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Book SynopsisSelf-harm is increasingly prevalent in our society. But few of us understand why, or know what to do to help ourselves, friends or family in such situations. It can be very isolating. Understanding and Responding to Self-Harm aims to fill this gap, providing practical information and advice for anyone who has an experience of self-harm. Showing the various forms self-harm can take, this book explores the reasons behind it, and offers advice on self-management, support to others, and what services are available. Full of clear, thoughtful advice for those who may be thinking of harming themselves, or have already done so, as well as guidance for families and friends on helpful strategies and responses - and ones to avoid - it uses evidence from research and direct experience to provide an essential resource.Trade ReviewThis is a must-read book for anyone who has been affected by self-harm. It distils a wealth of knowledge and understanding into a jargon-free text -- Else Guthrie, Professor of Psychological Medicine, University of LeedsI haven't come across anything quite like this before - it's great. At its heart this is a self-help book for people who have harmed themselves but it is underpinned by a robust evidence base. ... The book will also help carers to understand, and health professionals to provide, the high-quality care that people deserve. -- Nav Kapur, Professor of Psychiatry and Population Health, University of ManchesterThis is a must read book for anyone who has been affected or touched by self harm. It distills a wealth of knowledge and understanding into a jargon free text that explains: what self harm is? why people do it? how they can be helped? or how they can help themselves? The book's approach is simple but not simplistic. Complex psychological ideas are presented in ways that can be easily understood, and related directly to personal situations. Advice is given about when and where to seek help. Reading this book feels like listening to very good friend; a warm hearted friend who explains, understands and gives clear, thoughtful, authoritative and helpful advice. Psychiatrists can also learn a lot from reading this book, particularly the non-judgemental way it deals with human frailty. -- Else Guthrie, Professor of Psychological Medicine, University of LeedsI haven't come across anything quite like this before - it's great. At its heart this is a self-help book for people who have harmed themselves but it is underpinned by a robust evidence base. The research never gets in the way though because the book is written in such an engaging and accessible style. It contains a wealth of sensible, practical advice for getting help from family, friends, and health professionals as well as what to expect from services and what to do if you don't get what you need. Professor House also covers everything from the sometimes surprising functions of self-harm, to the unhelpfulness of diagnostic labels, through to the role of social media. The quotes from service users and clinicians keep the book firmly anchored in the real world. But this isn't just a book for people who have hurt themselves. It will also help carers to understand and health professionals to provide the high quality care that people deserve. -- Nav Kapur, Professor of Psychiatry and Population Health, University of Manchester

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Book SynopsisThis book demonstrates how qualitative methods can be used to address research issues pertinent to mental health practice and psychotherapy. With contributions from leading researchers, the book examines how to review and appraise existing qualitative literature, how to choose the most appropriate method, and how to approach ethical issues.Trade Review“In a field that at times feels dominated by obfuscating jargon and a cult-like zeal, the editors have produced an accessible, illuminating text that will be of great value to those wishing to gain an introduction to this essential and developing area of mental health research.” (The British Journal of Psychiatry, 1 May 2012) "David Harper and Andrew Thompson’s book Qualitative Research Methods in Mental Health and Psychotherapy provides a reference for students and practitioners who are using qualitative research to explore topics related to mental health. The book provides a rich and comprehensive text, with contributions from specialized authors on a number of key themes and research methods relevant to qualitative research. Despite being specifically aimed at those researching mental health issues, this text would be useful for any student or practitioner who wishes to get to grips with ‘big q research’..." (Feminism and Psychology, 2013) “Since receiving this book for review, I have found myself repeatedly recommending it to fellow doctoral researchers from a range of professional backgrounds, at all stages of candidature. I do so because, in my opinion, this book addresses, in an accessible, clear, yet thorough manner, the issues which all students and practitioner-researchers face in aspiring to produce high quality, creative, qualitative research in mental health and psychotherapy.” (QMiP Bulletin Issue 15, Spring 2013) Table of ContentsAbout the Contributors. Acknowledgements. PART I Getting Started. 1 Introduction (Andrew R. Thompson and David Harper). 2 Identifying and Synthesizing Qualitative Literature (Rachel L. Shaw). 3 Ethical Issues in Qualitative Mental Health Research (Andrew R. Thompson and Eleni Chambers). 4 Participation and Service User Involvement (Alison Faulkner). 5 Qualitative Data Collection: Asking the Right Questions (Hannah Frith and Kate Gleeson). 6 Qualitative Methods for Studying Psychotherapy Change Processes (Robert Elliott). 7 Choosing a Qualitative Research Method (David Harper). PART II Methods. 8 Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis in Mental Health and Psychotherapy Research (Michael Larkin and Andrew R. Thompson). 9 Existentialist-Informed Hermeneutic Phenomenology (Carla Willig and Abigail Billin). 10 Grounded Theory Methods for Mental Health Practitioners (Alison Tweed and Kathy Charmaz). 11 Discourse Analysis (Eugenie Georgaca and Evrinomy Avdi). 12 Narrative Psychology (Michael Murray and Sally Sargeant). 13 Ethnomethodology/Conversation Analysis (Mark Rapley). 14 Q Methodological Research in Mental Health and Psychotherapy (Wendy Stainton Rogers and Phillip O. Dyson). 15 Thematic Analysis (Helene Joffe). PART III Establishing Good Quality Qualitative Research in Mental Health. 16 In Pursuit of Quality (Liz Spencer and Jane Ritchie). 17 Emerging Issues and Future Directions (David Harper and Andrew R. Thompson). Index.

