michael Alan Taylor, Nutan Atre Vaidya

$80.00 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

Provides a broad review of the psychopathology of psychiatric illness, beyond the limitations of the DSM and ICD criteria.

Molecular Mechanisms of Mental Retardation in Down Syndrome

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mohammed Rachidi, Carmela Lopes

$47.30 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Mental Retardation (MR) is a cognitive impairment affecting 3 per cent of global population. Down syndrome (DS) is the major genetic cause of MR and contributes to about 30 per cent of all moderate-to-severe cases of MR. This invalidating aspect of DS has hard impacts in public health and poses significant challenges for clinicians and scientists.

Clinical Management in Mental Health Services

07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Chris Lloyd, Robert King, Frank P. Deane, Kevin Gournay

$64.99 07 Nov 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

A guide to the day to day operational management of mental health teams. It explores both the theoretical aspects of management and strategies for dealing with the wide range of management issues faced by managers working in mental health. It addresses the issue of workload management, clinical information management, and how to manage stress.

Better Mental Health Care

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Graham Thornicroft, Michele Tansella

$60.00 06 Nov 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

A concise guide to establishing, developing and evaluating modern mental health services.

Intellectual Disability, Trauma and Psychotherapy

03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Tamsin Cottis

$34.95 03 Nov 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Focuses on the delivery of psychotherapy services for those with intellectual disabilities. This book covers topics such as: therapeutic responses to cultural and religious diversity; support for parents with intellectual disabilities; developing healthy and secure attachments within the family; and, dealing with intense feelings of shame.

Intellectual Disability, Trauma and Psychotherapy

03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Tamsin Cottis

$95.00 03 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Earley, Pete

$64.99 01 Nov 2008 Non-Book Item Playaway

A journalistic investigation into the criminalization of America's mentally ill describes the author's battle with the shortcomings of the mental health system and the Miami-Dade County jail after his son was declared bipolar.

Body Image Deviation in Chronic Schizophrenia

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Reiko Koide, Akira Tamaoka

$35.49 01 Nov 2008 Paperback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Using the Body Image Questionnaire, comprised of 3 hypothetical components, anatomical, functional and psychological, this book attempts to resolve questions, such as whether or not there is any related clinical characteristics to schizophrenic body image aberration; whether there are aberrant components of body image specific to schizophrenia.

Psychiatry and Behavioral Science: An Introduction and Study Guide for Medical Students

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Introduction and Study Guide for Medical Students

By David Baron, Ellen Sholevar

$39.95 01 Nov 2008 Paperback Temple University Press

Combines introductory psychiatry content with board-style review questions suitable for first- and second-year medical students. Intended to be used as a text for pre-clinical psychiatric education, this title features a split page format that includes clinical vignettes, "fun facts," and relevant art work.

An Unchanged Mind: The Problem of Immaturity in Adolescents

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By McKinnon, John

$20.00 01 Nov 2008 Paperback Lantern Books

A practicing psychiatrist discusses the "forgotten" diagnosis of arrested development in teenagers, and how it is useful in practice and treatment today.

Psychiatry Mentor: Clerkship and Shelf Exam Companion

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Privitera, Michael R. Privitera

$38.95 01 Nov 2008 Paperback F. A. Davis Company

Philosophical Issues in Psychiatry

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Explanation, Phenomenology, and Nosology

By Kenneth S. Kendler, Josef Parnas

$60.00 01 Nov 2008 Hardback Johns Hopkins University Press

Principles of Inpatient Psychiatry

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Ovsiew, Fred.

$74.95 01 Nov 2008 Hardback Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Clinical Laboratory Investigation and Psychiatry: A Practical Handbook

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Foster, Russell

$109.95 01 Nov 2008 Hardback Informa Healthcare USA

A precise, practical handbook, "Clinical Laboratory Investigation and Psychiatry" is an invaluable tool for day-to-day psychiatric practices and the various situations that arise in the field of mental health.

This handbook extensively explores which blood samples and other tests to consider when dealing with mental health patients, showing possible outcomes and interpreting them in an easy-to-access format. The concise well-rounded chapters deal with the complexities of patients under difficult circumstances and guide clinicians in the proper use of the clinical laboratory with the ultimate aim of improving patient care and clinical outcomes.

"Clinical Laboratory Investigation and Psychiatry" provides a ready source of important information that has up until now been difficult to access. This unique and resourceful textbook is a must-have aid for front-line clinicians, psychiatrists, and others working in the field of adult mental health.

Autism

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Benaron, Lisa D.

$45.00 01 Nov 2008 Hardback Greenwood Press

Provides a short accessible introduction to the science and medicine behind autism.

Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Blaney, Paul H. Millon, Theodore

$110.00 01 Nov 2008 Hardback Oxford University Press, USA

Enhancing Sexuality: A Problem-Solving Approach to Treating Dysfunction Therapist Guide

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Wincze, John Wincze

$35.00 01 Nov 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press, USA

Understanding Your Borderline Personality Disorder

31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Workbook

By C. Healy

$54.00 31 Oct 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Offers information about borderline personality disorder. This book helps clients to explore their own attitudes and concerns about their diagnosis and tackles some of the common misperceptions about borderline personality disorder.

