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Book SynopsisThis 5th edition of the bestselling introduction to counselling is thoroughly revised and updated. Pete Sanders, Paula J Williams and Andy Rogers position counselling in contemporary society and render the theory, practice and origins of counselling understandable to all. Other short contributions explore the role of power, language and race in the field of counselling.Trade Review'Let this book be your mentor and travelling companion from day one of your training. This new edition speaks to an evolving profession in acknowledging our cultural context and the inclusion of counsellors and clients from diverse backgrounds and cultures.' - Myira Khan, counsellor, supervisor and founder of the Muslim Counselling and Psychotherapist Network. '... a rich overview of the role, purpose and value of counselling skills in contemporary helping roles.' - Lynne Gabriel, Professor of Counselling and Mental Health, York St John University. 'This gem of a book maps out the territory of counselling practice in clear, concise, accessible language. There really is something in this book for everyone, whether you are learning something new or anew.' - Dr Val Watson, independent counselling and psychotherapy practitioner, supervisor, coach, consultant and trainer. '... reflects the critical eye cast by its authors as they observe our fast-changing world... a truly collaborative endeavour, and an essential text for our field.' - Dr Dwight Turner, senior lecturer, counselling and psychotherapy, University of Brighton.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements, Preface, Dedications, About the authors, 1. First steps, 2. What is counselling? 3. The importance of self-development, 4a. Where do ideas in counselling come from? 4b. Psychoanalysis, 4c. Behavioural and cognitive approaches, 4d. Humanistic psychology, 4e. Integrative approaches, 5. Counselling attitudes and skills: Ways of being a helper, 6. Clients: Who they are and what they bring, 7. Power and oppression, 8. Ethics for counselling-informed helping, 9. Limits: what they are and what to do when you reach them, 10. Support for basic helping, 11. Counselling connections and settings, 12. Questions for counselling in the 21st century, 13. What comes next? 14. Endings.

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Book SynopsisSmart, short techniques throughout the day can form a healthier perspectiveTruly empowering a book for everyone. It will help you figure out life.' Fearne CottonAll the benefits of therapy 10 minutes at a timeLet Owen O'Kane, psychotherapist, former NHS Clinical Lead and Sunday Times bestselling author of TEN TO ZEN, show you how anyone can use simple, understandable techniques to unlock better mental health.Modern life is a minefield for stress. Whether it's juggling work, relationships or money, we often struggle to make time for ourselves and can find ourselves stuck in a rut with bad habits or worries.In HOW TO BE YOUR OWN THERAPIST, Owen O'Kane reveals how smart, short techniques throughout the day can form healthier perspectives and let you ditch harmful thought patterns.Using the latest evidence-based tools and techniques from across a range of therapies including CBT, mindfulness and interpersonal therapy, Owen provides empowering solutions to managing what keeps you stuck so you can move forward.Teaching you the key fundamentals of therapy and how to apply these to your own life, alongside targeted tasks that take just 10 minutes a day, this is the practical therapy book for anyone who wants to get the best from their life and to manage better in tough times.Owen is bringing much needed therapy to all of us. He brings down the stigma attached to being vulnerable and is making talking about mental health approachable for everyone. His book is brilliant and I highly recommend.' Dr Rupy Aujla, MBBS, BSc, MRCGP The Doctor's KitchenAnyone looking to understand how therapy can help them help themselves, should look no further than Owen's humorous and empowering book.' Benedict CumberbatchTO BE SOLD IN 13 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES!Trade Review‘Couldn’t come at a better time … an easy-to-read therapy crash course that anyone can benefit from.’ Mail on Sunday ‘Haven’t got the time or money to see a therapist? Psychotherapist and former NHS clinical lead Owen O’Kane can teach you how to help yourself … Owen provides short techniques and empowering solutions to help you to move forward.’ Woman & Home

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Book SynopsisA provocative and shocking look at how western society is misunderstanding and mistreating mental illness. Perfect for fans of Empire of Pain and Dope Sick.In Britain alone, more than 20% of the adult population take a psychiatric drug in any one year. This is an increase of over 500% since 1980 and the numbers continue to grow. Yet, despite this prescription epidemic, levels of mental illness of all types have actually increased in number and severity.Using a wealth of studies, interviews with experts, and detailed analysis, Dr James Davies argues that this is because we have fundamentally mischaracterised the problem. Rather than viewing most mental distress as an understandable reaction to wider societal problems, we have embraced a medical model which situates the problem solely within the sufferer and their brain. Urgent and persuasive, Sedated systematically examines why this individualistic view of mental illness has been promoted by successive governments and big business - and why it is so misplaced and dangerous.Trade ReviewSedated is a polemic of great clarity that will make you feel at once angry and reassured. * New Statesman *A wonderful, moving and truly life-changing book. Sedated is an urgent intervention for post-pandemic society, written with expertise and clarity. Warning: it will cause irritation to powerful interests who fear us all becoming better informed about the root causes of so much human suffering. * Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, former Director of Liberty *James Davies is one of the most important voices on mental health in the world. This is a beautiful and deeply sane book. Everyone who's suffering - and wants to know how to make it stop - should read it right away. * Johann Hari, author of Lost Connections *An intelligent and powerfully argued book... a rich seam of empathy runs through Davies's narrative. * The Herald *Essential and Enlightening... Davies shows how we can re-connect our personal troubles to our political contexts, and in doing so, find better ways forward * Lucy Johnstone, consultant clinical psychologist *In this game-changing polemic, James Davies leaves us in no doubt: to tackle the mental health crisis we need major social and economic reform. * Nathan Filer, author of This Book will Change Your Mind about Mental Health *A marvellous book. Critics of traditional psychiatry will relish its clear-sighted exposure of a failing system. Defenders of traditional psychiatry may well be infuriated. But everyone should read it. * Peter Kinderman, professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool *An excellent entry-point... this book is written clearly and concisely, without being patronising or watering anything down. Such a welcome departure from what I've come to expect from the genre means that Sedated will be able to reach and be read by those who need it most: all of us. * British Journal of Sports Medicine *Table of Contents1: An Economic Prelude 2: The New Culture of Proliferating Debt and Drugs 3: The New Dissatisfactions of Modern Work 4: The New Back-to-Work Psychological Therapies 5: The New Causes of Unemployment 6: Education and the Rise of New Managerialism 7: Deregulating the So-Called Chemical Cure 8: Materialism No More 9: Dehumanising Productivity 10: You Only Have Yourself to Blame 11: The Social Determinants of Distress 12: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisRose Cartwright breaks all our old certainties and liberates us to approach our mental struggles with new humanity and creativity. The book cannot fail to interest anyone concerned with their mind's bewildering beautiful complexities' ALAIN DE BOTTON 'Radically open-minded. An extraordinary, paradigm-shifting work' NATHAN FILER

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Book SynopsisAn honest, engaging and most of all, hopeful book.Adam Kay, BAFTA-winning, multi-million-bestselling author, TV writer and performer. Warm, funny and devastatingly honest. An incredibly insightful story full of hope and resilience.Dr Amir Khan, Sunday Times bestselling author and Resident Doctor for ITV's Lorraine and Good Morning Britain An inspiring rebuke to the nihilism which prevails in society about persons living with mental illness due to myths, misinformation and stigma.... Professor Hankir's personal journey bursts with courage, resilience and hope.Vikram Patel, Paul Farmer Professor and Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, USA Explore mental health, wellness, and illness in this engaging and insightful discussion from a practicing psychiatrist who himself lives with a mental health condition In Breakthrough: A Story of Hope, Resilience and Mental Health Recovery, World Health Organization Award Winning psychiatrist, former psychiatric patient and mental health advocate Dr. Ahmed Hankir delivers a unique and powerful insight into mental health and wellness, mental illness, mental health treatment, and the culture surrounding mental health by tracing his own personal recovery journey from impoverished and shunned psychiatric patient, to becoming an NHS Consultant psychiatrist. In the book you'll explore many of the issues currently dominating the discussion of mental health and illness, including the impacts of poverty, unemployment, the cost of living crisis, homelessness, addictions, the use of medication to treat mental illness, the widespread prevalence of stigma, discrimination and racism in mental health and much more. You'll also find: Comprehensive discussions about how to overcome shame and stigma to seek help if you're suffering from a mental illness. Explorations of how mental health practitioners and family members of people living with mental health conditions can themselves remain healthy as they care for others. Examinations of why mental health related stigma remains so stubbornly common in our societies and what we can do to combat it. Breakthrough is a resource of hope and a companion for people suffering in silence who feel isolated and disconnected from society. It will also be of interest to mental health practitioners, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counsellors, addictions specialists, carers and clients. The take home messages are clear: living with a mental health condition is nothing to be ashamed about and, with the right support, recovery is a reality for the many and not the few.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“I found [The Craving Mind] to be one of the best things I’ve read . . . on addiction.”—Ezra Klein, New York Times“It has a lot of practical advice, combining mindfulness training with patient testimonies and clinical practice. . . . [A] great book everyone should read.”—Irvine Welsh, Metro“Accessible and enjoyable. The Craving Mind brilliantly combines the latest science with universal real-life experiences—from falling in love to spending too much time with our phones.”—Arianna Huffington“This masterful, personal, friendly, compelling, humorous, and erudite book offers us a radically new perspective on learning, on breaking habits of mind not by force or through the application of will power or the desire for a reward, but by truly inhabiting the domain of being.”—Jon Kabat-Zinn, from the Foreword“Entertaining and profound, Judson Brewer’s book brings our everyday addictions into clear view, helping us see how we get caught up in our habits, and giving us simple, grounded steps that we can take to overcome them. Wisdom infuses his research as he offers us a path of exploration to better our lives.”—Jewel, Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and author“The core perception that ‘something is missing’ drives us to addiction and deprives us of the chance to live fully. By bringing together cutting-edge Western science, the radical insights of Buddhist psychology, and mindfulness practices, Judson Brewer offers a direct pathway to freeing our minds from the domination of craving.”—Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge“The Craving Mind is a remarkable book, one that will help free us from the powerful habits of craving and addiction. Brewer lays out a practical and empirically based pathway to greater freedom and ease in our lives. For many readers, this book will be life-transforming.”—Joseph Goldstein, author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening “As Co-Chair of the Congressional Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus, I’ve seen first hand the need for action on addiction and substance abuse. I am thrilled that Judson Brewer has taken his extensive research on mindfulness and outlined its benefits for those battling this terrible disease. This book couldn’t come at a time of greater need.”—U.S. Representative Tim Ryan, Ohio, author of A Mindful Nation “Judson Brewer’s revolutionary approach challenges all of us to look again and really see what gets us stuck in self-destructive habits, and how we can, at last, free ourselves from them.”—Mark Williams, University of Oxford

