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Conari Press,U.S. Welcome to the Jungle - Revised Edition: Facing

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American Psychiatric Publishing DSM5 Handbook of Differential Diagnosis

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American Psychiatric Association Publishing Managing the Side Effects of Psychotropic

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Book SynopsisInformation about new psychotropic drugs, a summary of advances in knowledge about identifiable risk factors for adverse effects, and updated recommendations on viable "antidote" management strategies—including novel pharmacotherapies for tardive dyskinesia and newer agents for weight loss—are among the features of this new, second edition of Managing the Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications. Where other psychopharmacology textbooks—and, indeed, most internships and residencies in psychiatry—lack a solid basis in primary care medicine, this guide bridges that educational gap, offering a thorough examination of all the effects of taking a psychotropic drug as well practical clinical advice on how to manage complications that arise. The book is divided into three parts: The first deals with global issues that affect the assessment and formulation of possible adverse effects, as well as with pertinent concepts related to basic pharmacology, physiology, and medical monitoring. The second part presents information organized by individual organ systems or specific medical circumstances. The final part focuses on summary recommendations covering all the material presented in the book and is followed by helpful appendixes and self-assessment questions and resources for practitioners. This new edition includes: • Updated summaries about what psychiatrists should know regarding drug-drug interactions, iatrogenic cardiac arrhythmias, drug pressor effects and orthostatic hypotension, and drug rashes; as well as updated discussions on avoiding lithium nephrotoxicity, handling adverse effect emergencies, and understanding new FDA classifications about drug safety during pregnancy• An expanded discussion on the strengths and limitations of pharmacogenetic testing to predict adverse drug effects, as well as information about new treatments for sexual dysfunction, sleep disturbances, cognitive complaints, and other maladies• Revised summary tables to aid rapid assessment and management• An expanded section on supplemental resources• An updated and expanded self-assessment section with more key questions Busy clinicians will find in Managing the Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications an accessible reference that provides both scientific and scholarly discussion of the consequences of drug therapies they may prescribe (or avoid), the range of available strategies to effectively manage adverse effects, and the scientific and practical implications of their treatment decisions.Trade ReviewThis is an admirable work. It lays a solid foundation of pharmacological knowledge and then builds upon it by reviewing various organ systems. The chapters are clear, concise, and helpful. Readers can be confident that they will be able to identity and manage the various side effects that they will encounter. This is all accomplished without overwhelming readers, which can so often occur when exploring potential side effects of medications. I highly recommend this book. The second edition was necessary given the newer medications as well as the research findings that have emerged since the first edition. -- Aaron Plattner, M.D. * Doody's Book Reviews *Table of ContentsForeword to the Second EditionPrefaceList of AbbreviationsList of DrugsPART I: General ConsiderationsChapter 1. The Psychiatrist as PhysicianChapter 2. Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and PharmacogenomicsChapter 3. Vulnerable PopulationsChapter 4. Adverse Psychiatric Effects of Nonpsychotropic MedicationsChapter 5. Adverse Psychiatric Effects of Psychiatric MedicationsChapter 6. What Nonmedical Therapists Should Know About Adverse Drug EffectsPART II: Organ SystemsChapter 7. Cardiovascular SystemChapter 8. Dermatological SystemChapter 9. Ear, Nose, and ThroatChapter 10. Electrolyte AbnormalitiesChapter 11. EndocrinopathiesChapter 12. Gastrointestinal SystemChapter 14. Hematological SystemChapter 15. Metabolic Dysregulation and Weight GainChapter 16. Musculoskeletal SystemChapter 17. Neurological SystemChapter 18. Ophthalmological SystemChapter 19. Sleep DisturbancesChapter 20. Systemic ReactionsChapter 21. Pregnancy and the PuerperiumChapter 22. Emergency SituationsPART III: Summary RecommendationsChapter 23. Summary RecommendationsAppendix 1: Summary of Major Adverse Effects and Monitoring/Management ConsiderationsAppendix 2: Self-Assessment Questions and AnswersAppendix 3: Resources for PractitionersReferencesIndex

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American Psychiatric Association Publishing Good Psychiatric Management and Dialectical

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Book SynopsisThe impetus for writing Good Psychiatric Management and Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Clinician's Guide to Integration and Stepped Care was the realization that the availability of specialized care for borderline personality disorder (BPD) is far outstripped by the number of patients who need treatment. This manual, edited by experts on BPD, provides a framework for implementing a stepped care model in settings where access to specialized treatments is limited. The authors contend that the principles of good psychiatric management (GPM) represent a basic foundation that all clinicians can learn and that combined with dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), one of the most effective newer treatment modalities, progress can indeed be realized. The book prioritizes pragmatism by suggesting what works in terms of reasonable evidence, practical allocation of public health resources, and real-world clinical experience implementing evidence-based treatments for BPD. The book is structured to enhance understanding and the acquisition of basic skills: • An introductory chapter delivers a brief overview of both GPM and DBT, explaining in broad strokes how BPD is conceptualized in each model. Later chapters address the common principles found in both GPM and DBT—principles that any generalist clinician can incorporate into their practice, including clinician stance, treatment organization, and a strategy for managing crises.• The stepped care model for BPD, is introduced and explored, with emphasis on clinical stage and available resources. In addition, the book presents a menu of possible ways clinicians and programs can use GPM, DBT, and other specialist psychotherapy for BPD.• Two tool kits are supplied, one each for GPM and DBT. These tool kits summarize the top skills and techniques in both treatment modalities for clinicians who are interested in using them in their practices.• A full set of case illustrations is included, each depicting the application of DBT and GPM in common clinical scenarios. These vignettes demonstrate how DBT and GPM can be integrated into primary care settings, emergency rooms, and general mental health settings where specialized psychotherapies for BPD are either not available or not well suited. Aimed at general psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, mental health nurses, psychiatry residents, family physicians, psychologists, and other mental health clinicians who practice in communities where evidence-based treatments for BPD are difficult to access, Good Psychiatric Management and Dialectical Behavior Therapy enhances the clinician's ability to provide not only treatment but also hope.Table of ContentsChapter 1. A Brief Overview of Good Psychiatric Management and Dialectical Behavior TherapyChapter 2. Integration of Good Psychiatric Management and Dialectical Behavior Therapy With Stepped Care for Borderline Personality DisorderChapter 3. Basics of Good Psychiatric Management and Dialectical Behavior Therapy TreatmentChapter 4. Helping in a Crisis: Support for Patients and CliniciansChapter 5. Dialectical Behavior Therapy Tool KitChapter 6. Good Psychiatric Management Tool KitChapter 7. Case IllustrationsConclusionAppendix A. Common ValuesAppendix B. Sample Treatment AgreementAppendix C. Sample Crisis PlanAppendix D. Sample Diary CardAppendix E. Free Online Good Psychiatric Management Training

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Wolters Kluwer Health BRS Behavioral Science

