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Book SynopsisGrounded in a deep understanding of what makes intimate relationships succeed, this book provides concrete guidelines for addressing the complexities of real-world clinical practice with couples. Leading couple therapist Ellen Wachtel describes the principles of therapeutic interventions that motivate couples to alter entrenched patterns, build on strengths, and navigate the âœlegacyâ issues that each person brings to the relationship. She illuminates the often unrecognized choices that therapists face throughout the session and deftly explicates their implications. The epilogue by Paul Wachtel situates the author's pragmatic approach in the broader context of contemporary psychotherapy theory and research.Trade Review"This is the best book I know on the day-to-day practice of couple therapy. With a rare combination of clarity and depth, Wachtel illuminates how the most difficult topics can be addressed in a way that leaves couples feeling both reassured and motivated to grow. This book is a treasure."--Harriet Lerner, PhD, author of The Dance of Anger and Why Won't You Apologize? "The author describes the moment-to-moment decisions a therapist is called upon to make from the first moment of the first session. I know of no better first book for beginning students wanting to know how to do couple therapy and for experienced therapists seeking new ideas. Opening this book, you feel the presence of a master therapist who has drawn from the wisdom of the field and passed it through the filter of her decades of experience, finely tuned intelligence, and deep humanity. I kept thinking, 'Yes, that’s exactly what happens in a session--and, hey, Ellen Wachtel has come up with a great way to deal with it.'"--Daniel B. Wile, PhD, private practice, Oakland, California "All couple therapists will benefit immensely from diving into this engaging, highly readable book. With honesty and depth, Wachtel offers thoughtful insights and suggestions to help therapists navigate everyday dilemmas. She guides the reader through such essentials as approaching the first meeting, transitioning to the second session, conducting a genogram, and working through core underlying relational issues. Reading this book encouraged me to deeply reflect on my own practice. It is one of those books that I will keep on my shelf for reference when I next get stuck or hit an impasse with clients."--Rhonda Goldman, PhD, affiliate therapist, The Family Institute at Northwestern University "An invaluable comprehensive guide to doing couple work, from a talented, seasoned therapist. Wachtel doesn't miss any of the conundrums of couple therapy. She eschews pathologizing, instead fostering possibilities. This book is a 'must' for all couple therapists. Reading it is like having an excellent supervisor by your side."--Marcia Sheinberg, LCSW, Director of Training and Clinical Services, Ackerman Institute for the Family "A marvelous book, filled with clinical wisdom. Wachtel shares with the reader her integrative approach that illuminates the essence of couple therapy. She offers couple therapists and students practical insights and direction about the critical choice points involved in this form of therapy. Rich with instructive clinical vignettes, this book should be on the required reading list for every couple therapy course, and part of every couple therapist’s library."--Jay L. Lebow, PhD, ABPP, LMFT, Senior Scholar and Clinical Professor, The Family Institute at Northwestern University "The work described in this book is largely rooted in the same set of underlying principles that provide the foundation for good therapeutic work of all sorts. And as Ellen demonstrates so amply, these principles can be taught….Good couple therapy is not achieved by following the right manual but by establishing the right relationship and by proceeding in a way that builds upon the basic processes of change that have been shown in countless studies...to be the foundations of change in the way people act, feel, and perceive themselves and others. By building skillfully upon those processes and principles, the therapist...can enhance her effectiveness as a clinician."--from the Epilogue by Paul L. Wachtel, PhD -This is one of the most realistic books on couple therapy I have seen in my 40 years as a couple therapist and couple therapy trainer. It describes the course of couple therapy from the start to the end….From the start on it is very clear that the author is an experienced practitioner in the field. I particularly appreciated the many literal citations of what the therapist really says. This is very exceptional in the more than 50 books on couple therapy I have reviewed. Also, the inner conversation of the therapist is very concretely illustrated….I truly recommend this book to practicing couple therapists, old and young, and also to everyone who wants to know what couple therapists are doing….This is an original and rich couple therapy manual!--Marriage, Families, and Spirituality, 8/1/2019ƒƒThe work reads very much like a novel, with case studies and empathetic statements by the author….The writing style is both concrete and immediate, and readers are left with the impression of sitting in Wachtel's therapy room and witnessing an exciting display of therapeutic aptitude….The references and the index add value to this volume. It is highly recommended for professionals and students in all fields of therapy, counseling, and education. Highly recommended. All readers.--Choice Reviews, 6/1/2017ƒƒThis is an excellent guide to the nuts and bolts of couple therapy. It also explores issues related to the quality of the therapeutic relationship and its specifics when working with couples or knowing when it is ethical to stop therapy. The author uses vignettes to illustrate her points, which provides a sense of realism and practicality. This book enables readers to experience the wisdom the author has accumulated through years of working with couples. It is useful to both novice and more expert therapists who may get stuck on specific issues. It also extends beyond therapy with couples as some of the principles the author discusses are applicable in working with individuals and families as well.--Doody's Review Service, 5/12/2017Table of Contents1. Introduction: Dilemmas and Choices in Couple Therapy 2. What Is a Good Relationship? 3. Principles and Methods 4. The First Session 5. The Individual in the System: A Critical Pathway to Change 6. Common Underlying Relationship Issues and How to Address Them 7. From the First to the Second Session: Clinical Illustrations 8. The Genogram: A Window into the Psyche 9. "The Things They Carry": Working with Legacy Issues 10. Deepening Connections 11. Troubleshooting Common Challenges Epilogue. Principles of Change in Individual and Couple Therapy, Paul L. Wachtel References Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface xxiii List of Abbreviations xxv Part 1 Cardiology 1 Chapter 1 Tachycardia 3Guy Hindley, Eromona Whiskey, Nicholas Gall Sinus tachycardia 3 Atrial fibrillation 4 Supraventricular tachycardia 4 Ventricular tachycardia 6 Diagnostic principles 6 Management 10 References 14 Chapter 2 Bradycardia 17Eleanor Croft, Nicholas Gall Diagnosis 19 Management and when to refer to a specialist 21 References 22 Chapter 3 QT Interval Prolongation 23Guy Hindley, Nicholas Gall Prescribing QTc‐prolonging medication 27 Diagnostic principles 28 Management 29 References 32 Chapter 4 Syncope 35Luke Vano, Nicholas Gall Causes of syncope 35 Syncope and serious mental illness 36 Diagnostic principles 36 Diagnosis and management 38 References 39 Chapter 5 Hypertension 41Luke Vano, Toby Pillinger, J. Kennedy Cruickshank Diagnostic principles 43 Diagnosis 44 Management 45 References 48 Chapter 6 Postural Hypotension 51Toby Pillinger, Ian Osborne, Thomas Ernst, J. Kennedy Cruickshank Diagnostic principles 53 Management 54 References 58 Chapter 7 Peripheral Oedema 59Thomas Whitehurst, Theresa McDonagh Diagnostic principles 60 Management 66 References 67 Chapter 8 Myocarditis 71Thomas Whitehurst, Theresa McDonagh Diagnostic principles 71 Management 75 Clozapine‐induced myocarditis 75 References 77 Chapter 9 Hypercholesterolaemia 79Dipen Patel, Toby Pillinger, Narbeh Melikian Diagnostic principles 80 Diagnostic criteria 81 Management 81 References 84 Chapter 10 Physical Activity 85Garcia Ashdown-Franks, Brendon Stubbs Physical activity and serious mental illness 85 How much physical activity and exercise should people be doing? 86 Practical tips 87 Messages to include in discussions with patients 87 References 88 Part 2 Endocrinology 91 Chapter 11 Diabetes Mellitus 93Yuya Mizuno, Toby Pillinger, Dan Siskind, Sophie Harris Diagnostic principles 93 Management 97 References 102 Chapter 12 Thyroid Disease 105Harriet Quigley, Jackie Gilbert Hypothyroidism 105 Diagnostic principles 107 Management 110 Hyperthyroidism 111 Diagnostic principles 112 Management 113 References 114 Chapter 13 Hyperprolactinaemia 117John Lally, Toby Pillinger, Olubanke Dzahini, Sophie Harris Diagnostic principles 119 Management and when to refer to a specialist 121 Hyperprolactinaemia and osteoporosis risk in serious mental illness 122 Hyperprolactinaemia and cancer risk 123 References 123 Chapter 14 Obesity 125Yuya Mizuno, Toby Pillinger, Dan Siskind, Ian Osborne, Kate Moffat, Donal O’Shea Monitoring 127 Prevention and treatment of weight gain 129 References 134 Part 3 Haematology 137 Chapter 15 Anaemia 139Sanjena Mithra, Aleksander Mijovic Diagnostic principles 140 Management and referral pathways 143 References 145 Chapter 16 Neutropenia 147John Lally, Toby Pillinger, Aleksander Mijovic Drug‐induced neutropenia and agranulocytosis 149 Diagnostic principles 150 Management 151 References 153 Chapter 17 Thrombocytopenia 155Sanjena Mithra, Aleksander Mijovic Diagnostic principles 156 Management and when to refer 158 References 158 Chapter 18 Venous Thromboembolism and Anticoagulation 159Helen Doolittle, Lara Roberts, Roopen Arya Risk factors 159 Prophylaxis 161 Diagnosis 162 Management 164 References 168 Part 4 Gastroenterology 169 Chapter 19 Gastro‐oesophageal Reflux and Peptic Ulcer Disease 171Luke Vano, Seema Varma, John O’Donohue Gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease 171 Peptic ulcer disease 176 References 178 Chapter 20 Gastrointestinal Bleeding 181Douglas Corrigall, David Dewar Diagnostic principles 183 Management 185 References 188 Chapter 21 Nausea and Vomiting 191Mary Denholm, Matthew Cheetham Diagnostic principles 193 Management 195 References 198 Chapter 22 Dysphagia 199Mary Denholm, Jason Dunn Causes of dysphagia in the general population 199 Diagnostic principles 200 Management 203 Oesophageal cancer in psychiatric populations 203 Dysphagia in the elderly 204 References 204 Chapter 23 Deranged Liver Function Tests 207John Lally, Aisling Considine, Kosh Agarwal Diagnostic principles 207 Management 212 References 213 Chapter 24 Alcohol and Physical Health 215Musa Sami, Joseph Cooney, Michael Heneghan What is harmful use? 215 Physical complications of alcohol use 216 Approach to the patient with suspected alcohol misuse 217 Management 220 References 222 Chapter 25 Unintentional Weight Loss 223Mary Denholm, John O’Donohue Diagnostic principles 