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Book SynopsisThe original Dementia Reconsidered: The Person Comes First by Tom Kitwood was published by Open University Press in 1997. It was a seminal text in the field of dementia studies and is still cited and referenced as core reading on person-centred dementia care. Tom died unexpectedly, just 12 months after the book was published. This book continues to inspire many people to challenge simplistic paradigms about dementia. Since the original book was written, however, there have been many changes in our understanding of dementia.The editor of this new edition, Dawn Brooker was mentored by Tom Kitwood. She has drawn together a remarkable group of writers to provide a commentary on Kitwoodâs work. This new edition reproduces the original chapters but provides extra content from subject experts to update the book to a contemporary level.Dementia Reconsidered Re-visited is an ideal main text or supplementary text for all those studying or working in nursing, mTable of ContentsOn being a person Dementia as a psychiatric categoryHow personhood is underminedPersonhood maintainedThe experience of dementiaImproving care: The next step forwardThe caring organizationRequirements of a caregiverThe task of cultural transformation

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Book SynopsisA practical and valuable guide to how to become a better listener in every area of your lifeSamaritans have always been there in times of trouble, but we don''t only need good listeners when we''re in a time of crisis - we need them when we''re struggling to make a decision, dealing with a difficult situation, or simply having a bad week. Samaritans believe that every one of us can be a better listener in our everyday life, strengthening relationships and offering support to those around us.In this friendly and approachable book, readers will discover: How to open up a conversation with someone who might be struggling How to listen fully How to empathise and reflect rather than problem solve How to use gentle encouragement to help others share their stories The power of listening without judgement With helpful tips from real Samaritans, and advice on how these techniques can be adapted for different situations, this important book can help to make each of us a better partner, friend, parent and colleague.

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Book SynopsisPart of the Reading Well scheme. 35 books selected by young people and health professionals to provide 13 to 18 year olds with high-quality support, information and advice about common mental health issues and related conditions.Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a potentially life-long debilitating disorder, which often emerges during teenage years and affects as many as 1 in every 50 people. Young people living with OCD experience recurrent obsessions or compulsions that are distressing and interfere with their social lives, relationships, educational functioning and careers.Written by leading experts on OCD, this step-by-step guide is written for adolescents with OCD and their families, to be used in home treatment or as a self-help book. Using the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which is the proven method for helping those with OCD, it offers teenagers a structured plan of treatment which can be read alone, or with a parent, counsellor or mental health worker. The guide provides useful advice and worksheets throughout.This self-help book for young people is an invaluable resource for adolescents who have suffered from, or know someone who has suffered from, OCD, their families, teachers, carers, and mental health professionals.Trade ReviewThe book takes readers through the treatment of OCD in logical manner, making it really easy to follow an understand for young people and their parents. -- Youth in MindIt is written by four experts in the field who all specialise in OCD and children/young adults. It is written in a very approachable, non-threatening tone without being patronising or over-simplified... I would not hesitate to recommend this book to anyone dealing with a young person with OCD. -- ASTeensBreaking Free from OCD should be a staple book for OCD sufferers and their families. It ditches confusing medical jargon in order to give constructive and helpful information and advice. It is the kind of book which I wish I had owned when my OCD was at its worst, one which shows that there is light at the end of the tunnel, and shows you how to get there. -- Joe Wells, author of Touch and Go Joe: An Adolescent's Experience of OCDDo you have troublesome habits that get in the way? Do you have worries that bother you much more than you should? THIS BOOK MAY BE FOR YOU. The hardest thing for anyone to control is their own mind. This book points the way, to you and to those close to you, to free yourself from OCD. -- James F. Leckman, MD, Neison Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology, Director of Research, Child Study Center, Yale UniversityIn this marvellous book the authors provide the key information that teens and families need about OCD and its treatment. Highly recommended not only for patients but also for practitioners looking for material to use in their practices. -- John S. March, MD, MPH, Professor and Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program for Child Affective & Anxiety Disorders, Duke UniversityThis is an excellent self-help book for young people who are suffering from OCD and their families and/or carers but it is also an invaluable resource for clinicians, teachers and other professionals who may be working with children with these difficulties. There are several excellent self-help books for OCD currently available but, as a mental health professional working in this area, I consider this to be one of the best I have come across. -- Nasen SpecialWhen I discovered that my child had OCD I read many books on the subject but none as clear or well laid out as this one. I wish I'd had this to read right at the start...essential reading for anyone who has been recently diagnosed with OCD or suspects that their child may be suffering from it. -- Journal of Mental HealthThe guide does offer some excellent information for parents who want to tackle their child's OCD so I would most definitely recommend it to them. -- Children & Young People NowI found this an extremely encouraging book, accessible to young people and adults alike, also doctors, teachers, family members and mental health workers, in fact anyone who wishes to understand more about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a troublesome condition that is often kept secret but is actually far more common than people realise. -- No Panic MagazineI knew when I was presented with this book I was reading a something quality from a leading expert. This book is definitely ideal for young people and their families. -- OCD TodayBreaking Free From OCD is written by a range of experts in the field who have extensive knowledge and experience of working with children and young people with this disorder. The book is, I feel, an invaluable step-by-step guide for young people and their families as well as being an excellent resource for the counsellor/therapists. -- Counselling Children and Young PeopleThis clever book cuts through the clutter of medical jargon providing an easy to follow approach to overcoming obsessive thoughts and behaviors. With advice for parents and exercises for children and teens, the authors reassure the entire family while offering concrete ways to "break free". -- Inside TSA: The Quarterly Newsletter of the National Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.It is easy to read, absorb and understand with definitions introduced slowly, clearly and repeated at intervals, along with real examples to perhaps identify with... I would not hesitate to recommend this book to anyone dealing with a young person with OCD. -- BFK BooksBreaking Free from OCD (...) is presented as a "self-treatment programme", which aims to: (a) explain what OCD is; and (b) how to fix it... The book includes a broad range of useful worksheets... Each chapter contains a final section entitles "Advice for Parents or Carers", which is designed to support and guide the "young person" completing the programme... This resource may be useful for a school counsellor parent, or trusted adult, who could use it as the basis for supporting a young person presenting with OCD. -- Flannan Geaney, Chartered EP * Debate - British Psychological Society *Table of ContentsPart A: Understanding Your OCD. 1. About this Book. 2. What is OCD? 3. Can I Get Better from OCD? 4. What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy? 5. Understanding My OCD. Part B: How To Recover from Your OCD. 6. How to Use this Book to Change Your OCD. 7. Understanding the Role of Anxiety. 8. What Does My OCD Look Like? 9. Designing Exposure and Response Prevention Exercises. 10. Making Progress with Exposure and Response Prevention Exercises. 11. Overcoming Difficulties. 12. What is the Role of My Thoughts? 13. How Can I Challenge My Thoughts? 14. How Can I Test Whether My Thoughts Will Come True? 15. How to Maintain the Gains I Have Made. Part C: OCD and the Bigger Picture. 16. OCD and My Family. 17. OCD, School and Friends. 18. Where to Go for More Information. Appendix: Questionnaire. Subject index. Author index.

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Book SynopsisWhat causes mental health problems? Nature or nurture? Brain and biology? Genetic inheritance or social environment? Revised and updated, this concise book explains what we know today about the origins of mental distress, drawing on the latest research from across the world. The answer is of course a bit of everything in combination - because the human body and brain are shaped by the environments we inhabit and what happens to us. Human distress is caused by loss, trauma, violence, childhood abuse, social injustices, poverty and deprivation. How well we are able to cope with these stressors likewise depends on a multiplicity of factors and is unique to each individual. An essential addition to the Straight Talking Introduction series, the book supports the call for more understanding of the social determinants of mental wellbeing. It adds to the arguments for treatments that do not rely on the busted hypothesis of neurochemical imbalances.Trade Review'An accessible look at complex issues that empowers the reader to start thinking for themselves. A refreshing antidote to the simplistic and pessimistic biomedical model.' - Jacqui Dillon, activist, writer, speaker and former Chair, Hearing Voices Network. 'Brilliantly engaging, understandable and thoughtful... will equip service users, carers and professionals alike with empowering knowledge.' - Tony Morrison, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester. 'Perfect for the non-professional. Bought this book while studying level 2 counselling. It's well written and easy to understand, without all the technical jargon.' - Online reviewer. 'What causes mental health problems? Lots of things combining together. This book describes them, clearly and systematically, and how they interact.' - David Kingdon, Emeritus Professor of Mental Health Care Delivery, University of SouthamptonTable of ContentsSeries introduction - Richard Bentall and Pete Sanders, 1. Our beliefs and values, 2. A brief history of beliefs about the causes of human distress, 3. The 20th century and beyond: The illness model, 4. Do diagnoses help us understand causes?, 5. Public opinion: Depression is caused by depressing things happening, 6. What does the research say about the causes of mental health problems?, 7. Psychological theories: How events operate on us to create problems. 8. Putting things together: Formulating depression, 9. 2010-2022 and looking to the future: A call for action, Further reading and resources, Indices

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Deep Brain Reorienting introduces a novel, evidence-based approach to the treatment of trauma-related disorders. Steeped in neuroscience, this book builds on recent scientific contributions to the effects of shock, trauma, and neglect on the brain at the deepest levels. Enhanced by detailed case material and underpinned by a strong theoretical framework, the authors give special attention to clinically significant forms of dissociation, as well as attachment wounding and its treatment. This neurobiologically informed focus offers fresh perspectives, reaching beneath the level of cognitive, affective, and defensive components of traumatic responding.Written at the interface of neuroscience and psychotherapy, this book will be invaluable to psychotherapists whose clinical practice is calling for new ways to work with the effects of traumatic experiences. In addition, several hypotheses will appeal to research-oriented psychotherapists and clinically-led researchers in a

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Book SynopsisWork can leave you frazzled – but it shouldn’t. What you need is some sane advice to get you through. Your body aches. Your brain feels like a mouldy wrung-out dishcloth. You can barely get anything done and, hang on, why are you even doing this anyway? Is there something wrong with you? Nope. You’re just burnt out. Burnout Survival Kit offers practical advice for when things are already bad. There’s no mystical magic about unleashing your inner corporate superhero, no weird productivity diagrams, and certainly no crap about working ‘smarter’. Instead, this is the calm inner voice that you need, served with good sense and creativity. As well as helping you to take time to ground yourself, there are brilliant hacks for all the causes of stress and anxiety, from how to approach networking (no one likes it) to practical advice on sleeping better. And the humour helps too. This may not be a cure, but it really does offer instant relief and give you the chance to take a breath. So whether you’re just starting to burn or fully scorched to a crisp, rest easy. You’ve got a Burnout Survival Kit.

