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Book SynopsisDrawing on more than three years of ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with participants, Catherine Tan investigates two autism-focused movements, shedding new light on how members contest expert authority.Trade ReviewAt the margins of the autism world, there are niches where vaccines are rejected, miracle cures are peddled, or, on the contrary, all therapies are rejected as forms of coercive normalization. Spaces on the Spectrum analyzes the moral experiences, rhetorical strategies, and advocacy practices of two groups that occupy opposite niches: parents who experiment with alternative therapies and autistic self-advocates. Catherine Tan went down the rabbit hole and came out bearing fascinating stories and insights. Written with generosity and poise, meticulously researched, this is a reflective and insightful analysis of how controversies over knowledge, expertise, and identity are intertwined. -- Gil Eyal, coauthor of The Autism MatrixWith engaging data, compelling stories, and compassionate insight, Tan brings us into the competing and complementary worlds of autism advocacy. Spaces on the Spectrum provides an important exploration of how two different worldviews of autism have led parents of autistic children and autistic adults to dramatically different beliefs about what causes the condition, what it means, and what, if anything, should be done. This is an important contribution that shows how knowledge production is contentious, how meanings of expertise can be multifaceted and contradictory, and how calls for sympathy and respect can place well-intentioned people who care deeply about the same issue at odds. -- Jennifer A. Reich, author of Calling the Shots: Why Parents Reject VaccinesIn this phenomenal study, Catherine Tan explores two autism social movements hoping for a better world: parents of children diagnosed with autism embracing alternative treatments and adults living with autism advocating for acceptance and accommodation of neurodivergence. What the believers and participants find instead is support, community, and validation that they have been right after all. With grace and sensitivity, Tan deftly weaves their convictions, struggles, and joys into a nuanced analysis that demonstrates the best medical sociology has to offer. Also, a magic buffalo appears. -- Stefan Timmermans, coauthor of The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of AngelsTable of ContentsPreface and PositionAcknowledgments1. Warriors and Aliens: Challenging Autism Experts2. Reimagining Autism: As a Difference to Accept, as a Sickness to Treat3. Seeking Hope and Support: Pathways to Autism Movements4. Knowing One’s Tribe: The Transformation of Autistic Rights Into Reality5. Laboratories and Experimentation: The Tools and Strategies of “Recovery”6. The Outsiders: Resisting Criticism and Claiming Legitimacy7. Making Space for the SpectrumAppendix A. Interview ProtocolsAppendix B. ParticipantsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisDrawing on more than three years of ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with participants, Catherine Tan investigates two autism-focused movements, shedding new light on how members contest expert authority.Trade ReviewAt the margins of the autism world, there are niches where vaccines are rejected, miracle cures are peddled, or, on the contrary, all therapies are rejected as forms of coercive normalization. Spaces on the Spectrum analyzes the moral experiences, rhetorical strategies, and advocacy practices of two groups that occupy opposite niches: parents who experiment with alternative therapies and autistic self-advocates. Catherine Tan went down the rabbit hole and came out bearing fascinating stories and insights. Written with generosity and poise, meticulously researched, this is a reflective and insightful analysis of how controversies over knowledge, expertise, and identity are intertwined. -- Gil Eyal, coauthor of The Autism MatrixWith engaging data, compelling stories, and compassionate insight, Tan brings us into the competing and complementary worlds of autism advocacy. Spaces on the Spectrum provides an important exploration of how two different worldviews of autism have led parents of autistic children and autistic adults to dramatically different beliefs about what causes the condition, what it means, and what, if anything, should be done. This is an important contribution that shows how knowledge production is contentious, how meanings of expertise can be multifaceted and contradictory, and how calls for sympathy and respect can place well-intentioned people who care deeply about the same issue at odds. -- Jennifer A. Reich, author of Calling the Shots: Why Parents Reject VaccinesIn this phenomenal study, Catherine Tan explores two autism social movements hoping for a better world: parents of children diagnosed with autism embracing alternative treatments and adults living with autism advocating for acceptance and accommodation of neurodivergence. What the believers and participants find instead is support, community, and validation that they have been right after all. With grace and sensitivity, Tan deftly weaves their convictions, struggles, and joys into a nuanced analysis that demonstrates the best medical sociology has to offer. Also, a magic buffalo appears. -- Stefan Timmermans, coauthor of The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of AngelsTable of ContentsPreface and PositionAcknowledgments1. Warriors and Aliens: Challenging Autism Experts2. Reimagining Autism: As a Difference to Accept, as a Sickness to Treat3. Seeking Hope and Support: Pathways to Autism Movements4. Knowing One’s Tribe: The Transformation of Autistic Rights Into Reality5. Laboratories and Experimentation: The Tools and Strategies of “Recovery”6. The Outsiders: Resisting Criticism and Claiming Legitimacy7. Making Space for the SpectrumAppendix A. Interview ProtocolsAppendix B. ParticipantsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisA strategy-filled handbook to understand, manage, and conquer your depression, modeled after its best-selling counterpart on anxiety.Trade Review"In steps that are both clear and scaled for easily attainable victories, Wehrenberg extends a hand to those without the recourse of clinical therapy." -- Booklist"C]hock full of options, techniques, and information to assist a depressed person in understanding every aspect of their disorder. . . . Wehrenberg has successfully linked the world of prescription medications with the world of behavioral psychotherapy so that both are affirmed and everyone is more informed. The more I read of this book, the more I liked it and found it useful, because it stretches the usual ways of thinking to include, rather than exclude, helpful options." -- The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter"[A] thoughtful book that provides immediate help for people suffering from depression. I highly recommend it." -- Daniel G. Amen, MD, author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life"A well-researched book with clearly-written brain science for the non-scientist. Its life-changing, self-motivating techniques, many of which can be practiced outside the treatment room, will benefit anyone who suffers from depression and everyone who treats them. The appendix of practices alone is worth the price!" -- Amy Weintraub, author of Yoga for Depression"Wehrenberg helps the reader remove self-blame for their condition and get on with the necessary changes they need to implement in order to feel better…[W]ould be useful to both patients and therapists. An uplifting, life-changing read." -- WellBeing Magazine (AU)

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Book SynopsisExploring the differences between temperamental traits and psychological disorders.Trade Review"Rettew’s book is a great starting point for parents in search of a basic primer on the subject. . . . [T]he book will not only help you learn what to do, but help you prepare for your child’s next psychiatric assessment, clinical review, or IEP meeting." -- PsychCentral"[F]ull of useful practical advice for parents, schools, psychologists, and psychiatrists. This Harvard-trained physician discusses the issues with wisdom, compassion, and clinical insight." -- PsycCritiques"Dr. Rettew has channeled his career-long pursuit of the concepts surrounding temperament into a fascinating, comprehensive, and most of all clear and sensible working model. Child Temperament will be of enormous value to clinicians, scientists, parents, and all who are interested in the development of children. Beautifully written in a style that is amazingly enjoyable to read, with tables and summaries that students and scientists alike will find indispensable, this is a major compilation that should anchor all future exploration of temperament and help illuminate the path forward for future work in this field." -- John N. Constantino, MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; Psychiatrist-In-Chief, St. Louis Children’s Hospital"This is the only book you will need on child temperament. Dr. Rettew provides a clear, comprehensive, and credible synthesis of the current scientific research and techniques for applying this knowledge in a high-quality, practical manner, in a variety of settings. This book is highly accessible and relevant to a broad audience—from clinicians and researchers to parents, teachers, and other professionals who work with children." -- Sanchit Maruti, MD, MS, Chief Resident and Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, University of Vermont, College of Medicine and Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vermont

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Book SynopsisReady-to-implement resources and approaches for effective professional care in school and clinical settings.Trade Review"Autism awareness has dramatically increased in recent years, appearing on bumper stickers, in debates, and as feel-good news stories. But little attention has been paid to those that actually care for people with ASD: the families. Autism and the Family is a fresh and vital corrective. Fiske investigates topics that impact ASD families but are rarely discussed outside inner circles, including the grief that can accompany diagnosis, the impact of ASD on relationships and careers, and how to support siblings and parents. This book is a necessary read for those working in the field and those parents that depend on them. Rarely have I felt such a sense of kinship and "finally!" as I did reading Autism and the Family. This is a book I will keep in close reach." -- Alysia Abbott, award-winning author, journalist, and mother of a boy with ASD "Autism and the Family delivers refreshingly new perspectives on the collateral effects of autism spectrum disorder. With case study material seamlessly interwoven with scholarly research, this book speaks to families, friends, and professionals in the lives of children and young adults with autism. Most importantly, it is like a "trip advisor" for the many families in immediate need of the right educational direction, as well as helpful glimpses at what lies ahead of them down the road." -- Jan Blacher, PhD, Distinguished Professor and UC Presidential Chair, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Riverside "A comprehensive yet accessible look at the complex family systems of children with autism, addressing their stressors, struggles, hopes, dreams, successes, and failures. This book should be required reading for educators, behavior analysts, speech pathologists, psychologists, and anyone serious about improving the lives of individuals with autism and supporting the families who love them." -- Peter Gerhardt, EdD, Executive Director, The EPIC School "Dr. Fiske has provided a unique and vital perspective on families of children with autism. Drawing on clinical experience, interviews with family members, and international research, this excellent book reinforces a crucial point: children with autism exist within a family and cultural context. It is also very helpful to be reminded throughout that although family members face challenges, they also have positive experiences raising a child with autism. The "take away" messages for practitioners in each chapter usefully complement the core messages of the book." -- Richard Hastings, PhD, Cerebra Chair of Family Research, University of Warwick, UK

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive revision to the textbook on modern psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, keyed to the DSM-5 and ICD-10.

