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Book SynopsisWorking with Adoptive Parents gathers the current research and best practices on successful interventions in working with adoptive families and translates it into practical applications for therapists to use with this population.Table of ContentsForeword xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xxi About the Editors xxiii Contributors xxv Chapter 1 Setting the Stage: The Adoptive Parent in Context 1Virginia M. Brabender and April E. Fallon Characteristics of Adoptive Parents 2 Serving the Needs of Adoptive Parents 5 History of Adoption 8 Contemporary Controversies 16 Practical Points 20 Conclusions 21 Chapter 2 Theoretical Contributions to the Understanding of Parent-Child Bonding in Adoption 23April E. Fallon and Barbara L. Goldsmith Before the Family Becomes a Unit: Daniel Stern and Intrapsychic Reorganization 23 The Case of Dora 25 Bowlby and the Importance of Secure Attachment in Healthy Development 26 The Parallel Caregiving System: Contributions of George and Solomon 28 Ego Psychology and the Significance of Adaptation 32 Contributions of D. W. Winnicott 33 Kohut and the Development of Self-Esteem 37 Mentalization: Holding the Adopted Child in Mind 38 Separation-Individuation and the Contributions of Margaret Mahler 41 Practical Points 43 Conclusions 44 Chapter 3 Using Research to Inform Best Practices in Working With Adoptive Families 45Hal S. Shorey, Sanjay R. Nath, and Meridith Carter The History of Research on Attachment and Parent-Child Interactions 46 Research on Adoption 50 Attachment-Based Interventions for Use in Adoption 56 The Circle of Security 57 Practical Points 59 Conclusion 59 Chapter 4 The Adoptive Mother 61Virginia M. Brabender, Amanda Swartz, Mary Winzinger, and April E. Fallon The Eras of Adoptive Motherhood 61 Adolescence 80 Practical Points 84 Conclusion 85 Chapter 5 The Adoptive Father 87Rao Gogineni and April E. Fallon Important Role Functions of the Father 87 Becoming and Being an Adoptive Father 92 Practical Points 103 Conclusion 104 Chapter 6 Recognizing Diversity in Adoptive Families 105Virginia M. Brabender, April E. Fallon, Alicia Padovano, and Phil Rutter Identity Variables Within the Addressing Framework 106 Family Structure 125 Practical Points 127 Conclusion 127 Chapter 7 Adoption of Children With Special Health Care Needs 131S. Ileana Lindstrom, Sonia Voynow, and Bret A. Boyer Three Approach Classes 132 Comparison to Children in the General Population 134 Disruption of Adoption for Children With SHCN 134 Who Are the Families Who Adopt These Children? 135 Commitment 135 Preparation 137 Coping and Stress 140 Existential Issues 142 Posttraumatic Stress 142 Ambiguous Loss 143 Posttraumatic Growth 144 Marital Satisfaction 145 Practical Points 145 Conclusion 147 Chapter 8 Parenting the Young Child 149Elaine Frank and Denise Rowe Ghosts in Adoptive Families 149 Intervention With Adoptive Families: Developmental Guidance, Parent-Child Groups, and Parent-Child Therapy 153 Parenting Cornerstones for Adoptive Families 156 Enhancing the Parent-Child Relationship in Adoptive Families: Developing an Adoption Dialogue 163 Practical Points 168 Conclusion 168 Chapter 9 Adoptive Parenting of Teenagers and Young Adults 169Joseph White Developmental Themes of Adolescence and Early Adulthood 169 Individuation, Independence, and the Adoptive Parent-Child Relationship 172 Insights for Parents and Therapists 174 Identity Formation in International, Transcultural, and Transracial Adoptees 177 Practical Points 180 Conclusions 180 Chapter 10 Therapeutic Interventions With Adopted Children and Adoptive Parents: A Psychoanalytic Developmental Approach 181Theodore Fallon Jr. Introduction 181 Development of the Human Mind 181 Therapeutic Intervention in a Psychoanalytic Developmental Approach 182 Parent Problems and Child Problems in the Context of a Psychoanalytic Developmental Approach 182 Intergenerational Transmission of the Human Mind—The Missing Link 184 Evaluating the Parent-Child Dyad 185 Practical Points 194 Conclusion 194 Chapter 11 Adoptive Parent as Consultant, Educator, and Advocator 195Virginia M. Brabender and Toni Whitmore The Roots of Problems Facing Adoptive Parents 197 Action Implications 200 Practical Points 210 Conclusions 211 Chapter 12 Meeting the Needs of Adoptive Parents: Practice, Training, and Research 213Patricia G. Ramsey, Virginia M. Brabender, and April E. Fallon Practice 213 Training 223 Research 228 Practical Points 231 Conclusions 231 References 233 Author Index 271 Subject Index 281

