{"title":"Psychiatry Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"into-the-abyss-a-neuropsychiatrists-notes-on-troubled-minds-9781786079312","title":"Into the Abyss: A neuropsychiatrist's notes on","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Highly eloquent, fascinating and deeply compassionate’ Henry Marsh, author of \u003cem\u003eDo No Harm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWe cannot know how to fix a problem until we understand its causes. But even for some of the most common mental health problems, specialists argue over whether the answers lie in the person’s biology, their psychology or their circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAs a cognitive neuropsychiatrist, Anthony David brings together many fields of enquiry, from social and cognitive psychology to neurology. 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Reading it was like standing on the edge of a great chasm and seeing how easily an unforeseen mishap could send any one of us tumbling in.’\u003c\/p\u003e -- New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A deeply moving book.’\u003c\/p\u003e * BBC Science *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The first thing that comes across from the stories is David’s obvious compassion for his patients. This is typified not just by his thoughtful medical interventions and the doctor-patient conversations he recounts in vivid detail, but also by his willingness to raise hell with the relevant bureaucrats when pointless rules get in the way… David’s case studies are illuminating and benefit considerably from his warm, self-deprecating style.’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Dr Stuart Ritchie, Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A \u003cstrong\u003ehighly eloquent, fascinating and deeply compassionate\u003c\/strong\u003e book about the continuing mystery of mental illness and the cruel fallacy of seeing it as somehow less real and deserving than so-called physical illness.’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Henry Marsh CBE, neurosurgeon and author of Do No Harm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I was expecting this to make my brain hurt, but I was immediately hooked on it...A \u003cstrong\u003ewitty, humane and fascinating\u003c\/strong\u003e book.'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Jo Brand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The book leads the reader through each individual case with literary ease and clarity of explanation, generating understanding and a familiarity, as the reader becomes acquainted with each patient through his gentle, observant, often witty and always engaging narrative.’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Fortean Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eFew are better suited to tell the story of our mental lives than Anthony David. He has written a beautiful, intimate book\u003c\/strong\u003e of the stories he's seen, one that probes at the nexus of the biological and societal...In his shoes, we get to step into the private realm of the psychiatrist's office, and often into the lingering questions left in the psychiatrist's mind.’ \u003c\/p\u003e -- Dr David Eagleman, neuroscientist at Stanford University and author of Incognito and The Brain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘David writes interestingly and in detail (with the patients' permission) about the disorders which his seven patients suffer and the way these affect their lives. He tells of his own actions, the questions he asks, the responses of the patients to his investigations and treatments, and his difficulties in finding the causes of their disorders. He is honest, too, about his successes and failures […] David's interactions with his patients bring this book to life. He is interested in his patients as individuals and wants to work with them to find the cause of the problem and the most effective treatment […] In the end, looking at the functioning of the brain may be like looking into the abyss, but with this book David hopes to 'demystify psychiatry' and 'help us to change things for the better'.’\u003c\/p\u003e * Midwest Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eAn illuminating, thoughtful and humane \u003c\/strong\u003eencounter with the human mind.\u003cstrong\u003e’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Nathan Filer, author of This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Some years ago I told the BMJ that the three biggest influences on me were Anthony Clare, Anthony Soprano and Anthony David. The first sadly is no longer with us, the second never existed, but I am delighted to say that the third has just produced the book we knew he alone could. It’s \u003cstrong\u003ea classic – warm, erudite, and endlessly fascinating. It reminds me of Oliver Sacks in his prime\u003c\/strong\u003e, and there is no higher praise.’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Sir Simon Wessely, Professor of Psychological Medicine, King's College London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘What an \u003cstrong\u003einsightful and heartfelt\u003c\/strong\u003e book. Professor David's seven in-depth cases expose both the rifts and junctures of the brain and the disordered mind. 