Book SynopsisMentalization-based treatment (MBT) has gained international acclaim as an efficient treatment for patients with borderline personality disorder. The approach is also helpful for other personality disorders and conditions that are difficult to treat, e.g. addiction and eating disorders. MBT consists of a psychoeducational, an individual, and a group therapy component. This is the first comprehensive manual for mentalization-based group therapy. The author has developed the manual in close cooperation with Anthony Bateman and a team of group analysts. It covers all the aspects of MBT which are necessary to produce an informed and qualified group therapist. The book covers the theory behind mentalization and borderline personality disorder (especially its evolutionary roots), the structure of MBT and a discussion of previous experiences with group psychotherapy for borderline patients. The core of the book explains the main principles of MBT-G and provides a powerful means for ensuring that therapists adhere to these principles in a qualified way. The last part contains a full transcript from a real MBT group composed of borderline patients. As the first book dedicated to Group MBT, this book is a valuable and unique addition to the Mentalization literature.Trade ReviewThis book is a long-awaited, comprehensive manual for mentalisation-based group therapy. . . [it] is a proficient and explicit training tool, ensuring reliability of implementation and therefore the potential for research. * Camilla Matthews, Art Psychotherapist and Group Analyst, www.therapytoday.net *Table of Contents1. Historical and theoretical background of MBT-G ; 2. Main principles of MBT-G ; 3. The MBT-G adherence and quality rating scale (MBT-G-AQS) ; 4. The items of MBT-G-AQS ; 5. Transcript of an entire MBT-G session ; References ; Appendix 1 ; Appendix 2

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Cambridge University Press Case Studies Stahls Essential Psychopharmacology

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Book SynopsisThis new selection of clinical stories, covers treatments that work, or fail, and mistakes made along the journey. Designed with a distinctive user-friendly presentation and making use of icons, questions/answers and tips, they address complex issues in an understandable way and with direct relevance to the everyday experience of clinicians.Table of ContentsIntroduction; List of icons; Abbreviations; 1. The case: achieving remission with medication management augmented with pet therapy; 2. The case: the luteal, jaw moving woman with paranoid paneling; 3. The case: the other lady with a moving jaw; 4. The case: the lady with MDD who bought an RV; 5. The case: the PCP who went the prescribing distance but came up short; 6. The case: intrusions, ammonia, and dyskinesias, oh my; 7. The case: the lady and the man who sat on couches; 8. The case: the lady who had her diagnosis altered; 9. The case: the man who picked things up; 10. The case: it worked this time, but with a hitch; 11. The case: the figment of a man who looked upon on the lady; 12. The case: the man who couldn't sell anymore; 13. The case: the woman who thought she was ill, then was ill; 14. The case: generically speaking, generics are OK; 15. The case: the woman who wouldn't leave her car; 16. The case: the woman who liked late night TV; 17. The case: the patient who interacted with everything; 18. The case: the angry twins; 19. The case: anxiety, depression, or prebipolaring?; 20. The case: the patient who wasn't lyming; 21. The case: hindsight is always 20/20 or ADHD; 22. The case: this one's too hot, this one's too cold… this one is just right; 23. The case: schizophrenia patient needs sleep; 24. The case: the man with greasy hands needs fine tuning; 25. The case: the combative business woman; 26. The case: the man with a little bit of everything; 27. The case: oops, he fell off the curve; 28. The case: 54-year-old with recurrent depression and 'psychiatric' Parkinsonism; 29. The case: 55-year-old with depression not responsive to serotonergic treatment; 30. The case: 23-year-old with first depression… that's it!; Index of drug names; Index of case studies.

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Oxford University Press, USA Oxford Guide to Metaphors in CBT Building

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Book Synopsis DSM-5 Guidebook: The Essential Companion to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition is a user-friendly, supplementary guide for psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health practitioners who need to know how DSM-5 differs from its predecessor in terms of organizational structure, diagnostic categories, and the criteria themselves. While it does not replace the comprehensive and authoritative DSM-5, it illuminates its content by teaching mental health professionals how to use the revised diagnostic criteria and by providing a practical context for its clinical use. The book offers many valuable features, including: • An historical overview of the development of the DSM in general, and DSM-5 in particular, a progression that might be said to mirror the evolution of psychiatry as a whole. The material on the creation of DSM-5 includes coverage of dimensional assessment, reliability and field trials, and the controversies that arose during development of DSM-5.• An indispensable chapter on how to use DSM-5 that addresses coding, diagnostic certainty, the demise of the multiaxial system, and the key changes to each diagnostic category.• Full coverage of the significant reorganization from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5, which is designed to incorporate advances in neuroscience, brain imaging and genetics. Chapters were reordered to reflect scientific advances in the understanding of psychiatric disorders, and the presumed etiological and the pathophysiological relationships among them.• Extensive coverage of the decision to integrate dimensional measures into DSM-5, which may enhance the clinician's ability to assess symptom variation and severity and aid in patient evaluation, treatment decisions, and outcome monitoring. The various measures are presented and their use discussed.• Finally, as the authors were not part of the revision process, they offer a fresh, down-to-earth perspective that will resonate with clinicians by focusing on the changes that will most significantly impact clinicians' professional lives. DSM-5 Guidebook provides a roadmap to the many changes in this living document, DSM-5, and will prove invaluable to psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, neurologists, social workers, and all who strive to understand mental illness as it is conceived today.Trade ReviewTaken as a whole, the Guidebook's primary strength is its historical perspective on the process of diagnosis and the place of DSM-5 in that larger context. In other regards, the Guidebook adds little to the material available in DSM-5 itself. -- Michael D. Jibson & Lisa S. Seyfried, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA * Academic Psychiatry *This is an excellent book. I found it to be user-friendly and a true guide to using the DSM-5. -- Valerie E. Mathis-Allen, M.D. * Doody's Book Review *Table of ContentsAbout the AuthorsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. The march to DSM-5Chapter 2. Use of DSM-5 and major changes from DSM-IV-TRChapter 3. Neurodevelopmental disordersChapter 4. Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disordersChapter 5. Mood disordersChapter 6. Anxiety disordersChapter 7. Obsessive-compulsive and related disordersChapter 8. Trauma- and stressor-related disordersChapter 9. Dissociative disordersChapter 10. Somatic symptom and related disordersChapter 11. Feeding and eating disordersChapter 12. Elimination disordersChapter 13. Sleep-wake disordersChapter 14. Sexual dysfunctions, gender dysphoria, and paraphilic disordersChapter 15. Disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disordersChapter 16. Substance-related and addictive disordersChapter 17. Neurocognitive disordersChapter 18. Personality disordersChapter 19. Medication-Induced movement disorders and other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attentionChapter 20. Assessment measuresChapter 21. Alternative DSM-5 model for personality disordersChapter 22. Conditions for further studyReferencesAppendix: DSM-5 ClassificationIndex

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Orion Publishing Co Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry

