Whether sharing photos or following financial markets, many of us spend a shocking amount of time online. While the Internet can enhance well-being, the author has spent years treating patients whose lives have been profoundly disturbed by it. Part of the danger lies in how the …
Mental disorder raises profound questions about the nature of the mind. The Disordered Mind: An Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness is the first book to examine and explain, from a philosophical standpoint, what mental disorder is: its reality, causes, and cons…
Mental disorder raises profound questions about the nature of the mind. This book examines and explains, from a philosophical standpoint, what mental disorder is: its reality, causes, and consequences.
Mental disorder raises profound questions about the nature of the mind. This book examines and explains, from a philosophical standpoint, what mental disorder is: its reality, causes, and consequences.
The meanings and causes of hearing voices that others cannot hear (auditory verbal hallucinations, in psychiatric parlance) have been debated for thousands of years. Voice-hearing has been both revered and condemned, understood as a symptom of disease as well as a source of othe…
Håndbogen genkalder den vidt omfattende indvirkning, som sindslidelser og deres udløbere har på dagligdags liv. Bogen fremfører en recovery model til psykosocial rehabilitering.
In the fifty years since its inception, John Bowlby's attachment theory has been powerfully influential on developmental psychology and, more recently, mental health. Bringing together the experience of a diverse range of mental health practitioners and researchers who routinely…
Literature can clarify, examine and define emotions, behaviour and thoughts. For psychiatrists, literary texts can be valuable tools for furthering our understanding of patients and their conditions. This book explores the fruitful relationships between the written word and cent…
Completely revised with the latest research and clinical strategies, this is the authoritative volume on Asperger syndrome (now part of DSM-5 autism spectrum disorder). Considered the definitive reference since its initial publication, the book focuses on how to assess each chil…
The Strategies and Skills Learning and Development (SSLD) system is an action-oriented model for enabling clients in social work, health, mental health, and human services settings to address their needs and life goals. In Learning to Change Lives, author A. Ka Tat Tsang introdu…