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Book SynopsisThe complete reference of biological bases for psychopathology at any age Developmental Psychopathology is a four-volume compendium of the most complete and current research on every aspect of the field. Volume Two: Developmental Neuroscience focuses on the biological basis of psychopathology at each life stage, from nutritional deficiencies to genetics to functional brain development to evolutionary perspectives and more. Now in its third edition, this comprehensive reference has been fully updated to better reflect the current state of the field, and detail the newest findings made possible by advances in technology and neuroscience. Contributions from expert researchers and clinicians provide insight into brain development, molecular genetics methods, neurogenics approaches to pathway mapping, structural neuroimaging, and much more, including targeted discussions of specific disorders. Advances in developmental psychopathology have burgeoned since the 2006Table of ContentsPreface to Developmental Psychopathology, Third Edition xiDante Cicchetti Contributors xiii 1 EVOLUTIONARY FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 1Marco Del Giudice and Bruce J. Ellis 2 DIFFERENTIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES 59Jay Belsky and Michael Pluess 3 DIFFERENTIAL SENSITIVITY TO CONTEXT: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 107Nicole R. Bush and W. Thomas Boyce 4 UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY: HOW USEFUL ARE EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVES? 138James F. Leckman 5 ANIMAL MODELS OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 166Brittany R. Howell, Gretchen N. Neigh, and Mar M. Sánchez 6 THE ROLE OF EARLY NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 202Adam T. Schmidt, Erin A. Osterholm, and Michael K. Georgieff 7 QUANTITATIVE AND MOLECULAR BEHAVIORAL GENETIC STUDIES OF GENE–ENVIRONMENT CORRELATION 242Sara R. Jaffee 8 THE TRILOGY OF G×E: CONCEPTUALIZATION, OPERATIONALIZATION, AND APPLICATION 287Elena L. Grigorenko, Johanna Bick, Daniel J. Campbell, Gabrielle Lewine, Jennifer Abrams, Victoria Nguyen, and Joseph T. Chang 9 GENETICS AND FAMILY SYSTEMS: ARTICULATION AND DISARTICULATION 339David Reiss 10 MOLECULAR GENETICS METHODS FOR DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENTISTS 378Sergey A. Kornilov and Elena L. Grigorenko 11 EPIGENETIC MECHANISMS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BEHAVIOR 416Kathryn Hill and Tania L. Roth 12 NEUROGENETICS APPROACHES TO MAPPING PATHWAYS IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 442Luke W. Hyde, Johnna R. Swartz, Rebecca Waller, and Ahmad R. Hariri 13 SELF-REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY: EXPERIENTIAL CANALIZATION OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 484Clancy Blair, C. Cybele Raver, and Eric D. Finegood 14 ANXIETY REGULATION: A DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY PERSPECTIVE 523Erin B. Tone, Cheryl L. Garn, and Daniel S. Pine 15 TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL BRAIN DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN IN A NEURAL NETWORK MODEL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 557Barbara Ganzel and Pamela Morris 16 TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL HUMAN FUNCTIONAL BRAIN DEVELOPMENT 632Michelle de Haan and Mark H. Johnson 17 THE NEURODEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS OF SELF-ORGANIZATION 654Don M. Tucker, Phan Luu, and Catherine Poulsen 18 ADOLESCENT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT 684Adriana Galván and Nim Tottenham 19 INTEGRATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE AND CONTEXTUAL APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 720Kathryn C. Monahan, Amanda E. Guyer, Jennifer Silk, Tamara Fitzwater, and Laurence Steinberg 20 DEVELOPMENTAL SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE 766Jean Decety and Jason M. Cowell 21 STRESS NEUROBIOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 787Noémie Jacoby, Judith Overfeld, Elisabeth B. Binder, and Christine M. Heim 22 PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL METHODS AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 832Aimee R. Zisner and Theodore P. Beauchaine 23 NEURODEVELOPMENTAL THEORIES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY PERSPECTIVES 885Kristen M. Haut, Ariel Schvarcz, Tyrone D. Cannon, and Carrie E. Bearden 24 NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL AND STRUCTURAL NEUROIMAGING ENDOPHENOTYPES IN SCHIZOPHRENIA 931William S. Stone and Larry J. Seidman Author Index 967 Subject Index 1033