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Book SynopsisWhat happened when people went mad in the fledgling colony of New South Wales? In this important new history of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, we find out through the correspondence of tireless colonial secretaries, the brazen language of lawyers and judges and firebrand politicians, and heartbreaking letters from siblings, parents and friends. We also hear from the mad themselves. Class, gender and race became irrelevant as illness, chaos and delusion afflicted convicts exiled from their homes and living under the weight of imperial justice; ex-convicts and small settlers as they grappled with the country they had taken from its Indigenous inhabitants, as well as officers, officials and wealthy colonists who sought to guide the course of European history in Australia.This not a history of the miserable institutions built for the mentally ill, or those living within them, or the people in charge of the asylums. These stories of madness are woven together into a narrative about freedom and possibilities, and collapse and unravelling. The book looks at people at the edge of the world finding themselves at the edge of sanity, and is about their strategies for survival. This is a new story of colonial Australia, cast as neither a grim and fatal shore nor an antipodean paradise, but a place where the full range of humanity wrestled with the challenges of colonisation. The first book-length history of madness at the beginning ofEuropean Australia Original and evocative, it grapples seriously with the place ofmadness in Australia’s convict history The book’s intimate descriptions of madness and the response to itgive a unique picture of life in the early colony through the lens ofmental illness Awareness of mental health continues to rise globally. This bookexplores efforts to understand and to treat madness before asylums,hospitals and doctors made madness a medical problem. Meticulously researched by James Dunk, a young emerginghistorian of medicine and colonialism Table of Contents Introduction 1.There is a Wildness 2.The Liabilities of the Sea 3.Madness and Malingering 4.The ‘Lunatic Asylum’ 5.The Politics of a Penal Colony 6.Darling’s Suicides 7.After the Rebellion 8.Wrongful Confinement and Irresponsible Power Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis self help manual is for those for whom depression arises from the impact of exceptional circumstances such as childbirth and menopause, commercial and professional failure, accident, grief, divorce or debt as well as for those more permanent owners of the Black Dog.Contents: 1. Preface; 2. Your first step; 3. Medication; 4. Causes; 5. Manage your life; 6. Repulsing attacks; 7. Habits for repairing damage; 8. Utilising your subconscious computer; 9. Praying; 10. Vitality; 11. Sleeping; 12. Healthy eating; 13. Alcohol; 14. FitnessTrade Review"'By 2020, the World Health Organisation expects depression to be the number one health problem.' New Statesman"Table of Contents1. Preface; 2. Your first step; 3. Medication; 4. Causes; 5. Manage your life; 6. Repulsing attacks; 7. Habits for repairing damage; 8. Utilising your subconscious computer; 9. Praying; 10. Vitality; 11. Sleeping; 12. Healthy eating; 13. Alcohol; 14. Fitness