Psychology for Nurses

28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Devinder Rana, Dominic Upton

$50.94 28 Oct 2008 Paperback Pearson Education (US)

This text aims to be useful and relevant for student nurses from all backgrounds with a range of professional aspirations. It demonstrates the importance of psychology in both the nursing role and in health care in general.

Women's Mental Health: a Clinical Guide for Primary Care Providers

25 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Joan C. Urbancic, Carla Groh

$59.95 25 Oct 2008 Paperback Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Written for advanced practice registered nurses, certified nurse midwives, physician assistants, and other primary care providers, this book focuses on women's mental health in primary care settings. It provides information on psychosocial assessment, evaluation of mental health, and treatment of mental health problems.

Paranoia

23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The 21st Century Fear

By Daniel Freeman, Jason Freeman

$19.95 23 Oct 2008 Hardback Oxford University Press

Philosophical Perspectives on Technology and Psychiatry

23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By James Phillips

$65.00 23 Oct 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press

Philosophical Perspectives on Technology and Psychiatry

16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By James Phillips

$65.00 16 Oct 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press

Working with Ethnicity, Race and Culture in Mental Health

15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Handbook for Practitioners

By Hari Sewell

$37.95 15 Oct 2008 Paperback Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Enables practitioners to understand why it is important to consider the specific needs of people from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds in mental health settings. Advocating the practice of recognizing the individuality of each service user, this book provides them with the tools and information they need to work fairly and effectively.

The Asperger Couple's Workbook

15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Practical Advice and Activities for Couples and Counsellors

By Maxine Aston

$39.95 15 Oct 2008 Paperback Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Offers advice, activities and worksheets. This book explores a variety of approaches that couples can use to improve their relationship. Whilst acknowledging that all relationships are different and each needs to be viewed as a unique case, it identifies specific issues that can be problematic in an Asperger relationship.

Impulse Control Disorders

15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Christine A. Adamec, Christine Collins

$37.50 15 Oct 2008 Hardback Chelsea House Publishers

Patient Tales

15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Case Histories and the Uses of Narrative in Psychiatry

By Carol Berkenkotter

$39.95 15 Oct 2008 Hardback University of South Carolina Press

Behavioral Emergencies

15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Evidence-based Resource for Evaluating and Managing Suicidal Behavior,

By Kleespies, Phillip M.

$69.95 15 Oct 2008 Hardback American Psychological Association

Complementary and Alternative Therapies Research

15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Tiffany Field

$69.95 15 Oct 2008 Hardback American Psychological Association

Describes the most common complementary and alternative therapies. This book covers massage and acupressure, acupuncture, tai chi, yoga and pilates, exercise, music and aroma therapy, hypnosis, biofeedback, progressive relaxation, meditation, and the use of imagery.

Clinical Health Psychology in Medical Settings

15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Practitioner's Guidebook

By Cynthia D. Belar, William W. Deardorff

$59.95 15 Oct 2008 Hardback American Psychological Association

Schizophrenia: The Positive Perspective

13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Chadwick

$34.95 13 Oct 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Uses biographical sketches and essays to discuss schizophrenia and related conditions. This book provides advice on methods of coping, routes to growth, recovery and well-being, and how schizophrenia can be viewed in a positive light. It also explores the insights of RD Laing and discusses how they can be applied to contemporary research.

Schizophrenia: The Positive Perspective

13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Chadwick

$95.00 13 Oct 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Beyond Medication

03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By David Garfield, Daniel Mackler

$34.95 03 Oct 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Focuses on the creation and evolution of the therapeutic relationship as the agent of change in the recovery from psychosis. Organized from the clinician's point of view, this practical guidebook moves into the heart of the therapeutic process with a sequence of chapters that outline the progressive steps of engagement necessary to recovery.

Beyond Medication

03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By David Garfield, Daniel Mackler

$100.00 03 Oct 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Psychology for Nurses

03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Devinder Rana, Dominic Upton

$50.94 03 Oct 2008 Paperback Pearson Education (US)

Adults on the Autism Spectrum Leave the Nest: Achieving Supported Independence

01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Achieving Supported Independence

By Perry, Nancy

$22.95 01 Oct 2008 Paperback Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Children on the Autism Spectrum often grow up to find they are unable to cope effectively with the challenges of adult life. This book shows that, with the appropriate lifelong care from parents and carers, it is possible for those with neurodevelopmental disabilities to achieve supported independence and live fulfilling adult lives.

Schizophrenia Research Progress

01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Daniel J. Walker, William Green

$156.50 01 Oct 2008 Hardback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling psychosis, which is an impairment of thinking in which the interpretation of reality is abnormal. Psychosis is a symptom of a disordered brain. Approximately 1 percent of the population world-wide develops schizophrenia during their lifetime. This book presents research in this field.