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Book Synopsis''The ultimate guide on how to stay healthy as a man, both physically and mentally''JASON FOX, EX-SPECIAL FORCES AND BESTSELLING AUTHORBeing a man is bad for your health. Not only do men have a greater chance of getting almost every illness but they die sooner too: one in five men die before the age of 65. So why do so many men still accept poor health as a consequence of ''just getting older''?In MAN ALIVE, Dr Jeff Foster, men''s health specialist and private GP, examines the most commonly misunderstood aspects of men''s health, such as testosterone deficiency and ''male menopause'', heart disease, diabetes and mental health. He also looks at conditions related to male anatomy and physiology, including erectile dysfunction and prostate disease, with advice on what symptoms and signs to look for, how to self-examine, and when to consider seeing a doctor. Dr Foster covers problems to do with lifestyle too, including obesity, poor sleep, bad nutrition, and lack of exercise, and he examines the evidence for specific health claims - busting plenty of myths along the way.''An immensely useful and practical guide, answering the questions that every man has about their day-to-day health''IAN MARBER''Many men avoid going to the doctor as they fear their concerns are either embarrassing or they will not be taken seriously. This book will empower men with the right information to change this''DR LOUISE NEWSONTrade ReviewMAN ALIVE provides the ultimate guide on how to stay healthy as a man, both physically and mentally. A thought-provoking and informative read that gives every man the tools he needs to live a healthier, happier and longer life -- Jason Fox, ex-special forces and bestselling authorDr Foster's excellent book MAN ALIVE is both timely and transformational. Accessible, fascinating and clearly explained, it contains everything a man could need to stay heads up, happy and heedful. Read it guys! -- Dr Hilary JonesMAN ALIVE is an immensely useful and practical guide, answering the questions that every man has about their day-to-day health. Dr Jeff Foster brings to life issues that men should know about (but mostly don't), explaining and advising in a clear and relatable way. It's a book that you will refer to again and again -- Ian MarberThis is a fabulous book for all men (and women) to read. There is so much information written in a clear and comprehensive style supported by the current evidence. Men's health is often neglected and so many men avoid going to the doctors as they fear their concerns are either embarrassing or they will not be taken seriously. This book will empower men with the right information to change this -- Dr Louise NewsonA brilliant book: as important and engaging as checking my own balls -- Russell Kane

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Book SynopsisThis book is an in-depth, evidence-based guide to interviewing suspects with specific vulnerabilities. It provides an overview of current research, practices, and legal considerations for interviewing vulnerable suspects, incorporating guidelines regarding the identification of vulnerabilities, engaging with third parties in the interview, and training and supervision. It then goes on to cover specific vulnerabilities typically encountered in suspect populations, providing clear summaries of current research, case studies, and practical guidance for conducting interviews with these populations to facilitate best practice in interviewing. Expertise is drawn from both law enforcement practice and academic research to ensure an evidence-based approach that is relevant for contemporary practice. Interviewing Vulnerable Suspects offers the international policing audience a practical guide to interviewing vulnerable suspects for both uniform police and detectives. It is relTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart IChapter 1 - Vulnerability: The bigger pictureJane Tudor-Owen and Celine van GoldeChapter 2 - Identifying vulnerability: The importance of planning and rapportJane Tudor-Owen and Celine van GoldeChapter 3 - Interviewing with a third partyJane Tudor-Owen and Celine van GoldeChapter 4 - Training interviewersRay Bull and Becky MilneChapter 5 - Interview supervision and managementRay Bull and Becky MilnePart IIChapter 6 - Interviewing intoxicated suspectsCeline van Golde, Jane Tudor-Owen, and David GeeChapter 7 - Interviewing older adult suspectsCeline van Golde, Jane Tudor-Owen, and David GeeChapter 8 - Children as suspectsCeline van Golde, Jane Tudor-Owen, and David GeeChapter 9 - Interviewing suspects with mental illnessJane Tudor-Owen, Celine van Golde, and David GeeChapter 10 - Interviewing suspects with intellectual and learning impairmentsCeline van Golde, Jane Tudor-Owen, and David GeeChapter 11 - Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) and First Nations suspectsCeline van Golde, Jane Tudor-Owen, and David GeeChapter 12 - Interviewing in the context of gender and sexual diversityJane Tudor-Owen, Celine van Golde, and David GeeChapter 13 - Interviewing suspects with a hearing impairmentCeline van Golde, Jane Tudor-Owen, and David GeeConclusion

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking book provides the first detailed clinical analysis of the various manifestations of catatonia, shutdown and breakdown in autistic individuals, with a new assessment framework (ACE-S) and guidance on intervention and management strategies using a psycho-ecological approach. Based on Dr Amitta Shah's lifetime of clinical experience in Autism Spectrum Disorders, and her research in collaboration with Dr Lorna Wing, this much needed book will be a valuable resource for professionals, autistic individuals and their families and carers.Trade ReviewThis book will change your life if you have struggled with difficulties in starting, stopping or controlling actions. Pioneering psychologist Amitta Shah, explores these troublesome features of autism, never documented in such vivid detail before. She tells what they mean, how they can be assessed, and what can be done about them. -- Uta Frith DBE, Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Development, University College LondonThis is a wise and compassionate book, informed by clinical experience and a deep commitment to working with autistic individuals affected by catatonia, a perplexing and enigmatic condition. Through case vignettes, the various manifestations of the condition are revealed together with a psycho-ecological approach to management. -- Dr Sarah Lister Brook, Clinical Director, NASAmitta Shah's important book fills a much-needed gap on an aspect of autism that has been neglected and misunderstood for decades. Dr Shah builds on her vast clinical experience of over 30 years to provide a wonderfully clear analysis of these states, including identifying anxiety and stress as potential causal triggers, as well as these states being possible effects of inappropriate medication. Her book will help families, autistic people, and clinicians be alert to such states, and know how to provide effective help and support. This book will be a hugely valuable resource and will reduce the risks of misdiagnosis. -- Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Director, Autism Research Centre, Cambridge UniversityWe have been identifying catatonia in adolescents and adults with autism for nearly 20 years, yet this is the first comprehensive book to describe how to evaluate the many expressions of catatonia, and outline an approach to alleviate the debilitating characteristics. Clinicians, families and those who have autism will now have a much clearer idea of what to do. -- Tony Attwood, author of The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome and Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

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Book SynopsisHearing voices, seeing visions and similar out-of-the-ordinary experiences have long intrigued and mystified humankind. The dominant scientific and medical understandings of these phenomena tend to problematise them. This ground-breaking book builds on the work of the Hearing Voices Movement and of the researchers Marius Romme and Sandra Escher in challenging this perception. The book is a collection of chapters by voice hearers, mental health professionals and researchers describing a myriad of therapeutic and creative approaches and strategies that people find helpful in relating to voices when they find them distressing. It is based on insights, understandings and knowledge derived from the first-hand experience of voice hearers and from mental health practice and research that show that the person's relationship with the voices and what the voices say are key to understanding and living with them; that voices are not in themselves a problem and can even be helpful; that there is a strong connection between voices and unwanted emotions; that life-long medication is not the inevitable and only treatment and, most importantly perhaps, that voice hearers can live well with their voices (even if it is sometimes hard work). The book is presented in three parts: Part one, 'Hearing our voices', includes voice hearers' perspectives as to what has helped them to recover from breakdown so that they are able to live full lives, including Hearing Voices Groups and peer support. Part two, 'Emerging social and therapeutic approaches to working with voices', explores different mainstream non-medical and psychotherapeutic approaches that help voice hearers to make sense of and live well with their voices. Part three, 'Creative approaches to working with voices', describes using creative arts, such as dance, drama and poetry, to help voice hearers relate to their voices in positive ways.Table of ContentsForeword - Marius Romme and Sandra Escher; Introduction - Isla Parker, Joachim Schnackenberg and Mark Hopfenbeck; Part one: Hearing our voices; 1. The Maastricht Approach: social and personal perspectives on hearing voices - Dirk Corstens; 2. Hearing voices: why the words we use matter - Akiko Hart; 3. Hearing voices groups - Peter Bullimore; 4. Facilitating hearing voices groups - Sasha Priddy and Charlotte Howard; 5. Painting has helped me to cope with my voices - Reshma Valliappan; 6. Voices: victim to victor - Ron Coleman; 7. The things they say - Aimee Wilson; 8. Journey to recovery - Clifford O'Connor; 9. Hearing voices in grief - Jacqueline Hayes; 10. Spirituality, religion and voices - Christopher C.H. Cook; 11. Voice hearing and cannabis: a harm-reduction approach - Rufus May and Kate Quinn; 12. Black voices and the deafness of whiteness - Colin King; Part two - Emerging social and therapeutic approaches to working with voices; 13. Voices, values and values-based practice: engaging with what matters in voice hearing - David Crepaz-Keay and Bill (K.W.M.) Fulford; 14. An invitation to dialogue: what we can all learn from Open Dialogue and Hearing Voices Networks - Olga Runciman and Iseult Twamley; 15. Medication and voices: reflections from a relational perspective - Dirk Corstens and Joachim Schnackenberg; 16. Voice hearers at work - Caroline Moughton; 17. Navigating university as a voice hearer - Deborah Altman; 18. Experience focused counselling (Making sense of voices) - Joachim K. Schnackenberg, Oana-Mihaela Iusco and Senait Debesay; 19. Voice Dialogue - Ruth Lafferty and Rob Allison; 20. Experience focused counselling with children and young people who hear voices - Senait Debesay; 21. Understanding voices while living with dementia - David Storm and Ron Coleman; 22. How cognitive behaviour therapy can help people who are distressed by hearing voices - Mark Hayward; 23. Recovery-oriented cognitive therapy and distressing voices - Aaron Brinen; 24. AVATAR therapy: a digital therapy to help people with distressing voices - Mar Rus-Calafell and Tom Craig; 25. Relating therapy for voices: learning how to respond assertively in difficult relationships - Mark Hayward, Sheila Evenden and Angie Culham; 26. Meaning-making in voice hearing - Nicola Barclay, Guy Dodgson, and Anna Luce; 27. Responding to trauma dialogically: an introduction to peer-supported Open Dialogue - Mark Hopfenbeck; 29. A psychodynamic understanding of voice hearing - Christine Cox; 29. Compassion-focused therapy and the courage of compassionate relating to voices - Charles Heriot-Maitland; 30. Working with voices using the narrative genogram - Lykourgos Karatzaferis; 31. Mindfulness and hearing voices - Rufus May and Elisabeth Svanholmer; Part three - Creative approaches to working with voices; 32. Creative ways to engage with voices - Rufus May and Elisabeth Svanholmer; 33. Dramatherapy for people who hear voices - Louise Combes; 34. Dance movement psychotherapy and voice hearing: looking outward and inward - Mary Coaten; 35. Awesome metalcore therapy: using heavy metal music in therapeutic work with voices - Kate Quinn and Daniel Baines; 36. A safe space: sound therapy and hearing voices - Jane Ford; 37. How writing memoirs and poetry may help voice hearers - Isla Parker; 38. Music therapy in multi-disciplinary treatment - Stella Compton Dickinson; Conclusion - Isla Parker, Joachim Schnackenberg and Mark Hopfenbeck; Afterword - Gail A. Hornstein