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Book SynopsisA world-renowned psychiatrist reveals the fascinating story of psychiatry's origins, demise and redemption. Psychiatry has come a long way since the days of chaining 'lunatics' in cold cells and parading them as freakish marvels before a gaping public. But, as Jeffrey Lieberman reveals in his extraordinary and eye-opening book, the path to legitimacy for 'the black sheep of medicine' has been anything but smooth. In SHRINKS, Dr Lieberman traces the field from its birth as a mystic pseudo-science through its adolescence as a cult of 'shrinks' to its late blooming maturity since the Second World War as a science-driven profession that saves lives. With fascinating case studies and portraits of the luminaries of the field, from Sigmund Freud to Eric Kandel, SHRINKS is a gripping and illuminating read. It is also an urgent call-to-arms to dispel the stigma surrounding mental illness and to start treating it as a disease rather than a state of mind.Trade ReviewAs a retort to those that still believe there are no mental disorders, only diverse mentalities, Jeffrey Lieberman's historic and spirited defence of psychiatric diagnoses and treatments has much work to do ... This is a humane guide to psychiatry's internal conflicts and a candid account of its claims to scientific credibility -- Iain Finlayson * THE TIMES *Journeying through the history of psychiatry with Jeffrey A. Lieberman is not unlike being led by Voltaire's indomitable optimist, Professor Pangloss, through the seven years' war and the Lisbon earthquake ... [Lieberman is] a breezy, charming, and genial guide to a field fraught with difficulties ... [He is] an insider, with the kind of experience most professional historians cannot claim -- Lisa Appignanesi * THE OBSERVER *An informative book ... Given that the mind is a fragile faculty and the brain is a delicate organ, it is sobering to discover from his book what a haphazard discipline psychiatry was until the 1970s -- Jack Carrigan * CATHOLIC HERALD *SHRINKS is an excellent way into the world of modern psychiatry: its science, the limits and benefits of its diagnostic systems and treatments, how doctors make good decisions and why they make bad ones. SHRINKS is as thorough as it is lively -- Kay Redfield Jamison, author of AN UNQUIET MINDThe most authoritative exploration I have read of the state of contemporary psychiatry ... It is also the most hopeful. Jeffrey Lieberman's account of the scientific revolution in psychiatry - a revolution that he both participated in and helped to foster - is compelling. But it is his candour, lack of dogmatism, and sensitivity to suffering that will linger in your mind long after you've turned the last page -- Sylvia Nasar, author of A BEAUTIFUL MINDAn astonishing book: honest, sober, exciting, and humane. Lieberman writes with the authority of an expert, but with the humility of a doctor who has learned to treat the most profound and mysterious forms of mental illnesses ... This book brings you to the very forefront of one of the most amazing medical journeys of our time -- Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIESJeffrey Lieberman has produced a masterful behind-the-scenes examination of psychiatry and, by extension, the human condition. His epic narrative charts the unlikely ascent of "the stepchild of medicine" from the earliest parlor-room charlatans of animal magnetism to the contentious Digital Age roll-out of the DSM-5, paralleling Lieberman's own professional transformation from eager psychoanalytic student of Freud to neuroscience-minded president of a reformed American Psychiatric Association. A wise and gripping book that tackles one of the most important questions of our time: what is mental illness? -- Andrew Solomon, author of FAR FROM THE TREE and THE NOONDAY DEMONSHRINKS is an excellent way into the world of modern psychiatry: its science, the limits and benefits of its diagnostic systems and treatments, how doctors make good decisions and why they make bad ones. SHRINKS is as thorough as it is lively -- Kay Redfield Jamison, author of AN UNQUIET MINDThe most authoritative exploration I have read of the state of contemporary psychiatry ... It is also the most hopeful. Jeffrey Lieberman's account of the scientific revolution in psychiatry - a revolution that he both participated in and helped to foster - is compelling. But it is his candour, lack of dogmatism, and sensitivity to suffering that will linger in your mind long after you've turned the last page -- Sylvia Nasar, author of A BEAUTIFUL MINDAn authoritative, often inspiring account of progress in psychiatry, balanced by frank and admirable openness about the field's historical missteps -- Peter D. Kramer, author of LISTENING TO PROZAC and AGAINST DEPRESSIONSHRINKS is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of mental health care ... I've been a policy-maker and a patient for decades, yet there was much in here I never really understood before. And now that we have mental health parity, that understanding is more important than ever. A smart, important, accessible book -- Patrick J. Kennedy, former US congressman, founder of The Kennedy Forum, and co-founder of One MindOnly someone such as Jeffrey Lieberman ... has both the clinical and scientific vision to write a modern history of the evolution of psychiatry, from its primitive origins to its current promise for the future. This highly readable and fully accessible book puts the history of psychiatry into a modern perspective for the general reader -- Eric Kandel, University and Kavli Professor of Brain Science, Columbia University, and Nobel Prize winner for Medicine and Physiology 2000SHRINKS is a great read and is highly recommended. By combining clinical case histories and theoretical musings, it describes where psychiatry came from and where it is going. The author, a highly respected clinical, research, and academic psychiatrist and recent President of the American Psychiatric Association, does not hesitate to describe the soft underbelly of his profession "as it matured from a psychoanalytic cult of shrinks into a scientific medicine of the brain." Especially interesting are descriptions of the profession's meanderings into intellectual dead ends, from Wilhelm Reich to Thomas Szasz and Daniel Amen. Equally intriguing is the emergence of today's scientific psychiatry which, when practiced skillfully, can afford great relief for many psychiatric disorders -- E. Fuller Torrey, author of SURVIVING SCHIZOPHRENIA

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Little, Brown Book Group Overcoming Health Anxiety: A self-help guide

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Book SynopsisStop worrying about your health and enjoy life.Many of us have a tendency to worry unnecessarily about our health. This can be worse in a time of global panic about pandemics. For some, the anxiety becomes chronic, and they may spend many hours checking for symptoms, seeking reassurance from others, surfing the internet for information about different diseases, or repeatedly visiting the doctor. It is distressing for them and for everyone around them.In fact, health anxiety can be very successfully treated with cognitive behavioural therapy - the approach taken in this self-help guide. Using a structured, step-by-step approach, the authors explain how the problem develops, how to recognise what feeds it and how to develop effective methods of dealing with it.- Includes questionnaires, case studies and exercises- Based on proven CBT techniques- Includes a chapter on fear of death and fear of vomiting

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Elsevier - Health Sciences Division DevelopmentalBehavioral Pediatrics