Brs Behavioral Science

01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Fadem, Barbara

$38.95 01 Oct 2008 Paperback Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Covers material on Behavioral Science that is addressed on USMLE Step 1, written in outline format to provide a method of studying behavioral science for USMLE. This book includes 500 USMLE-style questions with accompanying annotated answers.

Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing

01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Stuart, Gail Wiscarz

$76.95 01 Oct 2008 Hardback Mosby

Presents principles of psychiatric nursing. This book presents guidelines for the practice of psychiatric nursing, with the clinical research and appropriate diagnoses and coverage of primary care.

Resident's Guide to Clinical Psychiatry

30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Lauren B. Marangell

$44.95 30 Sep 2008 Paperback American Psychiatric Publishing Inc

This concise, yet comprehensive guide distills the most critical and current information on diagnosis and treatment so that residents and other beginning clinicians will have the tools they need to quickly assess and competently treat patients with psychiatric illnesses.

Psychiatry at a Glance

26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Cornelius Katona, Claudia Cooper, Mary Robertson

$36.95 26 Sep 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

A Practical Guide to Recovery-oriented Practice

25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Larry Davidson, Michael Rowe, Janis Tondora, Maria J. O'Connell, Martha Staeheli Lawless

$39.95 25 Sep 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press

The Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Treatment Planner

17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Arthur E. Jongsma, David J. Berghuis, Timothy J. Bruce

$55.00 17 Sep 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Contains over 1,000 treatment goals, objectives, and interventions, as well as space for recording specific treatment plan options. This guide is organized around 31 behaviorally based issues, from employment problems and family conflicts, to financial needs and homelessness, to intimate relationship conflicts and social anxiety.

Mental Health of College Students

10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Katherine N. Morrow

$108.29 10 Sep 2008 Hardback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Molecular Mechanisms of Mental Retardation in Down Syndrome

10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mohammed Rachidi, Carmela Lopes

$47.30 10 Sep 2008 Paperback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Psychological Sexual Dysfunctions

10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jayson M. Caroll, Marta K. Alena

$129.00 10 Sep 2008 Hardback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Presents the research on psychological sexual dysfunctions which is defined as disturbances in sexual desire and the psychophysiologic changes that characterise the sexual response cycle and cause marked distress and interpersonal difficulty.

Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness

01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Stanford, Matthew S.,

$19.99 01 Sep 2008 Paperback Paternoster Publishing

Computerized Content Analysis of Speech and Verbal Texts and Its Many

01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Louis Gottschalk, Robert J. Bechtel

$79.00 01 Sep 2008 Hardback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Illustrates a computerised methodology that is designed to measure the magnitude of diverse mental states, emotions, and neuropsychiatric dimensions from the content analysis of speech and verbal texts.

The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Ocd: Professional, Reassuring Advice for Raising a Happy, Well-Adjusted Child

01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Professional, Reassuring Advice for Raising a Happy, Well-Adjusted Child

By Martin, Stephen Costello, Victoria

$14.95 01 Sep 2008 Paperback Adams Media Corporation

OCD can make a child's life difficult. A child with OCD may feel stressed, worried and even inadequate. OCD turns simple tasks like homework and chores into difficult challenges. This guide offers parents information on how to: recognize symptoms; get an accurate diagnosis; find the right doctor and therapist; and, decide on the right treatment.

Hurry Down Sunshine

01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Greenberg, Michael

$22.00 01 Sep 2008 Hardback Other Press

This mesmerizing account tells the story of the extraordinary summer when, at the age of 15, Greenberg's daughter, Sally, was struck mad. Unsentimental and deeply humane, this work chronicles Sally's journey into and out of psychiatric wards and its effect on those closest to her.

Textbook of Hospital Psychiatry

01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Steven S. Sharfstein, Faith Budington Dickerson, John M. Oldham

$125.00 01 Sep 2008 Hardback American Psychiatric Publishing Inc

Energy Tapping 2D

01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

How to Rapidly Eliminate Anxiety, Depression, Cravings, and More Using

By Gallo, Fred P. Vincenzi, Harry

$21.95 01 Sep 2008 Paperback New Harbinger Publications

Energy psychology is an approach that allows you to tap into your energy system, balance it, and begin to live a life free of nagging emotional pain, self-sabotage, and unresolved issues. This book argues that many problems that we have been taught to think have psychological origins are the result of low energy levels in the body's energy system.

Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers

01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By McBride, Karyl

$24.00 01 Sep 2008 Hardback Free Press

The first book for the millions of daughters suffering from the emotional abuse of selfish, self-involved mothers, "Will I Ever Be Good Enough?" provides the expert advice readers need to overcome debilitating histories and reclaim their lives.

Mental Institutions in America: Social Policy to 1875

01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Grob, Gerald N.

$34.95 01 Sep 2008 Paperback Transaction Publishers

Autism

01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Freedman, Jeri

$29.25 01 Sep 2008 Hardback Rosen Publishing Group