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Book SynopsisHelps teachers to identify and support primary-aged children with mental health needs, providing a range of evidence-based tools. The mental health and well-being of children in primary schools is a current concern. Do you feel equipped to identify mental health needs in your pupils? Do you have the knowledge and understanding to adequately support them? Do you understand where your responsibilities start and stop? This book helps you address these questions and more, providing a range of evidence-based strategies and tools. It introduces the various risk factors involved, shows how you can build resilience in children, and focuses on identifying and supporting both specific mental health needs and particular groups of pupils.Table of ContentsIntroduction Factors that put children at risk Factors that make children more resilient Identifying and supporting children with possible mental health needs Working in partnership to support identification and meeting needs Supporting specific groups of learners What next? Issues for consideration post-identification Conclusions references Index

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Book SynopsisDo you need your psychiatric diagnosis? This book will help you decide. In this second, updated edition of a best-selling title, Lucy Johnstone revisits the revolution that is underway in mental health. No one doubts that people’s distress is very real – but are they actually suffering from illnesses that need a diagnosis? In today’s world, where mental health is a crucial topic, this might seem an odd question. And yet even the authors of the diagnostic manuals are admitting that these categories are not supported by evidence. No one has been able to identify the ‘chemical imbalances’ that are said to cause distress. No one can reliably distinguish one ‘mental illness’ from another. And the more labels and pills we offer, the faster the increase in mental health problems. Something is badly wrong. Johnstone shows that we need to change the question from ‘What’s wrong with you?’ to ‘What’s happened to you?’ Distress, even its severe forms, arises out of our lives and relationships. Narratives and personal stories show us this truth, whereas labels obscure it. The book ends with a new, hard-hitting analysis of the political, economic and social forces that drive the diagnostic model. In our increasingly competitive, unequal and fragmented world, we are all struggling. We are told the answer lies in finding the right diagnosis. We are encouraged to talk about our ‘mental health’ instead of the conditions of our lives. And increasingly, we ourselves seek out labels which reassure us that our feelings of shame, failure and difference are not our fault. Indeed, as Johnstone shows, we are not to blame. But nor will the rapid spread of diagnostic labels provide an answer. There are better ways forward. This book is about choice. It is about demystifying one of the most influential myths of our age and giving people the information to make up their own minds. It opens up hope and new ways forward for anyone who has been given a diagnostic label.Trade Review‘Lucy Johnstone's insights into psychiatric diagnosis are brilliant in their clarity and incisiveness. Anyone wishing to understand the failings of our current diagnostic system could not hope for a better guide. I cannot recommend this excellent book highly enough.’ James Davies, Reader in Medical Anthropology & Psychology, University of Roehampton and author of Sedated - How modern capitalism created our mental health crisis and Cracked - Why psychiatry is doing more harm than goodTable of ContentsSeries introduction – Richard Bentall and Pete Sanders, 1. What this book aims to do, 2. Psychiatric diagnosis: The current context, 3. What are the problems with psychiatric diagnosis?, 4. For and against psychiatric diagnosis in more detail, 5. The wider impact of psychiatric diagnosis, 6. The personal impact of psychiatric diagnosis, 7. Alternatives to psychiatric diagnosis – finding your own story, 8. Personal stories, 9. The wider context of psychiatric diagnosis, 10. Where do we go next?, Further reading and resources

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Book SynopsisAs pressure grows on care managers and staff to work with ever more complex needs, this book is a timely account of how introducing the Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE) principles into a care home will improve work practice and outcomes for residents. The PIE approach enables staff to: Have improved understanding of residents' needs Better understand how to respond effectively to complex behaviour Introduce trauma-informed practice into their work Improve staff support and morale Improve outcomes for even the most hard to reach clients Reflecting on one care homeâs journey to becoming a PIE this book shows how low-cost, high-impact interventions delivered on the frontline can have far reaching effects on the wellbeing of residents, staff and wider culture of the care environment. It will be of interest to all professional, academics, policy-makers and students working in the fields of adult social services and health and social care more broadly.Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1 Highwater House. 2 What is a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE)? 3 Trauma-Informed Care. 4 Relationships. 5 Reflective Practice. 6 Elastic Tolerance. 7 Psychological Awareness. 8 Environment. 9 Evidence. 10 Rules, Roles, and Responsiveness (The 3 Rs). 11 Staff Support and Training. Conclusion. Index.

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Book SynopsisRich narrative providing a new perspective on Medieval history for a general audience.

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Book SynopsisDesigned to support training and CPD in compulsory mental health work, this book looks at assessment, detention, compulsion and coercion in a variety of settings. With emphasis on theory into practice, the book is essential reading for those looking to develop their reflexive and critical analytical skills.Table of Contents1. Introduction - Jill Hemmington and Sarah Vicary 2. Lived Experience and the Boundaries Between Professionals and Others - Neil Caton and Jen Kilyon 3. Frames and Boundaries of Race and Ethnicity in Mental Health Act Assessments - Hári Sewell 4. Gender and Forensic Services - Rebecca Fish 5. Boundaries of Risks and Rights and Personality Disorder - Andy Brammer 6. Reflective Supervision, Emotional Containment and the Framing of Self and Others - Gill Robinson 7. Reflective Practice, Truth-Telling and Safe Spaces - Kevin Stone 8. Practice Education: Boundaries of Knowledge, Theory and Practice - Che McGarvey-Gill 9. Compulsory Mental Health Work and Multi-Professional Frames: Occupational Therapy in AMHP Work - Rachel Bloodworth-Strong 10. Nurses as AMHPs: From ‘Unclean’ to ‘Honorary Social Worker’ - Sarah Vicary 11. Who Do You Think You Are? Hybrid Professionals, Boundaries and the Context of AMHP Practice - Caroline Leah 12. Framing Mental Capacity and Mental Health Legislation in Decision Making - Matthew Graham 13. Navigating Communication Boundaries: Statutory Assessments As Places for Shared Decision Making - Jill Hemmington 14. Compulsory Mental Health Work: Framing the Future - Jill Hemmington and Sarah Vicary