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Book SynopsisHow scientific reasoning explains our most common daily fears—from germs to natural disasters and everything in between.Trade Review"This witty but rigorous study by a neuroscientist and an engineer debunks some of our most common worries—from shark attacks to bedbugs." -- The Guardian"Lise Johnson and Eric Chudler have had a brilliant idea and turned it into an equally good book." -- The Scottish Daily Mail"Lise Johnson and Eric Chudler have had a brilliant idea and turned it into an equally good book. For anyone who worries too much, which is to say all of us, this is a deeply comforting book." -- The Irish Daily Mail

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Book SynopsisThe first clinical guide to this psychiatric illness, officially recognised by the DSM in 2013.

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Book SynopsisHealing assessments and interventions from disparate areas of knowledge such as art, nature and storytelling.

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Book SynopsisBridging the gap between neuroscience and clinical therapy.

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Book SynopsisWorksheets and exercises to accompany this powerful therapeutic program.

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Book SynopsisPsychological research into autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) has increased exponentially in the last two decades. Much of this work has been led by different theorists, identifying a process or set of processes that hold the key to understanding the condition.Table of ContentsPreface ix 1 Identifying Autism: From Discrete Entity to Multidimensional Spectrum 1 Early conceptions: the ‘autistic child’ 1 From discrete entity to spectrum of related conditions 5 Diagnostic systems and instruments 11 Dimensions versus entities: ‘lumping’ versus ‘splitting’ 16 Early detection 21 Conclusion 25 2 Understanding Other Minds: Cognitive Approaches 26 Understanding false belief: a specific mental module? 26 Understanding minds: a specific process or something else? 37 Provisional conclusions 49 3 Understanding Other People: Emotion and Interaction 51 Appraisal of emotion in others 53 Understanding the directedness of behaviour 60 Understanding others in autism: final conclusions 67 4 Beyond Social Impairment: Difficulties with Executive Functions 70 Implications of the executive dysfunction account for our understanding of ASD 81 Conclusion 88 5 Building a Coherent Picture of the World 90 Alternative explanations of WCC phenomena 98 Conclusion 111 6 Attention and Perception 113 Attention 113 Accounting for attentional difficulties 125 Conclusion 133 7 Specific Aspects of Understanding: Faces, Concepts and Memory 135 Face processing 135 Concept formation 145 Memory 152 Conclusion 165 8 Psychology, Autism and the Brain 167 Studies of brain size and structure 167 Lesion-based models of autistic behaviour 173 Theories of global brain dysfunction 175 Brain impairments inferred from more basic psychological processes 203 Conclusion 207 9 Development 209 Assumptions about development in ASD: psychometrics, matching and developmental delay 209 Developmental trajectories in ASD 212 Developmental change in two psychological domains: theory of mind and executive functions 219 Developmental theory and ASD 228 Conclusion 241 10 Whence and Whither: Glimpses of the Tapestry, Paths Through the Jungle 242 How far have we really come? 243 Stepping back to move forward? Emerging themes 247 Final thoughts 261 References 263 Index 299

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Book SynopsisLittle is known about Sexual Murderers those who kill in a sexual context. Recent studies have compared their backgrounds and characteristics with that of rapists and/or violent (non-sexual) offenders. This translation of a French original by the renowned Jean Proulx challenges existing knowledge on sexual murders, offers new tools for profiling and interrogation, and helps to establish a new research base. Current theories of sexual murder, its prevalence, reasons including attachment theories, profiling and interrogation techniques are all addressed in Proulx's distinctive, thought-provoking style.Table of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. About the Editors. List of Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Sexual Murderers: Myth and Reality. PART I: THE MONTREAL STUDY. Chapter 1. Sexual Murder: Definitions, Epidemiology and Theories. Chapter 2. Sexual Murderers and Sexual Aggressors: Developmental Paths and Criminal History. Chapter 3. Sexual Murderers and Sexual Aggressors: Psychopathological Considerations. Chapter 4. Sexual Murderers and Sexual Aggressors: Intention and Situation. Chapter 5. The Factors Distinguishing Sexual Murderers from Sexual Aggressors: A Multivariate Analysis. Chapter 6. Serial Killers and Sexual Murderers. Chapter 7. Sadistic Sexual Offenders. Chapter 8. Angry or Sadistic: Two Types of Sexual Murderers. Chapter 9. The Motivation and Criminal Career of Sexual Murderers. PART II: THE BIRMINGHAM STUDY. Chapter 10. A Comparison of Rapists and Sexual Murderers on Demographic and Selected Psychometric Measures. Chapter 11. Identification of Motivations for Sexual Murder. PART III: PRACTICAL ISSUES. Chapter 12. The Role of Profiling in the Investigation of Sexual Homicide. Chapter 13. Psychotherapeutic and Psychodynamic Issues with Sexual Murderers. Conclusion. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains a collection of 43 primary sources, ranging from newspaper articles to scholarly journals, which aim to provide a supplement to any course in abnormal or clinical psychology. The articles represent current psychopathology and indicate the direction of new research.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: INVESTIGATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. Debating Mental Illness: Implications for Science, Medicine, andSocial Policy (E. Gorenstein). The Reliability of Psychiatric and Psychological Diagnosis (J.Matarazzo). SCHIZOPHRENIA. Clues to the Genetics and Neurobiology of Schizophrenia (S. Nicol& I. Gottesman). Expressed Emotion: A Review of the Critical Literature (J.Hooley). MOOD DISORDERS. Antidepressants and Biochemical Theories of Depression (E. McNeal& P. Cimbolic). Depressive Self-Schemas, Life Stress, and Vulnerability toDepression (C. Hammen, et al.). ANXIETY DISORDERS AND REACTIONS TO STRESS. A Cognitive Approach to Panic (D. Clark). Confronting a Traumatic Event: Toward an Understanding ofInhibition and Disease (J. Pennebaker & S. Beall). SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTERPERSONAL DISORDERS. Portrait of a Con Artist (T. Sandler). Epidemiology of Drug Abuse: An Overview (M. Schuckit). PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN CHILDREN. Comparative Analysis of Attentional Deficits in Hyperactive andLearning Disabled Children (K. Tarnowski, et al.). Toward an Understanding of Risk Factors for Bulimia (R.Striegel-Moore, et al.). INTERVENTION. Differential Aspects of Experiential and Problem-SolvingInterventions in Resolving Marital Conflict (S. Johnson, etal.). Understanding and Preventing Relapse (K. Brownell).

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Book SynopsisDo people with mental disorders share enough psychology with other people to make human interpretation possible? Jonathan Glover tackles the hard cases—violent criminals, people with delusions, autism, schizophrenia—to answer affirmatively. He offers values linked with agency and identity to guide how the boundaries of psychiatry should be drawn.Trade Review[An] interesting and readable book, the professed aims of which are to make mental health patients seem less alien and to emphasize the role of the humane and the humanities in psychiatry… Admirable. -- Iain McGilchrist * Literary Review *A wide-ranging philosophical investigation of psychology and a psychological examination of philosophy. -- Jonathon Keats * New Scientist *A searching, humane look at the lives of the mentally ill, whose inner worlds can be alien landscapes indeed. Examining a population of hospitalized patients in Britain, ethicist Glover asks whether it is true that people who suffer from anti‐social disorders are truly without conscience or whether it might not be that their moral world simply maps onto different territory from other people’s—an important distinction in considering such things as the ability to recognize right from wrong and accept responsibility for one’s actions. * Kirkus Reviews *Glover attempts a close encounter of the intellectual kind as he probes the ethical aspects of mental disorders and opens up new terrain in an age‐old discussion. Responding to the long‐standing discord between humanist and scientific perspectives on mental illness—an imbalance that consistently favors science—Glover aims to restore humanist views to the discussion through a sensitive examination of art, literature, and, perhaps most noteworthy, interviews with people who have mental disorders… For the philosophically inclined, Glover’s exploration will prove to be an exciting and informative text. * Publishers Weekly *A great read, and genuinely illuminating on the inner lives of patients with disorders, and their implications for responsibility and identity. This book is for all of us who have had the impulse to write off someone as ‘crazy,’ meaning: there isn’t any point in trying to engage or understand what’s going on with this person. This is a timely and well-crafted book. -- John Campbell, University of California, BerkeleyThis book should become a classic in the study of philosophy and psychiatry. The lucidity of the writing makes it, at once, profound and accessible. While acknowledging the substantial contribution of the biological sciences to our understanding of unusual mental states, Glover explores in depth how far an observer can make sense of—or ‘interpret’—them. The implications for how we might think about ‘values,’ ‘identity,’ ‘agency,’ the boundaries of ‘illness,’ and treatment are most richly drawn. -- George Szmukler, King’s College London

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Book SynopsisPresents a philosophical meditation on Iago and the nature of evil, through the exploration of the enduring puzzle found in Shakespeare's "Othello". This book opens with a portrait of Iago, and considers the nature and moral significance of the evil that he represents. It addresses the boundaries dividing normality and pathology.Trade Review"What is evil? What are its forms? How is it motivated? These are questions of the greatest human significance and Raatzsch's treatment of them is sensitive, imaginative, and broadly based. This book brings together different lines of argument from epistemology, moral philosophy, and philosophy of mind in a highly compact and supercharged, yet fully comprehensible form. The result packs an enormous intellectual punch."—Raymond Geuss, University of Cambridge"This original, deeply felt, clearly written, and well-argued book combines Shakespearean analysis, moral philosophy, psychology, and philosophy of literature—all in a succinct, unified, and impressive way."—Richard Eldridge, Swarthmore CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Chapter One: The Concept of Iago 11 1.1 The Origin of the Concept 11 1.2 Acting without a Motive? 14 1.3 Iago's Mode of Being and the Idea of a Panopticon 30 Chapter Two: Apologia for Iago 77 2.1 Defense, Justification, and Understanding 77 2.2 Defending Iago 91 2.3 Why Iago Perishes, and What His Downfall Means 103 Acknowledgments 109 Index 111

