Mental category: 19657 books
Going Mad? Understanding Mental Illness
Debunking Myths about Madness
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2001
Dr Michael Corry died in 2010. He qualified in medicine from UCD in 1973 before training as a psychiatrist and a constructivist psychotherapist. A frequent and often controversial commentator on issues of mental health in national newspapers and on television and radio programmes, he was an outspoken...
The Wellness Diaries
My Journey out of Mental Illness Through Nutrition and Lifestyle Change
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
The Wellness Diaries takes readers on a unique roller coaster journey through the eyes of a paranoid college student while battling mental illness, to the darkness of planning suicide, to a remarkable recovery.
It offers an account of the authors experience of mental illness-early symptoms,...
Clinical Skills in Infant Mental Health
The first three years
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
What is mental health in infancy and early childhood and why is it important? How does the infant-parent relationship influence development, and how do these early experiences shape our lives? How can clinical assessment and intervention focus on these early relationships to improve developmental...
by Latica Mirjanic
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2017
Does your life feel like hard work? Are you constantly trying to make things better? Are you tired of being stuck in same situations over and over again? Do you feel exhausted going through millions of obstacles every day? Do you ask yourself why can’t you just be happy and grateful? Are you daydreaming...
by Anita Vestal and Diane Schuman
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
This lighthearted look at simple, practical ways to start the process of forgiving someone is written for anyone and everyone. The delightful and whimsical illustrations add humor to a sometimes heavy subject.
The book starts with a brief response to the question of 'Why Forgive?' addressing some...
Caribbean Healing Traditions
Implications for Health and Mental Health
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2013
As Caribbean communities become more international, clinicians and scholars must develop new paradigms for understanding treatment preferences and perceptions of illness. Despite evidence supporting the need for culturally appropriate care and the integration of traditional healing practices into...
Summary & Analysis of Aware
The Science and Practice of Presence—The Groundbreaking Meditation Practice | A Guide to the Book by Daniel Siegel, MD
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2019
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Psychiatrist and mental health professional Daniel J. Siegel, MD, has written another in depth book...
by Dueep Jyot Singh
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2018
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Fear of Social Isolation
Marriage as Last Option to Ward off Loneliness
Try out that Smile
Get out of Your Self-Imposed Cocoon of Isolation
The Encouragement of Isolation
Focus on a Solution to Your Problem
The Internet Blogging Fever
Physical and Mental Health...
by Danny E. Blanchard PhD
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2018
Mental health in the African American community has never been fully studiedhistorically considering the impact of slavery. When we consider the relationship between mental health and slavery, questions begin to arise. How is slavery characterized? Was slavery a disease? Or was it simply a means for...
Conscience and Critic
The selected works of Keith Tudor
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
Conscience and Critic: The Selected Works of Keith Tudor brings together 35 years of Keith Tudor’s finest contributions to the field of mental health. Covering a wide range of subjects that encompass psychotherapy, social policy and positive mental health or wellbeing, Keith reflects on practice...
by Graeme Willgress
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Having cycled unsupported around the entire UK coastline whilst managing poor mental health, and having written his first book documenting this journey,the author turned his attention to what would constitute the next step forwards in his recovery.
In deciding to cycle over 3500 kilometres...
Supporting the Mental Health of Children in Care
Evidence-Based Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
Combining contemporary research with practice findings, this book shows how we can improve the mental health of children in care.
Expert contributors highlight the challenges that children face and propose innovative models of practice which have been proven to improve outcomes. The book describes...
by Monica A. Joseph
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
How have individuals with mental illness been treated historically and what are their experiences today? This book investigates the historical and contemporary forms of discrimination faced by those with mental illness.
• Provides a valuable resource for researching the hot topic of discrimination...
by John Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
The concept of ‘normality’ or mental health is a difficult one to define, but educators and social psychologists must have a clear definition of it in order to proceed with practical work.
In this stimulating and informative book, originally published in 1968, Mr Wilson discusses the idea...