225 Management 227 References 227 Chapter 26 Dry Mouth 229Enrico D’Ambrosio, Andrea Falsetti, Stephen Challacombe Diagnostic principles 231 Management 231 References 232 Chapter 27 Hypersalivation 235Enrico D’Ambrosio, Andrea Falsetti, Toby Pillinger, Stephen Challacombe Diagnostic principles 235 Management 236 References 239 Chapter 28 Constipation 241John Lally, Toby Pillinger, Kalliopi Vallianatou, Immo Weichert Diagnostic principles 243 Management 244 References 249 Part 5 Renal and Urology 251 Chapter 29 Urinary Retention 253Atheeshaan Arumuham, Vimoshan Arumuham Urinary retention and serious mental illness 253 Diagnostic principles 254 Management 256 References 256 Chapter 30 Urinary Incontinence 259Atheeshaan Arumuham, Vimoshan Arumuham Diagnostic principles 261 Management 262 References 264 Chapter 31 Polyuria 267Atheeshaan Arumuham, Toby Pillinger, Benjamin Whitelaw Diagnostic principles 268 Management 269 References 271 Chapter 32 Sodium Derangement 273Atheeshaan Arumuham, Peter Conlon Diagnostic principles 274 Management 276 References 277 Chapter 33 Potassium Derangement 279Ellis Onwordi, Peter Conlon Hyperkalaemia 279 Hypokalaemia 282 References 285 Chapter 34 Chronic Kidney Disease 287Ellis Onwordi, Toby Pillinger, Anne Connolly, Peter Conlon Diagnostic principles 289 Management 291 References 295 Part 6 Sexual and Reproductive Health 297 Chapter 35 Sexual Dysfunction 299Rudiger Pittrof Assessment of a patient with sexual dysfunction 299 Management 301 References 304 Chapter 36 Contraception 307Neha Pathak, Usha Kumar Clinical approach 308 Contraceptive options 308 Ethical and legal considerations 312 When to refer 313 Special considerations in patients with serious mental illness 313 References 314 Chapter 37 Infertility 317Rudiger Pittrof Addressing infertility in psychiatric practice 317 Onward referral and further tests for infertility 318 Infertility treatments 318 References 318 Chapter 38 Sexually Transmitted Infection 319Harriet Le Voir, Rudiger Pittrof History 319 STI testing in psychiatry 320 Determining urgency of clinical action/referral 321 Referral to sexual health services 322 References 324 Part 7 Infectious Diseases 325 Chapter 39 Pneumonia 327Emma McGuire, Loren Bailey, Peter Saunders, Meera Chand Pneumonia and serious mental illness 329 Diagnostic principles 329 Management 332 References 335 Chapter 40 Influenza 337Anna Riddell, Eithne MacMahon Diagnostic principles 338 Management 339 Preventing spread of influenza 341 References 342 Chapter 41 Urinary Tract Infection 343Sian Cooper, Conor Maguire Urinary tract infection and serious mental illness 344 Diagnostic principles 344 Management 347 References 350 Chapter 42 Gastroenteritis 351Maria Krutikov, Luke Snell Diagnostic principles 351 Management 354 References 356 Chapter 43 Viral Hepatitis 357Klara Doherty, Aisling Considine, Kosh Agarwal Hepatitis B 357 Hepatitis C 361 References 364 Chapter 44 Tuberculosis 365Sakib Rokadiya, Adrian R. Martineau Diagnostic principles 366 Management 369 References 371 Chapter 45 Human Immunodeficiency Virus 373Rebecca Marcus, Jessica Gaddie, Toby Pillinger, Ben Spencer, Kalliopi Vallianatou, Rudiger Pittrof Testing for HIV 374 HIV and the central nervous system 374 Antiretroviral therapy 375 References 380 Part 8 Respiratory 383 Chapter 46 Smoking Cessation 385Harriet Quigley, Mary Yates, John Moxham Identifying those who want to stop smoking and degree of nicotine dependence 385 Approaches to smoking cessation 387 References 392 Chapter 47 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 395Mary Docherty, Jenny Docherty, Peter Saunders Common causes of COPD in the general population and patients with serious mental illness 395 The asthma–COPD overlap 396 Diagnostic principles 397 Management 400 References 403 Chapter 48 Asthma 405Mary Docherty, Jenny Docherty, Peter Saunders Causes in the general population and people with serious mental illness 405 Diagnostic principles 406 Management 409 References 412 Chapter 49 Obstructive Sleep Apnoea 413Nicholas Meyer, Hugh Selsick, Kai Lee Diagnostic principles 414 Management 415 References 416 Part 9 Neurology 419 Chapter 50 Delirium 421Luke Jelen, Sean Cross Diagnostic principles 421 Management 426 References 429 Chapter 51 Autoimmune Encephalitis 431Adam Al-Diwani, Julia Thompson, Sarosh Irani Autoimmune disease mechanisms 431 Clinical approach 432 Management 437 References 439 Chapter 52 Catatonia 441Jonathan P. Rogers, Ali Amad Diagnostic principles 442 Management 444 References 448 Chapter 53 Seizure Disorders 451Emanuele F. Osimo, Brian Sweeney Acute seizure 452 Psychiatric comorbidity in people with epilepsy 455 Psychiatric side effects of antiepileptic drugs 457 Psychiatric drug therapy in people with epilepsy 457 Psychogenic non‐epileptic seizures 458 Epilepsy surgery 459 Epilepsy and learning disability 459 References 459 Chapter 54 Headache 461Ines Carreira Figueiredo, Nazia Karsan, Peter Goadsby Diagnostic principles 463 Management 466 References 468 Chapter 55 Disorders of Sleep and Circadian Rhythm 471Nicholas Meyer, Hugh Selsick Definitions of common sleep disorders in psychiatric populations 471 Diagnostic principles 474 Management 476 References 477 Chapter 56 Extrapyramidal Side Effects 479Graham Blackman, R. John Dobbs, Sylvia Dobbs Clinical approach 480 Management 482 References 483 Chapter 57 Tardive Dyskinesia 485Graham Blackman, Toby Pillinger, R. John Dobbs, Sylvia Dobbs Clinical approach 486 Management 487 References 489 Chapter 58 Tremor 491Graham Blackman, R. John Dobbs, Sylvia Dobbs Clinical approach 491 Management 494 References 496 Part 10 Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Health 497 Chapter 59 Low Back Pain 499Jennifer Ireland, Matthew Cheetham Diagnostic principles 500 Management 502 References 503 Chapter 60 Arthritis 505Sarah Griffin, Joseph Nathan, Richard Campbell Clinical approach 510 Management 512 References 512 Part 11 Ophthalmology 515 Chapter 61 Eye Disease 517Ernest Iakovlev, Radwan Almousa Clinical approach to a patient with visual disturbance or orbital/periorbital disorders 517 Disorders of the eyelids 522 Disorders of the conjunctiva 526 Disorders of the cornea 529 References 533 Part 12 Obstetrics and Gynaecology 535 Chapter 62 Pregnancy 537Katherine Beck, Ruth Cochrane, Louise M. Howard The pre‐conception period 538 During pregnancy 539 Psychiatric medication in pregnancy 543 Postpartum psychosis 547 Electroconvulsive therapy in pregnancy 547 References 548 Chapter 63 Menopause 551Deirdre Lundy Physiology and symptoms of perimenopause 551 Clinical approach 552 Treatment 553 References 556 Part 13 Dermatology 559 Chapter 64 General Dermatology 561Jonathan Kentley, Ruth Taylor, Anthony Bewley Infectious skin disease 561 Non‐infectious skin disease 564 References 566 Chapter 65 Psychodermatology 569Jonathan Kentley, Ruth Taylor, Anthony Bewley Psychiatric disorders with skin manifestations 569 Psychophysiological conditions 571 Secondary psychological disorders 571 Cutaneous sensory disorders 572 References 572 Part 14 Electroconvulsive Therapy 573 Chapter 66 Electroconvulsive Therapy 575James Kelly, Mariese Cooper, Mario Juruena Indications and contraindications 575 The ECT procedure 576 Physiological effects of ECT 576 Pre‐ECT assessment 578 Safety of ECT 579 ECT prescribing 579 Guidance for the doctor administering ECT 579 Side effects of ECT 580 Special patient groups 581 References 581 Part 15 Emergencies 583 Chapter 67 Chest Pain 585Luke Vano, Immo Weichert Diagnostic principles 586 Management 590 Information to provide in a ‘chest pain’ referral to medical services 591 References 591 Chapter 68 Acute Shortness of Breath 593Martin Osugo, Toby Pillinger, Vivek Srivastava Diagnostic principles 593 Management 595 References 596 Chapter 69 Acute Coronary Syndrome 597Laura O’Sullivan, Narbeh Melikian Diagnostic principles 598 Management 602 References 603 Chapter 70 Arrhythmia 605Martin Osugo, Nicholas Gall Tachycardia 605 Bradycardia 605 Reference 608 Chapter 71 Hypertensive Crisis 609Luke Vano, J. Kennedy Cruickshank Diagnostic principles 609 Management 610 References 611 Chapter 72 Sepsis 613Laura O’Sullivan, Immo Weichert When to think sepsis 613 Septic shock 614 Management 614 Post‐sepsis syndrome 615 References 616 Chapter 73 Acute Kidney Injury 617Phillipa Brothwood, Toby Pillinger, Anne Connolly, Peter Conlon Categorisation of acute kidney injury 617 Diagnostic principles 620 Management 622 Psychiatric medication and acute kidney injury 622 References 623 Chapter 74 Diabetic Emergencies 625Toby Pillinger, Yuya Mizuno, Sophie Harris Hypoglycaemia 625 Diabetic ketoacidosis 626 Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state 627 References 627 Chapter 75 Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding 629Douglas Corrigall, David Dewar Signs of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding 629 Waiting for transfer 629 Handing over to the acute medical team 630 Chapter 76 Status Epilepticus 631Emanuele F. Osimo, Brian Sweeney Chapter 77 Anaphylaxis 633James Kelly, Immo Weichert Management 633 References 636 Chapter 78 Reduced Consciousness and Coma 637James Kelly, Immo Weichert Clinical approach 637 References 640 Chapter 79 Thyroid Emergencies 641Harriet Quigley, Jackie Gilbert Hypothyroid crisis/myxoedema coma 641 Hyperthyroid crisis/thyroid storm 642 References 643 Chapter 80 Head Injury 645Susie Bradwell, Sophie Williams, Joanna Manson Clinical approach 645 Types of intracranial haemorrhage 649 References 650 Chapter 81 Acute Meningitis and Infective Encephalitis 651Hina Khan, Brian Sweeney Meningitis 651 Infective encephalitis 653 References 655 Chapter 82 Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack 657Toby Pillinger, James Teo Stroke 657 Diagnostic principles 658 Management 659 Transient Ischaemic Attack 660 Diagnostic principles 660 Management 661 References 661 Chapter 83 Overdose 663Stephen Kaar, Immo Weichert General principles 663 Information gathering 664 Emergency assessment and management 664 Specific scenarios 667 Management of a person who refuses admission to hospital after an overdose 670 References 670 Chapter 84 Acute Dystonia 673Jonathan P. Rogers, R. John Dobbs, Sylvia Dobbs Diagnostic principles 673 Management 675 References 677 Chapter 85 Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome 679Robert A. McCutcheon, James Kelly, Toby Pillinger Diagnostic principles 679 Management 680 References 681 Chapter 86 Serotonin Syndrome 683Robert A. McCutcheon, James Kelly, Toby Pillinger Diagnostic principles 683 Management 684 References 685 Chapter 87 Emergencies in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 687Hanine Fourie, Ruth Cochrane Maternal collapse 689 Pre‐eclampsia 689 Major obstetric haemorrhage 691 Amniotic fluid embolism 691 Ectopic pregnancy 691 Miscarriage 693 Hyperemesis gravidarum 694 Ovarian cyst accidents 695 Pelvic inflammatory disease 697 References 697 Chapter 88 The Acute Abdomen 699Sophie Williams, Joanna Manson History 699 Causes of the acute abdomen based on pain location 702 Examination 705 Investigations 706 Onward referral 706 References 707 Chapter 89 The ABCDE Approach 709Toby Pillinger, Immo Weichert First steps 709 Airway (A) 711 Breathing (B) 711 Circulation (C) 711 Disability (D) 711 Exposure (E) 712 References 712 Index 713