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Book SynopsisSince the 1990s, suicide in recession-plagued Japan has soared, and rates of depression have both increased and received greater public attention. This title explores how depression has become a national disease and entered the Japanese lexicon, and how psychiatry has overcome the longstanding resistance to its intrusion in Japanese life.Trade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2013 Frances Hsu Prize, Society for East Asian Anthropology "Medical anthropology, with its propensity to theoretise and problemise issues and refer endlessly to other work and concepts with which the reader will not be familiar, is for many outsiders almost as impenetrable as Japanese psychiatry. Putting the two together should be a recipe for disaster, but in Junko Kitanaka's hands, this book is instead a triumph, perhaps even a classic."--David Healy, Times Higher Education "Depression in Japan sets a high methodological and analytic standard for pursuing answers to vital questions."--Kalman Applbaum, Anthropological Quarterly "[C]ompelling and challenging work... [T]his is a thought-provoking book that should be of interest to historians, anthropologists, and clinicians."--Susan L. Burns, Journal of Japanese StudiesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Chapter One: Introduction: Local Forces of Medicalization 1 Part One: Depression in History 19 Chapter Two: Reading Emotions in the Body: The Premodern Language of Depression 23 Chapter Three: The Expansion of Psychiatry into Everyday Life 40 Chapter Four: Pathology of Overwork or Personality Weakness?: The Rise of Neurasthenia in Early-Twentieth-Century Japan 54 Chapter Five: Socializing the "Biological" in Depression: Japanese Psychiatric Debates about Typus Melancholicus 67 Part Two: Depression in Clinical Practice 83 Chapter Six: Containing Reflexivity: The Interdiction against Psychotherapy for Depression 89 Chapter Seven: Diagnosing Suicides of Resolve 107 Chapter Eight: The Gendering of Depression and the Selective Recognition of Pain 129 Part Three: Depression in Society 151 Chapter Nine: Advancing a Social Cause through Psychiatry: The Case of Overwork Suicide 155 Chapter Ten: The Emergent Psychiatric Science of Work: Rethinking the Biological and the Social 174 Chapter Eleven: The Future of Depression: Beyond Psychopharmaceuticals 193 References 201 Index 231

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Book SynopsisMemoirs in which trauma takes a major—or the major—role challenge the limits of autobiography. Leigh Gilmore presents a series of "limit-cases"—texts that combine elements of autobiography, fiction, biography, history, and theory while representing...Trade ReviewLeigh Gilmore's The Limits of Autobiography is a fine addition to the body of excellent recent work in trauma studies, and is highly recommended for all working in the mental health disciplines.... The writing is extremely fine throughout, and the book is a rich cornucopia of literary and psychological analyses, theoretical sophistication, and interdisciplinary connectedness; these treasures can only be suggested here. * Metapsychology Online Review *Through theoretically nuanced, lucid, and insightful readings, Gilmore demonstrates the ability of narrative to transform trauma, to speak to a certain truth about the relationship between trauma and identity that goes beyond the exigencies of accuracy and objectivity that pertain to a juridical contect.... Any reader interested in the myriad interpenetrations of violence, the law, identity, family, and life writing will find much to admire in this impressive study. * Biography *Gilmore offers astute and compelling commentaries in relation to the social and psychic forms within which selected autobiographers told their personal stories in literate and unconventional ways.... Informative, thought-provoking chapters comprise this unique and highly recommended contribution to the literary study of the autobiography. * The Bookwatch *Table of ContentsIntroduction - the limits of autobiography; represent yourself; bastard testimony - incest and illegitimacy in Dorothy Allison's "Bastard Out of Carolina"; there will always be a father - transference and the auto/biographical demand in Mikal Gilmore's "Shot in the Heart"; there will always be a mother - serial autobiography and Jamaica Kincaid; without names - an anatomy of absence in Jeanette Winterson's "Written on the Body"; conclusion - the knowing subject and an alternative jurisprudence of trauma.

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Book SynopsisMemoirs in which trauma takes a major—or the major—role challenge the limits of autobiography. Leigh Gilmore presents a series of "limit-cases"—texts that combine elements of autobiography, fiction, biography, history, and theory while representing...Trade ReviewLeigh Gilmore's The Limits of Autobiography is a fine addition to the body of excellent recent work in trauma studies, and is highly recommended for all working in the mental health disciplines.... The writing is extremely fine throughout, and the book is a rich cornucopia of literary and psychological analyses, theoretical sophistication, and interdisciplinary connectedness; these treasures can only be suggested here. * Metapsychology Online Review *Through theoretically nuanced, lucid, and insightful readings, Gilmore demonstrates the ability of narrative to transform trauma, to speak to a certain truth about the relationship between trauma and identity that goes beyond the exigencies of accuracy and objectivity that pertain to a juridical contect.... Any reader interested in the myriad interpenetrations of violence, the law, identity, family, and life writing will find much to admire in this impressive study. * Biography *Gilmore offers astute and compelling commentaries in relation to the social and psychic forms within which selected autobiographers told their personal stories in literate and unconventional ways.... Informative, thought-provoking chapters comprise this unique and highly recommended contribution to the literary study of the autobiography. * The Bookwatch *Table of ContentsIntroduction - the limits of autobiography; represent yourself; bastard testimony - incest and illegitimacy in Dorothy Allison's "Bastard Out of Carolina"; there will always be a father - transference and the auto/biographical demand in Mikal Gilmore's "Shot in the Heart"; there will always be a mother - serial autobiography and Jamaica Kincaid; without names - an anatomy of absence in Jeanette Winterson's "Written on the Body"; conclusion - the knowing subject and an alternative jurisprudence of trauma.

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Book SynopsisContributions by: Georges Bataille, Harold Bloom, Laura Brown, Cathy Caruth, Kai Erikson, Shoshana Felman, Henry Krystal, Claude Lanzmann, Dori Laub, Kevin Newmark, Onno van der Hart, and Bessel van der Kolk. Interviews with: Robert Jay Lifton, Gregg Bordowitz, Douglas Crimp, and Laura PinskyTrade Review"An unusually informative, as well as sensitive, series of essays with important ramifications for interdisciplinary theory and both social and literary thought. Caruth and her contributors work at the very intersection of contemporary life and scholarship."--Geoffrey Hartman, Yale University "These essays offer fresh approaches on the subject of trauma from both a psychoanalytic and contemporary theoretical point of view. The combination of theoretical articles about trauma with interviews about its ongoing effects is a particular strength--and a particularly appropriate approach when the topic itself is silence or testimony about trauma. The book will be of great interest to those in the psychoanalytic community interested in this kind of interdisciplinary work."--Alan Bass, Ph.D., PsychoanalystTable of ContentsPrefacePart I: Trauma and Experience Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Education and Crisis, or the Vicissitudes of TeachingChapter 3. Truth and Testimony: The Process and the StruggleChapter 4. Trauma and Aging: A Thirty-Year Follow-UpChapter 5. Not Outside the Range: One Feminist Perspective on Psychic TraumaChapter 6. Freud: Frontier Concepts, Jewishness, and Interpretation Chapter 7. An Interview with Robert Jay LiftonPart II: Recapturing the PastChapter 8. IntroductionChapter 9. The Intrusive Past: The Flexibility of Memory and the Engraving of TraumaChapter 10. Notes on Trauma and Community Chapter 11. The Obscenity of Understanding: An Evening With Claude LanzmannChapter 12. Concerning the Accounts Given by the Residents of Hiroshima Chapter 13. Traumatic Poetry: Charles Baudelaire and the Shock of LaughterChapter 14. "The AIDS Crisis is Not Over": A Conversation with Gregg Bordowitz, Douglass Crimp, and Laura PinskyContributors

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Book SynopsisFull of information compassionately presented, this guide provides hope and help to patients and their families.Trade ReviewA readable, informative, comforting overview of an illness most people consider scary. Library Journal A clearly written, comprehensive, and compassionate guide. Science Books and Films If it seems a gloomy thought to explore the workings of mental doldrums, psychiatrist Mondimore makes this a safe trip, explaining in simple language how depression and manic-depression take effect and what victims can do about it. Publishers Weekly A recommended pick for both public and college-level libraries. Bookwatch 2007 This is a reader friendly book on depression and mood disorders written primarily for patients and their families. It explains scientific and clinical facts at a patient level helping the patient get a better bearing on the nature of depression. Doody's Review Service 2007 There are many books about depression currently available. What makes this one so special is its sheer comprehensiveness within a two hundred page limit... to be recommended to sufferers and professionals in the mental health field. -- Kevin M. Purday Metapsychology 2008 Depression, the Mood Disease is a recommended pick for both public and college-level libraries. Midwest Book Review 2007Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart I: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment1. MoodMood: What Is It?The Chemistry of MoodAn Early Breakthrough in Brain ScienceMood DisordersWhat Is the Biology of Depression?2. DepressionThe Symptoms of Major Depression"Normal" Depression?The Classification of Depression3. TreatmentMedicationsElectroconvulsive TherapyOther Brain Stimulation TechniquesComplicated DepressionTests for Mood Disorders4. Bipolar DisorderWhat Is Bipolar Disorder?The Hypomanic SyndromeAnother Duality"Mood Swings" and CyclothymiaIs There a Spectrum of Mood Disorders?The Chemistry of Bipolar DisorderThe Treatment of Bipolar DisorderLength of Treatment in Bipolar DisordersTreating "Soft" Bipolar DisordersPart II: Variations, Causes, and Connections5. Variations of the Mood DisordersMajor Depression in the ElderlyMood Disorders in Children and AdolescentsMood Disorders in WomenDepression and StrokeDepression and PainSeasonal Affective DisorderSchizoaffective DisorderPanic Attacks and Mood Disorders6. Causal Factors and AssociationsThe Heredity of Mood DisordersAlcohol and Drug Abuse and Mood DisordersMedical Causes of Mood DisordersSleep and DepressionPart III: Getting Better7. Advice for Patients with Mood Disorders and Their FamiliesWho Can Help? The Mental Health ProfessionalsLiving with a Mood DisorderCommunity Support and National OrganizationsThe FamilyHow to Help with Depression8. Summing Up and Looking AheadFurther ReadingSupport and Advocacy OrganizationsIndex