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Book SynopsisWritten by a practitioner with over 25 years of experience, Living Mindfully shows how mindfulness can be integrated with coaching in order to enhance motivation and achieve an authentic life. Combines mindfulness techniques designed to explore an individual's relationships to thoughts, values and emotions with coaching strategies that build self-confidence and motivation Details the Living Mindfully program and the practical coaching intervention, Training Individuals in Mindfulness and Excellence (TIME), with tips, exercises, further resources and client testimonials Discusses important aspects of mindfulness, including awareness, staying present, acceptance, authenticity, and dealing with negative beliefs and emotions Outlines the requirements for setting up and maintaining a mindfulness program for mindfulness teachers, coaches, counselors, policymakers, and government departments Table of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgements x Introduction 1 Sarah 9 1 Mindfulness 10 2 Living Mindfully: A Five]Week Programme 21 3 The Art of Orientation 30 4 The Inquiry Process 42 Owena 56 5 Moving Out of Automatic Pilot and Being More Aware of Our Bodies 57 Annaliese 73 6 Being Present in Mindfulness of the Breath and the Body in Movement 74 Sue 89 7 Staying Present and Dealing with Difficult Thoughts and Emotions 90 Catriona 101 8 Accepting and Letting Be 102 Amanda 109 9 Bringing it Together, Looking after Yourself, and Moving Forward 110 Angeline 127 10 Integrating Mindfulness and Coaching 128 Andrew 140 11 The TIME Programme: Development and Rationale 141 Maria 154 12 Authenticity and its Impact upon Confidence and Self]Esteem 155 Stephen 166 13 Acceptance: Working with Negative Beliefs and Emotions 167 Melanie 179 14 Communication: Releasing Our Words to the Universe 180 Lynda 191 15 Planning the Way Forward: An Unfolding Journey 192 16 In Conclusion 202 Appendix 1 205 Appendix 2 207 Appendix 3: Further Reading 210 Appendix 4: Frequently Asked Questions 212 Index 217

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Book SynopsisAn estimated 51 million people worldwide have schizophrenia, 2.2 million of them in the United States. While early diagnosis and appropriate treatment improve the long-term prognosis, schizophrenia is a disease that is difficult to manage. In Living with Schizophrenia, Drs. Jeffrey Rado and Philip G. Janicak, specialists in treating people who have schizophrenia, offer an easy-to-read primer for people with the disorder, along with their families and other caregivers. Drawing on their combined sixty years of clinical and research experience, Drs. Rado and Janicak * define schizophrenia and explain what is known about its causes* discuss the difference between negative symptoms (such as lack of emotion and social withdrawal) and positive symptoms (such as hallucinations, delusions, and thought disorders)* describe medication and psychosocial and behavioral treatments-and the importance of early diagnosis and treatment for better long-term outcomes* explain what people with schizophrTrade ReviewThis text would be an excellent addition for a Health/Wellness and Psychology section in a public library, and its brevity and affordability are huge selling points.—American Reference Books AnnualTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1 What Is Schizophrenia? Chapter 2 What Causes Schizophrenia? Chapter 3 Biological Therapies for SchizophreniaChapter 4 Psychosocial and Behavioral Treatments for SchizophreniaChapter 5 Staying Well Chapter 6 Schizophrenia and the Family Chapter 7 Medical Conditions and Schizophrenia Conclusion: Looking to the Future NotesIndex

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Book SynopsisEvery day ten thousand baby boomers turn 65, and by 2030 more than 20% of US residents will be 65 or older. Mental health professionals must become familiar with the unique needs of this growing population. Using the APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Older Adults and the Pikes Peak Model for Training in Professional Geropsychology, this book shows mental health providers how to expand their practice in order to treat older adults. Chapters describe tools and techniques for assessing and treating common conditions that practitioners encounter when working with older adults, including depression, anxiety, cognitive impairment, and prescription drug misuse. Clinical case examples demonstrate how to deliver interventions while avoiding common interactional pitfalls. Includes expert recommendations for assessment tools, additional readings, and online resources. Trade Review“Valuable to the field