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This book is written on the basis of a lifetime’s clinical experience but readable by anyone who wants to know more about some of the most challenging and perplexing disorders of consciousness, thought and emotion.'    \u003c\/p\u003e -- Dr Edward Bullmore, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘This powerful book can help everyone understand our minds better.’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Dr Rahul Jandial, author of Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[R]eaders will be captivated... 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No practitioner or researcher should be without it. * ACNR (for the previous edition) *\u003cbr\u003e...the book is a veritable graduate course in the field of psychological assessment, and readers will find information chronicling the most effective ways psychologists have to evaluate and examine the inner workings of the brain. * The Electric Review (for the previous edition) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I. THEORY AND PRACTICE OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT ; 1. The Practice of Neuropsychological Assessment ; 2. Basic Concepts ; 3. The Behavioral Geography of the Brain ; 4. The Rationale of Deficit Measurement ; 5. The Neuropsychological Examination ; 6. The Neuropsychological Examination: Interpretation ; 7. Neuropathology for Neuropsychologists ; 8. Neurobehavioral Variables and Diagnostic Issues ; Part II. A COMPENDIUM OF TESTS AND ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES ; 9. Orientation and Attention ; 10. Perception ; 11. Memory I: Tests ; 12. Memory II: Batteries, Paired Memory ; 13. Verbal Functions and Language Skills ; 14. Construction ; 15. Concept Formation and Reasoning ; 16. Executive Functions ; 17. Neuropsychological Assessment Batteries ; 18. Observational Methods, Rating Scales, and Inventories ; 19. Tests of Personal Adjustment and Emotional Functioning ; 20. 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Caso, and Borja García-Bueno: Psychoneuroimmunology 16: Caleb Webber: Functional genomics 17: Anna Christina Nobre: Cognitive neuroscience: Principles and methods 18: Verena Heise, Enik? Zsoldos, and Klaus P. Ebmeier: Ageing and the human brain 19: Helen S. Mayberg, Andrea Cowell, and Patricio Riva Posse: Development of brain stimulation 20: Amy Chan and Rob Horne: Adherence to treatment in psychiatry Section 3: Intellectual disabilities 21: Anthony J. Holland: Core dimensions of intellectual disabilities 22: Sally-Ann Cooper: Epidemiology and course of intellectual disabilities 23: Judith L. Rapoport, Dale Zhou, and Kwangmi Ahn: Aetiology of intellectual disability: General issues and prevention 24: José-Luis Ayuso-Mateos and Cary S. Kogan: Management and treatment of intellectual disability Section 4: Autism spectrum disorders 25: Fred R. Volkmar and Scott L. J. Jackson: Core dimensions of autism spectrum disorders 26: Emily J. H. 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Polanczyk: Epidemiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the implications for its prevention 34: Kate Langley and Anita Thapar: Genetics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 35: Philip Shaw and Eszter Szekely: Insights from neuroanatomical imaging into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder throughout the lifespan 36: Alessandro Zuddas and Sara Carucci: Management and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Section 6: Motor disorders 37: Davide Martino and Antonella Macerollo: Neurodevelopmental motor disorders Section 7: Delirium, dementia, and other cognitive disorders 38: Noel J. Buckley and George K. Tofaris: Pathways of neurodegeneration underlying dementia 39: Ravi S. Bhat and Kenneth Rockwood: Delirium 40: Ivan Koychev and John Gallacher: Alzheimer's disease 41: Akitoshi Takeda and Bruce Miller: Frontotemporal dementias 42: Akin Nihat, TzeHow Mok, and John Collinge: Prion disease 43: Anto P. Rajkumar and Dag Aarsland: Dementia with Lewy bodies 44: Michele Hu and Fahd Baig: Dementia in Parkinson's disease 45: Russell L. Margolis: Dementia due to Huntington's disease 46: Joanne A. Byars and Ricardo E. Jorge: Vascular cognitive impairment 47: Christian Lepage, Inga K. Koerte, Vivian Schultz, Michael J. Coleman, and Martha E. Shenton: Traumatic brain injury Section 8: Substance use disorders 48: Trevor W. Robbins and Barry J. Everitt: Substance use disorders and the mechanisms of drug addiction 49: Yann Le Strat, Nicolas Ramoz, and Philip Gorwood: Genetics of substance use disorders 50: Wim van den Brink and Falk Kiefer: Alcohol use disorder 51: Michael Farrell, Briony Larance, and Courtney Breen: Opiates: Heroin, methadone, buprenorphine 52: David J. Castle: Cannabis and mental illness 53: Adam R. Winstock and Remy Flechais: Stimulants, ecstasy, and other  party drugs 54: Adam Winstock and James Rucker: Psychedelics and dissociative substances 55: Marcus Munafo and Meryem Grabski: Tobacco addiction 56: Julia M. A. Sinclair and Anne Lingford-Hughes: Co-morbidity of substance use and psychiatric disorders Section 9: Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders 57: Nancy C. Andreasen: The core dimensions of schizophrenia 58: Assen Jablensky: Epidemiology and course of schizophrenia 59: Kimberley M. Kendall, James T. R. Walters and Michael C. O Donovan: Genetics of