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Book SynopsisThis work explores how Renaissance Germans understood and experienced madness. It focuses on topics including: the insanity of the world in general; specific disorders; the thinking on madness of theologians, jurists, and physicians; and vernacular ideas that made sufferers seek help.Trade Review"Middlefort's latest book will not disappoint the many scholars in varied disciplines who have eagerly awaited it. This is mature, sensitive scholarship . . . [that] succeeds brilliantly in exploring the social and intellectual dilemmas posed by early modern insanity. . . It belongs in every academic library."—History: Reviews of New Books"This is the best book I have ever read on the border between cultural and social history in early modern Europe."—Thomas A. Brady, Jr., University of California, Berkeley"The best book yet on madness in history. Erik Midelfort's study of madness in sixteenth-century Germany is an outstanding contribution to the medical, social and cultural history of the insane. Its impressively researched discussions of madness, melancholy, demonic possession, witchcraft, folly and the asylum give a more convincing and reliable picture of these subjects than we have ever had, for any European nation. Although aimed at a scholarly audience, the book is so well-written and so full of fascinating topics and colorful tales that it should appeal to general readers as well as to professional historians."—Michael MacDonald, University of Michigan"In this long awaited book, Midelfort explores how sixteenth-century Germans understood madness and mental disorders during the age of the Renaissance and the religious reformations. Operating from the assumption that one cannot understand madness without understanding the social contexts in which it is defined, diagnosed, and treated, the author examines madness in seven chapters, each a model of th integration of intellectual and social history. . . . This important work should be in every university library."—ChoiceTable of ContentsTables and maps; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Historical problems: Sin, St. Vitus, and the Devil; 2. Two reformers and a world gone mad: Luther and Paracelsus; 3. Academic 'psychiatry' and the rise of Galenic observation; 4. Witchcraft and the melancholy interpretation of the insanity defence; 5. Court fools and their folly: image and social reality; 6. Pilgrims in search of their reason; 7. Madness as helplessness: two hospitals in the age of reformations; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisAfter 9/11, there was an increase in both the incidence of hate crimes and government policies that targeted Arabs and Muslims and the proliferation of sympathetic portrayals of Arabs and Muslims in the US media. This book examines this paradox and investigates the increase of sympathetic images of the enemy during the War on Terror.Trade Review"[A]s a critical account of the ways in which racialized minorities are represented in the Western media in contemporary times, Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11is a further valuable contribution to the field. In particular, it provides a vital critique of what appear as 'positive' and progressive representations and the actual 'reality' of Muslim and Arab, and South Asian experience in the United States. Alsultany has produced a detailed yet highly readable and accessible book of value to students and researchers alike, and even general readers interested in the media's implication in the War on Terror." -- Anamik Saha * Popular Communication *"A lucid and persuasive work, Asultany's book shatters the illusion of a post-race, postfeminist United States, forcing the reader to confront the role popular representations play in troubling American policies." -- Gretchen Head * Women's Studies Quarterly *"A major, skillfully constructed, must-read book . It should be required reading for all Americans who care about and seek to eradicate injurious stereotypes of the evil Cultural Other." -- Jack G. Shaheen,author of Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People"This important book makes a significant contribution to the burgeoning scholarship on the post-9/11 cultural and political history of the United States. Drawing on a rich understanding of the representations of Arabs and Muslims in the last century, Alsultany helps us to understand what has changed, and what has not, in the last ten years." -- Melani McAlister,George Washington University"While Asultany states that the issues of human rights in the post 9/11 period are of greater concern than the media's representations of them, she seems hopeful that an increase in diverse representations of Arabs and Muslims as human beings rather than simply as 'terrorists' or 'not terrorists' may help to usher in a positive cultural environment in which the human rights of American Muslims and Arabs will be given greater consideration." -- Jason Archbold * Media International Australia *"Alsultanys work provides alevel of refinement in that she argues, like Islam, media discourses cannot be treated as a homogenous entity. Instead of simply examining news media and political discourse as representative of the range of debates being held about Arabs and Muslims in America, she considers a broader selection of media. In doing so, she recognizes that discourse is not just about hard news, but also about the multiple and complex array of voices that contribute to any given debate. This is an important turn in the scholarly material on Muslims if you consider that a popular television series will gain many more viewers than a typical current affairs news programme." * European Political Science *"[] Alsultanys book is of great value to those interested in contemporary cultural studies, politics, race and ethnic studies, or feminist representational analysis. It is straightforward and capable of supplying both the details and the larger principles to those interested in investigating our & postracial social movement." * Cinema Journal *Table of Contents1 Challenging the Terrorist Stereotype 2 Mourning the Suspension of Arab American Civil Rights 3 Evoking Sympathy for the Muslim Woman 4 Regulating Sympathy for the Muslim Man 5 Selling Muslim American Identity

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Book SynopsisAfter 9/11, there was an increase in both the incidence of hate crimes and government policies that targeted Arabs and Muslims and the proliferation of sympathetic portrayals of Arabs and Muslims in the US media. This book examines this paradox and investigates the increase of sympathetic images of the enemy during the War on Terror.Trade Review[A]s a critical account of the ways in which racialized minorities are represented in the Western media in contemporary times, Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11is a further valuable contribution to the field. In particular, it provides a vital critique of what appear as 'positive' and progressive representations and the actual 'reality' of Muslim and Arab, and South Asian experience in the United States. Alsultany has produced a detailed yet highly readable and accessible book of value to students and researchers alike, and even general readers interested in the media's implication in the War on Terror. -- Anamik Saha * Popular Communication *A lucid and persuasive work, Asultany's book shatters the illusion of a post-race, postfeminist United States, forcing the reader to confront the role popular representations play in troubling American policies. -- Gretchen Head * Women's Studies Quarterly *A major, skillfully constructed, must-read book . It should be required reading for all Americans who care about and seek to eradicate injurious stereotypes of the evil Cultural Other. -- Jack G. Shaheen,author of Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a PeopleThis important book makes a significant contribution to the burgeoning scholarship on the post-9/11 cultural and political history of the United States. Drawing on a rich understanding of the representations of Arabs and Muslims in the last century, Alsultany helps us to understand what has changed, and what has not, in the last ten years. -- Melani McAlister,George Washington UniversityWhile Asultany states that the issues of human rights in the post 9/11 period are of greater concern than the media's representations of them, she seems hopeful that an increase in diverse representations of Arabs and Muslims as human beings rather than simply as 'terrorists' or 'not terrorists' may help to usher in a positive cultural environment in which the human rights of American Muslims and Arabs will be given greater consideration. -- Jason Archbold * Media International Australia *Alsultanys work provides alevel of refinement in that she argues, like Islam, media discourses cannot be treated as a homogenous entity. Instead of simply examining news media and political discourse as representative of the range of debates being held about Arabs and Muslims in America, she considers a broader selection of media. In doing so, she recognizes that discourse is not just about hard news, but also about the multiple and complex array of voices that contribute to any given debate. This is an important turn in the scholarly material on Muslims if you consider that a popular television series will gain many more viewers than a typical current affairs news programme. * European Political Science *[] Alsultanys book is of great value to those interested in contemporary cultural studies, politics, race and ethnic studies, or feminist representational analysis. It is straightforward and capable of supplying both the details and the larger principles to those interested in investigating our & postracial social movement. * Cinema Journal *Table of Contents1 Challenging the Terrorist Stereotype 2 Mourning the Suspension of Arab American Civil Rights 3 Evoking Sympathy for the Muslim Woman 4 Regulating Sympathy for the Muslim Man 5 Selling Muslim American Identity