of aging, broadly, as it captures the joys of gerontological-focused work while emphasizing the importance of contextualizing each aging adult in their unique ethnic, cultural, and personal history.” —The Gerontologist "Altogether, this work provides a handy, comprehensive review of mental health needs and services related to working with aging adults…. Recommended." —Choice "This pragmatic volume, by a leading expert in geropsychology, is a gem. It is replete with practical clinical advice, written in a user-friendly manner, that will easily enhance one’s evidence-based practice. If you work with older adults, or plan to, this is the book to get. For teachers of geropsychology, your search for the ideal text is over!" —Arthur M. Nezu, PhD, DHL, ABPP, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA; Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice "Hinrichsen is the internationally known “go-to” person for interpersonal psychotherapy with older adults. This engaging book is integrated with the scientific evidence from lifespan developmental psychology and clinical geropsychology. While rooted in his own long experience as a psychologist, Hinrichsen addresses mental health professionals who are new to working with older adults as well as those who have been in the field for years." —Bob G. Knight, PhD, ABPP, Professor of Psychology and Counselling, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia “Altogether, this work provides a handy, comprehensive review of mental health needs and services related to working with aging adults…. Recommended.” * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Thinking About Aging and Work in the Field of Aging Chapter 2. Facts About Aging and the Lifespan Developmental Perspective Chapter 3. Overview of Assessment Chapter 4. Overview of Treatment Chapter 5. Assessment and Treatment of Depression and Anxiety Chapter 6. Assessment and Treatment of Cognitive Impairment, Problem Alcohol Use, and Prescription Drug Misuse Chapter 7. Summary and Next Steps Appendix A: Resources Appendix B: Assessment Screening Instruments References Index About the Author

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Book Synopsis The editors of this second edition have created a new and enriched volume that presents the most recent research on what works in therapeutic practice, a thorough analysis of this research, and practical guidance on how a therapist can truly “deliver what works in therapy.” The Heart and Soul of Change, now in paperback,examines the common factors underlying effective psychotherapy and brings the psychotherapist and the client-therapist relationship back into focus as key determinants of psychotherapy outcome. This edition also demonstrates the power of systematic client feedback to improve effectiveness and efficiency and legitimize psychotherapy services to third party payers. Table of ContentsContributors ForewordDavid E. Orlinsky Preface Prologue: Saul Rosenzweig: The Founder of Common Factors Chapter 1. Introduction Mark A. Hubble, Barry L. Duncan, Scott D. Miller, and Bruce E. WampoldPart I. What Works and What Does Not: The Empirical Foundations for the Common Factors Chapter 2.The Research Evidence for Common Factors Models: A Historically Situated Perspective Bruce E. Wampold Chapter 3. Clients: The Neglected Common Factor in Psychotherapy Arthur C. Bohart and Karen Tallman Chapter 4. The Therapeutic Relationship John C. Norcross Chapter 5. Putting Models and Techniques in Context Timothy Anderson, Kirk M. Lunnen, and Benjamin M. Ogles Chapter 6. Evidence-Based Practice: Evidence or Orthodoxy? Julia H. Littell Chapter 7. Psychiatric Drugs and Common Factors: An Evaluation of Risks and Benefits for Clinical Practice Jacqueline A. Sparks, Barry L. Duncan, David Cohen, and David O. AntonuccioPart II. Delivering What Works: Practice-Based Evidence Chapter 8. "Yes, It Is Time for Clinicians to Routinely Monitor Treatment Outcome" Michael J. Lambert Chapter 9. Outcomes Management, Reimbursement, and the Future of Psychotherapy G. S. (Jeb) Brown and Takuya Minami Chapter 10. Transforming Public Behavioral Health Care: A Case Example of Consumer-Directed Services, Recovery, and the Common Factors Robert T. Bohanske and Michael FranczakPart III. Special Populations Chapter 11. Evidence-Based Treatments and Common Factors in Youth Psychotherapy Susan Douglas Kelley, Leonard Bickman, and Earta Norwood Chapter 12. Common Factors in Couple and Family Therapy: Must All Have Prizes? Jacqueline A. Sparks and Barry L. Duncan Chapter 13. What Works in Substance Abuse and Dependence Treatment David Mee-Lee, A. Thomas McLellan, and Scott D. MillerPart IV. Conclusions Chapter 14. Delivering What Works Scott D. Miller, Mark A. Hubble, Barry L. Duncan, and Bruce E. WampoldIndex About the Editors

