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Penguin Life, Viking
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[2024]
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English
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"A deeply personal, paradigm-shifting book from therapist, writer, and founder of @browngirltherapy that rethinks traditional therapy and self-care models, creating much-needed space for those left out of the narrative"--
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In this selection of posts from Psychology Today, Nassir Ghaemi discusses ideas in psychiatry, such as the harmful effects of postmodernist assumptions, and psychopathology, such as the invalidity of the concept of narcissism, and the experience of what it means to recover from psychiatric illness. Table of Contents:CONCEPTS OF PSYCHIATRYThe consequences of truth: Postmodernism and American psychiatryIs it all relative?Passion-based medicine: Science-hatred...
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This Book is about Mass Killing and why it occurs. The author Jacques J. Ohayon, Ph.D., has studied almost every incident that falls into the category of a Mass Killing in which the perpetrator is immediately apprehended or commits suicide since 2016. This group comprises the majority of the incidents going back to the Columbine, Colorado massacre in 1999. How To Prevent Mass Shooting reflects the finding that the majority of Mass Killers are medical...
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Eating disorders are one of the most common but elusive conditions to treat in all of Psychiatry. While current treatments do help some patients with eating disorders, many individuals receive little to no benefit from treatment options, leading to a lifelong struggle with anxiety around eating and body image.
In this book, Michael Lutter, MD/PhD, presents the developement of his new program Gifted: Genetic Information for Treating Eating Disorders....
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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...
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Neuropsychiatry has a distinguished history, yet its ideals and principles fell out of fashion in the early twentieth century as neurology and psychiatry diverged into separate disciplines. Later, neuropsychiatry reemerged as the two disciplines moved closer again, accelerated by advances in neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, and drugs that alter the functioning of the central nervous system. But as neuropsychiatrist Michael R. Trimble explains in The...
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Prozac and its chemical cousins, Paxil, Celexa, and Zoloft, are some of the most profitable and most widely used drugs in America. Their use in the treatment of a multitude of disorders--from generalized anxiety disorder and premenstrual syndrome to eating disorders and sexual compulsions--has provoked a whirlwind of public debate. Talk shows ask, Why is Prozac so popular? What, exactly, do these drugs treat? But sustained critical discussion among...
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I am not ill... the doctors stole my organs for black magic... I am responsible for the fall of mankind... I am under attack from the outside world... the voices tell me to throttle her... she comes to fetch my heart... she comes to fetch my breathing... I am too afraid...'In 'The Troubled Mind', Sean Baumann seeks to address the fear and misapprehension surrounding mental illnesses. Through his personal engagement with patients, he describes the...
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Finally, a book that explains everything you ever wanted to know about psychiatry!
In Shrink Rap, three psychiatrists from different specialties provide frank answers to questions such as:
• What is psychotherapy, how does it work, and why don't all psychiatrists do it?
• When are medications helpful?
• What happens on a psychiatric unit?
• Can Prozac make people suicidal?
• Why do many doctors not like Xanax?
• Why do we have an insanity...
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Partnerschaften, in denen die Beziehung ständig thematisiert wird, sind erfahrungsgemäß die schlechtesten. Dabei ist Reflexivität nicht grundsätzlich schlecht. Doch wird sie in unserer Gesellschaft maßlos übertrieben. Eine uferlose Reflexivkultur ist entstanden. Ergebnis sind überdrehte Zeitgenossen, die mit ständigem Psychologisieren und Problematisieren nicht nur nervtötend sind, sondern auch wichtige Entscheidungen blockieren. Ob im Privaten...
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Explorations Psychologiques est un voyage captivant à travers les différents aspects de la psychologie humaine. Des rêves mystérieux à la quête de sens profond, de la prise de décision aux mécanismes d'influence, des pratiques de transformation personnelle à la sagesse de la pleine conscience, ce livre offre un aperçu unique et instructif sur l'esprit humain. En explorant les travaux de grands penseurs tels que Freud, Frankl, Kahneman, Cialdini,...
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Este libro reúne una selección de entrevistas realizadas a José María Álvarez a lo largo de los ya casi 30 años dedicados al estudio de la locura, su pasión. En él se expone, con prosa sencilla y elegante, su pensamiento en torno a la locura en todas sus variedades. En este sentido, Las heridas del alma es una recopilación de sus puntos de vista sobre el pathos y su tratamiento, una breve y amena antología de su pensamiento. Generoso en...
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Este ensayo de Sandra Caponi respira una atmósfera de pospandemia cuando todavía sus consecuencias no se han extinguido, sino que, por el contrario, son bien palpables. En un campo de intersección entre la epistemología, la historia de la psiquiatría y la historia social de las enfermedades, la autora logra introducir una interrogación histórica acerca del surgimiento del neuroléptico, sus condiciones de posibilidad y la utilización que se...
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Embarking on the journey of motherhood, the perinatal and postpartum phases usher in transformative moments marked by emotional shifts and intricate challenges. This book is your indispensable companion, illuminating the path through these uncharted waters. Explore various pastoral counseling models offering solace, support, and healing during this delicate period.Authored by a seasoned expert in pastoral care and mental health, This book delves into...
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Jacques Lacan se interesó desde sus comienzos por el problema clínico que el pasaje al acto comporta. Sin embargo, hubo que esperar más de treinta años para que, en su seminario sobre la angustia, produzca y formalice el concepto psicoanalítico que rompe con la tradición psiquiátrica francesa que había hecho de la expresión passage à l'acte una categoría meramente descriptiva, cargada de referencias morales, criminológicas y despojada...
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These oral histories tell of transformative experiences which led persons to become advocates and practitioners for reform of the mental health system. They include psychiatric survivors and professionals, many of whom have been or are leaders in the movement. Many of these stories are a miracle of survival, but they show the path to true healing - how, despite fierce resistance, persons found their voice and identity. Pioneered by those who faced...
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The double meaning of "sense" in the title intends to specify our common sense about the use of self while articulating the sense of self as a sensory function in the neurobiology of the brain. Current developmental and clinical research offers insight into how self functions as a sensory process in survival and well-being, but this essay is not intent on proof. Proof would require more research to substantiate what all of us can know about the sense...
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Discover the profound impact of storytelling and narrative in the medical field with, Narrative Medicine: The Fifth Vital Sign, by Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA.
The book is divided into two sections:
Section 1: Instruction
Section 2: Inspiration
Through this intriguing collection of essays - the author's third in a trilogy - clinicians, patients and caregivers will learn about the healing power of narrative medicine. Drawing from psychiatric practice...
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Élène a vécu une enfance heureuse, brillante à l'école et passionnée de musique et de sport. Pourtant, sa vie a pris un tournant sombre, la menant aux urgences après avoir traversé des moments de détresse et tenté de se suicider. Désormais, elle se reconstruit avec l'aide de ses proches et de professionnels de la santé. Cependant, dans un pays o la psychiatrie est souvent négligée par rapport à d'autres domaines médicaux, le chemin...
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