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Book SynopsisMaps a territory where old and new media intersect, and where the power of the media producer and the power of the consumer interact in unpredictable ways. This book explains the cultural shift that occurs as consumers fight for control across disparate channels, changing the way we do business, elect our leaders, and educate our children.Trade ReviewThe standard convergence narrative of recent years presents media concentration as a threat both to the diversity of communication channels and to individuals' opportunities to engage in public discourse. A respected and well-established media scholar, Jenkins here counters such pessimistic perspectives on the brave new media world with theoretical and evidentiary attestations to the growing power of individuals and grassroots groups to affect the larger media landscape. * Choice *I thought I knew twenty-first century pop media until I read Henry Jenkins. The fresh research and radical insights in Convergence Culture deserve a wide and thoughtful readership. Bring on the monolithic block of eyeballs. -- Bruce Sterling, author, blogger, visionaryJenkins offers crucial insight into an unexpected and unforeseen future. Unlike most predictions about how New Media will shape the world in which we live, the reality is turning out far stranger and more interesting than we might have imagined. The social implications of this change could be staggering. -- Will Wright, creator of SimCity and The SimsOne of those rare works that is closer to an operating system than a traditional book: it's a platform that people will be building on for years to come. What's more, the book happens to be a briskly entertaining read—as startling, inventive, and witty as the culture it documents. It should be mandatory reading for anyone trying to make sense of todays popular culture but thankfully, a book this fun to read doesn’t need a mandate. -- Steven Johnson, author of the national bestseller, Everything Bad Is Good For YouFor any Sony PS3 execs out there wondering why their technological masterpiece is being ridiculed by customers before its even released . . . Convergence Culture is a must read . . . Jenkins offers numerous insights on how technology and media professionals can forge better relationships with their customers. * Slashdot *Remarkable . . . Jenkins insights are gripping and his prose is surprisingly entertaining and lucid for a book that is, at its core, intellectually rigorous . . . Jenkins impressive ability to break down complex concepts into readable prose makes this study vital and engaging. * Publishers Weekly *Jenkins is an astute observer of media culture and his insights are spot-on. * The Los Angeles Times *Jenkins tries to bring clarity to cultural changes that are melting and morphing into new shapes on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly basis. Convergence Culture provides a view that looks at the restless ocean and tracks the currents rather than just looking at the individual rocks on the beach. * The McClatchy Newspapers *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: "Worship at the Altar of Convergence": A New Paradigm for Understanding Media Change 1 Spoiling Survivor: The Anatomy of a Knowledge Community 2 Buying into American Idol: How We are Being Sold on Reality TV 3 Searching for the Origami Unicorn: The Matrix and Transmedia Storytelling 4 Quentin Tarantino's Star Wars? Grassroots Creativity Meets the Media Industry 5 Why Heather Can Write: Media Literacy and the Potter Wars 6 Photoshop for Democracy: The New Relationship between Politics and Popular CultureConclusion: Democratizing Television?The Politics of ParticipationNotes Glossary Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisIn this anthology drug policy expert David Musto chronicles the rise and fall and rise again of the most popular mind altering substances in the United States: alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and opiates.Trade Review"Anyone with an interest in social history will find this book fascinating. . . . A valuable resource and an interesting read." * Drugs and Alcohol Review *"It is a powerful, clearly written, and well-researched reference on the history of drugs in the U.S...Readers will learn much about the temperance movements and the introduction of cocaine into the American market, including coca Cola products." * Choice *"The sermons, speeches, medical arguments, and policy papers gathered here adequately convey changing attitudes toward these sometimes licit, sometimes illicit substances. For classes in public policy, reform, or public health or for individuals interested in these areas, this book will be exceedingly informative and useful." * Journal of the History of Medicine *"This volume is an ambitious attempt to provide, through a collection of primary sources, an overview of the US experience with drugs and drug control. . . . Drugs in America is a splendidly edited volume, of interest both to the substance abuse specialist and the general reader." * Jama: Journal of the American Medical Association *

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Book SynopsisBoricua Pop is the first book solely devoted to Puerto Rican visibility, cultural impact, and identity formation in the U.S. and at home. Frances Negrón-Muntaner explores everything from the beloved American musical West Side Story to the phenomenon of singer/actress/ fashion designer Jennifer Lopez, from the faux historical chronicle Seva to the creation of Puerto Rican Barbie, from novelist Rosario Ferré to performer Holly Woodlawn, and from painter provocateur Andy Warhol to the seemingly overnight success story of Ricky Martin. Negrón-Muntaner traces some of the many possible itineraries of exchange between American and Puerto Rican cultures, including the commodification of Puerto Rican cultural practices such as voguing, graffiti, and the Latinization of pop music. Drawing from literature, film, painting, and popular culture, and including both the normative and the odd, the canonized authors and the misfits, the island and its diaspora, Boricua Pop is a fascinatingTrade ReviewProvocative and broad-ranging . . . This eclectic, always interesting work will be certain to elicit discussion among faculty and students of ethnic studies, US popular culture, and Puerto Rican and Latino studies. * Choice *A brilliant intervention in the culture and politics of Latinos in the United States. Important, timely, and innovative, Boricua Pop is a stellar addition to a body of work that grows in importance over time. Negron-Muntaner's book is eagerly anticipated. -- Jose Quiroga,author of Tropics of DesireFrances Negron-Muntaner is a challenging and provocative scholar whose multi-focal positionings turn the Puerto Rican process of colonization and migration into a fascinating transcultural hologram. Boricua Pop is a foundational text in American, Latino/a, Queer, Performance, and Cultural Studies. -- Alberto Sandoval-Sanchez,Mount Holyoke CollegeImportant, timely, and innovative, Boricua Pop is a stellar addition to a body of work that grows in importance over time. Negron-Muntaner's book is eagerly anticipated. -- Jose Quiroga,author of Tropics of DesireA perspicacious new book and one of the most intellectually exciting works of recent years, Boricua Pop: Puerto Ricans and the latinization of American Culture gives new meaning to the idea of the pleasure of the text * QBR *Mixing the down and dirty with high culture to come up with good look at the transculture effects of it all. * San Juan Star *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Part I Founding Spectacles1 Weighing In Theory: Puerto Ricans and American Culture2 1898: The Trauma of Literature, the Shame of Identity 3 Feeling Pretty: West Side Story and U.S. Puerto Rican Identity Part II Boricuasin the Middle4 From Puerto Rico with Trash: Holly Woodlawn's A Low Life in High Heels5 The Writing on the Wall: The Life and Passion of Jean-Michel Basquiat 6 Flagging Madonna: Performing a Puerto Rican-American Erotics Part III Boricua Anatomies7 Rosario's Tongue: Rosario Ferre and the Commodi?cation of Island Literature 8 Barbie's Hair: Selling Out Puerto Rican Identity in the Global Market 9 Jennifer's Butt: Valorizing the Puerto Rican Racialized Female Body 10 Ricky's Hips: The Queerness of Puerto Rican "White" Culture Postscript: Words from the Grave Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewProvocative . . . . Chock full of interesting, colorful anecdotes and observations. Wenegrat is one of the few psychiatrists who has dared to apply evolutionary thinking to everyday clinical practice. -- Judith Eve Lipton, M.D.An important book...treats alternative explanations for women's mental disorders with crisp, critical insight, culling out the wrongheaded and embracing valid points of view where they exist. -- Linda Garfield,Stanford University Medical Center

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Book SynopsisA history of alternative radio.Trade ReviewThroughout Rebels on the Air: An Alternative History of Radio in America, Walker surveys the current state of radio and finds it wanting. * Chronicles *Rebels on the Air is a joyous, smart, lucid, hilarious, critical and engaging celebration of community based, non-commercial radio in the United States. Jesse Walker vividly captures the people, their visions and achievements, their friends and enemiesall in a book that is great fun to read. -- Matthew Lasar,author of Pacifica Radio: The Rise of an Alternative NetworkPresent-day American radioboth public and commercialhas, with its blandness, hidden the bodies of hundreds of idealists who tried to make it meaningful and interesting and alive. Whether it's micro radio, pirate radio, the Citizens Band, or Pacifica, Jesse Walker has done his homework, digging up often funny tales of strange characters who tried, in one way or another, to better the airwaves. -- Lorenzo W. Milam,author of Sex and Broadcasting and the Radio PapersThe book is a great addition to the literature of the ways in which the state uses regulatory edicts and strong-arm tactics to stifle people's freedom. -- George C. Leef * Freedom Daily *Without a doubt, this is the most detailed and well-researched book ever published on the history of free radio in America. This includes the most comprehensive history ever written on the modern microradio movement; culled from personal interviews, the writing is mostly engaging and fast-paced...A must read. * The About Guide *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments l Joe's Garage 2 The First Broadcasters 3 Siberia 4 The '60s 5 Into the '70s 6 Money from Washington 7 Free Radio Abroad 8 American Pirates 9 Micro Radio: Every Man a DJ 10 The FCC's Wars 11 CB, the Internet, and Beyond Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisProfiling the most notorious mischief makers from the 1600s to the present day, this book explores how "pranks" are part of a long tradition of speaking truth to power and social critique.Trade Review"McLeod is good at finding common threads that unite all the multifarious pranks together and making sense of what may seem like a tangled mess of characters and events . . . . The heady stew of the 1960sincluding the Merry Pranksters, and Abbie Hoffman and the Yippiesserves as an object lesson on pranks and how they could interface with society, culture, politics, and activism. McLeods vivid description of the Merry Pranksters kooky school bus, painted in wild colors, makes you pine for the freewheeling San Francisco of yore, before the Google bus took over." * Slate.com *"In his new book Pranksters: Making Mischief in the Modern World, Kembrew McLeod demonstrates that sometimes pranksters, working as cultural jammers, provoke worthy debates & by showing skepticism about power." * Reuters Blog *"Satire, irony, and performative politicsfromThe Daily Showto the Yes Menare being enacted, thought about, and discussed a great deal these days, but the subject is only starting to be written about. Kembrew McLeod, an engaging writer as well as a practicing prankster, does a brilliant job in analyzingthe ways in which pranks underscore a larger, often pointed truth." -- Stephen Duncombe,editor of the Cultural Resistance Reader"In locating mischief at the center of media history, Pranksters transforms what, up until now, has been a series of odd footnotes into a rich and hilarious story about the making of the modern world. In doing soMcLeodchallenges overly-rationalist accounts by compelling us to laugh out loud about hoaxes, hoodwinks, cons, and more. But this isnt laughter simply for its own sake. He has a deeply ethical purpose in mind, showing us how to use media spectacularly, and, indeed, responsibly, to promote meaningful social transformationPrankstersis smart, lucid, and funnybut its no joke." -- Ted Striphas,Indiana University"It's fantastic! Finally, a book that rescues the critically important art of the prank. Thanks to Pranksters, we finally understand what we've been trying to do all these years. No joke! Read it, and get out there and apply it!" * The Yes Men *"In this action-packed book, vampire-fanged strippers, Satanists and circus escapologists jostle for our attention with conspiracy theorists, Fox News anchormen and gay rights activists . . . McLeod is no ordinary academic. He avoids post-modernist jargon, writing in refreshingly straightforward journalese." * Times Higher Education *"Throughout history, Western society has been thrown into confusion, disarray, and laughter by the work of hucksters and con artists. Prankstersreveals how these mischief makers have left an educational and entertaining mark on our modern social and political life. Writer and filmmaker, Kembrow, a prankster himself, argues that these actions underscore larger, pointed truths by disrupting the daily flow of approved information and news." * utne.com *"Ultimately, what McLeod gives us in Pranksters, his topic aside, is an example of the best of cultural-studies writing. The book can engage almost any reader; it is not necessary to have been part of any academic & conversation before picking it up. At the same time, it can be extremely useful to the scholar who does want to continue the particular discussion. . . . The result is an engaging book, one as important for the example it sets as for the scholarship it presents." * The Popular Culture Studies Journal *"From Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal' to the modern 'hacktivists' of anonymous 'spoofing' corporations and governments, McLeod, the man who actually trademarked the phrase 'Freedom of Expression,' examines hoaxes, pranks, and successful feats of trickery that inspire widespread public amazement and reinforce the need to critically assess miraculous stories or occurrences. He shares thoughtful insights into both lighthearted hoaxes like the Feejee mermaid and well-known darker pranks, such as the 17th century Illuminati conspiracy created by a college student or the 1980s 'Satanic Panic.' Benjamin Franklin (who borrowed liberally from Swift) and P.T. Barnum are notable, famous tricksters, but McLeod's description of the lonely, blind phone-phreakers who created their own 'electronic social net-work' in the 1960s speaks to the primary need for expression and connection commonly found among the perpetrators. McLeod entertains and engages readers with everything from Thomas Paine to T-Pain in this clever mix of historical figures' imaginative pranks and modern attempts to capture public attention" * Publishers Weekly *"Meticulously organized and researched book." * Popmatters.com *"Those who like their reads breezy need not applybut this is not to say that Prankstersis not worth the read. Anyone in the business of deceptionwhether remediating or fomenting itought to treat this as a primary source." * PopMatters *"A spellbinder of a book,Prankstersattempts to weave together a slew of seemingly unrelated individuals, anecdotes, and themes[I]t cuts a swath along a wide range of academic disciplines, making it relevant to scholars of popular culture, sociology, media studies, and the history of the book." * Journal of Popular Culture *"The story of how mischief-makers hope to change the world one prank at a time . . . McLeods renditions of his own pranks bring sparkle and humor to the serious message of his book." * Kirkus Reviews *"An occasional prankster himself, McLeod (communication studies, Univ. of Iowa;Creative License) uses sly humor to explore the ways in which public opinion has been and can be manipulated by some unlikely deceptions. With looks at Rosicrucians, secret societies, spiritualists, conspiracies, John Birchers, Merry Pranksters, and a vast array of printed and broadcast hoaxes, McLeod weaves a tale of fantasies that sparked social commentaries and persisted for years or sometimes centuries. The author concludes with a description of his participation in a number of pranks and his perspective about his success and failure communicating his message....Verdict:Students of media or publishing history in the West will appreciate the comprehensive survey of untruths and their enduring legacy" * Library Journal,Barbara Ferrara, Chesterfield Cty. P.L., VA *"Overall, this study of pranks is engrossing in the fullest meaning of the term." * Historian *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. This Is the Dawning of the Age of Enlightenment ... and Pranks 2. Con Artists and Consumer Culture 3. Spirits in the Material World 4. Meet the Illuminati 5. The Golden Age of Newspaper Hoaxes 6. Political Pranksters 7. Prank Blowback 8. A Satanic Panic9. Showbiz Tricksters and the Pop Underground 10. An Education in Pranks Conclusion: Reflections of a Prankster Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisFor more than a half century Thomas Szasz has devoted much of his career to a thorough and provocative critique of the practice of psychiatry. In many ways his latest work, Psychiatry: The Science of Lies, is a culmination of his life's work: to portray the integral role of deception in the history and practice of psychiatry.

