Mental Health category: 18328 books
A Common Struggle
A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
In this New York Times bestseller Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, details his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction, exploring mental health care's history in the country alongside his and every family's private struggles.
On...
by Diane Mintz
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
"In Sickness and in Mental Health" is a personal journey through the madness of living with mental illness and the uncommon discovery to the road back to health. Author Diane Mintz shares her terrifying experience with bipolar disorder and how a symptom of the disorder itself, coupled with various...
Train Your Brain & Mental Strength : How to Train Your Brain for Mental Toughness & 7 Core Lessons to Achieve Peak Mental Performance
(Special 2 In 1 Exclusive Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Let's face it, especially these days, there's a lot going on and things are constantly coming at us to the point where overload sets in and mentally our brain is just not handling it. If that describes you, there's something you can do about it starting now. Get your hands on "Train Your Brain...
Mutual Support and Mental Health
A Route to Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Mental health services tend to view and treat mental health problems in an individual-centric way. This book argues for an alternative route to recovery that is cognizant of our social nature, needs and difficulties. Focusing on the therapeutic value of meeting others with similar experiences, it...
Stop Wondering, Start Knowing
A Mental Health School Video Resource
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
Mental health is becoming a key topic in education, but it is a topic that is not always easy to discuss.
Stop Wondering, Start Knowing is designed to help teachers and their students:
To better understand and be more aware of mental health
To recognize the early signs of mental...
Revenge of the Windigo
The Construction of the Mind and Mental Health of North American Aboriginal Peoples
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2004
What is known about Aboriginal mental health and mental illness, and on what basis is this 'knowing' assumed? This question, while appearing simple, leads to a tangled web of theory, method, and data rife with conceptual problems, shaky assumptions, and inappropriate generalizations. It is also the...
Reflective Practice in Mental Health
Advanced Psychosocial Practice with Children, Adolescents and Adults
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2010
Reflective Practice in Mental Health is the authoritative, definitive guide to psycho-social theory and practice in mental health.
Featuring contributions from eminent experts, the book uses case studies to illustrate and address the complexities and dilemmas faced by practitioners involved...
by Paul Komarek
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2011
Imagine a book that accomplishes for mental illness what the Big Book did for sober recovery.
Defying Mental Illness makes mental health disorders and treatment understandable. It takes the fear and mystery out of mental illness along with the technical jargon. This approach keeps people focused on...
by Claire Sewell
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2014
How To Soothe Yourself During Mild Depression
You will feel empowered by using simple self-help techniques to treat mild depression and anxiety naturally
Beyond being a temporary illness that responds well to treatment, depression highlights the areas of stress and anxiety in your...
Managing Madness in the Community
The Challenge of Contemporary Mental Health Care
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
While mental illness and mental health care are increasingly recognized and accepted in today’s society, awareness of the most severely mentally ill—as well as those who care for them—is still dominated by stereotypes. Managing Madness in the Community dispels the myth. Readers will see...
Social Perspectives in Mental Health
Developing Social Models to Understand and Work with Mental Distress
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2004
Social Perspectives in Mental Health offers new practice frameworks that help to make sense of people's mental distress and recovery in relation to their social experience. This interdisciplinary volume promotes a holistic approach to mental health practice, with an emphasis on recovery and empowerment,...
Rural Mental Health
Issues, Policies, and Best Practices
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title!
Addressing the needs of America's most underserved areas for mental health services, Rural Mental Health offers the most up-to-date, research-based information on policies and practice in rural and frontier populations.
Eminent clinicians and researchers...
Mental Health in a Multi-Ethnic Society
A Multidisciplinary Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2008
This new edition of Mental Health in a Multi-Ethnic Society is an authoritative, comprehensive guide on issues around race, culture and mental health service provision. It has been updated to reflect the changes in the UK over the last ten years and features entirely new chapters by over twenty authors,...
Collaborative Consultation in Mental Health
Guidelines for the New Consultant
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Collaborative Consultation in Mental Health: Guidelines for the New Consultant offers a practical guide for professionals working ‘indirectly’ with clients through consultation with staff. As resources become more scarce in public services and a greater number of people seek mental health interventions,...