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Book SynopsisMedard Boss and the Promise of Psychotherapy reacquaints counselors, psychotherapists and psychiatrists practicing today with the ideas of this remarkable figure in the history of twentieth-century clinical psychology who quietly but radically deviated from the mainstream of standard thinking and practice of his time. It presents an appreciation of Boss the man as essential for understanding what psychotherapy has become and envisioning its original purpose. This study revisits certain events in Boss’s life that have not been sufficiently appreciated but deeply affected the development of his psychoanalysis without the psyche: da-seinanalysis (Daseinsanalyse). The book attempts to establish a terminology for therapy that is clear and consistent with Heidegger’s thought. It provides a rich range of materials for study—texts in translations, a glossary of key terms, and a comprehensive international bibliography—that will be of use in developing an approach to therapy as Boss envisioned it. Medard Boss and the Promise of Psychotherapy concludes with some hints at just what such therapy might look like, one that is based on the author’s own practice. It reflects what can be learned from Boss, both what he said and published and, perhaps more important, what was left unsaid. The book is written for advanced students as much as for established therapists and scholars.

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Book SynopsisAn exploration, in graphic novel form, of the French psychiatric clinic La Chesnaie. Illustrates the supportive environment where patients and caregivers participate equally in the day-to-day operations of the clinic.Trade Review“Guided by caregivers, administrators, but mostly the patients, the observant duo turn their initial announcement of ‘We’re here to make a comic about Chesnaie’ into a surprisingly participatory, warmly individualized, even laugh-out-loud, record of mental illness.”—Terry Hong Booklist“The Third Population is a great missing component to the rich area of comics about mental health, a form of stepping back from the intensely personal aspects and mapping out the universal ones that include many levels of involvement and require planning, organization, patience, and empathy.”—John Seven The Beat“Showing compassion for others is a rare thing these days, especially when it comes to people with disabilities. But in The Third Population we have just that. Aurélien Ducoudray and Jeff Pourquié—maybe even without intending to—have created a graphic novel that is kind, honest, heartfelt, and humane.”—Damien Canteau Comixtrip“A book full of life and humor, on an unusual psychiatric establishment.”—Guillaume Garcia-Mora Planète BD

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Book SynopsisThe Psycho-Analysis of Children, first published in 1932, is a classic in its subject, and revolutionised child analysis. Melanie Klein had already proved, by the special technique she devised, that she was a pioneer in that branch of analysis. She made possible the extension of psycho-analysis to the field of early childhood, and in this way not only made the treatment of young children possible but also threw new light on psychological development in childhood and on the roots of adult neuroses and psychoses.Trade ReviewKlein's ideas about children, along with her many innovations in adult therapy, placed her in the top ranks of a group of 20th-century psychoanalysts who pioneered the study of early childhood psychology * Boston Globe *[A] seminal psychoanalytic thinker * New York Times *

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Book SynopsisA revised edition of Madness Explained, Richard Bentall''s groundbreaking classic on mental illness In Madness Explained, leading clinical psychologist Richard Bentall shatters the modern myths that surround psychosis. Is madness purely a medical condition that can be treated with drugs? Is there a clear dividing line between who is sane and who is insane? For this revised edition, he adds new material drawing on the recent advances in molecular genetics, new studies of the role of environment in psychosis, and important discoveries on early symptoms preceding illness, among other important developments in our understanding.''Madness Explained is a substantial, yet highly accessible work. Full of insight and humanity, it deserves a wide readership.'' Sunday Times ''Will give readers a glimpse both of answers to their own problems, and to questions about how the mind works'' Independent Magazine Richard P. Ben

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Book SynopsisCharles Rycroft''s ''Critical Dictionary of Psychoanalysis'' is an established reference work providing clear definitions and critical discussions of the technical terms used in psychoanalysis. An accurate and witty guide to the meaning of psychoanalytic terms ... [it] also explains the various controversies which have disfigured the psychoanalytic movement and which are such a puzzle to those outside it. For anyone concerned with psychoanalysis and its offshoots this is an indispensable book Anthony Storr

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Book SynopsisThe loss of a loved one is one of the most painful experiences that most of us will ever have to face in our lives. This book recognises that there is no single solution to the problems of bereavement but that an understanding of grief can help the bereaved to realise that they are not alone in their experience. This new edition has been revised and extended to take into account recent research findings on both sides of the Atlantic. Parkes and Prigerson include additional information about the different circumstances of bereavement including traumatic loss, disasters, and complicated grief, as well as providing details on how social, religious, and cultural influences determine how we grieve.Bereavement provides guidance on preparing for the loss of a loved one, and coping after they''ve gone. It also discusses how to identify the minority in whom bereavement may lead to impairment of physical and/or mental health and how to ensure they get the help they needTrade ReviewI have been reading and learning from Colin Parkes' work on death, grief, and loss for more than half a century. During that time Parkes has emerged as the predominant world authority on the nature and consequences of bereavement -- Robert Jay Lifton, psychiatrist and author

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Book SynopsisCHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES AND DAILY TELEGRAPHSHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGHES PRIZE''A riveting chronicle of faulty science, false promises, arrogance, greed, and shocking disregard for the wellbeing of patients suffering from mental disorders. An eloquent, meticulously documented, clear-eyed call for change'' Dirk WittenbornIn this masterful work, Andrew Scull, one of the most provocative thinkers writing about psychiatry, sheds light on its troubled historyFor more than two hundred years, disturbances of reason, cognition and emotion - the sort of things that were once called ''madness'' - have been described and treated by the medical profession. Mental illness, it is said, is an illness like any other - a disorder that can treated by doctors, whose suffering can be eased, and from which patients can return. And yet serious mental illness remains a profound mystery that is in some ways no closer to being solved than it was at the start of the twentieth century.In this clear-sighted and provocative exploration of psychiatry, acclaimed sociologist Andrew Scull traces the history of its attempts to understand and mitigate mental illness: from the age of the asylum and surgical and chemical interventions, through the rise and fall of Freud and the talking cure, and on to our own time of drug companies and antidepressants. Through it all, Scull argues, the often vain and rash attempts to come to terms with the enigma of mental disorder have frequently resulted in dire consequences for the patient.Deeply researched and lucidly conveyed, Desperate Remedies masterfully illustrates the assumptions and theory behind the therapy, providing a definitive new account of psychiatry''s and society''s battle with mental illness.Trade ReviewThis fascinating picture of psychiatry since 1900 is absolutely essential, deeply felt and absorbing -- David Aaronovitch * The Times *An erudite, precise and impassioned history of 200 years of psychiatry ... five stars -- Simon Ings * The Sunday Telegraph *The chilling truth about mental illness: opportunists, asylums and big pharma - there are few heroes in this enraging study of a great failing. Fascinating -- Sebastian Faulks * The Sunday Times *Desperate Remedies, which tells the story of mental illness over the past two centuries, is meticulously researched and beautifully written, and even funny at times, despite the serious content * Guardian *A vital rallying cry. Scull convincingly conveys the long search for a better take on mental disorder * TLS *A blistering critique. Scull's arguments are passionately delivered and while some might sound radical, they also have common sense * New Statesman *An indisputable masterpiece...a comprehensive, fascinating, and persuasive narrative of the past 200 years of psychiatry. Scull is unsparing in his critiques when motives of money, power, and fame have tempted psychiatrists to disregard the welfare of those under their care * Wall Street Journal *I would recommend this fascinating, alarming and alerting book to anybody. For anyone referred to a psychiatrist it is surely essential -- Horatio Clare * The Spectator *Brimming with wisdom and brio, this masterful work spans the history of modern psychiatric practice, from the abject horrors of Victorian asylums to the complexities surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness to this day. Exceedingly well-researched, wide-ranging, provocative in its conclusions, and magically compact, it is riveting from start to finish. Mark my words, Desperate Remedies will soon be a classic -- Susannah Cahalan, author of Brain on Fire and The Great PretenderDesperate Remedies is a harrowing, heart-pounding history that will leave you gasping. Andrew Scull vividly transports us to the dismal asylums and experimental operating rooms that haunt psychiatry's past and then links that tragic era with our prescription-happy present. Dryly witty, but always compassionate, he shines a light on a century of medical mayhem and the horror it inflicted on the innocent. This is a riveting, powerful and utterly astonishing read -- Simon Rich, author of Hits and MissesAndrew Scull weighs American psychiatry in the balance and finds it seriously wanting. So this may not be the best introductory text for an aspiring medical student. But it is required reading for anyone who appreciates great writing, insight and outstanding scholarship - just the kind of people we want doing psychiatry -- Professor Sir Simon Wessely, Regius Professor of Psychiatry, King’s College LondonA riveting chronicle of faulty science, false promises, arrogance, greed, and shocking disregard for the wellbeing of patients suffering from mental disorders. An eloquent, meticulously documented, clear-eyed call for change -- Dirk Wittenborn, author of PharmakonAn immensely engaging - if often dismaying - account of American psychiatry. Scull impressively balances the social reality that constitutes 'mental illness' with the ever-shifting rationales used to explain such unsettling behaviors and emotions and justify the social function of those who manage these elusive ills. Desperate Remedies is an important contribution to our understanding of a fundamental and still-contested aspect of human experience -- Charles Rosenberg, author of The Care of StrangersAn important plea for psychiatrists not to be seduced into offering a cure that is worse than the disease...Scull's engaging account of the development of psychiatry and psychiatric treatments since the 19th century shows history repeating itself many times over...The grisly part of Scull's story is not gratuitous. It is the context from which modern drugs such as antidepressants and antipsychotics emerged...Desperate Remedies is a reminder of the tragic and barbarous measures that have often been inflicted on people in the name of curing mental disturbance * Literary Review *A provocative and often persuasive analysis of psychiatry...A must-read for those who have been - or fear they will be - touched by mental illness. If psychiatry is to survive, Scull concludes, psychiatrists must be more candid about the limits of their knowledge * Psychology Today *Scull is well aware that psychiatry has vacillated between treating 'the mind' with therapeutic dialogue and treating 'the body' with surgery and psychotropic drugs...The medical discipline has never known and still does not know what it is treating. Scull directs the reader's attention to the fact that after decades of research and billions of dollars spent, not a single biomarker for psychiatric sickness has been discovered * Washington Post *An intensely skeptical history and analysis of psychiatry. The gist of his argument is: although there have been undeniable advancements, mental illness remains baffling, and no discipline has done a great job of treating symptoms and understanding causes. Scull has written the best kind of 'feel-bad' book, lashing offenders left and right with his whip of evidence * New York Times *For me the greatest value of Desperate Remedies is the brilliant spotlight that Scull shines on historical and current truths about psychiatry. There is an implicit plea that is interwoven throughout the book for a measure of relief from the 'devastating tragedy' that envelops people with mental illness. Medical students intending to train in psychiatry would be well served by the masterful perspective Scull provides and the penetrating questions he raises for the profession * The Lancet *Scull delivers a remarkable history of psychiatry. The final section is a devastatingly effective chronicle of the rise of psychopharmacology and its tendency to regard all mental illnesses as potentially treatable with the right medication. This sweeping and comprehensive survey is an impressive feat * Publishers Weekly *A carefully researched history of psychiatry, it provides a critical assessment of the psychiatric enterprise. In the rush to find cures for psychiatric illnesses, Scull believes that there has been a disappointing lack of focus on patients * Psychiatric News *