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Book SynopsisExplores how Marcos McPeek Villatoro channelled his Latino roots to come to terms with the childhood sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a relative in his home in Appalachia, and he recounts his ensuing struggle with trauma and mental illness.Trade ReviewA neat, Hitchcockian thriller. . . . Let's hope there are real FBI agents as brilliant as Romilia Chacón."—Washington Post [for A Venom Beneath the Skin]"Scintillating, densely plotted. . . . Villatoro creates a compelling, dramatic balance."—Publisher's Weekly (starred review) [for Minos]"Rich in history and myth, rich in setting, rich in character. This book reminded me of The Da Vinci Code. It is a pleasure from start to finish."—T. Jefferson Parker, Edgar Award-winning author of A Thousand Steps [for Minos]"Charles Dickens, or more recently Joyce Carol Oates and Margaret Atwood, have used the crime novel to eloquently express themselves. . . . Add to that chorus of writers the name . . . Marcos McPeek Villatoro."—Los Angeles Times Book Review [for Home Killings]

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Book SynopsisFocuses on the traumatized German war veteran. This work traces how some of the most vulnerable members of society, marginalized and persecuted as 'enemies of the nation,' attempted to regain authority over their own minds and reclaim the authentic memory of the Great War.Trade ReviewTheir story [...] richly deserves the nuanced and balanced reading that Crouthamel provides. Thomas J. Saunders, German Studies Review 35/2 * German Studies Review 35/2 *Table of Contents Contents Acknowledgements Introdcution 1 Healing the Nation's Nerves: Imperial Germany at War 2 The War Neurotics Return Home: Psychologically Disabled Veterans and Post-War Society, 1918-1920 3 Neurosis and the Welfare State: The Rise and Fall of the National Pension Law of 1920 4 'The Class Struggle Pyschosis': Working-Class Politics and Psychological Trauma 5 National Socialism and its Discontenst: War Neurosis and Memory under Hitler 6 Nazi Germany's Hidden Psychopaths: Case Studies of Mentally Disabled Veterans in the Third Reich Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe misuse of alcohol presents both individual physical and psychological problems as well as wider social consequences. Alcohol misuse is a frequent cause of attendance in accident and emergency departments and an underlying factor in a range of long term and chronic conditions commonly treated and managed within primary care settings.Table of ContentsContributors vii Preface ix 1 Alcohol use: Consumption and costs 1Peter McGovern and Eric Appleby 2 Alcohol use: Society and politics 7Peter McGovern and Eric Appleby 3 Alcohol in the body 12Alex Paton and Anne McCune 4 Definitions 15Alex Paton 5 The nature of alcohol use disorders 19John B. Saunders 6 The detection of alcohol use disorders 25John B. Saunders 7 Medical problems 33Alex Paton 8 Problems in the Emergency Department – and their solutions 37Zulfiquar Mirza and Robin Touquet 9 Alcohol and the young person 42William Christian, Sian Veysey and Anne Frampton 10 Alcohol and the older person 46Jarrod Richards and Rachel Bradley 11 Alcohol and the liver 50Anne McCune 12 Surgical problems 56James S. Huntley 13 Alcohol, maxillofacial trauma and prevention of personal violence 61Jonathan Shepherd and Paul Jordan 14 Neurological and neurosurgical complications of alcohol 64Jane Alty and Jeremy Cosgrove 15 Alcohol and cancer 69Sarah L. Williams 16 Alcohol and the heart 74Nitin Kumar, Yasmin Ismail and Julian Strange 17 Drug–alcohol interactions 79Dan Harris 18 Management of acute unplanned alcohol withdrawal 84Adrian Brown and Anne McCune 19 The role of alcohol care teams in district general hospitals 89Kieran J. Moriarty 20 Management in primary care 95Carsten Grimm 21 Advice and counselling 99Nicola Taylor 22 Psychological treatment and relapse prevention 102Nicola Taylor 23 Alcohol and psychiatry 105Nicola Taylor 24 Other resources, and alcohol and the doctor 109Nicola Taylor Index 000

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Book SynopsisA versatile reference text for developing and applying clinical psychopathology skills Designed to serve as a trusted desktop reference on mental disorders seen across the lifespan for mental health professionals at all levels of experience, Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders Across the Lifespan, Second Edition expertly covers etiology, clinical presentation, intake and interviewing, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of DSM disorders at all developmental stages. Unlike other references, this book takes a lifespan approach that allows readers to develop the clinical skills necessary to respond to mental health concerns in a patient-centered manner. Introductory and advanced features support clinicians at every stage of their careers and help students develop their skills and understanding. Authors Woo and Keatinge combine a review of cutting edge and state-of-the-art findings on diagnosis and treatment with the tools for diagnosing and treating a wideTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xi About the Authors xiii Part I Fundamental Clinical Skills 1 Chapter 1 Intake and Interviewing 3 Chapter 2 Essentials of Diagnosis 59 Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Treatment 105 Part II Clinical Disorders 171 Chapter 4 Neurodevelopmental Disorders I: Autism Spectrum Disorder 173 Chapter 5 Neurodevelopmental Disorders II: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 251 Chapter 6 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders 311 Chapter 7 Mood Disorders I: Depressive Disorders 399 Chapter 8 Mood Disorders II: Bipolar Disorders 471 Chapter 9 Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive, and Trauma Disorders 537 Chapter 10 Eating, Oppositional Defiant, and Conduct Disorders 637 Chapter 11 Substance-Related Disorders 719 Chapter 12 Neurocognitive Disorders 805 Chapter 13 Personality Disorders 869 References 957 Author Index 1169 Subject Index 1207

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Book SynopsisThis timesaving resource features: Treatment plan components for 31 behaviorally based presenting problems Over 1,000 prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions?plus space to record your own treatment plan options A step-by-step guide to writing treatment plans that meet the requirements of most accrediting bodies, insurance companies, and third-party payors Includes new Evidence-Based Practice Interventions as required by many public funding sources and private insurers PracticePlanners THE BESTSELLING TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS The Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Treatment Planner, Second Edition provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payors, and state and federal agencies. New edition feTable of ContentsPracticePlanners® Series Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Sample Treatment Plan 8 Activities of Daily Living (ADL) 11 Aging 19 Anger Management 27 Anxiety 36 Borderline Personality 45 Chemical Dependence 52 Depression 63 Employment Problems 72 Family Conflicts 79 Financial Needs 88 Grief and Loss 94 Health Issues 100 Homelessness 107 Independent Activities of Daily Living (IADL) 114 Intimate Relationship Conflicts 124 Legal Concerns 133 Mania or Hypomania 141 Medication Management 150 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) 157 Panic/Agoraphobia 164 Paranoia 173 Parenting 181 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 190 Psychosis 200 Recreational Deficits 208 Self-Determination Deficits 216 Sexuality Concerns 226 Social Anxiety 235 Social Skills Deficits 243 Specific Fears and Avoidance 251 Suicidal Ideation 259 Appendix A: Bibliotherapy Suggestions 269 Appendix B: References for Evidence-Based Chapters 285 Appendix C: Recovery Model Objectives and Interventions 305