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Book SynopsisReflective Practice in Mental Health is the authoritative, definitive guide to psycho-social theory and practice in mental health.Featuring contributions from eminent experts, the book uses case studies to illustrate and address the complexities and dilemmas faced by practitioners involved in mental health care, and enables the reader to reflect on their understanding. Case studies from a variety of theoretical perspectives are included, covering psychodynamic theory, cognitive behavioural therapy, systemic family therapy, attachment therapy and therapeutic group-work. They also cover practice across a range of settings, including inpatient, community and children and family services. This book will be a crucial and invaluable text for social work practitioners and social work students aiming to ensure the very best practice in mental health social work, and aims to be the seminal text for mental health psychosocial practice.Trade ReviewThat said, this book is suitable for a much wider audience - anyone working in the support professions who wants to widen their understanding of what makes practice effective...I would recommend this book to all social workers and especially those who want to develop their career through acquiring an advanced post initial training qualification. -- Behavioural Health Central, Peta Barber, area principal psychologist at Highland CouncilReflective Practice in Mental Health provides a key foundation for socially oriented practice. It integrates what is still relevant from earlier traditions (including neglected areas such as psychoanalytic perspectives), and links this to leading edge research and analysis. What is particularly refreshing is its willingness to engage with the depth and complexity of mental health difficulties - signposting a way forward that is grounded in theory and research, and taking us beyond the reactive, procedural and over-medicalised approaches that can dominate current practice. -- Jerry Tew, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Birmingham, UKAn excellent book and a must for the professional who wants to further develop their knowledge and practice of psychosocial practice. It is timely as social work needs to raise its game and to establish its professional identity. Using a variety of case studies showing how a range of methods of intervention can work this makes compelling reading for those who are engaged in working with people who have mental health problems. This book will appeal to a range of mental health professional and is especially relevant for practitioners who are looking to develop advanced psychosocial practice. -- Professor Malcolm Golightley, Head of the School of Health and Social Care, University of Lincoln, UKTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. List of abbreviations. Series editor's foreword. James Blewett, King's College London, UK. Foreword. Alan Rushton, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK. Introduction. Martin Webber, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK. Part 1. Context. 1. The making of the advanced practitioner in social work. Jack Nathan, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK. 2. Sociology of mental disorder: Critical perspectives. Paul Godin, City University London, UK. 3. A stress-vulnerability model of mental disorder: Implications for practice. Tirril Harris, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK. 4. Mental health service user/survivor research. Pete Fleischmann, Social Care Institute for Excellence, UK. 5. The evidence-base for psycho-social mental health practice. Martin Webber. Part 2. Theoretical perspectives. 6. The place of psychoanalytic theory and research in reflective social work practice. Jack Nathan. 7. Reflective practice using cognitive behavioural therapy: Its uses in social work. Florian Ruths, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. 8. Reflective practice using systemic family therapy. Judith Lask, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK. 9. Reflective practice using attachment therapy. Felicity de Zulueta, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.. 10. Towards a working group: Applying theory from group dynamics and group analytic psychotherapy. Caroline Grimbly, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK. Part 3. Advanced reflective practice in action. 11. Psychosocial mental health practice in children and family services. Rebecca Peters, London Borough of Hackney, UK. 12. Psychosocial practice in community mental health services. Tony West, independent social worker, UK. 13. Psychosocial practice in inpatient mental health services. Paul Richards, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. 14. The person on the receiving end. Don Brand and Sarah Carr, Social Care Institute for Excellence, UK. 15. Challenges and opportunities for psychosocial practice in mental health. Martin Webber and Jack Nathan. Contributors. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a thorough examination and discussion of the evidence on attachment, its influence on development, and attachment disorders.In Part One, the authors outline attachment theory, the influence of sensitive and insensitive caregiving and the applicability of attachment theory across cultures. Part Two presents the various instruments used to assess attachment and caregiving. Part Three outlines the influence of attachment security on the child's functioning. Part Four examines the poorly understood phenomenon of attachment disorder. Presenting the evidence of scientific research, the authors reveal how attachment disorders may be properly conceptualised. Referring to some of the wilder claims made about attachment disorder, they argue for a disciplined, scientific approach that is grounded in both attachment theory and the evidence base. The final part is an overview of evidence-based interventions designed to help individuals form secure attachments.Summarising the existing knowledge base in accessible language, this is a comprehensive reference book for professionals including social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, teachers, lawyers and researchers. Foster and adoptive parents, indeed all parents, and students will also find it of interest.Trade ReviewAttachment theory is currently a hot topic, so it is essential for all psychology enthusiasts and clinicians to have at least some understanding of its theories and applications. However, most texts are complicated to grasp, with intricate theories enmeshed from multiple directions. This book changes that. Here the authors provide an easily digestible introduction to attachment of theory; assessments of attachment and care giving; the impact of attachment security; attachment disorders and treatments. What was of particular interest to me was the chapter on the theories' validity across cultures - a very relevant aspect considering the growing multicultural society of the UK. It draws on the research evidence to unite the more conclusive findings on attachment. This guides the clinician and student toward an understanding of this enlightening approach to explaining, in part, why we are to a large degree a product of our environment. -- The PsychologistIn my opinion, this book will be valuable not only for mental health professionals but also useful for pediatricians and family physicians who want to update their knowledge in attachment and its disorders. -- The J Can Acad Child Adolesc PsychiatryIt should be a standard recommended text on clinical psychology programmes as well as other training programmes for health and social care staff working with families. -- Clinical Psychology ForumOverall, this is a useful and authoritative resource. It achieves a great deal, and will be a most useful purchase for libraries and for those directly concerned with these issues as they affect children and young people. -- British Journal of Social WorkPrior (behavioural and brain sciences, Institute of Child Health, London) and Glaser, a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist at Great Ormond Street Hospital for children in London, discuss attachment disorders. They consider theory, the assessment of attachment patterns, and disturbances with an evidence-based approach. Topics of note include parenting, multiple caregivers, the applicability of theory across different cultures, functioning, and interventions and therapeutic approaches. The book is aimed at social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, teachers, lawyers and researchers. Both author and subject indexes are provided. All books in this series are based on the work of FOCUS, a multidisciplinary project at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Research and Training Unit. -- Book NewsSummarising the existing knowledge base in accessible language, this is a comprehensive reference book for professionals including social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, teachers, lawyers and researchers. Foster and adoptive parents, in deed all parents, and students will also find it of interest. -- Handicap InfoThe FOCUS project of the Royal College of Psychiatrists to promote and disseminate information about evidence-based research and practice underpinning child and adolescent mental health services is driven by, and values good quality scientific endeavour and thinking. -- Young Minds MagazineThe work of John Bowlby's attachment theory continues to develop and grow with this new volume... The authors give a comprehensive insight into the latest research, assessment and significance of attachment theories cross- culturally. -- Community CareThis book is timely. The outline of attachment is clearly presented, the classification system follows well, and understanding how the attachments evolve and the factors involved is helpful. I particularly liked the section on different cultures and what has been explored across differing parenting styles and social groupings - its well worth reading. Anyone planning to undertake a research project or clinical study will find this book extremely helpful when trying to select the best available method. -- British Journal of PsychiatryThis is a text that is packed with research evidence and, therefore, will serve as a useful reference tool. The links to practice are clear, and practitioners will be enabled to work towards a more evidence-based approach in their work with children and their caregivers. -- Practice: Social Work in ActionUnderstanding Attachment and Attachment Disorders is a text applicable to large audiences, and proves a succinct traverse into the field of attachment disorders. -- EABP NewsletterWith the current emphasis on the education of children in public care, and multi-agency approaches to these children, this is a recommended text for the service bookshelf and for local authority educational psychologists with an interest in the area. It is also pertinent for independent educational psychologists involved in assessment of children in public and private Court cases. -- DebateTable of Contents1. Introduction. Part One: Attachment and Caregiving. 2. What is Attachment? 3. The Classifications of Attachment. 4. What are the Factors Influencing Attachment Organisation (and Disorganisation)? 5. Affectional Bonds and Attachment Figures. 6. Is Attachment Theory Valid across Cultures? Part Two: Assessments of Attachment and Caregiving. 7. Introduction. 8. Assessments of Attachment. 9. Assessments of Caregiving. Part Three: Correlates of Attachment Organisation with Functioning. 10. Which Domains of Functioning are Hypothesised to be Correlated with Attachment and What are the Possible Pathways of its Influence? 11. Evidence for Correlations between Attachment Security/Insecurity and the Child's Functioning. Part Four: What is Attachment Disorder? 12. Two Versions of Attachment Disorder. 13. Research on Attachment Disorder. 14. The Nature of Attachment Disorder. Part Five: Attachment Theory-based Interventions (and Some that are Not). 15. Introduction. 16. Evidence-based Interventions: Enhancing Caregiver Sensitivity. 17. Evidence-based Interventions: Change of Caregiver. 18. Interventions with No Evidence Base. 19. Conclusions Regarding Interventions. References. Index. About FOCUS.Child and Adolescent Mental Health SeriesWritten for professionals, and parents, these accessible, evidence-based resources are essential reading for anyone seeking to understand and promote children and young people's mental health. Drawing on the work of FOCUS, a multidisciplinary project based at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Research and Training Unit, each title in the series brings together practical and policy-level suggestions with up-to-the minute analysis of research.