schizophrenia 60: Andreea O. Diaconescu, Sandra Iglesias, and Klaas E. Stephan: Structural and functional neuroimaging of schizophrenia 61: William S. Stone, Stephen V. Faraone and Ming T. Tsuang: Schizoaffective and schizotypal disorders \/ acute and transient psychotic disorders 62: Andreas Marneros: Delusional disorders 63: Emre Bora, Mahesh Jayaram, and Christos Pantelis: Prevention and early intervention in psychotic disorders 64: Herbert Y. Meltzer and William V. Bobo: Antipsychotic and anticholinergic drugs 65: Joseph P. McEvoy, Kammarauche Asuzu, Daniel W. Bradford, Oliver Freudenreich, and Katherine Moyer: The treatment and management of patients with schizophrenia Section 10: Mood disorders 66: S. Nassir Ghaemi and Sivan Mauer: Diagnosis, classification and differential diagnosis of mood disorders 67: Lars Vedel Kessing: Epidemiology of mood disorders 68: Gin S. Malhi: Primary prevention of mood disorders: Building a target for prevention strategies Section 11: Bipolar disorder 69: Grant C. Churchill, Nisha Singh, and Michael J. Berridge: Basic mechanisms of and treatment targets for bipolar disorder 70: Francis J. 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McEwen: Basic mechanisms of and treatment targets for stress-related disorders 80: Michael G. Gottschalk and Katharina Domschke: Genetics of stress-related disorders 81: Navneet Kaur, Cecilia Hinojosa, Julia Russell, Michael B. Van Elzakker, and Lisa M. Shin: Imaging of stress-related disorders 82: Maria Bragesjö, Emily A. Holmes, Filip Arnberg, and Erik M. Andersson: Primary prevention and epidemiology of trauma and stress related disorders 83: Leigh van den Heuvel and Soraya Seedat: Management and treatment of stress-related disorders 84: Beverley Raphael, Sally Wooding, and Julie Dunsmore: Bereavement 85: Deborah Davis and Elizabeth F. Loftus: Recovered memories and false memories Section 14: Anxiety disorders 86: Nastassja Koen and Dan J. Stein: Core dimensions of anxiety disorders 87: Martien Kas and Berend Olivier: Basic mechanisms, genetics, targets and animal models for anxiety disorders 88: Hans-Ulrich Wittchen and Katja Beesdo-Baum: Epidemiology and course of anxiety disorders 89: Michael G. Gottschalk and Katharina Domschke: Genetics of anxiety disorders 90: Gregor Leicht and Christoph Mulert: Neuroimaging of anxiety disorders 91: Aliza Werner-Seidler, Jennifer L. Hudson, and Helen Christensen: The primary prevention of anxiety disorders 92: David S. Baldwin and Nathan T. M. Huneke: Treatment of anxiety disorders Section 15: Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders 93: Sophie C. Snyder, Eric A. Storch, and Wayne K. Goodman: Core dimensions of obsessive-compulsive disorder 94: Eric Burguière and Luc Mallet: Basic mechanisms of and treatment \/ planning  targets for obsessive-complusive disorder 95: Lior Carmi, Naomi A. Fineberg, Oded Ben-Arush, and Joseph Zohar: Obsessive-compulsive disorder 96: Gerald Nestadt and Jack Samuels: Genetics of obsessive-compulsive disorder 97: Rebbia Shahab and Emily R. Stern: Imaging of obsessive-compulsive disorder 98: Naomi A. Fineberg, Lynne M. Drummond, Jemma Reid, Eduardo Cinosi, Lior Carmi, and Davis N. Mpavaenda: Management and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder 99: Lorena Fernández de la Cruz and David Mataix-Cols: Hoarding disorder 100: Megan M. Kelly and Katharine A. 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Are you a medical student or trainee doctor that needs a fast hands-on guide to psychiatry? This handbook sets out clinical interviewing skills and clinical tips so you can deliver essential psychiatric care with confidence. Almost all medical graduates will encounter patients with mental health issues in general medical and surgical settings. Practical Psychiatry for Students and Trainees provides the foundational skillset you need for interviewing, assessing, and initially managing a patient with mental health issues. Organised into 19 short chapters, this resource leads you logically from how to interview a patient, to the psychiatric conditions likely to be encountered and their treatments. Packed with practical tips and clinical cases from a variety of medical professionals, this text delivers clear guidance and skills. 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However, despite Beck''s prescience, clinical research on imagery, and the integration of imagery interventions into clinical practice, developed slowly. It is only in the past 10 years that most writing and research on imagery in cognitive therapy has been conducted. The Oxford Guide to Imagery in Cognitive Therapy is a landmark book, which will play an important role in the next phase of cognitive therapy''s development. Clinicians and researchers are starting to recognise the centrality of imagery in the development, maintenance and treatment of psychological disorders - for example, in social phobia, agoraphobia, depression, PTSD, eating disorders, childhood trauma, and personality disorder. In the fields of cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience, researchers are identifying the key role that imagery plays in emotion, cognition and psychopathology.The Oxford Guide to Imagery in Cognitive Therapy has been written both for clinicians and researchers. 