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Book SynopsisTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ''Insightful, thought-provoking and profound. I can''t recommend highly enough'' Sunny Singh''A revolutionary work of beauty, brilliance, compassion and ultimately, hope'' Robin DiAngeloThe consequences of racism can be found in our bodies - in skin and sinew, in bone and blood. In this ground-breaking, inspiring work, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage, the physical consequences of discrimination, from the perspective of body-centred psychology. He argues that until we learn to heal and overcome the generational anguish of white supremacy, we will all continue to bear its scars.My Grandmother''s Hands is an extraordinary call to action for all of us to recognize that racism affects not only the mind, but also the body, and introduces an alternative view of what we can do to grow beyond our racial divides.Trade ReviewInsightful, thought-provoking and profound. I can't recommend highly enough -- Sunny SinghIt's not just a manual for feeling your feelings, it's an excavation of the soul. . . Perhaps the most compelling idea in My Grandmother's Hands is that culture lives in the body - in the food we eat, the rituals we perform and ways in which we do or do not soothe our own bodies. It means that when we have the capacity to cultivate new cultures among us through embodied practices. -- Rosel Jackson Stern * gal-dem *A revolutionary work of beauty, brilliance, compassion and ultimately, hope. With eloquence and grace, Resmaa Menakem masterfully lays out the missing piece in the puzzle of why, despite so many good intentions, we have not achieved racial justice. . . This is an intimate guidebook toward racial healing, one that achieves that rare combination for its readers: it is deeply intellectually stimulating while also providing practical ways to engage in the process of repair -- Robin DiAngelo, author of White FragilityFull of wisdom and understanding. Menakem offers a new way to understand racism and, more importantly, to heal it. This book lays out a path to freedom and peace, first for individual readers, then for our culture as a whole. A must-read -- Nancy Van Dyken, author of Everyday NarcissismResmaa Menakem's penetrating insight into trauma is profoundly impactful, but even more powerful and useful are his strategies for addressing it -- for healing. A brilliant thinker, he is able to bring a multitude of research and experience together to guide us in our understanding of how trauma affects our lives. This is essential reading if we are to wrest ourselves from the grips of trauma -- Alexs Pate, author of AmistadForget diversity. Forget teaching tolerance. Forget white guilt. With clarity and insight, Resmaa Menakem offers a profoundly different approach to healing racism -- John Friel and Linda Friel, co-authors of Adult ChildrenMy Grandmother's Hands invites each of us to heal the racial trauma that lives in our bodies. As Resmaa Menakem explains, healing this trauma takes courage and a commitment to viscerally feel this racial pain. By skillfully combining therapy expertise with social criticism and practical guidance, he reveals a path forward for individual and collective healing that involves experiencing the sensations of this journey with each step. -- Alex Haley, Professor at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality & HealingMenakem cuts to the heart of America's racial crisis with the precision of a surgeon in ways few have before. As this amazing work shows us, policies alone will not do it, and bold social action, though vital to achieving justice, will require those engaged in it to also take action on the injury, deep and personal, from which we all suffer -- Tim Wise, author of White Like MeAn intimate and direct look at the way the Black-white dynamic is held, not only in institutions such as policing, but also in the bodies of all of those involved . . . offers concrete practices that are part of the work of shifting the violence of the original wound -- Susan Raffo, writer, and community organizerResmaa Menakem offers a path of internal reconciliation for a person enduring the generational trauma of American racism, and gives us all a chance to dream of a healing from it -- Keith Ellison, Member of Congress and Deputy Chair of the Democratic National CommitteeAs a career peace officer I entered this noble profession to serve my community, but I had never received any instruction in the police academy or been issued a piece of equipment that prepared me to recognize or examine community trauma . . . or my own. My Grandmother's Hands gave me a profound and compelling historical map tracing law enforcement's role as sometimes unknowing contributors to community trauma -- Medaria Arradondo, Acting Chief, Minneapolis Police Department

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Book SynopsisFrom the author of Man''s Search for Meaning, one of the most influential works of psychiatric literature since Freud.Holocaust survivor Viktor E. Frankl is known as the founder of logotherapy, a mode of psychotherapy based on man''s motivation to search for meaning in his life. The author discusses his ideas in the context of other prominent psychotherapies and describes the techniques he uses with his patients to combat the existential vacuum. Originally published in 1969 and compiling Frankl''s speeches on logotherapy, The Will to Meaning is regarded as a seminal work of meaning-centered therapy. This new and carefully re-edited version is the first since 1988.

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Book SynopsisRates of diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are skyrocketing, throughout America and the rest of the world. U.S. rates of youth diagnosis have increased 40% from just a decade ago. Adults with ADHD are now the fastest-growing segment of the population receiving diagnosis and medication. The disorder is painful and sometimes disabling for individuals and tremendously costly for society; yet, widespread misinformation, skepticism, and unanswered questions have jeopardized effective diagnosis and treatment. Researched and written by Stephen Hinshaw, an international expert on ADHD, and Katherine Ellison, a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and author, ADHD: What Everyone Needs to Know is the go-to book for authoritative, current, accurate, and compelling information about the global ADHD epidemic. This book addresses questions such as: Is ADHD a genuine medical condition or a means of pathologizing active and exploratory behavior? Do medications for ADHD serve as needed treatments, or are they attempts at social control, designed to bolster profits of pharmaceutical firms? Has the ADHD label become a ruse by which parents can game the educational system for accommodations? How do symptoms and impairments related to ADHD differ between girls and women and boys and men? Why are ADHD medications often used as performance enhancers by college and high-school students? ADHD: What Everyone Needs to Know clears the air of the most polarizing and misleading information that abounds, providing straight talk and sound guidelines for educators, policymakers, health professionals, parents, and the general public. It shows the reality of ADHD but does not ignore the forces that have pushed up rates of diagnosis to alarmingly high levels.Trade Review"This is an essential guide for people who suspect that they or a loved one might have ADHD. In clear, unbiased prose, it addresses the controversies surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of this disorder. It is written in a manner that is easily accessible without sacrificing the basic science important to understanding this condition." --Sanford Newmark, MD, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Pediatric Integrative Neurodevelopmental Program, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, UC San Francisco "Many trade books exist on ADHD but exceptionally few are written by expert clinical scientists who have spent their long careers both studying ADHD and working with families and patients with ADHD. And fewer still of those books are this current in harvesting the results of more than 1,000 science articles per year published on the disorder. This is one of those rare few. It contains extensive, useful information not only on the nature of the disorder and its causes and life course but, more importantly, on the best ways to manage the condition. Despite the richness of science-based information it contains, it reads easily. It is clearly a must-read for parents of children with the disorder, teachers who must educate them, and adults with ADHD." --Russell A. Barkley, PhD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina "Well researched and unbiased, this book dispels the myths surrounding ADHD and the ADHD 'industrial complex.' Even better, it answers so many of the important questions adults have when they - or one or their children - is diagnosed with ADHD. It's easy to read, well organized, and based in the latest science. Definitely one of the best resources available today!" --Melissa Orlov, author of The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHDTable of ContentsIntroduction ; Part I: Facing the Facts ; Chapter 1: What is ADHD? And Why Does it Suddenly Seem to be Everywhere? ; Chapter 2: How Widespread Is It? ; Chapter 3: What Causes It? ; Chapter 4: How Do You Know If You Have It? ; Chapter 5: How Does ADHD Change Over the Lifespan? ; Chapter 6: How Much Does It Matter Who You Are and Where You Live? ; Part II: Taking Action ; Chapter 7: How Helpful-or Harmful-Is Medication? ; Chapter 8: How Helpful is Behavior Therapy, and What Kinds of Behavior Therapies Help the Most? ; Chapter 9: What Other Strategies May Be Helpful in Treating ADHD? ; Chapter 10: What Do You Need to Know About the "ADHD Industrial Complex"? ; Chapter 11: Conclusions and Recommendations ; Resources

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Book SynopsisCo-occurring psychiatric conditions are extremely common among people who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The Oxford Handbook of Autism and Co-Occurring Psychiatric Conditions presents a compilation of the latest research in this area, summarized by internationally renowned experts. Each chapter presents an overview of the problem or disorder including information on prevalence in ASD and in the general public and a synthesis of the research on etiology, diagnostic best practices, and evidence-based intervention approaches. Case studies bring these concepts to life, and each chapter concludes with suggestions for future research directions in order to further develop our scientific and clinical understanding of the particular comorbidity. Given the fact that comorbidity is often a chronic and pervasive concern, this Handbook takes a lifespan approach, with each chapter touching on developmental aspects of the targeted problem, from early childhood through adulthood. The concluding section of the Handbook is comprised of content on clinical considerations and research approaches, including chapters on medications commonly used to treat co-occurring conditions, strategies for managing crisis situations in this clinical population, and community partnerships within an implementation science framework.Trade ReviewI feel that this Handbook belongs in the personal/professional library of any and all individuals studying or serving the autistic population at this time. * Joseph P. McCleery, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders *Table of ContentsForeword John Elder Robison Part I: Overview 1. ASD and Co-Occurring Psychiatric Conditions: A Conceptual Framework Virginia Carter Leno and Emily Simonoff Part II: Co-Occurring Conditions 2. Co-Occurring Mood Problems in Autism Spectrum Disorder Katherine Gotham, Florencia Pezzimenti, Mareike Eydt-Beebe, Gloria T. Han, and Catherine G. Herrington 3. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorder Jennifer H. Foss-Feig, Stacey Lurie, and Maya F. Hubert 4. Substance-Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-Occurring Addiction Patricia J. M. van Wijngaarden-Cremers 5. Anxiety in ASD: A Case of Blurred Boundaries Lawrence Scahill and Andrea N. Evans 6. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in Autism Katelyn M. Dyason, Sharna L. Mathieu, Donna L. Griffiths, and Lara J. Farrell 7. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Connor M. Kerns, Chandler Puhy, Chelsea Day, and Steven J. Berkowitz 8. Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Related Disruptive Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorder Karen Bearss and Aaron Kaat 9. ADHD in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A High-Risk Co-Occurring Condition Benjamin E. Yerys 10. Intellectual Disability in Autism Spectrum Disorder Jill Fodstad, Rebecca Elias, and Shivali Sarawgi 11. The Co-Occurrence of Autism and Gender Diversity John F. Strang, Dana Rofey, and Eleonora Sadikova Part III: Related Problems 12. Psychosexual Problems, Sexual Deviance and Promoting Sexual Health in Autistic Adolescents and Adults Kirstin Greaves-Lord, Jeroen Dewinter, Lennart Pedersen, Olive Healy, and Mark A. Stokes 13. Eating Issues in Autism Spectrum Disorder Emily S. Kuschner and Gregory L. Wallace 14. Sleep Problems in Autism Spectrum Disorder Margaret C. Souders, Briana J. Taylor, and Stefanie Zavodny Jackson 15. Aggression in Autism Spectrum Disorder Micah O. Mazurek 16. Understanding Executive Function Challenges in Autism Spectrum Disorders Cara E. Pugliese, Gregory L. Wallace, Laura G. Anthony, and Lauren Kenworthy 17. Self-Injurious Behavior in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Jennifer N. Haddock and Louis P. Hagopian 18. Suicidality and Self-Harm in Autism Spectrum Conditions Sarah Cassidy Part IV: Current Clinical Practices and Promising Research Approaches 19. Medications to Treat Co-Occurring Psychiatric Conditions in Autism Spectrum Disorder Bryan H. King, Agnieszka Rynkiewicz, Malgorzata Janas-Kozik, and Marta Tyszkewicz-Nwafor 20. A Model for Addressing Crisis Behavior in Youth with ASD within a Functional and Contextual Framework Robin L. Gabriels and Julia Barnes 21. Designing ASD Interventions for Community Implementation: Addressing Children's Challenging Behaviors in Publicly-Funded Mental Health Services Lauren Brookman-Frazee, Amy Drahota, Colby Chlebowski, Yael Koenig, Katherine Williams, Barry Hill, and Julie McPherson 22. Synthesis: Current State of the Science and Future Directions Brenna B. Maddox, Carla A. Mazefsky, and Susan W. White