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSECTION 1 Foundations of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 1 An Introduction to the Field of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 2 The Biopsychosocial Model: Understanding Multiple Interactive Influences on Child Development and Behavior 3 Theories of Human Development 4 Theories of Learning and Behavior Change SECTION 2 Life Stages 5 The Maternal-Fetal Dyad: Challenges and Adaptations 6 Infancy 7 Toddlerhood and the Preschool Years 8 Middle Childhood 9 Adolescence 10 Transition to Adulthood 11 End-of-Life, Death, and Bereavement SECTION 3 Social and Environmental Contexts of Children 12 Understanding Child Development and Behavior in the Context of Family Systems 13 Parenting and Parenting Behavior 14 Foster Care and Adoption: Implications for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 15 Trauma, Resilience, and Child Development 16 Childcare 17 Peers 18 Schools as a Milieu 19 Neighborhoods and Personal Networks 20 Celebrating Sociocultural Diversity in the Exam Room and Addressing Racism and Bias 21 The Influence of Digital Media on Children and Families 22 Natural and Human Disasters SECTION 4 Biological Factors, Medical Conditions, and Exposures Affecting Development and Behavior 23 Biological Mechanisms of Human Development and Behavior 24 Genetic Disorders and Their Associated Mechanisms 25 Chromosome Disorders and Inheritance Patterns 26 Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy 27 Down Syndrome 28 Fragile X Syndrome and FMR1 Variants 29 Nervous System, 30 Neuromuscular Disorders 31 Seizures and Epilepsy 32 Diffuse Acquired Brain Injury 33 Congenital Infections 34 Consequences of Preterm Birth 35 Nutritional Disorders 36 Inborn Errors of Metabolism 37 Prenatal Exposure of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs 38 The Impact of Environmental Chemicals on the Developing Brain SECTION 5 Developmental Disorders 39 Cerebral Palsy and Other Motor Disorders 40 Intellectual Disability 41 Autism Spectrum Disorder 42 Developmental Considerations in Deafness 43 Blindness and Visual Impairment 44 Language and Speech Disorders 45 Sensory Processing Disorders SECTION 6 Variation in Behavior, Learning, Emotion, and Mental Health 46 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 47 Learning Disabilities 48 Talent and Giftedness 49 Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents 50 Suicide Prevention Care in the Pediatric Setting: A Trauma-Informed Approach 51 Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents 52 Psychotic-Spectrum Disorders in Children and Adolescents 53 Substance Use Disorders and Other Risk-Taking Behaviors in Youth 54 Dual Diagnosis of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 55 Aggression and Disruptive Behavior Disorders 56 Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Youth 57 Adjustment and Adjustment Disorders in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics SECTION 7 Developmental and Behavioral Considerations Related to Medical Care 58 Impact of Hospitalization and Acute Medical Care on Children and Families 59 Children with Chronic Illness and Medical Complexity 60 Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumors: Developmental and Behavioral Considerations 61 Neurodevelopment in Children With Congenital Heart Disease 62 Medications With Developmental and Behavioral Side Effects 63 Palliative Care for Children With Medical Complexity 64 Chronic Pain SECTION 8 Variations in Functional Domains 65 Feeding and Swallowing Disorders 66 Growth Faltering 67 Childhood Obesity 68 Urinary Incontinence and Nocturnal Enuresis 69 Toileting and Encopresis 70 Sleep and Sleep Disorders In Children 71 Movement Disorders 72 Habit Disorders in Children and Adolescents 73 Sexuality and Its Variations 74 Sexuality in Children and Youth With Disabilities 75 Gender and Its Variation in Youth SECTION 9 Assessment and Measurement in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 76 Fundamentals of Developmental, Behavioral, and Psychological Assessment 77 The Interview in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 78 The Physical Exam: Laying on of Hands.or Not 79 Evaluation of Children Who Are Nonverbal/Minimally Verbal 80 Assessment of Temperament 81 Developmental Surveillance and Screening 82 Evaluation of Emotion and Behavior 83 Evaluation of School Readiness: Beyond ABCs 84 Observational Assessment in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 85 Developmental, Cognitive, and Intelligence Testing 86 Educational Testing and Evaluation of Academic Performance 87 Neuropsychology in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Practice 88 Evaluation of Adaptive Functioning 89 Assessments of the Central Nervous System 90 Integration of Data Sources and Uncertainty SECTION 10 Interventions, Management, and Treatment of Developmental and Behavioral Conditions 91 Counseling and Readiness to Change 92 Common Factors and Lifestyle Interventions 93 Behavioral Parent Training and Consultation 94 Applied Behavior Analysis for Autism Spectrum Disorder 95 Crisis Management in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 96 Individual Therapy for Children and Adolescents: Play Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy as Developmentally Centered Relational Change Modalities] 97 Family Systems Therapy and Its Importance in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 98 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 99 Psychopharmacology 100 Hypnosis, Biofeedback, and Meditation 101 Growth Mindset as a Brief Intervention: Research to Practice 102 Treatment of Developmental, Behavioral, and Mental Health Conditions via Technology 103 Early Intervention 104 Special Education Services 105 Transition to Adulthood for Young Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 106 Rehabilitation Services: Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy 107 Speech-Language Pathology for Developmental-Behavioral Disorders 108 Art and Music Therapy 109 Integrative Medicine for Disorders of Development and Behavior 110 Community-Based Interventions 111 Endocrine and Gynecologic Management of Children With Severe Disabilities SECTION 11 Societal and Legal Contexts of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 112 Social Inclusion 113 Education Law: Implications for Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 114 Health Care Systems for Children With Disabilities 115 Interprofessional Team-Based Care 116 Ethical Considerations 117 The Pitfalls of Guardianship (Conservatorship) and the Promise of Alternatives SECTION 12 Conclusion 118 The Right to Belong, The Right to be Differen

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Oxford University Press Oxford Handbook of Mental Health Nursing

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

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Oxford University Press The Maudsley Handbook of Practical Psychiatry

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Book SynopsisThis is the standard text for trainees on the examination and interviewing of adults and children. Revised in line with current practice in UK, the 'orange book' also covers special interview situations, referral to experts, and early treatment interventions.Table of Contents1. The psychiatric interview with adults ; 2. Psychosocial assessments with adults ; 3. The psychiatric interview with children ; 4. The mental state examination ; 5. Neuropsychiatric assessment ; 6. The formulation, the summary, and progress notes ; 7. Special interview situations ; 8. Special problems ; 9. Treatments ; 10. Mental Health Law ; Appendix 1 The AUDIT questionnaire ; Appendix 2 Addenbrookes' Cognitive Examination ; Appendix 3 The 'SAD PERSONS' scale ; Appendix 4 Alcohol Withdrawal Assessment Scoring Guidelines (CIWA - Ar) ; Appendix 5 Antipsychotic depot injections: suggested adult doses and frequencies ; Appendix 6 Equivalent doses, maximum daily doses, and adverse effects of antipsychotics ; Appendix 7 Clozapine: management of adverse effects

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American Psychiatric Association Publishing Handbook of Essential Psychopharmacology

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Book Synopsis Handbook of Essential Psychopharmacology, Second Edition, provides an indispensable guide to vital information in the rapidly expanding field of psychopharmacology. The updated edition of this popular handbook will continue to be a reference that is simply the essential starting point in psychopharmacology for residents and experienced clinicians alike. Busy residents and clinicians will find a quick, current, and accessible guide to basic facts about psychotropic drugs, including dosages, indications, and drug interactions. As in the first edition, its structure is clear and easy to read, including • An all-new introductory chapter, designed to equip the reader with a basic understanding of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics• Four main chapters covering the four main groups of psychotropic medications: antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, and mood stabilizers• A consistent format for all four chapters that summarizes critical information about each group of medications, including drug class, indications, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, main side effects, drug-drug interaction, potentiating maneuvers, and use in special populations • A wealth of tables and graphs for quick clinical consultation and unique self-instruction sets of questions and answers• Fascinating and educational vignettes and puzzlers, extensive references for further reading, and—new to this edition—an invaluable appendix of fifty questions and answers, designed to test the reader's knowledge and comprehension of the text Densely informative and packed with practical material and special features, this truly essential guide is a handy clinical reference for experienced clinicians, an ideal teaching tool for educators, and a useful resource for residents, especially those preparing for the psychiatry board examinations.Trade ReviewThis is an outstanding book. . . is an indispensable guide to the most current information in the rapidly expanding field of clinical psychopharmacology. This book provides a quick, current, and easily accessible guide to basic facts about current psychotropic agents, including dosages, costs, indications, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, drug-drug interactions, potentiation strategies, and uses in special populations. It is very well written and easy to read. * Journal of Clinical Psychiatry *This is a very useful and easy to read update that clinicians can use in daily practice as a quick reference. The book is written in a very practical, user friendly format, differentiating itself from other books in this category. It is a good reference for anyone dealing with psychopharmacology. * Doody's Book Review Service *The Handbook of Essential Psychopharmacology, Second Edition contains a plethora of valuable knowledge: the text is succinct; the numerous tables throughout serve as quick reference material; and the reader can be challenged by the 'Q & A' sections. I highly recommend this handbook. * Massachusetts Psychiatric Society Bulletin *Table of ContentsPreface to the Second EditionChapter 1. Introduction to Pharmacodynamics and PharmacokineticsChapter 2. AntidepressantsChapter 3. AntipsychoticsChapter 4. Anxiolytics and Sedative-HypnoticsChapter 5. Mood Stabilizers Appendix: CME Questions and AnswersIndex

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Inner Traditions Bear and Company ADHD and the Edison Gene: A Drug-Free Approach to