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Book SynopsisThis remarkable third edition offers a unique contribution to mental health literature. It covers the full spectrum of issues related to mental health and illness in Canada, incorporating insights from a diversity of physical and social science perspectives, to expand the way readers think about mental health.Interdisciplinary and reader-friendly, this engaging volume introduces students to a wide range of topics, including substance use, children and youth, trauma, culture, gender and sexuality, diagnosis and treatment, and population approaches. Updates to this edition comprise new insights on topics such as the opioid crisis, legalization of cannabis, changes to provincial mental health acts, and an expansion on previously included Indigenous mental health content.As an introductory text, A Concise Introduction to Mental Health in Canada provides a superb foundation for students of medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, and public health.Table of Contents Foreword Preface Chapter 1: What Is Mental Health? Chapter 2: Understanding Mental Health through the Physical Sciences Chapter 3: Mental Health Examined through the Social Sciences Chapter 4: The Spectrum of Mental Health Challenges Chapter 5: Substance Use, Dependence, and Addictive Behaviour Chapter 6: Trauma, Violence and Mental Health Chapter 7: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality Chapter 8: Culture, Ethnicity, and Mental Health Chapter 9: Mental Health and Illness in Children and Youth Chapter 10: Mental Health and Illness in Older Adults Chapter 11: Responding to Mental Health Crisis, Emergency, and Disaster Chapter 12: Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System Chapter 13: Mental Health Legislation and Patients' Rights Chapter 14: Treatment Approaches for Mental Health and Substance Use Challenges Chapter 15: Mental Health Services in Canada Chapter 16: Canada's Role in Global Mental Health Chapter 17: Population Perspectives on Mental Health and Substance Use

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Book SynopsisOne of most influential social scientist of the twentieth century examines the meaning of the asylum''Psychiatric staff share with policemen the peculiar occupational task of hectoring and moralizing adults''This groundbreaking work of social science explores life in ''total institutions'': the closed, regimented systems of prisons, boarding schools, nursing homes and, most importantly, mental hospitals, which cut individuals off from society. Focusing on the relationship between an inmate and the institution that contains them, Goffman unpicks how lives are managed ''on the inside'', the loss of selfhood experienced by those held there, and the ways in which they try to regain their identities.''One of the most distinguished and provocative of social scientists'' The Times

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Book SynopsisBestselling author and psychologist Tony Bates has spent his career seeking to understand the lives of others. Here he turns his therapeutic eye on himself and describes the events and people in his own life that have made him the insightful thinker and teacher that he is today. He recalls traumatic events in his childhood that reverberated throughout his life and how, with therapy and time, he was eventually able to heal. He recounts the stories of the patients that affected him most deeply and informed both the direction of his work and his philosophy as a psychologist.This book invites us to reflect with compassion on the meaning of our own lives, as well as on the way we, as a society, support those with mental health difficulties.