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Book Synopsis______________________ 'A beautifully written account of postpartum psychosis, and the ties, blessings and burdens of family' - NIGELLA LAWSON SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE *Observer Book of the Week* *A Guardian Memoir of the Year 2020* *Harper’s Bazaar 10 Women Who Will Shape What You Watch, See and Read in 2020* ______________________ ‘Striking and original' - Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Times 'Completely devastating. Completely heartbreaking' - Daisy Johnson ______________________ Catherine Cho's son was three months old when she and her husband left home to introduce him to their families. Catherine herself could never have envisaged how the trip would end for her - surfacing in an involuntary psychiatric ward, separated from her husband and child, unable to understand who she was, or remember how she got there. In her two weeks on the ward, Catherine turned to her notebook to reconstruct who she was, piece by piece, from the fragments of her life as they drifted back to her. The result is this powerful exploration of psychosis and motherhood, at once intensely personal, yet holding within it a universal experience - of how we love, live and understand ourselves in relation to each other. ______________________ 'A haunting, eloquent evocation of becoming a stranger to yourself' ObserverTrade ReviewCho's intense, poginant book exists in a category of its own * i paper *Cho weaves fractured memoir with Korean history and culture in a raw exploration of mental illness * Observer *A courageous and powerful book * Times Literary Supplement *A brave, brilliant exploration of madness and motherhood * Harper's Bazaar *Captivating ... A disturbing and masterfully told memoir, but it's also an important one that pushes back against powerful taboos * New York Times Book Review *This striking story of motherhood and psychosis grips ... One of the many fascinating things about this beautifully written book is that it asks us to consider what counts as normal behaviour and what doesn't ... A highly accomplished memoir. Cho deftly weaves the strands of her experience to create something striking and original -- Cathy Rentzenbrink * The Times *A brilliantly frightening memoir about Cho’s two weeks on the psychiatric ward, elegantly interwoven with tales from her past ... [Cho writes] herself into motherhood and into a form of sanity that does not leave behind the insights enabled by psychosis. -- Lara Feigel * Guardian *In honest and intricate detail, Inferno traverses between past traumas and present-day experiences * Evening Standard *Utterly brilliant: poetic, truthful, frightening, clever. I held my breath at both the power of the prose and the writer’s unflinching honesty -- Christie Watson, author of The Language of KindnessA viscerally raw and startlingly honest account of the author’s journey into motherhood. A must-read for those looking to understand one of the darkest corners of the female experience -- Leah Hazard, author of Hard Pushed: A Midwife's StoryA powerful and poignant book. The difficult and haunting brutality of both psychosis and relationships was so beautifully and honestly portrayed -- Bev Thomas, author of A Good Enough MotherTriumphant * Cosmopolitan *Insightful and shocking * Stylist *Completely devastating. Completely heartbreaking. Written in luminous, spiralling prose -- Daisy Johnson, author of Everything UnderA fierce, brave, glittering book that charts with unflinching honesty the shift from one reality to another and the family ghosts that – without always knowing it – we all carry -- Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold FryCompelling and exquisitely written. Catherine Cho’s eye-opening memoir took me into a world I knew nothing about. She communicates her experience with such startling clarity, I felt I was right there with her. Exceptional -- Ruth JonesUtterly compelling and beautifully written, Inferno is one of the bravest and most beautiful books I have ever read -- Alice FeeneyInferno does just as the title suggests, it throws you into the flames of the author's psychosis so that you are in there with her, fighting for your next breath. I've rarely read such a powerful account of madness. Gripping, chilling and ultimately hopeful, this is one not to miss -- Lisa JewellI was hooked from the very start ... It is at heart a love story, but one in which unimaginable, wonderfully depicted, mental torture intrudes. In sharing this pain, and exploring its cultural and other causes, Catherine Cho does a great service to the cause of breaking down stigma surrounding mental ill health ... A beautiful book -- Alastair Campbell

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Book SynopsisA powerful and deeply personal exploration of mental health, and an indelible account of the legacy of familial illness and living with a fracturing mind.

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Book SynopsisThe voices of supervisors and supervisees from a wide range of backgrounds are brought together to create a comprehensive overview of the application of music therapy supervision. From cultural awareness in international placements to the use of technology in recent years, the book follows the theory and practice of music therapy supervision at every career stage.

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Book SynopsisMental health conditions are becoming more prevalent in today’s society and it has been estimated that 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health issue at some point in their lives. The increase in mental health complaints has also affected the volume of calls to 999 in which paramedics are regularly called to address patients’ mental health concerns. The complexities and nuances within mental health means that many paramedics feel underprepared when managing patients who are experiencing mental distress. Mental Health Care in Paramedic Practice is the first guide written specifically for paramedics to support them in understanding a range of different mental health conditions which they may come across during their practice. Not only does the book provide key information on recognising and managing a range of conditions, but it also includes case studies written by paramedics with first-hand experience of managing mental health calls. It also includes a section on legislative changes and policy descriptions as well as interprofessional working. This book is essential for anyone wanting to better understand how to care for patients with mental health concerns within the prehospital setting, including both experienced and aspiring paramedics.Trade ReviewThis book gives the reader, the paramedic, so much more to think about in terms of additional care and support for the patient rather than the traditional management approach. It promotes a holistic approach to this patient group and will be a welcome addition to any paramedic’s library. -- Liz Harris – Head of Professional Standards, College of ParamedicsDr Rolfe and David Partlow’s Mental Health Care in Paramedic Practice takes the reader on a journey through regulatory and support systems relevant to prehospital emergency mental health care. The lived experiences of the authors and contributors ensure that factors important to paramedics are addressed. An important read for Emergency Medical Service employees wanting to build their knowledge and confidence. -- Sasha Johnston – Academic Support Lead, Research Paramedic and DPhil candidate.The assessment and management of mental health cases has become a core paramedic role the world over, with the number of presentations continuing to grow. We know that the care provided to a mental health case in the out-of-hospital setting can make a real difference to a patient’s outcome, and that’s why preparing paramedics for this critical role is essential. Mental Health Care in Paramedic Practice is a well-written text authored by experts in the field that covers a range of mental health presentations. It is well structured, easy-to-read and utilises case studies to bring the theory into practice. A must read for novice and experienced practitioners. -- Professor Tony Walker ASM – Chief Executive Officer, Ambulance Victoria; Adjunct Professor, Department of Paramedicine, Monash UniversityA book that allows everyone, from student to expert, to learn more about the specific areas of mental health as paramedics. It includes sections on a wide range of mental health issues seen out of hospital and links to other disciplines, as well as common presentations and those not so common... A must book for all education programmes. -- Stef Cormack – Senior Lecturer and Research Lead Paramedic Science, University of Wolverhampton

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Book SynopsisApproved Mental Health Professionals must possess and deploy a range of skills, knowledge and values in order to make ethically complex decisions on behalf of people with severe mental health difficulties. This invaluable handbook considers these challenges and provides in-depth guidance on all key aspects of the role.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Section One: The AMHP in Context; AMHP practice context; Ethical issues in applying mental health law; Social perspectives in mental health; The multi-professional AMHP role; Section Two: The AMHP in Practice; Completing a Mental Health Act assessment; Risks and challenges in Mental Health Act assessments; Applying the interface between the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act; Exploring mental health treatment; Section Three: Developing Good Practice; Upholding rights, equality and anti-oppressive practice; Resilience as a trainee and practitioner; AMHP decision making.

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Book SynopsisThe astounding true story behind the major new motion picture starring Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance, with a new epilogue from the author''A compelling and tragic story'' Mail on Sunday ''Breathtaking'' Independent ''Extraordinary'' Oliver Sacks, New York Times Review of BooksWhen identical twins, June and Jennifer Gibbons were three they began to reject communication with anyone but each other, and so began a childhood bound together in a strange and secret world. As they grew up, love and hate united to push them to the extreme margins of society and, following a five week spree of vandalism and arson, the silent twins were sentenced to a gruelling twelve-year detention in Broadmoor.Award-winning investigative journalist Marjorie Wallace delves into the twins'' silent world, revealing their genius, alienation and the mystic bond by which the extremes of good and evil ended in possession and deathTrade ReviewStrange, riveting... Thanks to Marjorie Wallace, thanks to the twins' incorrigible brilliance, we now have some idea of what it is like to stand in front of a dark mirror * London Review of Books *A remarkable (and finally tragic) story which, in its depth, penetration and detail, no less than its extraordinary subject matter, must be seen as outstanding, a testimony to something extraordinary in the author herself * New York Times Review of Books *A compelling and tragic story * Mail on Sunday *Breathtaking * Independent *

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Book SynopsisOver the past two decades considerable progress has been made in developing specialist psychosocial treatments for borderline personality disorder (BPD), yet the majority of people with BPD receive treatment within generalist mental health services, rather than specialist treatment centres. This is a book for general mental health professionals who treat people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). It offers practical guidance on how to help people with BPD with advice based on research evidence. After a discussion of the symptoms of BPD, the authors review all the generalist treatment interventions that have resulted in good outcomes in randomised controlled trials, when compared with specialist treatments, and summarise the effective components of these interventions. The treatment strategies are organised into a structured approach called Structured Clinical Management (SCM), which can be delivered by general mental health professionals without extensive additional training.ThTrade ReviewA 350-word review is not enough to do this book justice. Written by two psychiatrists, one with a psychodynamic and the other a behavioural orientation, the book succeeds in outlining different psychological and pharmacological approaches to the treatment of borderline personality disorder in a harmonius and enlightened way.,, This book is highly recommended and I consider the authors to have achieved what they set out to do: instill hope in all of us working with patients with borderline personality disorder and, in so doing, instil hope in patients themselves. * Psychiatric Bulletin *This book presents a fairly short but effective treatment guideline for borderline personality disorder. It is definitely a top-down recommendation for how to structure the treatment, what goals are important, how to deal with crisis, etc. * Breet C. Plyler, MD, Doody's Notes *I have just now come across your book, and it is absolutely excellent! There is a real need to move BPD treatment from specialty clinics to more general care If we give people the impression that the only treatment is DBT or MBT, we will deny them the likelihood of doing well with something more practical that still applies the right principles, reserving more resource-intensive models for the sickest patients. Congratulations! * Dr Joel Paris, McGill University, Canada *Table of Contents1. Borderline Personality Disorder ; 2. Generalist Psychiatric Treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder: The Evidence Base and Common Factors ; 3. Structured Clinical Management: General Treatment Strategies ; 4. Structured Clinical Management: Core Treatment Strategies ; 5. Structured Clinical Management: Team strategies ; 6. Structured Clinical Management: In-patient Treatment and Prescribing ; 7. Family and Friends ; 8. Top Ten Additional Resource-Efficient Treatment Strategies

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Book SynopsisThis eye-opening book explores the need for, and how to successfully organize, community mental health teams that provide in-home care and treatment for people experiencing mental health difficulties, particularly those suffering with psychosis. With an emphasis on community-based care and democratic psychiatry, the book presents two paradigm shifts necessary to bring mental healthcare directly into the community. The first is shifting perceptions from thinking of patients to recognizing those in need of care as members of the public moving away from a biomedical diagnostic approach. The second shift is the provision of support for the community environment, its families, friends, and neighbours to pave the way for hospitableness towards people with mental health issues in a way that encourages compassion, empathy, and a respect for differences. Through clinical case material, anthropological and phenomenological methods, and personal experience in community-based care, Peter Dierinck presents new models for sheltered housing and innovative ways for struggling individuals to secure paid work within a community system. Community-based Mental Healthcare for Psychosis is important reading for psychiatric professionals, clinicians, social workers, caregivers, and all mental health professionals looking after psychiatric patients with complex care needs.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. On Model Railways 2. Homeless and in Mental Ill Health 3. Care in the Community: Recovery 4. Care in the Community: Quartermaking 5. Conclusion: Psychiatry in Recovery

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Book SynopsisThis book will assist health and social care professionals to improve and open up further awareness of the characteristics of self-neglect.The perspectives of professionals and public, associated policy, legal and practice is presented in a relevant and accessible format. By taking the reader on a series of self-neglecting journeys from past to present, it explores conversations, both between professionals and members of the public. At any given time, anyone could be assessed as self-neglecting and thus becoming a self-neglecter. The aim and expectation, seeks to enable the reader to get closer to this health and social care category. Human rights issues, the âbest practiceâ principles around personalization and capacity, reflection on interventions, and an alternative care model will all be discussed and analysed. The inclusion of a case-study (vignette) with open-ended questions and prompts, offers the reader a valuable opportunity to âgetâ involved and can be used individually, peer-support (group), for Continued Professional Development (CPD) or in educations settings.Offering an honest, open and thought provoking means to get closer to a subject matter which can often be viewed with bewilderment, unease and complex as to how situations have come about, been allowed to continue and what action to be taken.The content covers a wide range of material, and will be of interest to all professionals in health and social care as well as legal professionals, institutions (governing), and environmental health and housing officers.