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Book SynopsisA book written by experts in the field, its comprehensive coverage touches all the main areas of importance to those needing to understand and respond to one of the most pressing contemporary challenges in public mental health. As part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library series, this book covers topics such as the nature of self-harm, who it affects, and the reasons for self-harm especially in the young and in females. The important risk factors - individual, interpersonal, and societal - are identified and reviewed. Chapters on how to respond to individuals who self-harm cover the essentials of assessment, self-management, and brief interventions that may require specialist involvement. Population-level approaches to prevention are covered, as is intervention in special settings such as schools and prisons. Modern developments in the online world are also recognized as potential risks but also as potential resources. The challenges for those working in low income settings are acknowledged and discussed. Each chapter is informed by the latest research while remaining practical in its focus - with the key topics illustrated by real-world examples. While the book is aimed primarily at those working in health or social care, it is written in a style that will be accessible to many other professionals who are likely to encounter self-harm, including those working in education and with young people in community settings. Further reading offers practical guides for the interested professional who wants useful advice in an accessible format.

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Book SynopsisJanet Oppenheim''s book explores an illness that figures in nearly every volume of Victorian autobiography, memoirs, diaries, letters, and more than a few novels. Variously described as shattered nerves, nervous collapse, neurasthenia, or nervous breakdown, the illness was the focus of extensive medical discussion during the Victorian and Edwardian decades. Few doctors could decide whether nervous breakdown was a physiological disorder, to be cured by medication, or a moral weakness for which the patient needed psychiatric care.Oppenheim uses the letters, diaries, and autobiographies of men and women who suffered breakdowns, examines medical archives, published scientific sources, and contemporary fiction, in which the `nervous type'' was so familiar as to border on caricature. Shattered Nerves places a puzzling medical problem in its full social, cultural, and intellectual context.Trade Review`Throughout, this is a remarkeable example of traditional scholarly writing and publishing. No misprints, no theorizing; instead, plain English and knowledgable pragmatism ... must become the standard survey of its subject.' History`Professor Oppenheim writes with agreeable gusto. With a historian's skills she masters the intricacies of psychiatric thinking admirably ... serious, stimulating, and entertaining.' The Lancet'Janet Oppenheim is Professor of History at the American University, Washington, DC. She spent nigh on a decade writing this admirable book, which combines scholarship with wit and clarity of writing. This is a great source book for any who are interested in the origins of our ideas about depression. It illuminates the present, as it illuminates the past. I recommend it thoroughly.' Paul Bebbington, Insitute of Psychiatry, London, International Review of Psychiatry (1992)John Reddick has written a substantial and compelling book on Georg Büchner. John Reddick communicates his sense of wonder at Büchner's achievement, which he describes using terms applied to the plays of Molière - "une transcription physique". This is a good book, and long overdue. * Forum for Modern Language Studies. Vol. XXXIII, No. 4 '97 *

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Book SynopsisOne of the most challenging tasks facing clinicians today is the assessment of patients'' capacities to consent to treatment. The protection of a patient''s right to decide, as well as the protection of incompetent patients from the potential harm of the decisions they might make, rests largely on clinicians'' abilities to judge patients'' capacities to decide what treatment they will receive.Confusing laws and complex ethical questions surrounding competence to consent to treatment have made the process of competence assessment intimidating for many clinicians. Health professionals - physicians, medical students nad residents, nurses, and mental health practitioners - have long needed a consice guidebook that translates the issue for practice. This is what this book accomplishes. The aurthors describe the place of competence in the doctrine of informed consent and show how assessments of competence to consent to treatment can be structured by using a specific set of general medical anTrade Review"A clinical masterpiece. Drs. Grisso and Appelbaum have written a practical, clinical gude to assessing an individual's competence to consent to treatment. Their scholarly reviews and focused clinical vignettes make this volume an essential element of all physicians' personal libraries."--Thomas N. Wise, M.D., Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University "...an insanely competent exercise in logic and clarity."--The Journal of Clinical Research Best Practices "Every few decade comes a book so influential that the history of the entire field is divided into 'before' and 'after'. Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment is such a book: a clinical, legal, and scientific accomplishment so complete that it will be the odd reader who does not turn the final page and think, 'this is what scholarship should be.' A staggering accomplishment!"--John Monahan, Ph.D., Doherty Professor of Law, University of Virginia "Those who teach about informed consent, as well as those who consult on this issue, routinely turn to the works of Paul Appelbaum and Tom Grisso for guidance. Their previous academic work in this field has been excellent and this new volume is no exception....The emphasis in this book is on the clinical aspects of informed consent. The chapters are structured with helpful guidance in dealing with the dilemmas that often arise when competence is assessed....This book represents yet another significant contribution by Grisso and Appelbaum to the field of law and medicine. More importantly, and most successfully, it is a useful clinical volume that should be readily available to all consultation clinicians."--Psychosomatics "...a well-elaborated and thorough description of the subsequent steps that have to be taken to minimize the risk of neglecting important aspects in this complicated procedure. Therefore this book is essential for physicians and clinical psychologists working with cognitively impaired patients."--Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy "A clinical masterpiece. Drs. Grisso and Appelbaum have written a practical, clinical guide to assessing an individual's competence to consent to treatment. Their scholarly reviews and focused clinical vignettes make this volume an essential element of all physicians' personal libraries."--Thomas N. Wise, M.D., Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University "Every few decade comes a book so influential that the history of the entire field is divided into 'before' and 'after'. Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment is such a book: a clinical, legal, and scientific accomplishment so complete that it will be the odd reader who does not turn the final page and think, 'this is what scholarship should be.' A staggering accomplishment!"--John Monahan, Ph.D., Doherty Professor of Law, University of Virginia "This is a very practical and useful book for any clinician who provides treatment to patients for whom competence to consent is an issue. It is quite user-friendly, with convenient chapter summaries and many illustrative clinical vignettes."--Doody's Journal Noted in Annals of Internal Medicine "In daily practice, it is physicians who frequently determine whether patients lack decision-making capacity. Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment is a concise, lucid, wise, and practical book on how to do so....This book provides extremely useful guidance."--The New England Journal of Medicine "This book will appeal to anyone who has ever struggled with difficult decisions on the treatment of individuals who are dubiously competent to consent. Using frequent and relevant clinical examples, the authors, who are acknowledged experts in biomedical ethics, explore the concepts on which competency to consent is founded."--Annals of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada "Once in a great while comes a book that is of major significance in a professional field. This relatively small book is one of those seminal works. The authors, both nationally known figures in the field of law and mental health, present a very practical guide, written in a clear, concise, and useful manner, to assessing patients' competency to consent to treatment....Together, they have accomplished a tour de force in the field of psychiatry and law."--Psychiatric Services "Grisso and Appelbaum have given us a complete and concise description of the law, theoretical considerations, and an operational model for determining competency to consent to treatment . . . . This work is truly a guide for the assessment of competence to consent to treatment. Anyone who develops an understanding of what is written here will be competent to determine this type of competency. Even those who think they know how to do it can benefit from reading this book. It's like a brief refresher course and highly recommended." The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease "This book, written by two authors who have written extensively about the topic of health care decision-making and issues of capacity/competence, provides an in-depth history and delineation of the process of informed consent." -- Louise Schmitt, PhD, Clinical Gerontologist "The authors, using superb clinical vignettes, flesh out the use of these elements, discussing them in the context of the demainds of the situation. This is the subject of the first half of the book: an even-handed and lucid discussion of the anatomy and physiology of the consent process. The second half is a data-based application of these principles. The utility of the instrument lies in the validity of the underlying concepts. The ease of administration, the reliability of an assessment protocol, and the fact of making a record. From a preventive risk-management point of view, such information is gold." -- The Journal of Psychiatry and Law, 28/Summer 2000 "It would be hard to find greater authorities internationally on this topic than Thomas Grisso and Paul S. Appelbaum of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts. Their book Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment: A Guide for Physicians and Other Health Professionals provides all you could possibly want to know about the principle of consent to treatment and what is required to be able to give valid consent.""Where Grisso and Appelbaum are ground-breaking is it in their introduction of a structured clinical instructment to assess capacity.""This book provides the most comprehensive examination of the topic available and more than enough preparation to cope with the increased importance of this clinical topic."--Journal of Forensic PsychiatryTable of Contents1. Why Competence is Important - The Doctrine of Informed Concent ; 2. Thinking About Competence ; 3. Abilities Related to Competence ; 4. When Patients' Decision Making Should be Assessed ; 5. Assessing Patients' Capacities to Consent to Treatment ; 6. Using the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool - Treatment ; 7. Making Judgements About Patients' Competence ; 8. Substitute Decision-Making

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Book SynopsisCan evolutionary theory explain depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders? The authors re-examine this old question in light of current research and show that evolution may provide the essential framework for understanding both everyday human behavior and a range of mental disorders. Their discussion includes up-to-date research on emotions, moods, symptoms, and mental processing. The authors make a compelling case for the view that prominent features of mental disorders are simply adaptive responses to the environment and life''s circumstances and that these responses can only be understood in the context of our long evolutionary past.Trade Review"The authors are psychiatrists who have done distinguished experimental work in primatology. They summarize evolutionary influences on everyday behavior, and argue convincingly for this area as a science basic to psychiatry."--The Quarterly Review of Biology "Darwinian Psychiatry represents a encyclopedic, ambitious and well-argued attempt to convince its readers that the field of psychiatry would benefit from the explicit incorporation of evolutionary theory, and offers nothing short of a complete reconceptualization of mental disorders. McGuire and Troisi are writers of considerable distinction in the psychiatry literature...their scholarship is unmistakable and their shared knowledge startlingly comprehensive. The overall tone of the work is relatively conversational, a style that well befits the obvious familiarity of the authors with the tenets of evolutionary theory and their knowledge of mental conditions. Well thought out, well-structured, and well written...the application of their ideas is both comparatively straightforward and appropriately provocative." -- Metapsychology (Mental Help Net's Bookstore) "The authors are psychiatrists who have done distinguished experimental work in primatology. They summarize evolutionary influences on everyday behavior, and argue convincingly for this area as a science basic to psychiatry."--The Quarterly Review of Biology "Darwinian Psychiatry represents a encyclopedic, ambitious and well-argued attempt to convince its readers that the field of psychiatry would benefit from the explicit incorporation of evolutionary theory, and offers nothing short of a complete reconceptualization of mental disorders. McGuire and Troisi are writers of considerable distinction in the psychiatry literature...their scholarship is unmistakable and their shared knowledge startlingly comprehensive. The overall tone of the work is relatively conversational, a style that well befits the obvious familiarity of the authors with the tenets of evolutionary theory and their knowledge of mental conditions. Well thought out, well-structured, and well written...the application of their ideas is both comparatively straightforward and appropriately provocative." -- Metapsychology (Mental Help Net's Bookstore)Table of ContentsI. Introduction ; 1. Darwinian psychiatry - the context ; 2. Diagnosing and explaining disorders/conditions ; II. An evolutionary context for disorders ; 3. Evolutionary concepts important to psychiatry ; 4. A theory of behavior ; 5. Mechanisms, emotions, moods, symptoms, and affects ; 6. Information processing ; 7. Evolutionary models of disorders/conditions ; 8. Regulation-dysregulation theory ; III. Disorders and conditions in evolutionary context ; 9. Personality disorders ; 10. Anorexia nervosa ; 11. Schizophrenia ; 12. Phobias ; 13. Other conditions ; 14. Dysthymic disorder: a study of infrastructural suboptimality ; IV. Treatment in evolutionary context ; 15. Treatment in evolutionary context ; V. Conclusion ; 16. Summary and conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe author provides the language, not only for understanding the suicidal mind, but for understanding oneself and the psychological needs of the suicidal individual. Presenting cases that reveal the inner workings of the suicidal mind, Shneidman offers an insight to help understand and prevent suicide.Trade ReviewFascinating * New Scientist *

