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221) Our Necessary Shadow
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In what will be a tour de force in the field of psychiatry in all its complexity and depth, this important new volume explores the essential paradox of psychiatry-and offers a balanced understanding of its history and development in the medical world. Much is written about psychiatry, but very little that describes psychiatry itself. Why should there be such a need? For good or ill, psychiatry is a polemical battleground, criticized on the one hand...
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In the decades of being a psychologist, I have not only educated and trained thousands of professionals on how to treat anxiety and trauma with neuroscience-informed treatments, but I have also personally experienced and healed from trauma. Many people who suffer from anxiety and trauma do not feel hope of relief. I know there is relief and I want to bring that hope to all with this step-by-step, treatment book. For a practicing mental health professional,...
223) DSM-5 Overview
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Use this guide to distinguish the difference between seemingly similar disorders. All of the disorders mentioned in this guide have been migrated from the previous DMS-IV-TR into the DSM-5. You will find this guide extremely helpful because it provides basic definitions of the most common diagnoses included in DSM-5. This guide is perfect for students studying psychology.
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"Understanding Schizophrenia: A Simplified Guide" is a comprehensive, yet accessible resource designed to demystify one of the most complex and often misunderstood mental health disorders. Written with clarity and empathy.The book begins with an exploration of what schizophrenia is, debunking common myths and misconceptions. It delves into the history of how schizophrenia has been viewed and treated over the years, providing a context for current...
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More of the changes you should need to take notice as DSM shifted from 4 to 5 are outlined in this quick study guide. This guide brings straightforward information, with the understanding of your probably hectic schedule and limited reading time. Perfect for busy professionals and students, this will surely keep you updated of the most important changes in your chosen field.
226) Conquering PTSD
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Do you have PTSD, but therapy hasn't helped? Has it maybe even made it worse? This groundbreaking new PTSD book, written in plain english, will help you understand how PTSD forms in the first place, and how to finally conquer it.You'll walk through actual patient experiences as Dr. Hans Watson explains to his patient how the patient's PTSD was created, and helps him overcome it.Dr. Watson is not only a board-certified psychiatrist with extensive study...
227) Mom, I'm a Bandit
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With this manual, you will be able to find out if your child will be a bad person, a sociopath or a psychopath.
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El abordaje de la salud mental, a partir de sanción y la reglamentación de la Ley Nacional 26.657 se encuadró en un paradigma de carácter interdisciplinario, intersectorial y comunitario. A partir de dicho marco legal, el dispositivo que más ágilmente se vio transformado fue la guardia externa de los hospitales polivalentes, donde los equipos interdisciplinarios de salud mental entraron en escena y fueron gradualmente afianzando su presencia,...
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In a world where emotions can often feel overwhelming, "Your Brain is Hijacked" is a guide that empowers readers to understand, manage, and ultimately regain control over their emotional responses, particularly during those intense moments known as amygdala hijacks. The journey begins with a deep dive into the remarkable amygdala, the brain's emotional command center, unveiling its vital role in shaping emotional responses and how it can override...
230) DSM-5 Principles
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Psychology, as a profession, is guided by several principles. Most of these principles are forgotten in the course of every work but they serve as the foundation for changes in criteria, as well as in adding and deleting diagnoses. Listed in this guide are the basic principles holding together the evolution of psychology as a branch of science.
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Este libro recopila una serie de artículos, debidamente revisados y actualizados, que fueron publicados en diversas revistas a lo largo de los últimos veinte años. Su denominador común es el intento de articular historia y clínica.
No una historia positivista, descriptiva, acumulativa, complaciente con el pasado y acrítica con el presente, sino otra historia, analítica, hermenéutica y crítica, que interpele al pasado para pensar el presente...
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My immediate thought, I don't belong here, rebuffed before the half-day's end. Maybe I didn't have multiple personalities or talk to myself or have mood swings so bad that no one could be around me, but the truth was plain. I needed to be here. I did belong here.
Welcome to The Last Resort, a sanitarium for residents who feel imprisoned in their own minds. Whether staff member or patient, everyone finds themselves at the center of a complex system...
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We have access to many tools to help us deal with the rising tide of anxiety and depression: psychotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), medication, meditation, positive affirmations. These methodologies are increasingly popular and have been able to bring some relief to many. But, in terms of permanent, deep change, these options are sorely limited because they work solely with the conscious mind rather...
235) Cape Lazo: a novel
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Cape Lazo, British Columbia: A Novel
Forced to move across Canada because of his father's illness, teenaged Peter initially resents his new home: Cape Lazo on Vancouver Island. It's a dull replacement for the bustle and excitement of Montreal.
Slowly, Peter is seduced by the natural spendor and easier pace of Cape Lazo and British Columbia. Soon he has new friends, a new perspective, and even a new Newfoundland dog.
Years later, Peter, now a globe...
236) Mad Poet's Tea Party
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but I am madnessand madness is meit holds you captivelike a hapless bunnycaught in the headlights.In this moving collection of poems, award-winning writer Sandy Jeffs shares her journey through madness over four decades, drawing inspiration from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and the motley gathering of characters at the Mad Hatter's tea party. Both delightful and insightful, playful and serious, witty and whimsical, The Mad Poet's Tea Party...
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Este vagar del pensamiento... por caminos sin metas es semejante al pensar pensando, donde cada tanto nos sorprende un descubrimiento con valor de meta. En cuanto a las metas sin caminos, entiendo que se corresponden con hacer pasar los resultados de ese pensar distraído por el trazado que reconoce los rigores de la escritura. Algo así como trazar caminos para esas metas descubiertas en la distracción... Esta soltura me ayuda y me reconcilia con...
239) Pendulum
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Kylie Harrison is a community peer worker, writer and comedian. In Pendulum Kylie writes about her journey and experience with bipolar mood disorder, which she has been exploring in her creative writing for twenty years. She relishes any opportunity to express herself. She loves the variety in her writing and has a vision that her poetry, comedy, speech writing and short film writing will all come together. Kylie's aim is to enhance community awareness...
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On the banks of Lake Chauncy sit the remains of the Westborough Insane Hospital, later known as Westborough State Hospital. Westborough is perhaps best known as the second homeopathic hospital for the insane in the United States and the first example of institutional reuse in the nation. The hospital's unique treatment methods put it squarely at the forefront of mental health treatment, and it was one of the last state hospitals in Massachusetts to...