Mental Health

Significant changes were made to the way psychiatric trainees' skills are assessed for the MRCPsych examinations in 2007. Much teaching, learning and assessment now occurs in the workplace in real clinical situations, with the emphasis being on outcome...

Stress: Concepts, Cognition, Emotion, and Behavior: Handbook in Stress Series, Volume 1, examines stress and its management in the workplace and is targeted at scientific and clinical researchers in biomedicine, psychology, and some aspects of the social...

This book illustrates the current findings of interpersonal neurobiology from leading mental health clinician-scholars that inform knowledge building and clinical practice. Representing the fields of social work, psychology and psychiatry, these authors...

This updated edition of From Trauma to Healing is a comprehensive and practical guide to working with trauma survivors in the field of social work.Since September 11th and Hurricane Katrina, social workers have increasingly come together to consider how...

Although the precise mechanisms and pathways of schizophrenia remain something of a mystery, there is little dispute that cognitive deficits present as some of the clearest and most debilitating symptoms of the disease. This book describes the...

While medication is hugely important in treating bipolar disorders, an integrated approach which utilizes psychological treatments can target some aspects that medication alone cannot reach. A comprehensive review of evidence-based psychological...

This is a book of psychiatry at its most practical level. It answers the sorts of questions psychiatrists ask on a daily basis. What treatments are available for the condition this patient has? What is the evidence for the effectiveness of each of these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912224487Author Robert LefeverFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Edward Everett RootPublisher Edward Everett Root

Psychiatry is in the process of rediscovering its roots. It seemed as if the long history of interest in the impact of society on the rates and course of serious mental illness had been forgotten, overtaken by the advances of neuroscience and genetics...

Schizophrenia and related psychiatric disorders can be highly disabling. Deficits in cognition, involving skills such as attention, problem solving and social understanding are core symptoms of many psychiatric disorders, which greatly impact the quality...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994517173Author Heidi FarrellyFormat HardbackPage Count 450Imprint How2withoutPublisher How2withoutWeight(grams) 767gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm

Exploring the key issues around anti-discriminatory practice for professionals working in mental health services, this book looks at ways to improve the health and social care of older people from minority and excluded communities. The chapters explore...

This great book offers an up-to-date overview of how gender and sexuality affect mental health. It will help women to self-identify and self-manage the symptoms of mental ill health. The book covers a wide range of specific mental health disorders - many...

Relying upon the best-selling third edition of Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology, Dr Stephen M. Stahl has revised chapters covering depression and bipolar disorder for this edition. Significantly revised and expanded it is essential for professionals...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692675830Author Beverly FreemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Mickey A. DriverPublisher Mickey A. DriverWeight(grams) 331g

In this completely revised 2002 second edition of their well-received book, Gavin Andrews and his team continue to draw upon materials and methods that they have used successfully in clinical practice for 15 years. Over half the material in the second...

In response to rapid developments in psychopharmacology, this is a spin-off from Stephen M. Stahl's new, completely revised and updated third edition of his much-acclaimed Prescriber's Guide. It covers the most important drugs in use today for psychosis...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993740916Author Merville VincentFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Edgewood Treatment CenterPublisher Edgewood Treatment CenterWeight(grams)...

As a cognitive neuropsychologist, Tim Shallice considers the general question of what can be learned about the operation of the normal cognitive system from the study of the cognitive difficulties arising from neurological damage and disease. He...

Diagnosis within psychiatry involves the consideration of a number of different features of mental state. In making a diagnosis, individual psychiatrists inevitably accord differing importance to certain features. By regulating the order and number of...

This history of one particular place for "madness" covers changing approaches to insanity and treatments over two centuries. The Norfolk Lunatic Asylum opened in 1814 as a pioneer county pauper institution and in 1998 St Andrew's featured among the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911623366Author Juanita HoeFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint RCPsych/Cambridge University PressPublisher RCPsych/Cambridge University...

Anorexia Nervosa and other eating disorders are arguably the most complex mental health problems that a child or adolescent may experience. Numbers seeking help are on the increase, and the complexity of these disorders challenges even the most...

The psychological health of competitive athletes is of paramount importance to performance, retention, and well-being in sport, and national governing bodies are increasingly concerned with its promotion. Psychosocial Health and Well-being in High-Level...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838373603Author Fran HoustonFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Kingston Park PublishingPublisher Kingston Park PublishingWeight(grams)...

A leading psychiatrist and expert reveals important issues in mental health care today and introduces innovations to revolutionize and improve mental health for everyone.Mental health care systems are falling short and the consequences, for individuals...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907123863Format PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Quaker BooksPublisher Quaker BooksDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 5mm

Terrorism has dominated the domestic and international landscape since 9/11. Determining what drives people to commit acts of terrorism is no easy task. The important new book fills a gap in the psychology and psychiatry literature by examining the...

You discovered your kid is cutting, leaving you with a sinking feeling in your stomach. You ask yourself questions such as: Is my kid's self-harm my fault? Did I fail as a parent? Where is the smiling kid I once knew? Cutting is the behavior that tells...

With an increasing number of Muslims living in the West, and studies suggesting that mental illness may be more prevalent and chronic amongst Muslim cultural groups, there is a pressing need for appropriate treatment options. This book provides mental...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847470225Author Emma SpieglerFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint ChipmunkapublishingPublisher ChipmunkapublishingWeight(grams) 88gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

The Disordered Mind, Third Edition, is a wide-ranging introduction to the philosophy of mental disorder or illness. It examines and explains, from a philosophical standpoint, what mental disorder is: Its reality, causes, consequences, compassionate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999000868Author Ashley L PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Mental Health @ Home BooksPublisher Mental Health @ Home BooksWeight(grams)...

There is an ever-increasing obligation on child and adolescent mental health services to meet the needs of children and young people with learning disabilities. This practical and concise book will help clinicians, service managers and commissioners to...

This book gives a comprehensive, evidence-based account of assertive outreach from a Strengths perspective. Emphasising developing a collaborative approach to working with the service user, which stresses the achievement of the service user's own...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838457600Author Felicity Al-HassanFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Authentic WorthPublisher Authentic WorthWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

Parental Psychiatric Disorder presents an innovative approach to thinking about and working with families where a parent has a mental illness. With 30 new chapters from an internationally renowned author team, this new edition presents the current state...

Is there any evidence that we can reduce the incidence of mental ill health? Is it possible to prevent recurrence of mental ill health?Aspirations to achieve both these goals have featured in mental health policy and practice for over 100 years. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593471760Author Patrick J. KennedyFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Dutton / SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732954526Author Gina BirkemeierFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Out Loud PublishingPublisher Out Loud PublishingWeight(grams) 483gDimensions(mm)...