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Book SynopsisOver a half million people each year suffer brain-damaging injuries and diseases -- but the outlook for their eventual recovery is far more hopeful than it was just a short while ago. 'Brain Repair offers an up-to-the-minute introduction to the advances being made in the research, technology, and treatment of brain damage.Trade Review"Fascinating and helful in better understanding the brain."--The New England Journal of Medicine "Justifiable optimism is the theme of this carefully thought-out, clearly written book."--Booklist "...these 3 prominent neuroscientists have marshalled a vast accumulation of knowledge....This book should be on the 'must-have' list of anyone interested in biological psychiatry....as a summation of major research work in the last 50 years, this book is a bargain....buy it."--Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience "The authors have done a marvelous job of summarizing the vast amount of literature related to this subject and describing it in accessible language. Many interested laypersons will find the content both fascinating and helpful in better understanding the brain."--The New England Journal of Medicine "A unique account of recent research on the variables that influence regeneration and recovery of function in the nervous system after brain damage."--Choice "Justifiable optimism is the theme of this carefully thought-out, clearly written book. Stein and his colleagues survey the growth of knowledge about the brain, its injuries and diseases; examine current approaches to the repair of those traumas and the rehabilitation and retraining of their sufferers; and discuss procedures of examination and diagnosis....Professional and lay readers alike should ponder this pioneering book."--BooklistTable of Contents1. How the brain functions: A brief chronology of a long history ; 2. Looking into the living brain ; 3. Neuronal and synaptic plasticity: Neurons at work ; 4. Regeneration, repair and reorganization ; 5. Factors in the brain that enhance growth and repair ; 6. Age, time, and plasticity ; 7. Brain transplants as therapy for brain injuries ; 8. The pharmacology of brain injury repair ; 9. Environment, brain function and brain repair ; 10. Where do we go from here?

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Book SynopsisMost people take the process of coping for granted as they go about their daily activities. In many ways, coping is like breathing, an automatic process requiring no apparent effort. However, when people face truly threatening events--what psychologists call stressors--they become acutely aware of the coping process and respond by consciously applying their day-to-day coping skills. Coping is a fundamental psychological process, and people''s skills are commensurately sophisticated. This volume builds on people''s strengths and emphasizes their role as positive copers. It features techniques for preventing psychological problems and breaks from the traditional research approach, which is modeled on medicine and focuses on pathology and treatment. Collecting both award-winning research and new findings, this book may well set the agenda for research on stress and coping for the next century. These provocative and readable essays explore a variety of topics, including reality negotiatiTrade ReviewI would recommend it to highly experienced professionals * European Journal of Social Work *Table of Contents1. Coping: Where Have You Been? ; 2. Reality Negotiation and Coping: The Social Construction of Silk Purses from Sows' Ears ; 3. Coping and Ego Depletion ; 4. Sharing One's Story: Translating Emotional Experiences into Words as a Coping Tool ; 5. Focusing on Emotion: An Adaptive Coping Strategy ; 6. Personality, Affectivity, and Coping ; 7. Coping Intelligently: Emotional Intelligence and the Coping Process ; 8. Learned Optimism in Children ; 9. Optimism ; 10. Hoping ; 11. Mastery-Oriented Thinking ; 12. Coping with Catastrophes and Catastrophizing ; 13. Finding Benefits in Adversity ; 14. Rebuilding Shattered Assumptions After Traumatic Life Events: Coping Processes and Outcomes ; 15. Coping: Where Are You Going?

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Mental Health Assessment brings together for the first time, leading clinical researchers to provide empirically based recommendations for assessment of social-emotional and behaviour problems and disorders in the earliest years. Each author presents state-of-the-art information on scientifically valid, developmentally based clinical assessments and makes recommendations based on the integration of developmental theory, empirical findings, and clinical experience.Though the field of mental health assessment in infants and young children lags behind work with older children and adults, recent scientific advances, including new measures and diagnostic approaches, have led to dramatic growth in the field. The editors of this exciting new work have assembled an extraordinary collection of chapters that thoroughly discuss the conceptualizations of dysfunction in infants and young children, current and new diagnostic criteria, and such specific Trade ReviewThis comprehensive and useful handbook covers a neglected field, so it will be very welcome to child and educational psychologists. Early identification is a common point of principle in our practice, and we can now be assisted in that challenge by this reference book * Debate *Table of ContentsPART I: CONTEXTUAL FACTORS IN EARLY ASSESSMENT ; PART II: TEMPERAMENT AND REGULATION IN ASSESSING DISORDERS IN YOUNG CHILDREN ; PART III: DIAGNOSTIC ISSUES RELATING TO CLASSIFICATION AND TAXONOMY ; PART IV: MEASUREMENT ISSUES ; PART V: PROBLEMS IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT AND STATE REGULATION: ASSESSING DISORDERS WITH AN ONSET IN INFANCY OR TODDLERHOOD ; PART VI: SPECIFIC AREAS OF DISTURBANCE: APPLYING DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA TO DISORDERS WITH AN ONSET IN THE PRESCHOOL YEARS ; PART VII: VARIED APPLIED SETTINGS FOR ASSESSMENT

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Book SynopsisNarcissists have been much maligned, but according to clinicians who study personality, there are many productive narcissists who succeed spectacularly well in life because they can articulate a vision and make others follow. Elsa Ronningstam, who has been studying and treating narcissists for 29 years, presents a balanced, comprehensive, and up-to-date review of our understanding of narcissistic personality disorder, explaining the range from personality trait, which can be productive, to full-blown disorder, which can be highly destructive. Through fascinating case histories, Ronningstam shows us the inner life of narcissists, the tug of war that exists within them between self-confidence and arrogance on the one hand and painful shame and insecurity on the other. It is the first integrated clinical and empirical guide to assist clinicians in their work with narcissistic patients.Trade ReviewPersonality disorders, while always discussed and sometimes deferred on Axis II, do exist. Narcissistic personality finally is receiving the attention it deserves with this book. Readers should always be ready to expand their knowledge base with worthwhile information and this book will quite comfortably satisfy that need. * Doody's Journal *Table of Contents1. From myth to personality disorder ; 2. A normal asset with cultural differences ; 3. The origins and scope of narcissistic personality disorder ; 4. Identifying pathological narcissism ; 5. Differentiating pathological narcissism ; 6. Asset or disruption? Narcissism in the workplace ; 7. My way or no way? Narcissism and suicide ; 8. Correction or corrosion? Changes in pathological narcissism ; EPILOGUE

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Book SynopsisThis is a revised and expanded edition with three new chapters and a new preface summarizing the progress in the area of pain management. In addition, the argument will appeal to psychologists and psychiatrists interested in the nature of pain and suffering.Trade Review[The author's] position is humane and compassionate and willing to address that which scares many clinicians - uncertainty and imperfection. I highly recommend this thorough and thoughtful book to anyone who grapples with the problem of human suffering in the midst of illness. * Palliative Medicine, 18 *Cassell's arguments and discussions are clear and logical and his style makes it a pleasure to read. It is also clinically practical, with many case histories used to introduce and illustrate the discussion. Highly recommended. * IAHPC Website *Table of ContentsEPILOGUE: THE CARE OF THE SUFFERING PATIENT

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Book SynopsisWhat is it like to be sued for medical malpractice? Bad medical outcomes traumatize patients but they also traumatize physicians. The litigation that often follows is a profoundly human, rather than just a legal experience. Although every physician''s case is different, this book shows how each case goes through the same judicial stages of complaint, discovery, depositions, motions, and delays that lead to trial, settlement, or being dropped. It also gives doctors an understanding of how lawyers think and work to help defendants. Written by a physician and a lawyer, the book provides unique insights - through real-life stories - into the personal experience of litigation as well as recommendations for dealing with each of the legal process. It also includes up-to-date reviews of HIPAA legislation, the controversial subject of disclosure, and recent developments in the law affecting medical practitioners. Only about thirty percent of plaintiffs win their cases against doctors, but the jTrade Review"This book is the ultimate resoruce for physicians facing litigation...excellent case histories."--Doody's Book Review Service "The book educates physicians about the legal steps they can expect and provides information on how lawyers think and work to help defendants. The book also covers the controversial topic of disclosure."--ACOG Clinical Review "This book is a prime example of a book about which many will say. 'I wish I read this book before!' It is well written, thoughtful, and full of practical advice."--Annals of Clinical Psychiatry "The sentinel work on the management of litigation stress, Charles and Frisch's Physician's Guide: Adverse Events, Stress and Litigation teaches that in certain predisposed physicians, such as those with preexisting trauma or depression, severe or prolonged stress reactions to litigation are more likely...seems more complete, better balanced, and more immediately useful to physicians experiencing litigation stress."--JAMA "This book is the ultimate resource for physicians facing litigation...excellent case histories."--Doody's Book Review Service "The book educates physicians about the legal steps they can expect and provides information on how lawyers think and work to help defendants. The book also covers the controversial topic of disclosure."--ACOG Clinical Review "This book is a prime example of a book about which many will say. 'I wish I read this book before!' It is well written, thoughtful, and full of practical advice."--Annals of Clinical Psychiatry "The sentinel work on the management of litigation stress, Charles and Frisch's Physician's Guide: Adverse Events, Stress and Litigation teaches that in certain predisposed physicians, such as those with preexisting trauma or depression, severe or prolonged stress reactions to litigation are more likely...seems more complete, better balanced, and more immediately useful to physicians experiencing litigation stress."--JAMATable of ContentsPROLOGUE - FOUR DAYS IN THE NINETIES ; GLOSSARY

