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From leading scientist-practitioners, this pragmatic, accessible book provides a complete framework for individualized assessment and treatment of bipolar disorder. It addresses the complexities of working with individuals with broadly varying histories and clinical presentations, including those who have been recently diagno... read more

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bipolar Disorder provides readers with DBT skills such as mindfulness, motion regulation, and radical acceptance to help them move away from the destructive behaviors that often accompany bipolar disorder.

Schizophrenia: Innovations in Diagnosis and Treatment will revolutionise the profession of psychology with data, arguments, and a review of previously published literature to support Dr. Ross

Extensive scientific research has been conducted into understanding and learning more about psychotic experiences. However, in existing research the voice of subjective experience is rarely taken into consideration. In this book, first-person accounts are brought centre-stage and examined alongside current research to sug... read more

Can early, need-adapted treatment prevent the long-terms effects of psychosis? How important is phase-specific treatment? Evolving Psychosis explores the success of psycho-social treatments for psychosis in helping patients recover more quickly and stay well longer.
Mental health professionals from all over the world sh... read more

This fully revised second edition of "Schizophrenia: The Positive Perspective" uses biographical sketches and essays to discuss schizophrenia and related conditions, providing advice on methods of coping, routes to growth, recovery and well-being, and how schizophrenia can be viewed in a positive light. It also explores the i... read more

The experience of madness - which might also be referred to more formally as 'schizophrenia' or 'psychosis' - consists of a complex, confusing and often distressing collection of experiences, such as hearing voices or developing unusual, seemingly unfounded beliefs. Madness, in its various forms and guises, seems to be a ubiq... read more

What happens when 'in sickness and in health' meets the turbulent challenges of bipolar disorder? In this wise, candid, and compassionate book written expressly for the spouse or partner, Dr. Cynthia Last shares her heartfelt insights as a highly regarded therapist/researcher and a bipolar sufferer. Readers learn how to help ... read more

An internationally respected psychiatrist offers the most practical, up-to-date resource available on bipolar disorder. For Dr. Wes Burgess, the diagnosis of bipolar disorder means hope-hope for the estimated ten million people who will develop the disorder during their lifetimes, and hope for the families and friends of peo... read more

This book is a unique volume in which leading clinicians and researchers in the field of cognitive therapy for psychosis illustrate their individual approaches to the understanding of the difficulties faced by people with psychosis and how this informs intervention. br Chapters include therapies focused on schizophrenia and i... read more

Written in an easy-to-navigate question-and-answer format, this useful and compassionate guide explores and explains absolutely everything that someone with bipolar disorder (and those who live with and love them) needs to know about the condition: from how to recognise the symptoms to how to deal with stigma in the workplace... read more

"The Bi-Polar Relationship" discusses common relationship issues within the context of bipolar disorder. Reassuring yet realistic, Dr. Jon Bloch first describes and explains the disorder, so that partners can better understand what their loved one is going through. From a brief synopsis to treatment options and info... read more

Spirituality and psychosis both inhabit the region where ordinary reason ceases to function and barriers break down. The connection between them is evident - what is remarkable is how conventional thinking obscures the connection. This volume challenges conventional understandings. The interface between psychosis and spiritua... read more

"Family and Multi-Family Work with Psychosis" provides a practical step-by-step guide for professionals treating psychosis using family work. The authors draw on over ten years of experience working with family and multi-family groups where there are members with a psychotic disturbance. They provide helpful guidance on vital... read more

This book presents the first evidence-based psychotherapy with demonstrated effectiveness for persons with schizophrenia and related disorders. Designed to help patients both achieve and maintain clinical stability, personal therapy combines psychoeducation; internal coping skills training; and enhancement of interpersonal, s... read more

The most practical and current resource for children and teens affected by bipolar disorder. A practicing psychiatrist specializing in bipolar disorder for nearly twenty years, Dr Burgess has helped countless children and teens navigate the minefield of mania and depression and lead successful, happy lives. Drawing on the ... read more

From a leading child psychiatrist, this is a comprehensive parents' guide to understanding - and managing - paediatric bipolar disorder. Once considered an adult illness, bipolar disorder (manic depression) is the fastest growing category in child psychiatry since ADHD. But often it goes misdiagnosed, and children can be pres... read more

Telling Stories? explores the contemporary state of affairs in the understanding and treatment of psychosis. This is an inclusive approach to mental distress requires that in order to truly understand psychosis we must begin by listening to those who know this from the inside out; the voices and narrative of those who have be... read more

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