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Book SynopsisIn ADHD and the Edison Gene, Thom Hartmann shows that the creativity, impulsiveness, risk taking, distractibility, and novelty seeking that are characteristic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are not signs of a disorder at all but instead are components of a highly adaptive skill set utilized by our hunting and gathering ancestors. These characteristics have been critical to the survival and development of our modern civilization and will be vital as humanity faces new challenges in the future. Hartmann, creator of the "hunter versus farmer" theory of ADHD, examines the differences in neurology between people with ADHD and those without, sharing recent discoveries that confirm the existence of an ADHD gene and the global catastrophe 40,000 years ago that triggered its development. He cites examples of significant innovators with ADHD traits, such as Ben Franklin and Thomas Edison, and argues that the children who possess the ADHD gene have neurology that is wired to give them brilliant success as artists, innovators, inventors, explorers, and entrepreneurs. Emphasizing the role that parents and teachers can play in harnessing the advantages of ADHD, he shares the story of how Edison was expelled from school for ADHD-related behavior and luckily his mother understood how to salvage his self-esteem and prepare him for a lifetime of success. Offering concrete strategies for nurturing, educating, and helping these children reach their full potential, Hartmann shows that rather than being "problems" such children are a vital gift to our society and the world.Trade Review“Like Edison, Thom Hartmann is a visionary who uses history to illuminate the potential cost to society of shackling unique minds aching to soar. He questions the cultural imperative that compels us to label what is outside the bell curve as pathological rather than extraordinary. In this new edition, Hartmann urges us to nurture the fearlessly innovative child and celebrate their differences. Our futures will ultimately be shaped by those undaunted by the spectra of the impossible--because they have been taught to believe in their own self-worth.” * Ellen Littman, Ph.D., coauthor of Understanding Girls with ADHD *“Instead of pathologizing the differences we call ADHD, we need to value neurodiversity, and Thom’s book shows us in rich detail how and why this is true. Thom’s work can help protect children and adults from the devastating effects of being viewed through a pervasive pathological lens--a much more severe problem than ADHD could ever be!” * Sari Solden, M.S., L.M.F.T., psychotherapist and author of Women with Attention Deficit Disorder and *“Thom Hartmann has made one of the most important contributions to transforming our understanding of ADHD. Thom was the first to consider ADHD in an evolutionary context. 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 *"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 & Psychotherapy *“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 *“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 *“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 *Table of ContentsForeword by Lucy Jo Palladino, Ph.D. Acknowledgments Introduction: A New View for Our Children Genetics and Differences 1993: The Hunter Gene Distractibility Impulsivity Risk-Taking Where Have All the Hunters Gone? Indigenous Hunters Today The Agricultural Revolution Our Society’s Hunters The Edison Gene The Crisis-Survival Gene Hunters Before the Holocene Adapted to Adversity and Change Part 1 The Past 1 The World of the Edison-Gene Child The Ancient World The Salt Pump The Great Ice Age Heated by the Great Conveyor Belt 2 The Dawn of Civilization What Made Us Human? The Bacteria That Took Over the World The Human Bottleneck Before the Bottleneck 3 Three Ways Humans Were Killed Off by Weather Warming by the Sun Vulcan’s Hammer Survivors: AIDS Chimps and the Black Plague Creativity Saves the Day ADHD and Creativity The Beads: Clue to the First Edisons Part 2 The Present 4 Anatomy of a Diagnosis How Edison-Gene Children Are Different Are They Disordered? Anthropology Meets Psychology • From Hunters to Inventors 5 The Mystery of Novelty-Seeking Behavior The “Novelty Gene” The Novelty Gene and ADHD 6 Genes Move Around and Turn On and Off The Genetics of Behavior Turning on Genes Codominant Genes Turning on Edison Characteristics 7 Other Genes and Influences Neurotransmitters and Personality Characteristics The Reasons for Genetic Variations Culture and Genes 8 Scientists Find the “Adaptive” Edison Gene But Some Say It’s a Disease Is It a Disorder? Novelty Seeking 9 The ADHD Gene and the Dawn of Human Civilization The Time Machine The News Hits the Streets The Edison Gene and Democracy 10 Brain Development and the Edison-Gene Child Sense of Self A Process that Mirrors Evolution The Reptilian Brain The Limbic Brain The “New” Brain The Unique Prefrontal Brain The Brain Develops After Birth, Too The First Pruning of the Brain The Impact of Stress The Brain in the Birth Period The Brain in the Toddler Period The Brain in the Early Childhood Period The Brain in the Teenage Period The Brain in the Early Adult Years Adult Memory of the Stages of Brain Development Intuition versus Information The Loss of Intuition The Tragedy of Lost Potential Invasion of the Lizard People? Are We Stuck in a Loop? Triggering Events Raising Fully Human Children Schools May Be the Key School as Torture Condemnation School as Work Comorbidities Applying Comorbidities to Edison-Gene Children Breaking the Loop Offering a New Story 11 The Edison Gene, Drugs, Exercise, and Nutrition Nutritional Deficiencies Are Rampant Environmental Toxins Nutriceuticals Yerba Maté: Nature’s Ritalin Drugs for Edison-Gene Children Medications Bite Back Burning Out Brain Cells? Do Drugs Help Over the Long Term? The Loss of Play EEG Neurofeedback Exercise: The Optimal “Treatment”? 12 Providing Discipline and Structure for the Edison-Gene Child Nurturing the Hunters Reward/Punishment versus Inclusion/Interdependence Separating Person from Behavior Break the Pattern with a Positive Message Watch for Islands of Success The Importance of Mastery Turn Off the Television 13 Alfred Adler’s Principles for Raising Children Promote Mutual Respect Encourage Foster Security Avoid reward and Punishment Use Natural and Logical Consequences Act Instead of Talk in Conflict Situations Use Withdrawal as a Counteraction Withdraw from the Provocation, Not from the Child Don’t Interfere in Children’s Fights Fighting Requires Cooperation Take Time to Teach Essential Skills and Habits Never Do for a Child What He Can Do for Himself Don’t Overprotect Avoid Being Overly Responsible Distinguish between Positive and Negative Attention Understand the Child’s Goal A Habit Is Maintained if It Achieves Its Purpose Minimize Mistakes Try a Family Council and Have Fun Together The Edison-Gene Family 14 Educating the Edison-Gene Child Learned Helplessness Reframing Identity = Success in Learning Government Studies Pronounce on Medication They Ignored the Environment The Study Proved Ritalin Doesn’t Improve Learning But It Makes the Teachers Happy Lighting a Fire for Learning Education and Testing Corporations How Modern Education Came About German Schools Come to America American Education and the Catholic Problem Backlash Against the Authoritarian Model of Public Education Maria Montessori Rudolf Steiner Free and Alternative Schools Homeschooling and Internet Schooling But What About Socialization? Why Homeschooling Works for Edison-Gene Children The Edison Gene through the College Years Find a Mentor or a Coach 15 Edison-Gene Girls and Women Be a Good Girl Cinderella in a Hostile World Cultural Barriers Cultural Programming and Expectations Healing the Wounds Spirituality and the Edison-Gene Child Edison-Gene Mystics The Hunter’s Reality The World of the Hunter’s Dreams Dreaming with the Natives Learning to Know Understanding the Real World Wild People and Tame People The Loss of True Wisdom When Access to Personal Spirituality Is Lost Part 3 The Future 17 How Edison-Gene Children May Change the World Glimmers of How Culture Works What Causes Culture? The Biology of Culture Primal Human Cultures Cultural and Genetic Selection 18 Is Human Evolution Finally Over? As Good As It Gets We’re Going Downhill It’s the Fault of Those People with ADHD! Are We Standing Still? Distant Bottleneck Events 19 One Generation to Save the World Climate Flip-Flops to the Next Ice Age A Global-Warming Bottleneck Afterword: Yesterday’s Child by Janie Bowman Notes Index

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Harvard University Press Why Torture Doesnt Work