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Book SynopsisWhile we have known for centuries that facial expressions can reveal what people are thinking and feeling, it is only recently that the face has been studied scientifically for what it can tell us about internal states, social behavior, and psychopathology. Today''s widely available, sophisticated measuring systems have allowed us to conduct a wealth of new research on facial behavior that has contributed enormously to our understanding of the relationship between facial expression and human psychology. The chapters in this volume present the state-of-the-art in this research. They address key topics and questions, such as the dynamic and morphological differences between voluntary and involuntary expressions, the relationship between what people show on their faces and what they say they feel, whether it is possible to use facial behavior to draw distinctions among psychiatric populations, and how far research on automating facial measurement has progressed. The book also includes follow-up commentary on all of the original research presented and a concluding integration and critique of all the contributions made by Paul Ekman. As an essential reference for all those working in the area of facial analysis and expression, this volume will be indispensable for a wide range of professionals and students in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and behavioral medicine.Trade ReviewWhat the Face Reveals dramatically illustrates the value of precise measurement of facial behavior in illuminating an impressive range of issues in basic and applied research. The chapters present innovative state-of-the-art applications of facial measurement, and the commentaries by authors and editors greatly enrich the readers experience. This is affective science of the highest quality, brimming with intriguing findings and promising new directions. * Robert W. Levenson, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley and Director of the Institute of Personality and Social Research and the Berkeley Psychophysiology Laboratory *Table of ContentsAFTERWORD: IS THE STARTLE REACTION AN EMOTION?; 2. THE ASYMMETRY OF FACIAL ACTIONS IS INCONSISTENT WITH MODELS OF HEMISPHERIC SPECIALIZATION; AFTERWORD: ASYMMETRY IN FACIAL MUSCULAR ACTIONS; AFTERWORD: ERIKA ROSENBERG; AFTERWORD: THE FACS IN HUMOR RESEARCH; AFTERWORD: LAUGHTER AND TEMPERAMENT; AFTERWORD: ON KNOWING ANOTHER'S PAIN; AFTERWORD: THE CONSISTENCY OF FACIAL EXPRESSIONS OF PAIN; AFTERWORD: SMILES WHEN LYING; AFTERWORD: SOME THOUGHTS ON FACS. DYNAMIC MARKERS OF EMOTION AND BASEBALL; AFTERWORD: COMPONENTS AND RECOGNITION OF FACIAL EXPRESSIONS IN THE COMMUNICATION OF EMOTION BY ACTORS GILLES KIROUAC; AFTERWORD: URSULA HESS; AFTERWORD: FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AS A WINDOW ON SENSORY EXPERIENCE AND AFFECT IN NEWBORN INFANTS; AFTERWORD: A MEASURE OF EARLY JOY; AFTERWORD: RAINER KRAUSE; AFTERWORD: NONVERBAL EXPRESSION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL STATES IN PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS; AFTERWORD: PERSPECTIVES FOR STUDIES FOR PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY; AFTERWORD: FROM PAMS TO TRAPS: INVESTIGATING GUILT FEELINGS WITH FACS; AFTERWORD: FACIAL EXPRESSION, PERSONALITY, AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; AFTERWORD: PAUL EKMAN, ERIKA L. ROSENBERG, MARGARET CHESNEY; AFTERWORD: ERIKA L. ROSENBERG AND PAUL EKMAN; AFTERWORD: USING FACS TO IDENTIFY CONTEXTUAL FACTORS INFLUENCING CRAVING; CONCLUSION: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED BY MEASURING FACIAL BEHAVIOR

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Book SynopsisThis important volume provides a theoretical framework for the usefulness of the stress construct in understanding and treating autism. Contributions by researchers, clinicians, teachers and persons living with autism illustrate how stress influences the lives of persons with autism; how those touched by autism cope with stress; and how clinicians, teachers and caregivers can reduce the impact of stress in autism, experience of stress in autism, and daily-life strategies for the reduction of stress in autism.Narratives by individuals with autism, family members, clinicians, and a historian help to understand in a rich and unique way in which the role and impact of stress in the life of people living with autism. First-person accounts also highlight creative coping strategies over a lifetime. This volume''s biological, psychological and social perspectives on stress and autism reflect many modes of inquiry and types of information. Stress and Autism will be of great help to both mental Table of ContentsI FOUNDATIONS IN STRESS, COPING AND AUTISM; II THE EXPERIENCE OF STRESS IN AUTISM; III EMERGING PATHWAYS FOR THE STUDY OF STRESS, COPING, AND AUTISM; IV STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH STRESS

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Book SynopsisDo you have an excessive and unrealistic fear of animals, insects, the dark, water, heights, flying, closed-in places, blood, needles, or another specific object or situation? If so, the program outlined in this book may work for you.Conquer your fears or phobias in as little as a few weeks with the proven strategies outlined in this Workbook. Change your negative thoughts and use exposure exercises to confront and overcome your feared object or situation. Track your progress by completing user-friendly monitoring forms and learn techniques for dealing with physical sensations of fear.Written by renowned researchers, this program has proven to be the most effective treatment for specific phobias of everything from spiders to driving to dentists. Increase your quality of life and experience the freedom to do the things you''ve previously avoided with this comprehensive and successful evidence-based treatment program.Trade ReviewI imagine the book would prove most valuable to clinicians with little or no experience in this area of anxiety disorders and best suits use during weekly rather than an intensive treatment format. * Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London *...an excellent manual for overcoming phobias and fears, providing clear, step-by-step instructions and worksheets in a user-friendly format. * CBT Today *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION TO SPECIFIC PHOBIAS AND THEIR TREATMENT; GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF TREATMENT FOR SPECIFIC PHOBIAS; STRATEGIES AND IDEAS FOR VARIOUS SPECIFIC PHOBIAS

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Book SynopsisExplores the pressures on emergency departments and identifies the burdens and conflicts that undermine their efforts to provide compassionate care to people in psychiatric crisis. This book is for those working in a hospital emergency department, as well as health care policy makers and advocates for people with psychiatric disabilities.Trade Review"Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient is a marvelous work. It shows us the ED through the eyes of the patient. Even more important, it shows us how rules and procedures can be set up that help ED personnel to respect and support people with mental illness during what are often their worst moments. This book should be read by everyone who works with people with mental illness."--Charles W. Lidz, Ph.D., Research Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Center for Mental Health Services Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School "Although more by default than design, hospital emergency departments have become settings where the nation's failures in addressing the needs of people who have mental illnesses are routinely played out. For many of these individuals, the emergency department has come to represent less a safe haven and a gateway to care than yet another affirmation of how a "mental patient" is an unwanted burden. Ms. Stefan's thoughtful analysis of this scenario and recommendations for improvements make Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient essential reading for anyone concerned about the disjuncture between physical and mental healthcare and the nation's urgent need for meaningful reform."--Robert Bernstein, Ph.D., Executive Director, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law "Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient includes a set of valuable proposals by experts for standards of care for emergency mental health treatment. As an overview of current conditions and futures directions, [this] book will serve as a valuable handbook and reference handbook for clinicians who work in emergency settings, for emergency room physicians, for health planners, and for attorneys and other advocates who work with persons with serious mental illness."-- Robert M. Factor, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director, Emergency Services, Mental Health Center of Dane County "...a concise yet comprehensive discussion of these various problems and challenges from both a macro and micro level...it is an excellent work...appropriately organized and clearly written and consider it a must-read for health care professionals across disciplines who practice in the area of emergency medicine."--PsycCRITIQUES "Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient is a marvelous work. It shows us the ED through the eyes of the patient. Even more important, it shows us how rules and procedures can be set up that help ED personnel to respect and support people with mental illness during what are often their worst moments. This book should be read by everyone who works with people with mental illness."--Charles W. Lidz, Ph.D., Research Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Center for Mental Health Services Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School "Although more by default than design, hospital emergency departments have become settings where the nation's failures in addressing the needs of people who have mental illnesses are routinely played out. For many of these individuals, the emergency department has come to represent less a safe haven and a gateway to care than yet another affirmation of how a "mental patient" is an unwanted burden. Ms. Stefan's thoughtful analysis of this scenario and recommendations for improvements make Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient essential reading for anyone concerned about the disjuncture between physical and mental healthcare and the nation's urgent need for meaningful reform."--Robert Bernstein, Ph.D., Executive Director, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law "Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient includes a set of valuable proposals by experts for standards of care for emergency mental health treatment. As an overview of current conditions and futures directions, [this] book will serve as a valuable handbook and reference handbook for clinicians who work in emergency settings, for emergency room physicians, for health planners, and for attorneys and other advocates who work with persons with serious mental illness."-- Robert M. Factor, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director, Emergency Services, Mental Health Center of Dane County "...a concise yet comprehensive discussion of these various problems and challenges from both a macro and micro level...it is an excellent work...appropriately organized and clearly written and consider it a must-read for health care professionals across disciplines who practice in the area of emergency medicine."--PsycCRITIQUESTable of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Overview of Emergency Services for People with Psychiatric Disabilities ; 3. Patients' Problems in Emergency Department Care ; 4. Professional Issues in Emergency Department Care ; 5. Legal Rights and Standards in Emergency Department Treatment of People with Psychiatric Disabilities ; 6. Solutions to Problems in Emergency Department Treatment of People with Psychiatric Disabilities ; 7. Conclusion ; Appendix A: Emergency Department Treatment of People with Psychiatric Disabilities: Findings and Proposed Standards

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Book SynopsisObesity has quickly become an epidemic. People suffering from significant overweight often have to contend with a lifetime of comorbidities, social stigma, and lower quality of life. Recently, more and more people are undergoing weight loss surgery as a way to resolve these issues.If you are working with pre or post-operative bariatric surgery patients, your goal is to teach them the skills they need to ensure themselves a successful surgical outcome. After surgery, patients are required to adhere to a strict diet and the very specific recommendations of their surgical team. Without a high level of commitment from the patient to follow these recommendations, the potential for maintained weight loss after surgery is very limited.Preparing for Your Weight Loss Surgery, Therapist Guide contains a series of scientifically tested cognitive-behavioural techniques to help you prepare your patient for the post-operative challenges of creating radically changed eating and lifestyle habits. It pTrade Review"These volumes are an extremely useful addition to the field. Psychological and behavioral preparation is a critical part of the bariatric surgery process, yet it has been sorely underemphasized in the literature up to this point. These volumes give this important topic the attention it deserves."-- Scott Crow, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota "Very little has been available for mental health professionals who work with bariatric surgery patients preparing them for surgery, despite the fact that many important issues need to be discussed before this life changing procedure. Preparing for Weight Loss Surgery Therapist Guide and Workbook by Apple, Lock and Peebles provides a very important, practical and user-friendly work which nicely fills this void. Therapists working with this group of patients can use these materials with confidence, knowing that the texts are informed by the latest research in the area and are both pragmatic and clinically informed. These materials represent a major step forward in the care of patients who will be undergoing bariatric surgery."-- James E. Mitchell, M.D., Christoferson Professor and Chair, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences "The recent surge in the use of bariatric surgery, because of its effectiveness in the treatment of obesity, has outpaced the development of methods to prepare individuals, before and after surgery, for the behavior changes that need to occur in relation to food. These manuals therefore, fill an urgent need to prepare patients, both adolescents and adults, for bariatric surgery and provide sensible guidelines for the patient (and therapist) for the management of potential post-operative problems." Stewart Agras, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine "These volumes are an extremely useful addition to the field. Psychological and behavioral preparation is a critical part of the bariatric surgery process, yet it has been sorely underemphasized in the literature up to this point. These volumes give this important topic the attention it deserves."-- Scott Crow, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota "Very little has been available for mental health professionals who work with bariatric surgery patients preparing them for surgery, despite the fact that many important issues need to be discussed before this life changing procedure. Preparing for Weight Loss Surgery Therapist Guide and Workbook by Apple, Lock and Peebles provides a very important, practical and user-friendly work which nicely fills this void. Therapists working with this group of patients can use these materials with confidence, knowing that the texts are informed by the latest research in the area and are both pragmatic and clinically informed. These materials represent a major step forward in the care of patients who will be undergoing bariatric surgery."-- James E. Mitchell, M.D., Christoferson Professor and Chair, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences "The recent surge in the use of bariatric surgery, because of its effectiveness in the treatment of obesity, has outpaced the development of methods to prepare individuals, before and after surgery, for the behavior changes that need to occur in relation to food. These manuals therefore, fill an urgent need to prepare patients, both adolescents and adults, for bariatric surgery and provide sensible guidelines for the patient (and therapist) for the management of potential post-operative problems."-- Stewart Agras, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Stanford University School of MedicineTable of Contents1. Introductory Information for Therapists ; 2. Understanding Your Patient's Eating Behavior ; 3. Helping Your Patient Keep Track of His or Her Eating ; 4. Educating Your Patient about Weighing Behaviors ; 5. Pleasurable Alternative Activities ; 6. Challenging Eating Situations: People, Places, and Foods ; 7. Teaching Your Patient about Problem Solving and Cognitive Restructuring ; 8. Working with Your Patient on Body Image Issues ; 9. Congratulations! Your Patient is on the Way to the O.R. ; 10. What Happens After Surgery?