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Book SynopsisCognitive Analytic Therapy and the Politics of Mental Health provides an overview of the development of cognitive analytic therapy (CAT), and illuminates how the political context affects the way in which therapists consider their work and facilitates their practice. This book examines how CAT contributes to wider debates over the politics of mental health'. With contributions from those working in services   including adult mental health, learning disabilities and child and adolescent therapists  the writers consider how contemporary politics devolves responsibility for mental illness onto those suffering distress. The evolving political and social attitudes clients bring to therapy are also addressed in several chapters, and there is a focus on groups in society who have been marginalized and neglected in mental and physical health services.Cognitive Analytic Therapy and the Politics of Mental Health offers aTrade Review'This is a challenging book which should not be ignored. Its authors attempt to ensure that Cognitive Analytic Therapy stays true to its principles of inclusivity and equality and of seeing a person within their social as well as their emotional reality. They also combine to utter a clarion call to society in general, as it struggles with the consequences of neoliberal ideology. They reject complacency and blind acceptance of the status quo and face, head-on, important issues and prejudices which we, and by implication, all practitioners of psychotherapy, too readily avoid.'Annalee Curran, UKCP registered CAT therapist, supervisor and trainer. Founder Member and first Chairperson of ACAT and now a Life Member.Table of ContentsTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of ContributorsAbbreviationsAcknowledgementsRichard Handley's storyForward1. Introduction: cognitive analytic therapy and the politics of mental health JULIE LLOYD AND RACHEL POLLARD2. Reciprocal roles in an unequal world HILARY BROWN3. Putting the social into psychotherapy: implications for CATTERESA HAGAN, NICOLA ARMSTRONG AND JAN BOSTOCK.4. The de-radicalisation of CAT: a regressive interaction of economics, theory and practice?RACHEL POLLARD5. The madness of money: the super-rich, economic inequality and mental healthLAWRENCE WELCH6. The intergenerational transmission of the adverse effects of inequalityJOSEPHINE F. DISCEPOLO AHMADI7. Using CAT to bridge the gap: attending to the ultimate and the intimateEMILY HANDLEY, BETH GREENHILL AND KIERON BEARD8. From deviance and sin to unmet needs: a CAT conceptualisation of challenging behaviourJO VARELA9. Responding not reacting to challenging behaviour: a reformulation approachJO VARELA AND LIANNE FRANKS10. Transforming care in England for people who have intellectual disabilities and forensic formulationsPHILIP CLAYTON11. Unequal ground: working with people affected by child sexual abuseJULIE LLOYD AND HILARY BROWN12. Immorality, illegality and pathology: the sex and gender knotsWILLIAM WALLACE13. Ignoring it doesn't make it go away: recognising and reformulating gender in CATBETHAN DAVIES14. Why hate matters: An introduction to René Girard’s theories of mimesis and the scapegoat mechanism and their relevance to CAT theory and practiceMATTHEW TINKER15. Owning privilege and acknowledging racismHILARY BROWN16. How to relate: The Italian dilemma -- trust and cooperation make the world go around, but do we trust and can we cooperate?CRISTINA FIORINA AND MARISA POGGIOLI17. A social justice framework for training in cognitive analytic therapy: inequalities, power and politics in psychotherapyANN BENSONAPPENDIX 1: psycho-social checklistINDEX

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Book SynopsisAparna Piramal Raje, successful public figure, battled bipolar disorder for 20 years. Her book "Chemical Khichdi" shares her journey, aiming to reduce stigma around mental illness. Offers hope and guidance for those with mental health conditions.

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Book SynopsisâœThere is plenty in this book to get your teeth into and help us think about how we work with people in mental health crises and how we might best make a difference.âAlan Simpson, Professor of Mental Health Nursing, Health Service and Population Research, Kingâs College London, UKâœAny one of us could experience a mental health crisis. However, a high-quality interdisciplinary response can be lifesaving and life changing. This book is an important contribution to the literature as it has examples ofgood practice for all professionals â both on the frontline and in service development.âDr Adrian James, President, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UKâœThis publication is a valuable and timely resource given the increasing recognition of the impact of mental health needs in a range of different professional settings.âVictoriTable of ContentsForeword – Alan SimpsonList of ContributorsPrefaceChapter 1 – Laying the foundations of crisis, interprofessionalism and recoveryStevie Morris, Jo Williams, and Kris DeeringChapter 2 – Mental Health Crises in an Emergency Department.Andy Hill and Dr Amy ManleyChapter 3 – The role of mental health services with crisis management. Rob Williams, Jordan Hodge, and Kris DeeringChapter 4 – Policing the mental health crisisAnne Eason, Rob Starr and Matt GauntChapter 5 – The role of the paramedic in mental health crisis care. David WilliamsChapter 6 – The role of mental health social workers in crisis work – values, responsibilities, powers, and duties.Robert Lomax and Dr Kevin StoneChapter 7 – Collaboration and whole system working.Jo Williams and Kris DeeringGlossary of TermsIndex

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Book SynopsisMost specialist mental health care is provided by nurses who use face to face helping skills with a wide range of people in a variety of contexts. This book puts therapeutic skills at the heart of the nurseâs role, with one central aim: to equip you with knowledge to use in your practice, thus improving your ability to deliver care. This book:â Will enable you to strengthen your  core therapeutic skills and broaden your knowledge to include other practical therapeutic approachesâ Collates in one place information on a range of therapeutic approaches, from person centred counselling, motivational interviewing and solution focused approaches, through to day to day skills of challenging unhelpful thoughts, de-escalating difficult situations, working with families, and problem solvingâ Demonstrates application of theory to practice through a variety of practical examples â Features reader activities to facilitate personal growth and lTable of ContentsPart 1: Foundations for practice1. Conducting assessment interviews2. Clinical supervision Part 2: Therapeutic skills3. Person centred counselling4. Using a solution focused approach5. Motivational interviewing6. Using the skills of problem solving7. The skill of offering psychoeducation8. Skills to challenge unhelpful thoughts9. Validation skills applied to people with dementia 10. Preventing relapse11. Behavioural management/activation 12. Mindfulness13. De-escalating volatile situationsPart 3: Working with families and groups14. Working systemically with families in mind15. Working with groups 16. Family intervention in psychosis

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Book SynopsisI did not know it was hell until that first night! A place of cruel torture, of starvation, of murder, of flagrant injustice, of hatred, of despair, of envy. As told by Sara Ramsey and Written by Dorothy Ramsey Sara and James, who with all their hungry souls sought the truth and understanding of God''s Words, (as evidenced by her poetry throughout the book), were apprehended on 18 December 1912, judged and committed without a trial or defense for being impoverished street preachers and for living together while not being legally married by the laws of man. They were sent to Patton State Hospital, then known as The Insane Asylum, in San Bernardino County, California. At the time qualifying afflictions included: religious excitement, spiritualism, worry, overwork, love affairs, seduction, alcoholism, drug and tobacco abuse, privation, politics, asthma, desertion by husband, grief, change of life and old age. Whether sent by a judge or family member, the poor unfortunates institutionalise