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Book SynopsisThis timely analysis sets out the full impacts of policy reform, austerity and marketisation on our country's mental health services. Rooted in the experiences of service users and providers, it provides valuable perspectives on our evolving practical and organisational responses to mental distress.Trade Review“This excellent volume is an important theoretically informed contribution that exposes the gap between the progressive narrative of community care, based on the recognition of individual rights as citizens and the current bureaucratic models of service provision.” Critical Social Policy“This book provides an important contribution to the debate about what mental health services should look like, who should provide them and how, and it should be required reading for those engaged in those debates in both academic and practice spheres.” Sociology of Health & Illness“This important book is a must read for mental health nurses and other practitioners who feel immense strain in their everyday work but can struggle to make meaningful sense of their predicament and, hence, identify what to do for the best.” International Journal of Mental Health Nursing“Moth’s work serves as a timely reminder that distress, disorientation and difficulties in living occur in a socio-political context. He is a worthy inheritor of the critical, politically aware tradition which flourishes within the UK.” Journal of Mental HealthTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Socio-Historical Contexts of Policy and Practice Chapter 1: Policy Responses to Mental Distress: From the Asylum to Neoliberal Services Part 2: Lived Experiences of Neoliberal Reform Chapter 2: The Transition from Relational to Informational Practice Chapter 3: Time, Trust and Relational Practice Chapter 4: Risk and Responsibilisation Chapter 5: Defining Mental Distress Chapter 6: Punitive Managerialism Under Austerity Chapter 7: Shifting Contours of Managerial Control Part 3: Theorising Knowledge and Practice Chapter 8: Temporality and Situational Logics in the Labour Process Chapter 9: Biomedical Residualism and its Discontents Conclusion

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Book Synopsis''Mental illness has led to some of the worst times of my life... but it has also led to some of the most brilliant. Bad things happen, but good things can come from them. And strange as it might sound, my mental health has been vastly improved by being mentally ill.''From depression and anxiety to personality disorders, one in four of us experience mental health issues every year and, in these strange and unsettling times, more of us than ever are struggling to cope. In No Such Thing As Normal, Bryony offers sensible, practical advice, covering subjects such as sleep, addiction, worry, medication, self-image, boundary setting, therapy, learned behaviour, mindfulness and, of course - as the founder of Mental Health Mates - the power of walking and talking. She also strives to equip those in need of help with tools and information to get the best out of a poorly funded system that can be both frightening and overwhelming. The result is a lively, honest anTrade ReviewBryony Gordon shares practical advice. . . to help us feel a little bit less alone * Happiful *Journalist Bryony Gordon has inspired millions with her honesty and frankness about her mental health. . . this lively, accessible guide is comforting, reassuring and insightful. * Independent *Bryony offers sensible, practical advice. . . [a] brilliant book * S Magazine *Brilliant * OK! *An easy, accessible read and should help anyone struggling right now to feel less alone * Good Housekeeping - 10 best books to read if your mental health needs a boost *Bryony Gordon has a knack of speaking about some of the toughest topics in mental health with a normality that encourages others to open up too * Happiful *If you've found yourself in a bit of a rut of late, these warm, wise words could be just what you need. She's properly funny, too * Women’s Health *Bryony Gordon is a fabulous writer and a great mental health advocate and this is a timely entry on the virtual bookshelves. . . she covers a myriad of subjects from sleep to self-image, and offers tools and advice to build readers' resilience and tackle their issues head-on. * Muddy Stilettos *provide[s] readers with practical advice on coping with mental health effects. The book targets subjects such as sleep, addiction, worry, medication, self-image, boundary setting, therapy, learned behaviour, mindfulness, walking, and talking. * West Wales Chronicle *

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Book Synopsis"So truthful, bold, clear, candid and convincing that I read it in one breathless sitting" Stephen FryOne night three years ago Josh Roberts went to a party. The next morning he awoke to discover his mind had collapsed.In a matter of days he went from being a fun loving, seemingly successful twenty-something to a hot mess of tears and nerves. Eventually he was diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Since then, he's been mending his mind, rediscovering happiness and learning to live his nervous life. Anxious Man is the story of all this.Told with originality, wit and great humour, it's an essential guide for mental health and a thought-provoking exploration of the millennial condition.***************"The best book I have ever written" Josh Roberts (debut author of Anxious Man)"Yep, fine" Cali Mackrill (girlfriend of author of Anxious Man)"Have you seen my scissors?" Vicky Roberts (mother of author of Anxious Man)Trade ReviewThis is a funny, refreshingly jargon free book. * Daily Mail *

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Book SynopsisMental health difficulties bring us face to face with our vulnerability as human beings, and after two years of struggling with the effects of Covid-19 concerns about mental health worldwide have never been higher. But our discussions are still fraught with issues of language and understanding. Are we all on a ‘spectrum’ of mental wellness? Is ‘well-being’ about ‘being well’ or about coping? Mental health problems can be frightening when we experience them ourselves, or see them in others. And despite all the talk, most of us find it hard to decide when or where to seek help.What is often missing from these discussions is the most valuable resource of all – the personal accounts of those with lived experience of mental health difficulties. Making Sense of Mental Health is centred on hours of in-depth interviews with adults coping with mental health issues. The author follows their journeys from the origin of their distress to their lowest moments to eventual recovery and a sense of moving on. These lived experiences show how in times of crisis people can move forward amidst the chaos, vulnerability and uncertainty brought on by mental health problems.There are no quick fixes or miracle cures to serious mental health issues. This book shows that ‘what works’ is whatever helps an individual make sense of what is happening to them. A problem entwined with the human condition, mental health difficulties can best be treated by understanding the experiences of those who have lived through them, and as a society by finding a way to ascribe meaning to the complex reality of mental health.

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Book SynopsisWritten for professionals spanning children's services, this must-read guide provides an authoritative overview of what shapes the psychological wellbeing of children and young people - from perinatal care and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) through to their socioeconomic circumstances, schools and the wider community. Contributors provide a concise overview of the evidence base, identifying current barriers to good mental health in policy and service provision, and highlighting examples of initiatives proven to be successful. Examples are drawn from from health, social care, youth justice and education settings with a focus on preventative and early intervention measures. This book is a rich resource for all professionals concerned with child wellbeing, including service providers, commissioners, professionals and students. It should serve as essential reading for students on mental health training courses.Trade ReviewA sea change is underway, and this exciting new book both rides that wave, and offers an exciting vision of how things may progress. It invites us, as a society, to consider what it would mean to have a model of child services designed to help children to grow up to have greater psychological wellbeing, rather than directing the majority of resources to trying to help after things have gone wrong. Using clear language, evidence from research and specific examples of best practice, this book is certain to become one of those volumes that defines an era, both capturing the zeitgeist and offering inspiring visions of what the future might look like. -- Dr Nick Midgley, Child Attachment and Psychological Therapies Research Unit (ChAPTRe), UCL and the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and FamiliesTimely and thought-provoking. Firmly situates an understanding of mental health in the broader social, economic and policy context, providing excellent case studies and examples of current good practice. Important reading for anyone with an interest in how to effectively support the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. -- Dr Helen Drew, Research Fellow, School of Psychology, University of SussexThis is the best and most concise summary of the facts around children and young people's mental health. It is a plain-speaking, accessible account that presents findings with solutions objectively but leaves the reader wondering why have we waited so long to give pediatric mental health the priority it merits. It is an extraordinarily helpful monograph for professionals, service planners, policymakers and the public. -- Professor Peter Fonagy OBE FMedSci FBA FAcSS PhD DipPsy, Chief Executive, Anna Freud National Centre for Children & Families and National Clinical Advisor on Children’s Mental Health, NHS EnglandTable of Contents1. Risk factors, protective factors and resilience: how we can nurture psychological wellbeing in children and young people - Julia Faulconbridge, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Nottingham, Katie Hunt, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Nottingham Amanda Laffan, Bath Specialist Paediatric Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) Service, and Duncan Law, Anna Freud National Centre for Children & Families, London, with Iyabo Fatimilehin, Just Psychology CIC, Manchester; 2. Working psychologically with infants, parents and families in the perinatal period - Ruth Butterworth, Cheshire and Mersey Specialist Perinatal Service, Manchester, Ruth O'Shaughnessy, Fresh CAMHS, Alder Hey Children's NHSFT, Liverpool, and Michael Galbraith, Liverpool Parent Infant Partnership; 3. Building sustainable parent interventions in Early Years - Caroline White, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; 4. Enhancing effective psychological care for families in Primary Care and Community Child Health: Opportunities for integration - Jaime Craig, Family Psychology Services Ltd, Liverpool; 5. Promoting psychological health and early intervention in schools - Joe Hickey, Islington CAMHS, London, Anna Picciotto, Community CAMH, London, Waveney Patel, City and Hackney CAMHS, London and Katie Hunt; 6. Promoting the psychological health of children and young people in hospital and with long term physical health conditions: evidence, theory & practice of effective integrated care - Sara O'Curry and Sally Benson, Paediatric Psychology and Counselling Service, Cambridge; 7. Creating change that works for vulnerable families: effective psychological services for children, young people and families involved with youth justice and social care - Jenny Taylor and Lisa Shostak, Clinical Psychologist, London; 8. People in their whole context: promoting social justice and community psychology as a means to prevent psychological distress and improve wellbeing for children, young people and their families - Laura Casale, Natalie Seymour, Mark Chentite and Sally Zlotowitz, MAC-UK, London; 9. Visions for the future - Julia Faulconbridge, Katie Hunt, Amanda Laffan and Duncan Law