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Book SynopsisWeight loss surgery is becoming more and more popular as a long-term solution for people to regain control of their bodies and health. Once you make the decision to undergo surgery, it is up to you to ensure the best possible outcome. This will entail radical changes in both your lifestyle and eating habits.To reap the maximum benefits of your weight loss surgery, you must learn new methods for dealing with unhealthy attitudes about food. When used in conjunction with therapy, this workbook provides practical tools that have been scientifically tested and shown to help people successfully prepare for, and overcome the post-operative challenges of creating new and healthy eating lifestyle habits. This treatment program does more than teach you how to guarantee yourself a successful recovery after surgery; it teaches you the skills to manage your health and weight for the rest of your life.This workbook includes user-friendly devices to help you learn these new skills, including food recTrade Review"This book is very well done... This workbook takes the issue of further examining the patient's feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. It does a good job of providing additional exercises that would also be helpful for the therapist to assign as part of his or her cognitive-behavior treatment program."--PsycCRITIQUES "This book is very well done... This workbook takes the issue of further examining the patient's feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. It does a good job of providing additional exercises that would also be helpful for the therapist to assign as part of his or her cognitive-behavior treatment program."--PsycCRITIQUESTable of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Understanding Your Eating Behavior ; 3. Normalizing and Keeping Track of Your Eating ; 4. Weighing-In ; 5. Pleasurable Alternative Activities ; 6. Challenging Eating Situations: People, Places and Foods ; 7. Problem Solving and Cognitive Restructuring ; 8. Body Image ; 9. Congratulations: You're On Your Way to the O.R. ; 10. What Happens After Surgery?

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Book SynopsisThis book provides up-to-date information on a variety of areas within stalking research, including practical approaches to stalking risk assessment and management, along with unique information related to celebrity stalking, cyberstalking, and forensic assessment.Trade Review...I would highly recommend this book for its scope and clarity. * British Journal of Psychology *This book stands alone at the forefront of identifynig and understanding this disturbing phenomenon. The vast experience of the authors adds a rich clinical component to to the empirical data and serves to make the information more approachable and useful for readers. This is a worthy addition to a practitioner's library, and the comfortable writing style allows for quick referral to specific issues. The book will undoubtedly be viewed as a vital reference for both forensic and general clinicians involved in the assessment and potential treatment of individuals with stalking behavior. * Doddy's Notes, *Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION ; PART II: CLINICAL ASPECTS OF STALKING ; PART III: STALKING AND THE LAW ; PART V: EPILOGUE

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Book SynopsisShyness and social anxiety are common emotions experienced by children and teenagers. When intense, they often result in the avoidance of social situations and can significantly impair a child''s functioning and emotional development. Left untreated in its clinical state, Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is a serious condition often lasting into adulthood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is highly effective in treating adults with SAD and has been successfully adapted for the treatment of youth.This therapist guide presents a group treatment program for adolescents aged 13 to 18 that uses well-tested CBT techniques. In this program, groups of 5 to 7 youths with excessive shyness or social anxiety learn how to cope in social situations. Cognitive restructuring exercises help participants understand their anxiety and reexamine thinking that may contribute to their distress. Other exercises teach social and problem solving skills, and also increase self-esteem and assertiveness. BehavioraTable of ContentsTREATMENT PHASE I - SKILL BUILDING PSYCHOEDUCATION AND TREATMENT RATIONALE; COGNITIVE COMPONENT; PROBLEM SOLVING AND SKILLS TRAINING; REVIEW AND PREPARATION FOR PHASE II; TREATMENT PHASE II - EXPOSURE

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Book SynopsisIn this volume, Alex Zautra illustrates how experience with difficult or stressful emotional situations can, contrary to popular belief, be beneficial; for example, our ability to adapt to stress can be improved by experiencing difficult moments of emotional intensity. Zautra masterfully integrates research and theory on emotion and stress, identifying a unique and important role for stressful life events. He offers new insights into how stress and emotions can influence health and illness and demonstrates the wide applicability of this perspective across domains of love and marriage, work, aging and community. By reviewing research on chronic pain, depression, child abuse, and addiction, Zautra also provides new insights into clinical problems.Trade ReviewWritten for both educated lay people and professionals, Emotions, Stress, and Health will be particularly exciting to researchers and practitioners since it provides a conceptually clean and consistent summary of the approach. There simply is no comparable book on the market; since this 'two-dimensional' model is at the cutting edge of emotion research, Zautra's exciting book has no competitions * Metapsychology Online Review *Writing in a clear and engaging style, Zautra presents a well-organized argument that positive emotions have physical and psychological consequences and need to be examined in their own right alongside the negative emotions. His arguments are convincing, creative, and stimulating - and based on sound empirical research * Choice *Zautra challenges us to face the paradox of emotions by reflecting upon our ability to integrate positive and negative in a two-dimensional, relational field * The Irish Psychologist *Provides many interesting and important aspects of how an individual's life is impacted by a variety of emotions and stress. The book is easy to read, and exceptionally relevant to TR (therapeutic recreation) practitioners and researchers, particularly those interested in psychiatry, geriatrics, and mental health...The use of up to date research to support the information on stress, emotions and their impact on health make this a must-have for the TR student, practitioner, or researcher. * Therapeutic Recreation Journal *Table of Contents1. The Nature of Emotional Experiences ; 2. Emotions in Two Dimensions ; 3. Stress and the Eyes of the Beholder ; 4. The Effects of Stress on the Experience of Emotions ; 5. Positive Emotions and Mental Health: Are We Chasing the Rainbow? ; 6. The Role of Positive Emotions in Health ; 7. Emotional Intelligences ; 8. Attention and Pain: the Role of Emotions ; 9. Depression and Anxiety: Two Frequent Disturbances of Emotion Under Stress ; 10. Addiction and Emotions ; 11. Emotions Abused ; 12. Marriage and Other Close Relationships: A Two-Dimensional Look ; 13. The Quality of Emotional Life at Work ; 14. The Preservation of Quality of Emotional Life As We Age ; 15. The Emotional Community ; 16. Some Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis Therapist Guide outlines a 30-session cognitive-behavioural treatment for bipolar depression. It provides session-by-session instructions for helping clients decrease and prevent relapse. Bipolar disorder is extremely hard to manage and this program will help clients better prepare themselves for dealing with problems and high-risk situations. Treatment is comprised of four stages: a depression-focused phase (9 sessions), a treatment-contract phase, (4-sessions), a problem-list phase (13 sessions), and a well-being phase (4 sessions). This treatment also includes a component for families to help them understand the disorder and work together with both the therapist and the patient to get the best results from treatment.Table of ContentsIntroductory Information for Therapists ; Pre-treatment Assessment ; Phase 1 ; Sessions 1-9 ; Phase 2 ; Sessions 10-13 ; Phase 3 ; Sessions 14-26 ; Phase 4 ; Sessions 27-30

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Book SynopsisTraumatic events, including sexual abuse, experiencing or witnessing violence, and natural disasters, are common among adolescents. A significant number of adolescents go on to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which can have a severe negative impact on well-being and functioning. These adolescents require professional help to free themselves of PTSD symptoms and reclaim their lives. This therapist guide presents a proven treatment for PTSD that has been adapted for the adolescent population. The program applies the principles of Prolonged Exposure (PE) to help adolescents emotionally process their traumatic experiences. A four-phase treatment, adolescents complete each module at their own rate of progress. The pre-treatment preparation phase includes modules on motivational interviewing and case management. During the first treatment phase, modules cover the rationale for treatment, information-gathering about the trauma, and common reactions to trauma. Modules in the nextTrade Review"This is a well developed, thorough protocol for the treatment of PTSD in adolescent victims of trauma...As expected from these authors, the program is well grounded in empirically supported methods of trauma exposure...The manual is developmentally sensitive and provides guidance for the therapist in working with adolescents. There are excellent handouts and case examples throughout the manual." --Anne Marie Albano, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute "For readers with a background in CBT and PE therapy, this is a quick reference that guides them in the adaptation of PE therapy for PTSD to an adolescent population. It is a worthwhile purchase along with the workbook, but will not be helpful for therapists wanting to learn PE therapy."--Doody's Health Sciences Review

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Book SynopsisForensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines. This series presents up-to-date information on the most important and frequently conducted forms of FMHA. The 19 topical volumes address best approaches to practice for particular types of evaluation in the criminal, civil, and juvenile/family areas. Each volume contains a thorough discussion of the relevant legal and psychological concepts, followed by a step-by-step description of the assessment process from preparing for the evaluation to writing the report and testifying in court.Volumes include the following helpful features:- Boxes that zero in on important information for use in evaluations- Tips for best practice and cautions against common pitfalls- Highlighting of relevant case law and statutes- Separate list of assessment tools for easy reference- Helpful glossary of key terms for the particular topicIn making recommendations for best practice, authors cTrade Review"This is an excellent step-by-step guide through the evaluative process with practical information. It is an invaluable tool for clinicians entering the field, although seasoned veterans can learn from it as well. This should be in the libraries of forensic psychologists." -- Doody'sTable of ContentsFOUNDATION; APPLICATION; REFERENCES; TESTS AND SPECIALIZED TOOLS; CASES AND STATUTES; KEY TERMS; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Book SynopsisCampbell's Psychiatric Dictionary is widely recognized as the definitive dictionary of psychiatry--up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative. Distinguished by its clarity and scholarship, it is unique among dictionaries in providing nearly encyclopedic discussions of many of the most important entries. The Ninth Edition is nearly double the size of the previous edition and has been updated, revised, and vastly expanded to cover the explosion of new words and terms in psychiatry (including terms reflective of the debate now informing the development of the DSM-V), neuroscience, cognitive and clinical psychology, and neurodegenerative diseases as well as relevant terms and concepts from a wide range of related fields, including genetics, imaging, general medicine, forensic psychiatry, and sociology. It also covers the full range of treatments, including psychopharmacologic agents, behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, interpersonal therapy, and other brief therapies. The entries areTrade Review...this is really an excellent reference book - one of the best single-discipline dictionaries I have ever come across...All psychiatric libraries should give this book pride of place on their reference shelves. * Science and Technology *Table of ContentsContents ; Contributors

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