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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 SynopsisGet Fit, Get Happy isn't about just transforming the way you look. It's about transforming the way you feel.Trade ReviewGet Fit, Get Happy is less a shouty set of instructions and more like a chat with your best mate, and, in the massively oversaturated health and fitness market, it's a true breath of fresh air. * Heat *

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Book SynopsisAccording to the Mental Health Services Administration, about one in five adults had a mental health condition in the past year. Thats nearly 10 million adults with illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or depression that interferes with a major life activity. Chapter 1 focuses on mental health issues in America and the role the Medicaid and Medicare programs play in addressing the needs of those with behavioral and mental health issues. Chapter 2 offers recommendations on how to address the mental health crisis. Chapter 3 presents prevalence estimates of any mental illness and serious mental illness based on surveys and ends with a brief discussion of how these prevalence estimates might inform policy discussions. People with mental illness comprise a significant proportion of the population involved with the criminal justice system. Mental health courts were developed to respond to the large number of people in the criminal justice systems with mental illness as described in Chapter 4. Law enforcement encounters with individuals with mental illness may require special training and skills and can sometimes involve volatile situations, risking tragic injuries or even death as reported in Chapter 5. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is responsible for confining offenders in environments that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and appropriately secure. To do so, the BOP utilizes various forms of Restrictive Housing Unit (RHU) to confine certain inmates, including those with mental illness. However, according to chapter 6, confinement in RHUs, even for relatively short periods of time, can adversely affect inmates mental health and can be particularly harmful for inmates with mental illness.

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Book SynopsisWhat is the influence of psychotherapy over the brain functioning? Is it possible for us to determine in which type of psychotherapy the most significant changes in the brain functioning are observed? If the influence of psychotherapy over the brain is a fact, does this fundamentally change the training in psychology, psychiatry and psychotherapy and the inclusion of knowledge from the basic sciences? Psychotherapy can be considered as a type of training that stimulates the patient to learn how to change their behaviour, thinking and regulation of emotions. Psychotherapy is much more than an opportunity to talk to someone with good listening skills. Understanding the relationship between psychotherapy and brain functions is stimulating news and changes the traditional thinking about the place of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, the relations between them in the process of overcoming mental problems and diseases. Psychotherapy is assumed to be a form of learning which suggests that the uptake of information in the process of psychotherapy leads to a change in the expression of genes, thus changing the strength of synaptic connections. The gene sequence does not change under the influence of the environment, but the ability of genes to direct the synthesis of individual proteins depends on environmental factors and is regulated by their influence (Candel,1998). This explains the phenotypic differences between monozygotic twins and discordance of diseases, such as schizophrenia. Any mental condition is a brain state and any mental disorder is a disorder in the work of the brain. The effect of treatment of mental disorders is associated with an effect on structural and functional changes in the brain (Candel,1998). Neuroimaging gives an objective diagnostics of mental disorders, revealing the reasons for their occurrence and therefore allows for the development of more effective methods of treatment and psychotherapy.Table of ContentsPreface; Psychotherapy: Past and Present; Mentalization; Reflective Functioning and the Development of the Self; Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT); Major Changes Occurring in Adolescence; Psychoanalytic Theories; The Role of Parents and Peers in Identity Formation; Cognitive and Emotional Development and the Adolescent Brain; Are Adolescents More at Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems?; Importance and Development of Mentalization Based Treatment for Adolescents (MBT-A); Special Considerations in MBT-A; MBT-A as a Brain-Based Treatment; Contemporary Achievements of Neuroscience; Neuronal Bases of Mental Disorders and Specific Psychotherapeutic Conclusions; Brain-Based Treatment: A New Approach or a Well-Forgotten Old One?; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisMental disorders among children are described as "serious deviations from expected cognitive, social, and emotional development". These disorders are an important public health issue in the United States because of their prevalence, early onset, and impact on the child, family, and community, with an estimated total annual cost of $247 billion. A total of 13%20% of children living in the United States experience a mental disorder in a given year, and surveillance during 19942011 has shown the prevalence of these conditions to be increasing. Mental illnesses account for a larger proportion of disability in developed countries than any other group of illnesses, including cancer and heart disease. In 2004, an estimated 25% of adults in the United States reported having a mental illness in the previous year. The economic cost of mental illness in the United States is substantial, approximately $300 billion in 2002. Population surveys and surveys of health-care use measure the occurrence of mental illness, associated risk behaviours (e.g., alcohol and drug abuse) and chronic conditions, and use of mental health-related care and clinical services. This book summarises data from selected CDC surveillance systems that measure the prevalence and impact of mental illness in the U.S. child and adult populations.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first in a series of three volumes compiling research summaries with a focus on the mind and body. The summaries include contributions from authors across the globe with different expertise foundations.

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Book SynopsisThis book is the second in a series of three volumes compiling research summaries with a focus on the mind and body. The summaries include contributions from authors across the globe with different expertise foundations.

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Book SynopsisLooks at the need to re-evaluate government policies and interventions regarding mental health, and the need for more accurate data and information. (Children''s Health)

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Book SynopsisThe Bureau of Prisons (BOP)is responsible for the care and custody - including mental health care -- of over 219,600 federal inmates. BOP identifies and treats inmates'' mental health disorders, and has procedures in place to assess the provision of mental health services. This book addresses BOP''s costs to provide these services, the extent to which BOP assesses whether its institutions comply with BOP policies for providing services, and the extent to which BOP tracks the costs of providing mental health services to inmates in contract facilities, and assesses compliance with contract requirements.