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Book SynopsisBesides being cruel and inhumane, torture does not work the way torturers assume it does. As Shane O’Mara’s account of the neuroscience of suffering reveals, extreme stress creates profound problems for memory, mood, and thinking, and sufferers predictably produce information that is deeply unreliable, or even counterproductive and dangerous.Trade ReviewOffers a passionate and informative riposte to those who feel a ‘war on terror’ justifies barbarism. -- Hayden Murphy * The Guardian *Shane O’Mara’s book is a rebuttal to the torture memos that came out a few years ago that justified ‘enhanced interrogation’ methods used in Guantanamo Bay and Northern Ireland. He takes an empirical approach to torture. From a scientific point of view, even before getting into the morality, it is just ineffective. The FBI said the best technique is to get clever interrogators who are good at forming bonds. The analogy he uses is that if you had a computer that had information you wanted you wouldn’t hit it with a hammer because that would affect its recall. Humans work the same way. -- Neil Delamere * Irish Examiner *A powerful, convincing and thought-provoking volume. O’Mara presents us with the overwhelming scientific evidence that torture simply does not work. What is more, it damages memory and is highly likely to produce flawed intelligence. Claims of the utility of torture are no more than ‘cargo cult science.’…The significance of this book is difficult to overstate. Its conveyance of moral outrage as regards the practice of torture is unqualified and it delivers the evidence to repudiate all utilitarian justifications of the practice. It offers science-based pointers to manners of conducting interrogation that are both more effective and compliant with human rights standards. Furthermore, giventhe questions surrounding the utility of all statement-related evidence, it supports the long-standing calls for more focus on such other evidentiary sources as forensics and surveillance. It has a great deal to say to contemporary policy-makers and for police and intelligence services, not least at a moment of enhanced attention to counter-terrorism. The book demonstrates the importance of science in the pursuit of human rights…O’Mara deserves some sort of prize for this work. -- Michael O’Flaherty * Irish Times *Instead of simply providing utilitarian arguments, [O’Mara] argues that there is no evidence from psychology or neuroscience for many of the specious justifications of torture as an information-gathering tool. Providing an abundance of gruesome detail, O’Mara marshals vast, useful information about the effects of such practices on the brain and the body. -- Lasana T. Harris * Nature *Does torture actually work? To be sure, it can compel people to confess to crimes and to repudiate their religious and political beliefs. But there is a world of difference between compelling someone to speak and compelling them to tell the truth… Yet the assumption underlying the ticking time bomb defense is that abusive questioning reliably causes people to reveal truthful information that they would otherwise refuse to disclose. Few scholars have scrutinized this assumption—and none with the rigor, depth, and clarity of Shane O’Mara in his excellent book, Why Torture Doesn’t Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation… Invoking the relevant science, he shows that torture undermines the very neurocognitive mechanisms requisite for recalling veridical information from memory. -- Richard McNally * Science *If the aim of the torturers is to extract information, they should read O’Mara’s book and adopt gentler methods. CIA and the rest of you, read and note. Neuroscience says your methods don’t work. -- Steven Rose * Times Higher Education *Why Torture Doesn’t Work is a valuable book. O’Mara builds his case like a prosecutor, citing scientific studies and relentlessly poking holes in absurdities and inconsistencies in documents such as the ‘Torture Memos.’ Whether science matters to those who defend torture is another matter, as O’Mara knows: their motivation is often punitive, not practical. But once torture is imposed, the consequences, he says, are that it will be ‘ineffective, pointless, morally appalling, and unpredictable in its outcomes.’ -- Carl Elliott * New Scientist *Takes a scientific look at how the brain operates—or doesn’t—under stress, and points to more humane ways of getting information. -- Claire O’Connell * Irish Times *O’Mara recognizes that there are no clear, consistently successfully approaches to getting reliable information from captives. He makes a compelling case, however, that our current naïve intuitions and macho methods, including conducting interrogations in English to show who is in charge, as well as torture, are counterproductive. And that the training and experience of interrogators currently employed by the CIA is woefully inadequate. -- Glenn C. Altschuler * Psychology Today *A catalog of the scientific evidence of how torture is at best ineffective, usually counterproductive, and always inhumane. In his exhaustive examination of the psychological literature on human (and animal) stress responses, O’Mara combs through numerous studies demonstrating how those stress responses are related to memory retrieval and communication, which are the stated goals of the U.S. military’s ‘enhanced interrogation techniques.’ The author’s main argument—that we could argue forever about the ethics of torture, but the point is moot if the techniques don't even work to solicit the information sought—is confirmed over and over as he works through experiments on the effects of sleep deprivation, pain, drowning, heating, cooling, sensory deprivation, and more. The experiments range from the well‐known obedience experiments of Stanley Milgram to lesser‐known studies that measured the cognitive effects of changes in core body temperature. O’Mara leaves no stone unturned as he meticulously details the procedures and outcomes of each experiment… Everything you never wanted to know—but probably should—about interrogation techniques and outcomes. * Kirkus Reviews *An authoritative analysis. -- Antoinette Brinkman * Library Journal *O’Mara has written a sober, convincing argument that torture is practically worthless and morally disgraceful. * Publishers Weekly *With accurate and compelling neuroscience, this book will be valuable to individuals outside the neuroscience world—in politics, in the military—who should know the scientific basis of torture as they make and execute policy in this area. -- Howard Eichenbaum, Boston UniversityOne of the most powerful arguments one can make against a practice is that it is self-defeating, given its own goals. This is a highly unusual book on torture—terrifically interesting. -- Henry Shue, Merton College, University of OxfordIn a meticulously researched book that reinforces the legal and ethical arguments against torture, Shane O’Mara focuses on its effects on human physiology…As O’Mara shows, torture techniques are mentally debilitating, affecting memory as well as mood, and thereby compromise the capacity of victims to form and deliver a reliable account of any information that they may be withholding. Not only is torture morally deplorable, therefore, but its outcome is also entirely unpredictable…O’Mara capably translates the experimental evidence into accessible language for the general reader. -- Giovanni Frazzetto * Financial Times *Fascinating…Why Torture Doesn’t Work is the empirical case against torture, a reading of scientific research which concludes that torture is a poor method of extracting information, and that the people who argued for it and used it had no idea what they were doing…The message of science, according to O’Mara, is unambiguous: torture makes it harder to obtain useful information, not easier…O’Mara deserves a lot of praise for writing a convincing and moral book. -- Greg Waldmann * Open Letters Monthly *The book takes readers on an extended tour of the brain and the way it functions under the ‘chronic, severe, and extreme stressor states’ produced by forms of torture such as starvation, thirst, sleep deprivation, and waterboarding. O’Mara looks at the scientific literature examining the effects of these grim methods and determines that information obtained using them is inherently suspect…The last refuge in the defense of torture has always been an appeal to elevate pragmatism and security over ethics and the law in the face of a ‘ticking time bomb.’ O’Mara’s book reveals the hollowness of that argument. -- G. John Ikenberry * Foreign Affairs *O’Mara marshals a large amount of scientific literature to make his point. -- Rupert Stone * Newsweek *O’Mara shows that the processes of enhanced interrogation do indeed create such stressful states—interestingly, both in the interrogated person and in the interrogator—that it is enormously destructive not only to the person but to the information; and not only immediately but in the longer term… [The book’s] greatest strength, to me, is the rigor of its evident deductivism and the way this is demonstrated, which seems to act almost as a catechism against those who, with Vice President Dick Cheney, would embrace ‘the dark side’ rather blithely… [It] provide[s] key documents testifying to the assumptions of our time about what constitutes a human being. -- Rebecca Lemov * Times Literary Supplement *

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Johns Hopkins University Press Persuasion and Healing

