Category: Psychoses | Series: Black Dog Ser.
Bipolar disorder can be tremendously disturbing for both sufferers and their families, even in its milder form. Fortunately, it can be managed successfully.Mastering Bipolar Disordergathers stories about bipolar disorder from the inside. It is rich with tips and tactics tried and true from people who th ...Show more
Category: Psychoses
From leading scientist-practitioners, this volume presents a range of effective psychosocial approaches for enhancing medication adherence and improving long-term outcomes in adults and children with bipolar illness. Authors review the conceptual and empirical bases of their respective modalities - incl ...Show more
Category: Psychoses
The main principle behind cognitive behaviour therapy is that a client's emotional and behavioural disturbances are not determined by events, but by the way he or she views them. This book describes the clinical guidelines and detailed therapy procedures used in the practice of cognitive behaviour t ...Show more
Category: Psychoses
Severe mental illness afflicts many men and women throughout their lives, often without warning, and almost always with devastating results. This book takes a look at psychosis, and contends that although the delusions and hallucinations of the psychotic person are misguided and confused, they are under ...Show more
Category: Psychoses
"Psychosis in the Family" is a book written not just by a professional trans personal psychotherapist but by someone who has walked the heart rending path and experienced the psychological trauma of loving someone in psychosis; psychosis which still remains the 'greatest taboo' in society today, togethe ...Show more
Category: Psychoses
Shows that hallucinations and delusions are understandable reactions to life and circumtances rather than symptoms of a supposed genetic predisposition or biological disturbance. It promotes a more humane and effective response to treating severely distressdd people that will prove essential reading for ...Show more
Category: Psychoses
Bipolar disorder can be a devastating illness, seriously affecting not only the person with bipolar but also their children, partner, parents, family and friends. While most people are familiar with the terms 'manic depressive' and 'bipolar disorder', there remains a lack of real understanding about the ...Show more
Category: Psychoses
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 ...Show more
Category: Psychoses
Within clinical psychology and psychiatry there is a developing interest in what has traditionally been known as the "prodromal" phase of the psychotic illness. This is the period prior to the emergence of the first full blown psychotic symptoms during which preventively aimed interventions may be most ...Show more
Category: Biography & Memoir
After her 2001 suicide attempt, broadcast live on a Webcam, Pershall realized the need to heal her mind and body. She found a revolutionary cure, met a tattoo artist, and discovered the healing power of body modification.
Category: Psychoses
'Franco De Masi is well known for his psychoanalytic work with patients suffering psychotic illnesses. In this book, De Masi addresses the human vulnerability to psychosis, but the modest title of his book belies the depth of its investigations and conclusions. De Masi invites the reader into a thoughtf ...Show more
Category: Psychoses
"Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Schizophrenic Psychoses" brings together professionals from around the world to provide an extensive overview of the treatment of schizophrenia and psychosis. Divided into three parts - past, present and future - the book begins by examining the history of the treatment ...Show more
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