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Book SynopsisThis clinical training manual presents a critical analysis of several, very challenging individual therapy cases of severely mentally ill clients of colour. Key interchanges and cultural dynamics in the therapies are explored through discussion questions. Key hypotheses'' about those interchanges are supported with citations from research on the subject and are linked to relevant theories. This helps to establish an evidence-based framework for the larger discussion matter. The integration of contemporary theory, research and practice makes this a must have addition to your library of clinical training materials.

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Book SynopsisThis is a follow-up to the 2007 review of the literature on online / offline interventions done by Marks, Cavanagh, & Gega (Psychology Press). Consequently, this review includes summaries of research published since 2006 to date. Since publication of that original work, the number of references about online / offline interventions has mushroomed greatly, to the point that many more chapters were added to cover as many references as possible. None are included in the previous literature review. This book covers research summaries with separate chapters ranging from internalisations (anxiety, depression) to addictions, externalisations, and children and their families, physical illnesses, severe mental illnesses, including obsessive compulsive disorders, with one entire chapter dedicated to where most of the research has occurred in the last decade, and that is -- Post-traumatic Stress Disorders. A whole section is dedicated to separate chapters on Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Training. A final chapter covers many controversial issues in online / offline interventions, including cost-effectiveness, extra-channel non-verbal behaviour, the place of theory in online/offline interventions, and the now-predictably positive future of online interventions as the major approach to deal with most mental illnesses in the 21st century.

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Book SynopsisSchizophrenia has long been regarded as the most important mental problem since the twentieth century. Apart from the biochemical and genetic models, there are many psychosocial theories including psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, phenomenological, existential, biochemical as well as social construction perspectives in explaining the cause and recovery of schizophrenia. Under the domination of biochemical and genetic models, the treatment, services and recovery work for clients with schizophrenia are undermined. Professionals may follow the recovery orientation and focus on hospitalisation as the sole concern in recovery and treatment. However in doing so, they fail to connect with the rich and solid foundation of related theories in schizophrenia in past centuries. In addition, the subjective experiences of people with schizophrenia are severely ignored and neglected by related parties. This book serves to bridge this theoretical gap by a profound revisit of different perspectives and concepts in self-fragmentation of persons with schizophrenia. Within phenomenological, psychodynamic, sociological and existential perspectives, clients with schizophrenia harbor an intense urge for an integrated self-system and ontological existence behind their fragmented psychotic experiences. Within the self-fragmentation and self-integration dilemma, three dynamic forces are identified. They are self-splitting versus self-cohesions, self-concealment versus self-visibility, and self-destruction versus self-preservation. This integration, when it occurs, can finally leas to a full mental health recovery. That includes three positive forces: self-cohesion, self-visibility and self-preservation, which enable the individual with schizophrenia to restore a normal integration system with a normal life and social functioning within an integrated and supportive community.

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Book SynopsisMental health providers are essential to the Department of Defense''s (DOD) delivery of health care to servicemembers and other beneficiaries. DOD''s need for these providers has grown as increasing numbers of servicemembers experience life-threatening combat situations. This led to congressional attentionsuch as the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2010, which included provisions to help DOD increase the number of mental health providers it employs. This book examines how staffing levels changed in response to congressional direction; and how DOD and the military services assess current and future needs for mental health providers. Furthermore, this book reviews the extent to which Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers (VAMC) have implemented the Veterans Health Administration''s (VHA) nurse staffing methodology; and VHA oversees VAMCs'' implementation and ongoing administration of the methodology.

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Book SynopsisIn 2013, about 10 million adults in the United States had a serious mental illness. The U.S. mental health care system includes a range of federal programsacross multiple agencies for those with mental illness. Past efforts to develop a list of federal programs supporting individuals with serious mental illness have highlighted the difficulty of identifying such programs. This book identifies the federal programs that support individuals with serious mental illness; the extent to which federal agencies coordinate these programs; and the extent to which federal agencies evaluate such programs. Determining how many people have a mental illness can be difficult, and prevalence estimates vary. While numerous surveys include questions related to mental illness, few provide prevalence estimates of diagnosable mental illness (e.g., major depressive disorder as opposed to feeling depressed, or generalized anxiety disorder as opposed to feeling anxious), and fewer still provide national prevalence estimates of diagnosable mental illness. This book briefly describes the methodology and results of three large surveys that provide national prevalence estimates of diagnosable mental illness.

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Book SynopsisThis clinical training manual presents a critical analysis of several, very challenging individual therapy cases of severely mentally ill clients of colour. Key interchanges and cultural dynamics in the therapies are explored through discussion questions. Key hypotheses about those interchanges are supported with citations from research on the subject and are linked to relevant theories. This helps to establish an evidence-based framework for the larger discussion matter. The integration of contemporary theory, research and practice makes this a must have addition to your library of clinical training materials.