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Book SynopsisAs they explore the power of "healing rhetoric"in these activities, the authors strengthen the ties among the various healing profession.Trade ReviewAnyone treating patients or engaging in clinical research to develop new drug or psychosocial treatments should take a few hours to absorb, once again, the brilliance of Persuasion and Healing. American Journal of Psychiatry The third edition of this creative integration and critical analysis of the vast literature on psychotherapy stands as a new and authentic contribution. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease Lucid, literate, and persuasive, Persuasion and Healing was a classic then, and remains one now. British Journal of Psychiatry Among the classics of psychiatric literature. Psychiatric QuarterlyTable of ContentsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Psychotherapy in America TodayChapter 1. What is Psychotherapy?Chapter 2. The Historical Roots of PsychotherapyChapter 3. Cultural Definitions of Mental Illness and PsychotherapyChapter 4. Who Receives Psychotherapy?Chapter 5. Who Conducts Psychotherapy?Chapter 6. What Are the Effects of Psychotherapy?Chapter 7. SummaryPart II: A Conceptual Framework for PsychotherapyChapter 8. Mental Illness, Psychotherapy, and Interpersonal StressChapter 9. The Assumptive WorldChapter 10. Demoralization: The Common Characteristic of Persons in PsychotherapyChapter 11. The Functions of Myth and RitualChapter 12. SummaryPart III: Psychotherapy, the Transformation of MeaningsChapter 13. Psychotherapy as Applied Behavioral ScienceChapter 14. Psychotherapy and RhetoricChapter 15. Psychotherapy and Hermeneutics: The Patient as a TextChapter 16. SummaryPart IV: Religious Revivalism and CultsChapter 17. Revivalism in Cultural ContextChapter 18. Conversion Experiences and Revival MeetingsChapter 19. CultsChapter 20. The Effects of Cults and Revival MeetingsChapter 21. Discussion and SummaryPart V: Religiomagical HealingChapter 22. Illnesses in Nonindustrialized SocietiesChapter 23. The Role of the Healer in Nonindustrialized SocietiesChapter 24. The Healing Ceremony in Nonindustrialized SocietiesChapter 25. Lourdes and Religious Healing in the Western WorldChapter 26. Other Forms of Nonmedical HealingChapter 27. SummaryPart VI: Mind and Body in PsychotherapyChapter 28. Drugs and PsychotherapyChapter 29. Psychological Effects of Bodily InjuriesChapter 30. Psychological Implications of Chronic IllnessChapter 31. Stressful Life Experiences, Temperament, and Family Environment in Physical IllnessChapter 32. Mastery, Hope, and Psychotherapy in Physical IllnessChapter 33. The Induction of Favorable Mental States through Bodily Manipulations and ExercisesChapter 34. SummaryPart VII: The Placebo Response and the Role of Expectations in Medical and Psychological TreatmentChapter 35. The Placebo ResponseChapter 36. Some Determinants of the Placebo ResponseChapter 37. The Placebo Response and PsychotherapyChapter 38. Psychotherapy and the Expectation of HelpChapter 39. The Preparation of Patients for Psychotherapy: The Role-Induction InterviewChapter 40. SummaryPart VIII: The Psychotherapist and the PatientChapter 41. The Sociocultural Status of Psychotherapists and PatientsChapter 42. The Training of PsychotherapistsChapter 43. Backgrounds and Personal Characteristics of PsychotherapistsChapter 44. Personal Attributes of PatientsChapter 45. The Therapeutic DyadChapter 46. The Power Imbalance in the Therapeutic EncounterChapter 47. A Note on Telepathy and PsychotherapyChapter 48. SummaryPart IX: Evocative Individual PsychotherapiesChapter 49. IntroductionChapter 50. Classification of PsychotherapiesChapter 51. Schools of Evocative TherapyChapter 52. Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic PsychotherapiesChapter 53. Evocative Therapies as Methods of PersuasionChapter 54. SummaryPart X: Directive Individual PsychotherapiesChapter 55. An Overview of Cognitive and Behavior TherapyChapter 56. Cognitive TherapiesChapter 57. Behavior TherapiesChapter 58. Morale-building Effects of Cognitive and Behavior TherapiesChapter 59. Emotional Arousal, Abreactive Therapy, and Posttraumatic Stress SyndromesChapter 60. SummaryPart XI: Group and Family PsychotherapiesChapter 61. Classifying Group TherapiesChapter 62. Encounter GroupsChapter 63. Group TherapyChapter 64. Family TherapyChapter 65. SummaryPart XII: Psychotherapy in a Controlled EnvironmentChapter 66. Social Breakdown Syndromes and DemoralizationChapter 67. An Overview of Controlled Settings and Their RationalesChapter 68. The Traditional Mental HospitalChapter 69. Milieu TherapyChapter 70. From Therapeutic Community to Community CareChapter 71. SummaryEpilogue: Some Personal Reflections on the Intellectual History of This BookReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe psychiatric profession in Germany changed radically from the mid-nineteenth century to the beginning of World War I. In a book that demonstrates his extensive archival knowledge and an impressive command of the primary literature, Eric J. Engstrom...Trade ReviewEngstrom... reveals how the various dimensions of academic psychiatry—its cognitive content, its treatment and research practices, its curriculum, its tools, its workspaces (clinics, laboratories, lecture halls), and its institutional (medical departments, universities, mental health care in general) and political and social contexts—were all closely interrelated.... Engstrom's interpretations are... nicely detailed. -- Harry Oosterhuis, University of Maastricht * Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences *Engstrom... has produced a fascinating history of the professionalizing of psychiatric practice in modern Germany in this extensively researched book. * Choice *Here we get a detailed look at the beginnings of the professionalization of psychiatry in Germany in the nineteenth century, a concomitant of the medicalization of madness that took place at the same time. -- Michale Beldoch * Cornell Studies in the History of Psychiatry, 2003-2004 *The nineteenth century can rightly be called the century of medicine and biology. With the support of national and provincial governments, clinical medicine and the human sciences flourished in Germany. By century's end, scholars in fields such as pathology, neurology, epidemiology, and experimental psychology could lay claim to being the best in the world. In no other field was the influence of German medicine and science more palpable than in psychiatry.... Eric Engstrom's book is the first to explore this important moment in the intellectual and social history of Germany. With Engstrom, this rather daunting venture is in able hands. To those scholars working in the field of the history of German psychiatry, Engstrom is well-known as a thoughtful and insightful historian, particularly well-informed about the scope of archival materials available to scholars. -- Greg Eghigian, Penn State University * H-Soz-u-Kult *The primary focus of Eric J. Engstrom's book on psychiatry in Germany from roughly the mid nineteenth century to the First World War is the tension between alienists—clinicians whom Engstrom defines as 'an ambiguous blend of physician, judge, father and teacher,' resident with their 'family' of staff and patients in large isolated rural asylums—and the new breed of 'scientific' psychiatrists based in urban clinics affiliated to university medical schools. This tension—never entirely resolved—led to a fundamental shift in asylum culture.... Engstrom must be given credit for achieving what he set out to do. He is a very thorough, undogmatic historian and the book is formidably footnoted and referenced. The prose is serviceable and straightforward, and, while it features much jargon from the social sciences, is never deformed by it. * Times Literary Supplement *

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Johns Hopkins University Press Psychedelic Psychiatry