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Book SynopsisThis timesaving resource features: Treatment plan components for 25 behaviorally based presenting problems Over 1,000 prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions?plus space to record your own treatment plan options A step-by-step guide to writing treatment plans that meet the requirements of most insurance companies and third-party payors The Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment Planner provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payors, and state and federal review agencies. A critical tool for mental health professionals treating patients coping simultaneously with mental illness and serious substance abuse Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers the freedom to develop customized treatment plans Organized around 25 main presenting problems with a focus on treatingTable of ContentsPracticePlanners® Series Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Acute Stress Disorders with Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Abuse 15 Adolescent Asperger’s Disorder with Alcohol Abuse 25 Adolescent Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with Cannabis Abuse 37 Adolescent Conduct Disorder with Alcohol Abuse 49 Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with Cocaine Dependence 60 Anorexic Female with Amphetamine Dependence 72 Antisocial Personality Disorder with Polysubstance Dependence 83 Avoidant Personality Disorder with Cannabis Dependence 94 Bipolar Disorder Female with Alcohol Abuse 106 Bipolar Disorder Male with Polysubstance Dependence 117 Borderline Female with Alcohol Abuse 129 Borderline Male with Polysubstance Dependence 139 Bulimic Female with Alcohol Abuse 150 Chronic Medical Illness with Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Dependence 160 Chronic Undifferentiated Schizophrenia with Alcohol Dependence 171 Depressive Disorders with Alcohol Abuse 182 Depressive Disorders with Cannabis Dependence 192 Depressive Disorders with Pathological Gambling 203 Dissociative Disorders with Cocaine Abuse 216 Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Cannabis Abuse 229 Intermittent Explosive Disorder with Cannabis Abuse 241 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Cannabis Abuse 253 Paranoid Schizophrenia with Polysubstance Dependence 266 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Polysubstance Dependence 278 Social Phobia with Alcohol Abuse 290 Appendix A: Bibliotherapy Suggestions 301 Appendix B: Professional Bibliography 305 Appendix C: Index of DSM-IV-TR ™ Codes Associated with Presenting Problems 307

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Book SynopsisNew edition of an acclaimed manual which uses the solution focused approach to take an empathetic and validating approach to working with individuals considering suicide. Offers invaluable guidance for suicide prevention by showing what works in treating those struggling with suicidal thoughts Provides straightforward ways to deal frankly with the subject of suicide, along with a range of tools and techniques that are helpful to clients Includes actual dialogue between practitioners and clients to allow readers to gain a better understanding of how to work with suicidal clients Compares and contrasts a ground-breaking approach to suicide prevention with more traditional approaches to risk assessment and management Features numerous updates and revisions along with brand new sections dealing with the international landscape, blaming the suicided person, Dr Alys Cole-King's Connecting with People', and telephone work with the suicidal, HTable of ContentsAbout the author vii About the author vii Foreword ix Acknowledgments xi 1 How to use this book 1 2 The book’s style and purpose 4 3 Defining suicide and self]injury 24 4 Current service provision: risk assessment, management and medication 32 5 Other approaches to helping the suicidal 49 6 What is Solution Focused Brief Therapy? 70 7 Suicide encounters: the crucial first ten minutes 112 8 The solution focused approach in working with the suicidal 123 9 Case study: Reg and ‘the demons calling from the deep’ 152 10 Some more case vignettes 175 11 Connecting with people by Alys Cole-King 185 12 Working on the phone with the suicidal person 199 13 Blaming those who took their lives 208 14 International solution focused applications to suicide prevention 215 15 Zero suicide: should this be our goal? 245 16 Where do we go from here? 253 Appendix 1: Flow diagram for an episode of treatment 264 Appendix 2: Specialist solution focused training workshops 268 Appendix 3: Evidence base for solution]focused working 270 References 278 Index 314

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Book SynopsisA unique, multi-discipline, developmental approach to childhood psychopathology Child and Adolescent Psychopathology is the only comprehensive text in the field to address genetic, neurobiological, and environmental factors within a developmental context. Based on cutting-edge research and aligned with the DSM-5, this book emphasizes how, when, and why disorders emerge among young people, and the ways in which symptom profiles change at different stages of development. This new third edition has been updated to include new chapters on OCD and trauma disorders consistent with DSM-5 classification, and includes new discussion on epigenetics and the neighborhood effects on the development of delinquency. Coverage includes extensive discussion of risk factors, from disturbed attachment relations and abuse/neglect, to head injury and teratogen exposure, followed by in-depth examination of behavior disorders and psychological disorders including Autism Spectrum, SchizophreniTable of ContentsForeword ix Preface xiii List of Contributors xvii Part I THE DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING MENTAL ILLNESS 1 Developmental Psychopathology as a Scientific Discipline: A 21st-Century Perspective 3Stephen P. Hinshaw 2 Classifying Psychopathology: The DSM, Empirically Based Taxonomies, and the Research Domain Criteria 33Theodore P. Beauchaine and Daniel N. Klein 3 Genetic, Environmental, and Epigenetic Influences on Behavior 68Theodore P. Beauchaine, Lisa Gatzke-Kopp, and Ian R. Gizer Part II VULNERABILITIES AND RISK FACTORS FOR PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 4 Risk and Resilience in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 113Bruce E. Compas, Meredith Gruhn, and Alexandra H. Bettis 5 Child Maltreatment and Risk for Psychopathology 144Sara R. Jaffee 6 Impulsivity and Vulnerability to Psychopathology 178Emily Neuhaus and Theodore P. Beauchaine 7 High-Reactive Temperament, Behavioral Inhibition, and Vulnerability to Psychopathology 213Jerome Kagan 8 The Adaptive Calibration Model of Stress Responsivity: Concepts, Findings, and Implications for Developmental Psychopathology 237Bruce J. Ellis, Marco Del Giudice, and Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff 9 Exposure to Teratogens as a Risk Factor for Psychopathology 277Lauren R. Doyle, Nicole A. Crocker, Susanna L. Fryer, and Sarah N. Mattson 10 Brain Injury and Vulnerability to Psychopathology 316Peter Arnett, Jessica E. Meyer, Victoria C. Merritt, Lisa Gatzke-Kopp, and Katherine E. Shannon Bowen 11 Emotion Dysregulation as a Vulnerability to Psychopathology 346Pamela M. Cole, Sarah E. Hall, and Nastassia J. Hajal 12 Neighborhood Effects on the Development of Delinquency 387Wesley G. Jennings and Nicholas M. Perez Part III EXTERNALIZING DISORDERS 13 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 407Joel Nigg 14 Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, and Juvenile Delinquency 449Benjamin B. Lahey and Irwin D. Waldman 15 Substance Use Disorders 497Sandra A. Brown, Kristin L. Tomlinson, and Jennifer Winward Part IV INTERNALIZING DISORDERS 16 Anxiety Disorders 531Carl F. Weems and Wendy K. Silverman 17 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 560Emily Ricketts, Deepika Bose, and John Piacentini 18 Depressive Disorders 610Daniel N. Klein, Brandon L. Goldstein, and Megan Finsaas 19 The Development of Borderline Personality and Self-Inflicted Injury 642Erin A. Kaufman, Sheila E. Crowell, and Mark F. Lenzenweger Part V OTHER DISORDERS 20 Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders in Infants, Children, and Adolescents 683Bruce D. Perry 21 Bipolar Disorder 706Joseph C. Blader, Donna J. Roybal, Colin L. Sauder, and Gabrielle A. Carlson 22 Autism Spectrum Disorder 745Susan Faja and Geraldine Dawson 23 Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia 783Robert F. Asarnow and Jennifer K. Forsyth 24 Eating Disorders 818Eric Stice and Deanna Linville About the Authors 839 Author Index 841 Subject Index 875

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Book SynopsisAs interest in attachment theory continues to grow, misconceptions of the theory are becoming increasingly common. Important texts on major theoretical and empirical contributions are often too extensive for non-specialist readers or not readily available to clinicians. Designed to address a significant gap in literature, Attachment Theory and Research: A Readerpresents a carefully curated selection of book chapters and journal articles on the subjectcomplemented by previously unpublished material by the founder of the theory. This valuable new resource provides practitioners, students, policymakers, and general readers an accessible and up-to-date view of the concepts, development, and diversity of attachment theory. The Reader comprises 15 succinct chapters by many of the most influential researchers in the theory, covering the basis of attachment theory and the current state of the field. The book brings together a wide range of works, many of which chTable of ContentsIntroduction 1Tommie Forslund and Robbie Duschinsky 1 Separation Anxiety 11John Bowlby 2 Anxiety, Stress, and Homeostasis 34John Bowlby 3 Attachment 46Mary D. Salter Ainsworth 4 Love as Attachment: The Integration of Three Behavioral Systems 74Phillip R. Shaver, Cindy Hazan, and Donna Bradshaw 5 Relationships, Self, and Individual Adaptation 91L. Alan Sroufe 6 Disorganized/Disoriented Infant Behavior in the Strange Situation, Lapses in the Monitoring of Reasoning and Discourse during the Parent’s Adult Attachment Interview, and Dissociative States 108M. Main and E. Hesse 7 The Prototype Hypothesis and the Origins of Attachment Working Models: Adult Relationships with Parents and Romantic Partners 132Gretchen Owens, Judith A. Crowell, Helen Pan, Dominique Treboux, Elizabeth O’Connor, and Everett Waters 8 Dynamics of Romantic Love: Comments, Questions, and Future Directions 144Phillip R. Shaver 9 Integrating Temperament and Attachment: The Differential Susceptibility Paradigm 164Marinus H. van IJzendoorn and Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg 10 Annual Research Review: Attachment Disorders in Early Childhood: Clinical Presentation, Causes, Correlates, and Treatment 184Charles H. Zeanah and Mary Margaret Gleason 11 Attachment Disorders Versus More Common Problems in Looked After and Adopted Children: Comparing Community and Expert Assessments 202Matt Woolgar and Emma Baldock 12 Attachment in the Early Life Course: Meta-Analytic Evidence for Its Role in Socioemotional Development 211Ashley M. Groh, R. M. Pasco Fearon, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, and Glenn I. Roisman 13 Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: Addressing the Needs of Infants and Toddlers Exposed to Inadequate or Problematic Caregiving 220Mary Dozier and Kristin Bernard 14 Children’s Multiple Attachment Relationships and Representations in Different Family Contexts 228Fabien Bacro, Tommie Forslund, and Pehr Granqvist 15 New Correlates of Disorganization from a West-African Dataset, and Shared Rhythmic Touch as a Hidden Pathway to Infant Attachment Security 240Mary McMahan True Index 259