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Book SynopsisPandemics are large-scale epidemics that spread throughout the world. Virologists predict that the next pandemic could occur in the coming years, probably from some form of influenza, with potentially devastating consequences. Vaccinations, if available, and behavioral methods are vital for stemming the spread of infection. However, remarkably little attention has been devoted to the psychological factors that influence the spread of pandemic infection and the associated emotional distress and social disruption. Psychological factors are important for many reasons. They play a role in nonadherence to vaccination and hygiene programs, and play an important role in how people cope with the threat of infection and associated losses. Psychological factors are important for understanding and managing societal problems associated with pandemics, such as the spreading of excessive fear, stigmatization, and xenophobia that occur when people are threatened with infection. This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the psychology of pandemics. It describes the psychological reactions to pandemics, including maladaptive behaviors, emotions, and defensive reactions, and reviews the psychological vulnerability factors that contribute to the spreading of disease and distress. It also considers empirically supported methods for addressing these problems, and outlines the implications for public health planning.Trade Review“Dr Taylor has pulled together a wide range of research to provide a clear, engaging and scholarly analysis of historical, social, and psychological factors involved in pandemics. This text will prove a valuable resource for policy-makers who are engaged in public health and management in times of health crises. It will also be highly useful for mental health practitioners who regularly treat anxious individuals, a group particularly susceptible to distress in times of pandemic risk. A true must-read!”(Dean McKay, Professor of Psychology, Fordham University)“In the first volume of its kind, The Psychology of Pandemics addresses the role of psychological factors in understanding pandemics and preventing the spread of infection. Building on his own seminal work in the area of anxiety and fear, and drawing from research from public health, social psychology, epidemiology, and several other disciplines, Taylor reveals the psychology behind pandemics and lays out strategies for changing the psychosocial factors that contribute to the spread of disease. This highly accessible and well researched book is strongly recommended for anyone interested in this important topic – especially those working in the area of public health.”(Martin M. Antony, Professor of Psychology, Ryerson University)“This is an innovative book that offers a comprehensive review of the psychological correlates and consequences of pandemics. The author is an internationally renowned expert that provides an engaging and insightful analysis of complex phenomena. This thoughtful book is guaranteed to be of interest to academics and the general public.”(Bunmi O. Olatunji, Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training, Vanderbilt University)"This is a timely and critical contribution from an author who understands the pulse of health-related anxiety and how to effectively manage it. The Psychology of Pandemics is a must read for researchers, scholars, health care professionals, and policy makers who may be involved in the managing the public in the face of a pandemic threat."(Gordon J. G. Asmundson, Fellow, Royal Society of Canada and University of Regina Professor)

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Book SynopsisBy the mid-eighties, the provision of psychotherapy for people who could not get out of bed, bathe, get dressed, prepare meals, and manage their own money had diminished. Treatment centered on case management and rehabilitation. This virtual elimination of psychotherapy made sense economically as well as therapeutically: traditional psychotherapy had little success with people suffering from schizophrenia. However, the advent of novel antipsychotic medications has created a need for psychotherapy tailored to this population. Sudden reduction in pervasive, persistent delusions and hallucinations, and recovery of motivation, energy, volition, and the ability to experience pleasure from something other than cigarettes is a mixed blessing. Patients are relieved