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Book SynopsisThis challenge to the prevailing wisdom behind drug regulation and addiction therapy provides a historical corrective to our perception of LSD's medical efficacy.Trade ReviewDigs deeply into an area of drug history that has for the most part been ignored. Literary Review of Canada 2009 The story is very well written and researched... The book is a good read and has the bonus of imparting historical understanding of psychiatry during its most exciting and innovative era. British Journal of Psychiatry 2009 A smoothly written account. -- Edward Shorter American Historical Review 2009 Psychedelic Psychiatry is a highly nuanced work of scholarship that sheds new light on LSD research in Saskatchewan. -- Kam Teo Saskatchewan History 2009 As Dyck shows well, LSD gives historians a lot to think about. -- John C. Burnham Isis 2009 Crisply written, well-researched and cogently argued. -- Alex Mold Social History of Medicine 2009 Psychedelic Psychiatry represents the first archive-based, sober history of LSD's early years as a promising pharmaceutical and its subsequent decline. -- Nicolas Rasmussen Journal of American History 2009 Psychedelic Psychiatry is intensely interesting; an important and influential period of transition in psychiatry that has direct and important implications for current psychiatry... I highly recommend it to others. -- Mathew Martin-Iverson Health and History 2009Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Psychedelic Pioneers2. Simulating Psychoses3. Highs and Lows4. Keeping Tabs on Science and Spirituality5. Acid Panic6. "The Perfect Contraband"ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisHow to provide culturally sensitive care for clients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related disorderTrade ReviewThis comprehensive resource is full of ideas and wise guidance for expanding our thinking about trauma and its consequences. It provides rich clinical examples of the cultural and contextual adaptation of trauma-related interventions as well as a roadmap of key issues for researchers seeking to lay the foundations for a cultural clinical psychology of traumatic stress. Those seeking to assist trauma survivors from different cultures and countries will be helped to take a giant step towards real cultural competence. ;Josef I. Ruzek, PhD, Co-Director, Center for m2 Health, Palo Alto University, CA, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, CA, USA;Culturally responsive care demands culturally sensitive, evidence-based interventions. The editors undertake the mammoth task of integrating expertise from several interdisciplinary fields such as cultural clnical psychology, psychiatry, epidemiology, philosophy, social anthropology, and sociology [and] impressively deliver a wealth of knowledge for a wide range of audiences. The book affirms the relevance of challenging the universality of Western frameworks for clinically comprehending psychological trauma [and] emphasizes appropriately adapting existing psychological categories, constructs, assessments, and treatments.Cultural Clinical Psychology and PTSD weaves together an enriching volume of literature and offers much-needed integrative knowledge on the nuances of psychological trauma and its cultural variances and interventions.;Suchithra Varadarajan, Institute of Psychology and Education, University of Ulm, Germany, in Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psythotherapie (2021), 50, 100-103;Table of ContentsPreface Andreas Maercker, Eva Heim, & Laurence J. Kirmayer Part 1: Culturally Sensitive Approaches to PTSD and Related Mental Disorders Chapter 1 Culturally Responsive Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry: An Ecosocial Approach Laurence J. Kirmayer & Ana Gomez-Carrillo Chapter 2 Variability of PTSD and Trauma-Related Disorders Across Cultures: A Study of Cambodians Devon E. Hinton & Eric Bui Chapter 3 Sociosomatics in the Context of Migration Corina Salis Gross & Clare Killikelly Part 2: Cultural Values, Metaphors, and the Search for Universals Chapter 4 Cultural Psychology Is More Than Cross-Cultural Comparisons: Toward Cultural Dimensions in Traumatic Stress Research Andreas Maercker Chapter 5 Distress and Trauma in the Clinical History of Neurosis in Sweden and Finland Petteri Pietikainen Chapter 6 Trauma and Umwelt: An Archetypal Framework for Humanitarian Interventions Renos K. Papadopoulos Chapter 7 Wounds and Dirt: Gendered Metaphors in the Cultural History of Trauma Lisa Malich Chapter 8 Metaphors of Trauma in Indigenous Communities in India and Brazil Karin Rechsteiner & Iara Meili Chapter 9 Metaphors of Posttraumatic Growth: A Qualitative Study in Swiss, Lithuanian, and Brazilian Rural Communities Iara Meili, Goda Gegieckaite, & Evaldas Kazlauskas Chapter 10 Paradoxes and Parallels in the Global Distribution of Trauma-Related Mental Health Problems Michel L. A. Duckers & Chris R. Brewin Part 3: Global Mental Health and Intervention Challenges Chapter 11 Principles and Evidence of Culture Sensitive Mental Health Approaches Nadine Stammel Chapter 12 Culture-Sensitive Interventions in PTSD Ulrike von Lersner Chapter 13 Cultural Adaptation of Scalable Interventions Eva Heim, Melissa Harper Shehadeh, Edith van't Hof, & Kenneth Carswell Chapter 14 A Grief Intervention Embedded Within a Chinese Cultural Practice for Bereaved Parents Daiming Xiu & Clare Killikelly

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American Psychiatric Association Publishing Precision Psychiatry: Using Neuroscience Insights

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Book SynopsisPsychiatry is dedicated to understanding mental disorders and helping people struggling with them live fulfilling lives. Although current treatment modalities can be remarkably effective at improving patients' quality of life and mitigating the burden of symptoms for disorders like depression, bipolar disorder, or posttraumatic stress disorder, finding the right treatment for an individual can be a long and fraught process during which symptoms can worsen the risks associated with other health conditions. Precision psychiatry, as outlined in this groundbreaking book, presents a new path forward. By integrating findings from basic and clinical neuroscience, clinical practice, and population-level data, the field seeks to develop therapeutic approaches tailored for specific individuals with a specific constellation of health issues, characteristics, strengths, and symptoms. This guide harnesses the expertise of more than three dozen contributors in diverse areas of interest, including neuroimaging, electrophysiology, neurocognition, behavioral science, machine learning, and pharmacotherapy, to examine the current state of precision medicine in psychiatry and explore future areas of advancement. Numerous case examples illustrate and apply the principles of precision psychiatry to mood and anxiety disorders, as well as schizophrenia, in adult patients, emphasizing the push to develop biomarkers and algorithms that will identify subtypes of patients that may be underserved by conventional therapies. In these pages, educators, trainees, and clinicians will find the latest research in precise classification, treatment planning, and early identification across a spectrum of psychiatric disorders—and the foundation for a future where one-size-fits-all treatments are replaced by modalities optimized for individual patients across all stages of a disorder.Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceIntroductionPart 1: Neuroimaging of CircuitsChapter 1. A Neural Circuit-Informed Taxonomy for Precision PsychiatryChapter 2. The Future of Precision TMS in PsychiatryChapter 3. Neural Mechanisms of Bipolar DisorderPart 2: Neurocognition, Neurophysiology, and BehaviorChapter 4. Information Processing Impairments as Transdiagnostic Treatment TargetsChapter 5. State-Sensitive Vision Science-Based Markers in People with SchizophreniaPart 3: Blood MarkersChapter 6. Using Inflammatory Biomarkers to Identify Transdiagnostic SubtypesChapter 7. Pharmacogenetic TestingPart 4: Translational Neurobiological ApproachesChapter 8. Treatment Prediction Biomarkers for Major DepressionChapter 9. Translational Neurobiological Approaches to Precision MedicinePart 5: New Approaches and Computational Models That Bridge Neuroscience Insights and Clinical ApplicationChapter 10. Latent Variable-Based Predictive and Explanatory Disease ModelsChapter 11. Computational Cognitive Methods for Precision PsychiatryChapter 12. Toward Precision CBT via Reinforcement Learning TheoryPart 6: Developing the Academic Discipline of Precision PsychiatryChapter 13. Moving from Precision to Personalized Psychiatry: Clinical PerspectivesChapter 14. Preparing for the Future of Precision PsychiatryIndex

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