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Charcot''s clinics showed off flamboyantly ''hysterical'' patients taking on sexualized poses, and among the visiting professionals was one Sigmund Freud. Scull discusses the origins of the idea of hysteria, the development of a neurological approach by John Sydenham and others, hysteria as a fashionable condition, and its growth from the 17th century. Some regarded it as a peculiarly English malady, ''the natural concomitant of England''s greater civilization and refinement''. Women were the majority of patients, and the illness became associated with female biology, resulting in some gruesome ''treatments''. Charcot and Freud were key practitioners defining the nature of the illness. But curiously, the illness seemed to swap gender during the First World War when male hysterics frequently suffering from shell shock were also subjected to brutal ''treatments''. 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Dr Shooter understands Tolstoy's famous observation \"All happy families are alike; all unhappy families are unhappy in their own way.\" If you had a troubled, dark childhood you will wish someone in your family had had access to Growing Pains and if you have children who don't seem to be able to be happy, \u003cb\u003eI urge you to read it now\u003c\/b\u003e.' -- STEPHEN FRY\u003cbr\u003e'This is \u003cb\u003ea unique book\u003c\/b\u003e which combines the wisdom of a psychiatrist who has helped heal the minds of young people in crisis for over four decades and his own experience of a damaged childhood and subsequent depression. The stories he tells are \u003cb\u003epoignant and powerful testimonies to the resilience of the human spirit\u003c\/b\u003e and will fascinate all of us who struggle to make sense of our own and other people's lives.' -- MARJORIE WALLACE CBE, Chief Executive, SANE\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBrilliant book\u003c\/b\u003e. Mike Shooter has through the lens of his own lived experience of depression given us \u003cb\u003ea truly 3D picture of the struggles of growing up\u003c\/b\u003e. This is the first book I've read that bridges the gap between evidence-based texts and what all of us privileged to work with children need - intelligent kindness, emotional intelligence and a listening, non-judgmental ear.' -- PROFESSOR DAME SUE BAILEY, Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eProvocative, engrossing and engaging\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eCompulsive reading\u003c\/b\u003e and should be compulsory reading for all who have children and those who look after and deal with children and young people. Lessons from a life time of learning and sharing.' -- DINESH BHUGRA CBE, President (2014–17), World Psychiatric Assocation\u003cbr\u003e'Mike Shooter's book is \u003cb\u003efull of humanity\u003c\/b\u003e. Following the journey through the stories of people he has seen during his career, we learn so much about the stresses and pains of young people's lives. We also learn about the ways in which thoughtful therapy can make a real difference. Mike places himself by the side of the young people he works with not least by sharing his own life challenges. \u003cb\u003eA wise and ultimately uplifting book\u003c\/b\u003e.' -- JENNY EDWARDS CBE, CEO, Mental Health Foundation\u003cbr\u003e'In his\u003cb\u003e engaging and informative \u003c\/b\u003ebook, Dr Mike Shooter's wisdom and insight are significant as he works in some of the toughest areas of child and adolescent mental health problems.' -- DR HADYN WILLIAMS, CEO, British Association for Counselling \u0026amp; Psychotherapy (BACP)\u003cbr\u003e'How can we offer advice to others if we don't recognise our own flaws and weaknesses? Mike Shooter reflects on his own journey and the challenges of depression to draw from many \u003cb\u003ea gentle message of hope that things can be better\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eI have never read a book where turning the page I found myself in tears. A book that was difficult to put down.\u003c\/b\u003e' -- MIKE GREENAWAY, Director, Play Wales\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ehighly readable\u003c\/b\u003e book for families as well as carers and professionals to help to understand the experience of growing up - and \u003cb\u003ea valuable contribution towards better outcomes for many young people\u003c\/b\u003e experiencing difficulties today.' -- CATRIONA WILLIAMS OBE, CEO, Children in Wales\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eReads like a compelling novel\u003c\/b\u003e with complex characters and challenging plots ... \u003cb\u003eInspiring\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003ci\u003eGrowing Pains\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea book I look forward to re-reading. 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He showed that ADHD has not only a significant survival advantage in hunter gatherer societies, but that it also confers powerful advantages in our contemporary civilization. Thom was one of the very first to comment on the link between ADHD and creativity. He will be recognized as a pioneer contributing to the reconceptualization of ADHD from being simply a ‘disorder’ to being viewed as a ‘mode of thought’ characterized by strengths, such as enhanced creativity.” * Richard Silberstein Ph.D., professor emeritus, Swinburne University of Technology *\u003cbr\u003e\"From the marvelous mind, and lively pen of Thom Hartmann comes this new opportunity to celebratethe magnificent diversity of how we learn to thrive Read it... and start a new conversation with your kids.