of terrible suffering but left with new problems. Shedding the lifelong identity of a mental patient, they no longer need case management but require help adjusting to major changes in their thinking and functioning. Kathleen Degen and Ellen Nasper describe group therapy that helps patients identify and cope with unexpected, intense feelings such as sadness or painful memories of childhood trauma, increase their interpersonal skills, and advance their sense of self beyond that of their label as mental patients. The authors show how to build on the phenomenal changes that the new medications provide.Trade ReviewArgues in a very compelling manner for the importance of understanding the inner experience of patients who respond well to some of the newer neuroleptic drugs and are thus challenged to move beyond the disabilities of chronic mental illness. Using the format of group therapy for patients receiving clozapine, the authors illustrate the remarkable changes that may occur when this novel medication is combined with a sensitivity to the re-emergence of developmental tasks that have long lain dormant. A very timely and helpful work. -- Malcolm B. Bowers, Jr.Return from Madness is a profound and moving book. In the tradition of Oliver Sacks' Awakenings it tells the dramatic story of patients suddenly liberated from lives destroyed by mental illness. Most of Degen and Nasper's patients are forced to organize life around the illness, their psychological and social development cut short by its onset. The authors not only describe the startling relief Clozaril provides for symptoms of chronic schizophrenia, but understand that relief from schizophrenic symptoms demands deep reorganizations of living as the patients resume development and mourn decades lost to illness. This intelligent, compassionate, and engaging book brings us close to their patients' experience. It clarifies the psychotherapeutic tasks that must be accomplished for even so potent a medicine as Clozaril to truly heal. Not only those of us who work professionally with severely psychiatrically disturbed people but any reader who wants to understand the world of the recovering schizophrenic will find a superb guide in this fine volume. -- Robert M. Galatzer-LevyKathleen Degen and Ellen Nasper have produced a cogent and timely treatise on the problems and issues confronting patients who recover almost unexpectedly from prolonged psychotic states of withdrawal and nonparticipation in the world around them. The authors portray the not always pleasant behaviors and circumstances of these long-suffering patients as well as the complex difficulties confronting them once their psychotic state has receded. The case presentations are exemplary, sometimes gripping, sometimes almost whimsical. The book then turns to therapeutic issues inherent in drug treatment and the authors' group therapy with these patients, a welcome success story on the whole. Anybody prescribing the latter-day antipsychotic medications for chronic patients cannot afford to miss this superbly written volume that illustrates the multisystemic needs of patients, an important paradigm for community mental health services. -- Stephen Fleck

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Book SynopsisYour Family Revealed is an invitation to a journey of self-discovery. No matter what your relationship with your family looks like today, your family dynamics have a tremendous influence on how you feel about yourself, show up in the world, and relate to others. When these dynamics are subconscious, we remain bound and encumbered by them. But when we bring them to the surface, we can engage our power to change, heal, and create a more meaningful life. In Your Family Revealed, psychotherapist Elaine Carney Gibson shares an accessible guide for better understanding yourself and your family so you can find healing—as an individual and a unit. Gibson illustrates the principles and meaning of family systems theory, providing real-world examples, insightful exercises, and reflection questions to help you identify and transform the hidden patterns, unwritten rules, unconscious roles, and subtle mythologies that make up your unique family dynamics. Drawing on 50 years of experience, Gibson provides a meaningful and compassionate understanding of family systems that can be constructively applied to both present and future relationships. For adults looking to better understand themselves and their families of origin, parents wanting to create and maintain healthy family ecosystems, and therapists seeking practical ways to work with clients, Your Family Revealed is an essential resource.