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Book SynopsisMental Epidemics: From Mobbing to Terrorism Handbook focuses on a new research area: mental medicine as a psychiatric paradigm of integrative medicine. The scientific basis of mental medicine is synergetics. Synergetics is an interdisciplinary science of development and self-organisation, which has allowed the successive and systematical combination of treatment and rehabilitation strategies of nosocentric clinical psychiatry with preventive and correctional methods of health-oriented mental preventology. Mental medicine strengthens mental health and treats mental illnesses. Its mission lies in enabling adaptive engineering and management of mind and health. This book presents a synergetic biopsychosociospiritual concept of development of mental epidemics that is, contagious polymodal and polymorphic mental diseases and states. The conceptual provisions of mental health services are proposed, and requirements for mental health system monitoring as an interface of the public conscience are included. The features of anti-epidemic biopsychosociospiritual care are examined in this book. These features include somatotropic and psychotropic management, psychotherapeutic and sanogenetic management in multidisciplinary teams, as well as social, spiritual, and moral correction and rehabilitation. The principles and techniques of mental preventology are grounded. Mental preventology grows out of a synergetic rendering of mental hygiene and psychoprophylaxis, ethical and psychological support of adaptive professiogenesis and business communication, integration of healthy ways, and the moral meaning of life. The system of biopsychosociospiritual protection of the personality and society is represented by the resources of mental immunity, which is behaviorally embodied in the profile registers of mental resilience. This book is intended for general practitioners and psychotherapists, psychiatrists and narcologists, clinical psychologists and educators, specialists in social work and bioethics, and churchmen and volunteers.

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Book SynopsisBehavioral pediatrics is a multidisciplinary field that involves many healthcare specialists revolving around the practicing pediatrician and primary care clinician; also, various additional, associated fields of training have developed such as developmental-behavioral pediatrics, neurodevelopmental pediatrics, pediatric psychodermatology and medical care for those of all ages with developmental disabilities. Experts in psychiatry and psychology work closely with pediatric clinicians in a variety of professional relationships, including co-located and non-co-located mental health settings. Pediatricians can provide a wide variety of care to children and adolescents with complex disorders, depending on their training as well as interests, and this book seeks to provide au courant perspectives in behavioral pediatrics. Behavioral health screening remains an important task of pediatricians and behavioral pediatricians as they evaluate their pediatric patients.

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Book SynopsisThe life stories in this book are by people who, at some point in their lives, have been diagnosed with a mental illness which they have learned to deal with. They have found the courage to speak publicly about their experience in a world which is still prejudiced against people with mental illness. The book is a source of inspiration for anyone with mental illness and their family and friends, a unique teaching tool for people working in the mental health area, and a way of opening doors on mental illness and letting in some light, for us all.

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Book SynopsisThis is the only book on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) written in a structure that caters to the tendency for adults with ADHD to jump around. This essential guidebook begins by describing how the ADHD brain processes information and how that leads to typical challenges that people with ADHD experience, as well as why certain strategies are effective and others aren't. This lays the foundation for everything that follows, from getting diagnosed to an overview of the research of how ADHD affects people's lives. A thorough explanation of standard treatment options-including medication, therapy, and coaching-as well as alternative treatments, helps guide adults with ADHD to get the most from their healthcare providers. From there, the book provides an extensive collection of practical strategies to overcome common struggles in the areas of self-esteem, work, relationships, friendships, parenting, and everyday life. It covers everything from time management to getting organized. Brief, ADHD-friendly articles can stand alone or be read in sequence, making it the perfect book for the busy adult with ADHD who wants rock-solid information that is easily digestible.Trade Review"It is a real pleasure to read Tuckman's superbly rendered book on ADHD in adults, for it is so well-reasoned, science-based, information-rich, to the point, and finally--useful! Apart from wishing I had written it, I sincerely wish that you will read it." --Russell A. Barkley, PhD, clinical professor of psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina"Tuckman has filled a huge gap in our understanding of adults who suffer from ADHD . . . This book is a valuable contribution to the literature and will be a treasured resource." --Harvey C. Parker, PhD, cofounder of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder"Tuckman has authored a state of the art volume deftly blending science and clinical experience to provide a reasoned, reasonable and eminently useful treatment guide for adult ADHD. He writes from a strong scientific and clinical framework." --Sam Goldstein, PhD, research professor of psychology, George Mason University

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Book SynopsisProfessionals in psychiatry and psychology work closely with pediatric clinicians in a variety of professional relationships. In this book we provide perspectives in behavioral pediatrics, neuropsychiatric conditions, issues of sexuality and the complex field of eating disorders. In the first section, various neuropsychiatric conditions are considered; after a discussion of concepts of psychosomatic conditions, topics covered are pediatric sleep disorders, tic disorders, enuresis and encopresis. Section two selects aspects of pediatric sexuality with discussions on an overview of child/teen sexuality, child/teen gender identity and sexually transmitted diseases/infections. In section three, the editors provide perspectives on eating disorders: psychiatric perspectives in pediatric obesity, motivational interviewing and childhood obesity, pediatric obesity psychopharmacology, malnutrtion, anorexia nervosa in adolescence, and gynecologic/behavioral features of eating disorders.

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Book SynopsisPediatricians can provide a wide variety of care to children and adolescents with complex disorders, depending on their training as well as interests, but they need to work closely with professionals in psychiatry and psychology when dealing with complex issues in mental health disorders. Behavioral health screening is therefore an important task of pediatricians and behavioral pediatricians as they evaluate their pediatric patients. Section one looks at what is called special issues in mental health that include suicide/self-harm in pediatrics, childhood-onset schizophrenia, child abuse/maltreatment, mental health issues of chronic disorders (i.e., diseases of the cardiovascular system, the kidneys and the liver), and behavioral/emotional effects of COVID-19 on children/adolescents. Section two covers various aspects of substance use disorders (SUD) that include SUD neurobiology, substance use/abuse in adolescents, an overview on cannabis, psychosocial treatments of SUDs, pharmacologic management of SUDs, and pharmacology of tobacco abuse. Section three provides a critical look at mental health management that includes psychotherapeutic interventions (i.e., children, adolescents and families), behavioral/cognitive behavioral therapies and principles of psychopharmacologic management in pediatric persons.

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