\" * Rabbi Hillel Zeitlin, Director, The Maryland Institute for Ericksonian Hypnosis \u0026amp; Psychotherapy *\u003cbr\u003e“The very gene associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have helped humans survive sudden climate changes before the end of the ice age. Thom Hartmann explains that children and adults with ADHD have characteristics such as risk-taking, distractibility, creativity and impulsiveness that are ideal for life paths that could well save us in the future. They're ideally suited to becoming entrepreneurs, explorers, inventors, innovators, emergency room physicians and fighter pilots. Drugs are not the answer; nor is the structured education system which has no room for \"problem\" children. Hartmann has strategies to help parents and teachers bring out the best in so-called hyperactive kids.” * Nexus, February 2016 *\u003cbr\u003e“The very gene associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have helped humans survive sudden climate changes before the end of the ice age.…children and adults with ADHD have characteristics such as risk-taking, distractibility, creativity and impulsiveness that are ideal for life paths that could well save us in the future. They’re ideally suited to becoming entrepreneurs, explorers, inventors, innovators, ER physicians and fighter pilots. Hartman has strategies to help parents and teachers bring out the best in so-called hyperactive kids.” * Nexus Magazine, March 2016 *\u003cbr\u003e“There is a lot of practical advice on how to interact and encourage ‘Edison Gene’ children; showing how to celebrate their skills rather than condemn their behavior. I found this book insightful, informative and inspirational. The message I took away from this book was: ‘child-hood’ is not a psychological disorder--stop drugging our kids.” * New Dawn, Sandy Brightman, March 2016 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by Lucy Jo Palladino, Ph.D. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: A New View for Our Children \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eGenetics and Differences \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1993: The Hunter Gene \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDistractibility \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eImpulsivity \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRisk-Taking \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhere Have All the Hunters Gone? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIndigenous Hunters Today \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Agricultural Revolution \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOur Society’s Hunters \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Edison Gene \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Crisis-Survival Gene \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHunters Before the Holocene \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Adapted to Adversity and Change \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Past\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The World of the Edison-Gene Child \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Ancient World \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Salt Pump \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Great Ice Age \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHeated by the Great Conveyor Belt \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Dawn of Civilization \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhat Made Us Human? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Bacteria That Took Over the World \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Human Bottleneck \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBefore the Bottleneck \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Three Ways Humans Were Killed Off by Weather \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWarming by the Sun \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Vulcan’s Hammer \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Survivors: AIDS \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChimps and the Black Plague \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Creativity Saves the Day \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eADHD and Creativity \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Beads: Clue to the First Edisons \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 \u003cbr\u003eThe Present \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e4 Anatomy of a Diagnosis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHow Edison-Gene Children Are Different \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAre They Disordered? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnthropology Meets Psychology • From Hunters to Inventors \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Mystery of Novelty-Seeking Behavior \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe “Novelty Gene” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Novelty Gene and ADHD \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Genes Move Around and Turn On and Off\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Genetics of Behavior \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Turning on Genes \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Codominant Genes \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Turning on Edison Characteristics \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Other Genes and Influences \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNeurotransmitters and Personality Characteristics \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Reasons for Genetic Variations \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Culture and Genes \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Scientists Find the “Adaptive” Edison Gene \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut Some Say It’s a Disease \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Is It a Disorder? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Novelty Seeking \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e9 The ADHD Gene and the Dawn of Human Civilization \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Time Machine \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The News Hits the Streets \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Edison \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGene and Democracy \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Brain Development and the Edison-Gene Child \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSense of Self \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Process that Mirrors Evolution \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Reptilian Brain \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Limbic Brain \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe “New” Brain \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Unique Prefrontal Brain \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Brain Develops After Birth, Too \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The First Pruning of the Brain \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Impact of Stress \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Brain in the Birth Period \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Brain in the Toddler Period \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Brain in the Early Childhood Period \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Brain in the Teenage Period \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Brain in the Early Adult Years \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAdult Memory of the Stages of Brain Development \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Intuition versus Information \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Loss of Intuition \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Tragedy of Lost Potential \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Invasion of the Lizard People? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Are We Stuck in a Loop? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTriggering Events \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Raising Fully Human Children \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Schools May Be the Key \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e School as Torture \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Condemnation \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e School as Work \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eComorbidities \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Applying Comorbidities to Edison-Gene Children \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBreaking the Loop \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Offering a New Story \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Edison Gene, Drugs, Exercise, and Nutrition \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNutritional Deficiencies Are Rampant \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Environmental Toxins \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNutriceuticals \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Yerba Maté: Nature’s Ritalin \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDrugs for Edison-Gene Children \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Medications Bite Back \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Burning Out Brain Cells? 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Exploring the science of our ancient neural circuitry and weaving this with our con- temporary cultural pressures, \u003ci\u003eThe Compassionate Mind \u003c\/i\u003etakes us on a powerful journey into the origins of our current challenges to live life with meaning, connection and resilience. Gilbert then shows us in useful detail the important personal practices that enable us to sharpen our skills of compassion - for ourselves, for others, and for the larger world in which we live. The result is not only increased happiness and better physical health, but more meaningful relationships with others, and even our planet -- Daniel J. Siegel, bestselling author of 'Mindsight'\u003cbr\u003ePaul Gilbert is one of the most brilliant scientists studying compassion today. In this wonderful book, he makes his theories