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Book SynopsisBreak free from the patterns that hold you back and open to your most extraordinary life with systemic dynamics and family constellations work. Everyone knows we inherit our physical DNA, but few people realize we also inherit our emotional DNA - an ancestral blueprint of thoughts, feelings, and actions handed down to us through multiple generations of repeated family patterns. In Decoding Your Emotional Blueprint, transformational coach Judy Wilkins-Smith shares the good news that no matter what blueprint you've been given, you have the power to change your life. Wilkins-Smith adeptly guides readers through both the art and science of creating lasting transformation by working with systemic dynamics and constellations. As she explains, all of the different systems we belong to - our families, organizations, careers, religions, clubs, cultures - subtly determine how we think, feel, choose, and act. When we illuminate our invisible allegiances to these systems, we're able to make new choices and watch a world of possibilities open before us. Decoding Your Emotional Blueprint brings you a wealth of hands-on strategies and practices so you can learn to detect hidden and multigenerational patterns, recognize their purpose, and then transform old cycles to create an extraordinary life. Throughout the book, you'll: - Learn to make the invisible visible by decoding your use of language and your body's messages - Identify the gifts that are often hidden within the pain and messiness of a family or other system - Understand the physical, emotional, and neurological changes that happen through systemic work - Break free from the immensely powerful meta patterns that keep you in a systemic trance?including gender, war, natural disasters, and religion - Explore the ways your unconscious patterning impacts every area of life?relationships, money, health, and more With inspiring stories of real transformation, fascinating explanations of the science behind this work, and practical tools and exercises, Wilkins-Smith will expand your idea of what you think is possible for your life and help you make your greatest visions a reality.

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Book SynopsisFor many parents, cognitive and behavioral comorbidities, such as ADHD, autism and intellectual disability, are the real burden of childhood epilepsy. This title offers concrete guidance and treatment strategies for childhood epilepsy in general, and for the comorbidities associated with each epilepsy syndrome and their pathophysiology. The book is written by experts in the field with an important clinical experience, while chapters by clinical neuropsychologists provide a strong theoretical background.Table of Contents1. Cognitive difficulties in children with epilepsy: Sources and Implications, Anne T Berg 2. Neuropsychological assessment of cognition in children with epilepsy, Agathe Laurent, Faustine Ilski-Lecoanet, Alexis Arzimanoglou 3. Behavioural problems in childhood epilepsy, Melissa Filippini and Giuseppe Gobbi 4. The interaction between childhood onset epilepsy and cognition with long term follow up, Peter Camfield, Carol Camfield5. Functional imaging to study cognitive functions, Madison M. Berl and Leigh N. Sepeta, 6. Disentangling the Role of Seizures and EEG Abnormalities in the Pathophysiology of Cognitive Dysfunction Jonathan K. Kleenand Gregory L. Holmes 7. The role of chronic cognitive effects of antiepileptic drugs in childhood epilepsy, Albert P. Aldenkamp, Willem Lavrijssen, and Dominique Ijff 8. Cognition and Behaviour in Childhood Epilepsy; Outcome after neonatal seizures, Renée A. Shellhaas and Courtney J. Wusthoff 9. ‘Benign’ childhood epilepsy syndromes: why do some present with learning problems? Stéphane Auvin 10. ‘Benign’ infantile epilepsies: Impact on later cognition and behavior, Federico Vigevanoand Romina Moavero 11. Infantile spasms: early treatment may improve neurodevelopmental outcomes, Andrew Lux 12. Dravet syndrome: more than seizures, Rima Nabbout 13. The epileptic encephalopathy with continuous spike and waves during slow-wave sleep, Patrick Van Bogaert, Xavier De Tiège 14. Global prognosis and neuropsychological outcome of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome,Alexis Arzimanoglou, Eleni Panagiotakaki, Alia Ramirez Camacho 15. Cognitive and behavioral outcome after epilepsy surgery in children, Monique M.J. van Schooneveld, Kees P.J. Braun, J Helen Cross Index

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