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Book SynopsisAn overview of key terms and concepts as well as clinical applications of interpersonal neurobiology.

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Book SynopsisFrom best-selling author Louis Cozolino, the essentials of the interconnection between brain, mind and relationships.

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Book SynopsisFrom best-selling author Louis Cozolino, the essentials of the interconnection between brain, mind and relationships.

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Book SynopsisAn offering to be with, and to turn towards, the feelings from which we instinctively recoil

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Book SynopsisPresents a comprehensive and contemporary treatment of research methodologies used in clinical psychology. This book discusses topics such as experimental and quasi-experimental designs, statistical analysis, validity, ethics, cultural diversity, and the scientific process of publishing.Trade Review"This book is truly weighty in size and content...it provides excellent comprehensive overview chapters of every aspect of clinical psychological research and implications for practice." Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry "Roberts and Ilardi and their authors have done a marvelous job presenting a cutting-edge array of methods and applications in clinical psychology research. This publication captures the vigor and excitement present in the field today. The text is practical, broad in scope, yet with sufficient depth to guide practicing clinical researchers. It should be used in graduate education and will also prove helpful to seasoned investigators." John Curry, Duke University "Roberts and Ilardi have created an impressive, comprehensive, and cutting-edge handbook of research methods and data-analytic procedures. This volume will be an invaluable resource for researchers and students alike. All aspects of the research process are represented. The individual chapters are excellent - very understandable and clear, with many practical examples provided." Annette M. La Greca, University of Miami "Focusing on new developments and cutting-edge advances in research methods, this handbook should have a wide audience. Summing up: Recommended." S. M. Valente, University of Southern California, Choice, December 2003Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Part I Clinical Psychology Research. 1 Research Methodology and Clinical Psychology: An Overview. (Michael C. Roberts and Stephen S. Ilardi). 2 Addressing Validity Concerns in Clinical Psychology Research. (Michael S. Finger and Kevin L. Rand). 3 The Scientific Process and Publishing Research. (Michael C. Roberts, Keri J. Brown, and Julianne M. Smith-Boydston). 4 Ethical Considerations in Clinical Psychology Research. (William A. Rae and Jeremy R. Sullivan). Part II Research Designs. 5 Evaluating Treatment Efficacy With Single-Case Designs. (Cynthia M. Anderson and Christine Kim). 6 Design and Analysis of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Investigations. (Andrea Follmer Greenhoot). 7 The Analysis of Correlational Data . (Charles M. Judd and Melody S. Sadler). 8 Structural Equation Modeling in Clinical Psychology Research. (Samuel B. Green and Marilyn S. Thompson). 9 Qualitative Methods in Psychological Research. (Gloria L. Krahn and Michelle Putnam). 10 Basic Principles of Meta-Analysis. (Joseph A. Durlak). Part III Topics of Research. 11 Research Methods for Developmental Psychopathology. (Eric M. Vernberg and Edward J. Dill). Vignette: Research Methods for Developmental Psychopathology. (Anne K. Jacobs). 12 Adult Experimental Psychopathology. (John P. Kline, Steven D. LaRowe, Keith F. Donohue, Jennifer Minnix, and Ginette C. Blackhart). Vignette: Adult Experimental Psychopathology. (Anne K. Jacobs). 13 Child and Adolescent Assessment and Diagnosis Research. (Paul J. Frick and Amy H. Cornell). Vignette: Child and Adolescent Assessment and Diagnostic Research. (Anne K. Jacobs). 14 Adult Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis Research: Current Status and Future Directions. (Thomas E. Joiner, Jr., and Jeremy W. Pettit). Vignette: Adult Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis. (Anne K. Jacobs). 15 Therapy and Interventions Research with Children and Adolescents. (Ric G. Steele and Michael C. Roberts). Vignette: Therapy and Interventions Research with Children, Youth, and Families. (Anne K. Jacobs). 16 Therapy and Interventions Research with Adults. (Anne D. Simons and Jennifer E. Wildes). Vignette: Therapy and Interventions Research with Adults. (Anne K. Jacobs). 17 Research in Prevention and Promotion. (George C. Tremblay and Barbara Landon). Vignette: Research in Prevention and Promotion. (Anne K. Jacobs). 18 Research in Ethnic Minority Communities: Cultural Diversity Issues in Clinical Psychology. (Yo Jackson). Vignette: Research in Ethnic Minority Communities. (Anne K. Jacobs). 19 Investigating Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology. (Michael C. Roberts, Jodi L. Kamps, and Ephi J. Betan). Vignette: Investigating Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology. (Anne K. Jacobs). 20 Reflections on the Future of Clinical Psychological Research. (Stephen S. Ilardi and Michael C. Roberts). Index.

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Book SynopsisDepression and Anxiety in Later Life will help older people, their family members, and caregivers make positive changes to take control of their own individual situations.Trade ReviewA top recommendation for any collection strong in later-life issues. Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceI. Understanding Mood Disorders: Knowledge Is Power1. What You Need to Know about Depression2. What You Need to Know about AnxietyII. Handling Challenges over the Next Thirty Years3. Coping with Memory Loss4. Living with Illness and Disability5. Getting Relief from Physical Pain6. Understanding Sleep and Fatigue7. Coping with the Loss of a Loved One8. Stopping Overuse of Alcohol or Prescription Drugs9. Maintaining Healthy Body Weight and Nutrition10. Preserving (or Renewing) Sexual Pleasure11. Planning for Life's Final Phase12. Finding Meaning and Fulfillment—and FunAcknowledgmentsResourcesSelected ReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisWith the author's intimate knowledge of the suffering caused by this disease, Schizophrenia emphasizes research strategies, the importance of sound scientific approaches, and the challenges that remain.Trade ReviewA daunting subject viewed through the lens of neuroscience, evolution, and medical history, served to readers as a personal, moving narrative. Chase provides a model of effective science writing. Library Journal What Dr. Chase produces is a rare combination of family memoir and accessible explanation of the neuroscience, genetics, and the epidemiology of schizophrenia. I simply love this book. -- Patrick Tracey PsychCentral While schizophrenia may be well known, it is widely misunderstood. Chase has successfully produced a succinct scientific overview of schizophrenia that also gives a touching insight into the lives of those affected by this complex disease. -- Natasha Ganecki The Biologist I would highly recommend this book to anyone with a relative or loved one with schizophrenia, and to any mental health professional who needs to be reminded about the effects of mental illness on the patient and the family. -- Brett C. Plyler, M.D. Doody's Review Service Schizophrenia is a book written for anyone touched by the disease. Dr. Chase asserts that it is not a scientific text for healthcare professionals; however, in my opinion, the book is informative for them as well... The book is a must-read for anyone who has a loved one suffering from schizophrenia. -- Robin Wulffson, M.D. Examiner.com Chase notes, in his final reflections, that the shifting social perceptions and acceptance of schizophrenia have improved the situation for sufferers and families alike-a change that will only be bolstered by this sensitive and compassionate read. Publisher's Weekly The book Schizophrenia: A Brother Finds Answers in Biological Science is a period piece. It is a combination of personal recollections spanning the second half of the 20th century and an extended pedagogical discussion of some of the research on schizophrenia during that period. -- William D. Spaulding PsycCRITIQUES It's more than a professor of biology's coverage: it blends his own family story of his brother's life and affliction with a review of the latest scientific literature on the issue, making for a guide especially user-friendly to families struggling with the result of a diagnosis. Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrologue1. Innocence on the Road to Los Angeles (1948)2. Who Gets Schizophrenia and Why?3. Dining with Tension (1956)4. Which Genes Cause Schizophrenia?5. A Consultation with Dr. Held (1957)6. Which Aspects of the Environment Cause Schizophrenia?7. Breakdown in Westwood Village (1958)8. Why Does Schizophrenia Begin in Late Adolescence?9. Two State Hospitals (1959–1960)10. What Are the Treatment Options?11. A Conversation in a Park (1963)12. Is Mental Illness in the Mind or in the Brain?13. The Villa and the Ambassador (1982)14. Why Is Schizophrenia Stigmatized?15. Strolling the Boardwalk at Hermosa Beach (1993)16. Just What Is Schizophrenia, Anyway?17. Libraries and Literature (1995)18. When Did Schizophrenia First Appear, and Why Doesn't It Go Away?19. Jim's Final Days (1998–1999)20. What Happens to People with Schizophrenia through the Years?21. ReflectionsEpilogueNotesGlossarySuggested ReadingsIndex

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