very accessible and down-to-Earth. You feel like you're having a chat in his living-room with a warm cup of tea -- Kristin Neff, bestselling author of 'Self-compassion'\u003cbr\u003eAnyone who struggles with their inner critic should make sure to read this book. Professor Gilbert writes in a masterly fashion about compassionate mind training - an innovative approach which is likely to grow in importance ... as the evidence for its benefit continues to build -- David Veale, consultant psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and Nightingale Hospital, London\u003cbr\u003eInternationally-renowned psychologist Paul Gilbert has provided all of us with a much-needed book. Written with wisdom and warmth, Gilbert takes us on a journey through the far reaches of evolution to the very depths of our own hearts. This helpful and thoughtful guide to living a compassionate life - for yourself and for others - will be a reminder for many of us that we are all human but that we need to be more humane toward our own troubled selves. Throughout this book the reader will feel like the author is speaking directly to him or her - and will recognise that you can use the tools of modern psychology to fix what feels broken inside of us. A timely book for a time when competitiveness, materialism and narcissism have failed us. This book provides timeless wisdom that you can use every day. It will make a wonderful gift for someone you care for - especially, if you give it to yourself -- Robert L. Leahy, author of 'The Worry Cure'\u003cbr\u003eAs one of Britain's most insightful psychologists, Gilbert illuminates the power of compassion in our lives ... The increasing drive to find a competitive edge in all aspects of our lives may create efficiencies but they are cold, heartless and unpleasant to live with. Gilbert shows how and why this occurs, and explains why our capacity for compassion is the antidote -- Oliver James, author of 'Affluenza' and 'The Selfish Capitalist'\u003cbr\u003eLike so frequently in the past, Paul Gilbert has come forth again with a book about the mind, its unused potential, and how to harness that potential to one's and others' benefit. \u003ci\u003eThe Compassionate Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is a roadmap to compassion for the self and towards others. It is a book for those curious enough to explore their hidden potential to attain a special kind of humanness and happiness. A 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 -- Michael McGuire, author of 'Darwinian Psychiatry'\u003cbr\u003eWise and perceptive. [It] teaches self-compassion and the consolations of kindness. I recommend it -- Sally Brampton, author of 'Shoot the Damn Dog'\u003cbr\u003eFascinating ... thoughtful and well written ... this book is a resource to be owned and used with enjoyment * Nursing Standard *\u003cbr\u003eA challenging and useful addition to anyone's self-help shelf, as well as a refreshingly rigorous look behind why our brains work the way they do. In fact, this is a self-help book for people who don't like self-help books * ONEinFOUR magazine *\u003cbr\u003eDeeply empowering * Kindred Spirit magazine *\u003cbr\u003eAs somebody who suffers from severe depression, I know the depressive's harshest critic is themselves. It is never helpful to be told to pull ourselves together by others but saying it to ourselves leads us in only one direction - into a spiralling descent into despair. This wise and perceptive book teaches us self-compassion and the consolations of kindness. I recommend it all the time. * Sally Brampton, author of Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression and the Aunt Sally column in The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe increasing drive to find a competitive edge in all aspects of our lives may create efficiencies but they are cold, heartless and unpleasant to live with. Gilbert shows how and why this occurs, and explains why our capacity for compassion is the antidote. -- Oliver James, author of Affluenza and The Selfish Capitalist\u003cbr\u003eA timely book for a time when competitiveness, materialism and narcissism have failed us. This book provides timeless wisdom that you can use every day. It will make a wonderful gift for someone you care for - especially, if you give it to yourself. -- Robert L Leahy, Author of The Worry Cure and President of The International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy\u003cbr\u003eFascinating ... thoughtful and well written ... this book is a resource to be owned and used with enjoyment * Nursing Standard *\u003cbr\u003eA challenging and useful addition to anyone's self-help shelf, as well as a refreshingly rigorous look behind why our brains work the way they do. In fact, this is a self-help book for people who don't like self-help books. * ONEinFOUR magazine *\u003cbr\u003eImportant and enjoyable. * The Psychologist *\u003cbr\u003eA landmark book * The Scientific and Medical Network *\u003cbr\u003eInteresting and helpful. * Mental Health Practice *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48742269452631,"sku":"9781849010986","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781849010986.jpg?v=1720060711"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/collections\/psychiatry.oembed?page=49","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}