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Book SynopsisChanging one's diet not only improves physical health, but benefits mood, behaviour and cognitive function at a fundamental level. This book highlights the link between nutrition and mental health and demonstrates the crucial role of diet in supporting individuals with ADHD. Written by an internationally-recognised leader in the growing field of nutritional psychiatry, Dr Rachel Gow takes a nutrition-based look at ADHD and its management. Combining the latest research with the inspirational stories of a range of professionals and individuals whose lives have been touched by the issues raised, this book also includes accessible tips throughout and a chapter of recipes to promote brain health. This is an essential guide to understanding the interplay of brain health and nutrition, and supporting families to build a diet that optimises brain function and health.Trade ReviewGood nutrition is a key tool in managing ADHD - this is the book we need! -- Rory BremnerI so admire Rachel. She has sacrificed a successful and lucrative career in real estate for the dubious delights of neuroscience research - insecure employment, ferocious competition, not to mention misogyny, in order to better understand and help ADHD. Using her formidable determination, intelligence and networking talents she has overcome most of the obstacles thrown in her way to achieve the extraordinary understanding and practical helpfulness clinically that is shown in spades in this book. -- Professor John SteinIt is a particular honour to write few words about Dr Rachel Gow's wonderful book Smart Foods for ADHD and Brain Health: How Nutrition Influences Cognitive Function, Behaviour and Mood. In writing this book Rachel is bringing to bear her knowledge and experience gained from working for a PhD under Professor Eric Taylor, one of the world's leading experts in psychiatry and mental health. In addition, she had as a mentor, Professor John Stein, head of Physiology at Oxford University, an external examiner, she had the best of teachers which the planet could muster. I, myself had the pleasure of being an external examiner hence I witnessed the beginning of excellence.It is my wish for PhD students that they end up knowing more about the subject than I. If that is not the case, the subject stagnates. It has been a constant pleasure for me to see how Rachel has more than fulfilled that wish. In writing this book she has laid out a fund of knowledge on the brain and ADHD and translated it for parents and children affected. Reading this book will enable them to learn and put into practice the best available evidence to help others based on her knowledge and experience. Writing quite frankly of her own experience and struggle with her son's ADHD, inhabits the mind as you read and which reveals the mind of an individual now dedicated to help others. The stigma attached to mental ill health is still with us, damaging the lives of those affected, a calamity which Rachel aims to arrest and reverse.The fact that burden of mental ill-health has been rising, and continues to rise, despite all the advances in medicine and science, is a sad testimony to neglect and difficult to understand or excuse. We have a better understanding of the causes but struggle to help those afflicted. For decades that stigmatism and lack of attention has led to the rise in mental ill-health since 1950. It is now the most costly burden of ill health and at a cost determined by the DoH which is greater than the cost of heart disease and cancer combined. Rachel's book is not only for those with mental health problems or their carers it is a book that everyone should read. The reason for this is that she explains the brain and the likely causes of its problems in easy language. But more than that she provides nutritional advice for maintaining healthy brain which is what we all need, with mental ill health escalating.The brain develops mainly before birth although much takes place in the first two years afterwards. There are no government advisories or recommendations about what to do about safeguarding the development and of the very thing which makes us human, They make recommendations about the need for protein for body growth, But there is nothing about the lipids and essential fatty acids needed for brain growth and maintenance. The brain after all is not a protein rich organ - that is reserved for muscles. The brain is a fat or what we scientists call lipid-rich organ. The fat makes up the membranes which do all the signalling for your awake activities and indeed some when you are asleep. We know that the health and nutrition of the mother before and around the time of conception is of paramount importance to the outcome or pregnancy. The truth of this statement is displayed by the fact that when a mother reports for the first time to register in the maternity unit for pregnancy care, the cells that are going to form the cortex of the brain of the child are already doing so. I am reminded of the parable in the Bible of the seed falling on rich soil or stony ground. But even though there is this over whelming importance of early nutrition of the sort that suits brain development, it is also important to maintain it in good form. The brain likes to keep itself to itself. When active in receiving information or giving it, large swathes of the brain turnover during the activity. They breakdown and are remade in the process of learning, recalling, computing or motor activity. Now no process of recycling is 100% efficient. So there is a continual loss from what was gained from your mother during early development. That needs to be replaced. Hence it is of critical importance to maintain the brain by simply eating brain food regularly. Rachel's book not only provides answers to what to do but even gives delightful recipes. She notes "Changing one's diet isn't easy, and Chapter 10 provides tools for making those changes, including a chart for meal planning." With mental ill health on the rise, there is every good reason to read this book. It is with great pleasure that I recommend this book to all. -- Professor Michael Crawford PhD, FRSB, FRCPath,Rachel has been an invaluable guide for me as a mum to help me support my four very different boys. Her thinking outside of the box approach is way ahead of anything that is currently on offer for parents and once again highlights the impact of what we feed our children has a direct impact on their behaviour and thinking and subsequently their lives. A must for any parent who is sick of the one size fits all and outdated approach to nutrition we are still taught to accept. -- Davinia Taylor, actor and biohacker and mum to four boysThis book teaches parents how to feed their family in very healthy and nutritious ways which may help support their learning and development as well as their mental health. -- Dr Sara Taylor, Clinical Psychologist"This book is simply a must-read for every parent. As a neuroscientist, clinical psychologist and parent, I am fully aware of how difficult it is to combine your expertise with your family life. The impact of nutrition on brain structure and function cannot be ignored, the consequences imply an enormous amount of stress and suffering for the individuals and their families. However, food industry interests' seem to be too strong to fight against them. Rachel shows in her book how little nutritional value is in preprocessed food and drinks, how that is related to brain health and provides us with easy and delicious recipes to enjoy family food in a healthy way. I can tell from experience my children love these recipes. Thanks Rachel!" -- Dr. Ana Cubillo, Clinical Psychologist, Neuroscientist and mother of 2"Rachel has been an absolute inspiration to me and help me understand my ADHD through using different skills to embrace it and also to manage life on a day to day basis by eating specific foods and nutrients especially omega 3 oils and less fatty and processed food. I am honoured to be the trust ambassador for Nutritious Minds where I get to help people who suffer like me with mental health and by being part of such a phenomenal organisation/charity i get to not only pass a message and help others i help myself by doing this amazing work. I am so proud of the grt work Dr. Rachel Gow has done by letting people suffering know that its not just about medication its also massively about the food we eat and exercise/nutrition we feed ourselves and I am proud to call her my friend." -- Paul Danan, actorTable of Contents1. The Brain and the ADHD Brain 2. The Gut-Brain Axis 3. Food as Medicine and Food as Poison 4. Overcoming ADHD Genetics with Nutrition 5. The Right Fat: Omega-3 Fatty Acids6. Other Nutrients for Coping with ADHD 7. Food Allergies and Sensitivities8. Sugars and Dyes9. Diets that Help and Diets that Hinder10. Eating Mindfully

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Book SynopsisSome individuals with intellectual disabilities experience pervasive patterns of feeling and thinking that affect the way in which they relate to others and understand themselves – sometimes so overwhelmingly that they find it difficult to navigate the daily challenges of life. These people can be very complex to support and few learning disability-trained staff have the skills to address their needs. This new and revised edition includes updated content to reflect developments over the last decade towards trauma-informed care, the neurodiversity movement and considering the term ‘personality disorder’. Section one will focus on diagnosis, psychologically-informed approaches, how to provide positive support and facilitate collaborative working relationships between teams and services. Section two will provide practical, proven strategies for addressing specific issues such as suicidal behaviour, emotional distress and regulating impulses, and for promoting wellbeing for staff and those they care for.Table of ContentsForeword by Dr Karen Dodd 1: What is meant by the term ‘PD’ and how to provide positive support 1. How can ‘PD’ be understood in relation to individuals with ID 2. Understanding the development of patterns of relating and behaving that can lead to a diagnosis of ‘PD’ 3. Intervention: an integrated approach 4. Formulation: collaboratively creating a shared understanding 5. Building good working relationships and facilitating engagement 6. Services: right place at the right time 7. Building collaborative working relationships within / between teams 2: The ‘support and intervention toolbox’ 8. Helping everyone survive crises 9. Suicidal behaviour and self harm/injury 10. Applying positive behavioural support 11. Emotional distress 12. Building supportive relationships 13. Regulating impulses 14. Unhelpful core beliefs and patterns of thinking 15. Building a positive sense of self

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Book SynopsisThis book is invaluable to nurses and all health and social care practitioners working with people living with dementia in a variety of contexts. It presents a series of true-to-life case studies tackling the ethical and practical dilemmas of dementia care and how to use theoretical approaches to come to potential solutions. The reader is encouraged to explore evidence-based approaches to practice, based on the professional reasoning and experience of the practitioner and the emotional psychological and practical needs of the person living with dementia. Key themes running through case studies include: effective communication, person-centred practice, social citizenship, strengths-based approaches and relationship-focused support, as well as organisational culture. Each case study provides readers with opportunities to experience and discuss clinical dilemmas in a safe space with an annotated thinking-aloud framework that allows them to unpack the elements of each situation so as to develop a range of solution-focused perspectives in order to overcome barriers and deliver best practice.Table of ContentsIntroduction Background 1. Olive – “The missing peace” 2. Harpreet – “A moveable feast” 3. Abdullah – “Hear no evil?” 4. Michael – “Of Mike and men” 5. Abeni – “Killing me softly” 6. Nadia – “Fare’s fair” 7. Tom - “Me and my girl” 8. Margaret - “Pilgrim’s progress” 9. Rose – “By any other name” 10. Zachariah – “Blind man’s bluff” 11. Meera - “There is no dementia” 12. Brenda – “Forgotten not forgiven” 13. Tim – “Fizzicality” 14. Ilene – “In sickness and in health” 15. Tony – “See no evil” Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking volume, published by the American Psychological Association in partnership with the International Union of Psychological Science, provides a detailed guide to clinical diagnosis by psychologistsand other health professionals based on the eleventh revision of the World Health Organization''s International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). The ICD-11 was adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2019 and came into effect as the global standard for health information and reporting in 2022. The ICD is the diagnostic system for mental disorders most widely used by mental health professionals around the world in their day-to-day clinical practice. This edited volume offers a step-by-step approach to diagnosis, giving mental health professionals around the world the tools they need to apply ICD-11 diagnostic requirements for mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders as the basis for delivering high quality, evidence-informed care.

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Book SynopsisFully revised for its second edition, the Oxford Handbook of Mental Health Nursing is the indispensable resource for all those caring for patients with mental health problems. Practical, concise, and up-to-date with the latest guidelines, practice, and initiatives, this handbook is designed to allow essential information to be quickly accessible to nurses in a busy clinical setting.This Handbook contains expert guidance on all aspects of the nurses role. Written by experienced nurses and teachers, it will help you acheive the best possible results for your patients. Summaries of key sections of the mental health act are provided, as well as the mental capacity act, mental health legislation in Scotland and other UK countries. New material for the second edition includes expanded and revised information on leadership, medications, physical interventions, basic life support, religion, spirituality and faith, and working with older adults, as well as a brand new chapter on contemporary isTrade ReviewReview from previous edition Not only does it provide a guide for a range of interventions used in mental health nursing but it also furnishes the reader with a clear and concise guide to a variety of agencies, both statuatory and voluntary, relating to mental health care and management, which all mental health nurses should be aware of...[it is] written by mental health nurses for mental health nurses, as opposed to theorists or academics who can sometimes lose touch with the reality of caring for individual with mental health problems... * justfornurses.co.uk *... clear, well-thought out and... comprehensive companion for mental health nurses is a helpful structure on which to build competent, sensitive and effective practice. * Nursing Standard *I was left with an overwhelming feeling of regret on reading this book that I am not about to start my career all over again. It is not a book to borrow, it is one you must own. * From the Foreword by Professor Peter Nolan, Staffordshire University, UK *Table of Contents1. Introduction to mental health nursing ; 2. Essential mental health nursing skillsv ; 3. Working with specific issues and concerns ; 4. Interventions ; 5. Violence ; 6. Risk ; 7. Common mental disorders ; 8. UK Mental Health Legislations ; 9. Medications ; 10. Culture ; 11. Older people ; 12. Leadership ; 13. Evidence-based mental health nursing ; 14. Research ; 15. Liaison mental health services

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Book SynopsisThis step-by-step manual explains how to adapt CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) approaches to OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) for autistic children and adults. It outlines why there is the need to adapt treatment for the autistic population, and includes detailed guidance on each phase of the approach.It explains assessment of OCD in autism, the links between the two conditions and difficulties in identifying aspects of OCD in autistic people. The book offers advice on dealing with difficult issues and on the next steps after treatment is complete. Accompanying worksheets and handouts are available to download.Trade ReviewDrs. Russell, Jassi, and Johnston should be congratulated for filling a critical gap in the literature by crafting an evidence-based adaptation of cognitive-behavioral therapy for supporting individuals with autism and co-occurring OCD. The text is clear, informed by the latest scientific findings, and will successfully disseminate established interventional approaches to practicing clinicians. -- Eric Storch, Ph.D., McIngvale Presidential Endowed Chair & Professor, Vice Chair & Head of Psychology, Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of MedicineThe authors provide a clear, concise guide to the puzzle of OCD and ASD. There is clear advice on how to adapt CBT for OCD including key aspects such as the differences between compulsions and repetitive behaviours and obsessions and special interests. This volume is invaluable to those who are already familiar with OCD but less experienced in ASD. The authors speak with confidence and experience about how to adapt treatment to make the most of the powerful aspects of ERP whilst remaining sensitive to the particular needs of people with ASD. This is reassuring to novice practitioners to be aware of certain "do's and don'ts" and enlightening for both novice and experienced therapists when considering the nuance and detail of effective CBT. -- Dr Victoria Bream, Clinical Psychologist, Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.Table of Contents1. Introduction to Autism and Adaptations to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 2. Assessment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in Autism. 3. CBT Phase 1: Building Blocks for Treatment. 4. CBT Phase 2: Understanding and Rating Anxiety. 5. CBT Phase 3: Exposure with Response Prevention. 6. CBT Phase 4: Relapse Prevention. 7. Useful Resources and Organisations.

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Book SynopsisThis edited collection about good practice for mental health chaplains and other related professionals looks at how spirituality is viewed across mental health fields. It identifies what mental health chaplaincy is, how mental health chaplaincy interacts with other organisations like the NHS, and what good practice means with examples of positive and fulfilling experiences in mental health settings.The chapters consider some of the main issues of working with the mental health community, such as the place of volunteers, the recovery process, religious diversity and patient safety. They are followed by uplifting case studies, including service user perspectives, to provide a valuable overall insight into mental health chaplaincy and its context in wider mental health services.Trade ReviewThis impressive and international set of chapters, mostly practice-oriented with pertinent academic background (Cook, Ryan and Bierbaum), ranges through the changing and contested landscape of mental well-being and spiritual care. Underlain by the impact of the NHS Chaplaincy Guidelines 2015 and the UK Equality Act 2010, the work embraces both professional identity, volunteer and service user deployment (Harrison, Allen and Eaton), and Recovery College and 'Exploring Your Spiritual Side' models, including vital coverage of learning disability, dementia and the community (Louis and Isakjee, Collins et al; Kevern and Brooker; Bunker). Fletcher brings together a compelling compendium which offers, in her words, a sustaining 'cycle of pastoral support'. The chapters evidence admirable scope and local colour to create a bright meaning-rich rainbow of experience and learning. The book breaks new ground in showcasing what is best in the diverse practice of NHS mental health chaplaincy today. -- Revd Dr Geoff Morgan PhD MPhilThis is an important addition to the growing body of work which reflects on the experience of chaplaincy and spiritual care. The authors are leading practitioners and academics, offering significant insights into the context of mental health care. Essential reading for those involved or connected to this field. -- Chris Swift, Director of Chaplaincy and Spirituality at MHA and Visiting Professor in Pastoral, Religious and Spiritual Care at Staffordshire UniversityJean Fletcher must be congratulated for bringing together such a diverse and rich expression of mental health chaplaincy. This book will engage the reader in sustained reflection on the practice of spiritual care in settings that ask the profoundest of questions about the nature of human life. -- Stephen Bushell'Holistic and Person Centred Care' resounded like a refrain in my heart as I read this resource book full of the wisdom, love and broad experience of its authors. The passion they have in common? Amazing creativity in finding ways to be alongside and care for sufferers of mental, emotional and spiritual distress or disturbance; listen deeply to their individual stories as they struggle to give meaning to their life journey. No easy answers, instead a lot of helpful questions for reflective practice. -- Regula Hug, Sisters of St Andrew, retired Prison and Mental Health Chaplain, LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction - Jean Fletcher. Foreword - John Swinton. PART I. Trends and Themes of the wider scene. 1. What is a Mental Health Chaplain for? Simon Harrison. 2. The clinician's view of spirituality in mental health care. Chris Cook and Lucy Grimwade. 3. Seeking an authentic Christian voice on mental health. Ben Ryan. 4. Bridging the gap: the interface between NHS care and faith communities. Neil Bunker. 5. Has professionalism gone too far? The place of volunteers in mental health chaplaincy. Richard Allen. 6. Entering by another door... Cameron Langlands. 7. Religion and Spirituality in chaplaincy in mental health care. Ruth Bierbaum. PART II. Good practice in Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care. 8. Responsive, inclusive, diverse. Emma Louis and Feroza Isakjee. 9. Exploring spirituality in recovery: models of partnership. Charlotte Collins, Rianna Jeffrey and Sarah Boyle. 10. Spiritual Care in the presence of dementia. Peter Kevern and Dawn Brooker. 11. A companioning presence in the city, chaplaincy in Seattle USA. Kae Eaton. 12. A Muslim perspective on living well with good mental health. Monawar Hussain. 13. Through a glass darkly - the world of forensic mental health care. Sally Horner. PART III. Case studies. 14. Creating liturgies of sanctuary in a mental health inpatient setting. Rachel Allen. 15. Psychosis and spirituality. Jeremy Law. 16. Deep Talk - finding the story in our life. Judith Gilbert. 17. Resilience in mental health in living with a learning disability: Cathol Sutherland of L'Arche, Inverness. Jim Cargin. 18. 'The visiting moon', a memorable pastoral encounter in a mental health setting. Jean Fletcher. Afterword - Margaret Whipp. Contributor biographies.

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Book SynopsisâœA must read for all paramedics and pre-hospital clinicians" Gemma Howlett, Principal Lecturer in Paramedic Apprenticeships, University of Cumbria, UK"A unique and valuable book to enable paramedics to undertake the daily challenges of providing care and support for patients and service users experiencing mental health difficulties.âClare Keenan, Lecturer in Paramedic Science BSc (Hons), University of Plymouth, UKâœThis is an essential book, written by credible and knowledgeable authors. Chris Matthews, Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Science â University of Brighton, UK and Critical Care Paramedic Team Leader â South East Coast Ambulance ServiceAn Introduction to Mental Health for Paramedic Science explores how mental health problems impact on the individual in the context of emergency medicine, covering the critical areas that students and practitioners need to know, suchTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1Introduction to parascience and mental healthCHAPTER 2Legislation and parascienceCHAPTER 3How mental health can developCHAPTER 4 Mental Health DiagnosesCHAPTER 5 Paramedic AssessmentCHAPTER 6 Management Complex Needs in Mental HealthCHAPTER 7 Communication, Negotiation and De-escalationCHAPTER 8 Breaking Bad NewsCHAPTER 9Trauma Informed Care

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