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To understand the ways people with autism think, Peter Vermeulen argues, we need to try to get inside their world. The latest scientific thinking is clearly explained, and illustrated by numerous personal accounts. This introductory book offers the...

Are psychopaths 'evil' and untreatable, or do they suffer from a form of mental illness comparable to schizophrenia? Do they have free will? Do we? In this at once terrifying and exhilarating account, neuroscientist Kent Kiehl guides us through the...

How can I use my voice to reduce the other voices I hear?Who should I tell about my experiences with psychosis?What steps should I take after a mental health crisis?Experiencing and recovering from psychosis can be isolating, especially if friends and...

The number of people working in the field of clinical psychology has expanded significantly in recent years. The fifth edition of this very popular text has been extensively re-written and updated by two well respected editors who are closely connected...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780449905494Author Leonard ShengoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint FawcettPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 383gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685030445Author Steven BuserFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Chiron PublicationsPublisher Chiron Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789241544221Author World Health Organization(WHO)Format PaperbackPage Count 374Imprint World Health OrganizationPublisher World Health...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984986705Author Paris WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 398Imprint Sky's Edge PublishingPublisher Sky's Edge PublishingWeight(grams) 633g

Overcoming Sex Addiction is an accessible self-help guide which uses the principles of cognitive behaviour therapy to help those with problematic or unwanted patterns of sexual behaviour. It is designed for those who are not yet ready to seek...

Designed to support training and CPD in compulsory mental health work, this book looks at assessment, detention, compulsion and coercion in a variety of mental health settings. It focuses on decision making in a variety of professional roles with people...

In February 1983, civil servant Dennis Nilsen was arrested after body parts were found to be blocking drains at the house where he lived. As the squad car drove him away, he confessed he had strangled 15 young men. It wasn't just the crimes that stunned...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683735083Author Catherine PittmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint PESI Publishing, Inc.Publisher PESI Publishing, Inc.Weight(grams)...

This carefully revised third edition of Criminal Psychology offers a vital, up-to-date account of the wide range of psychological contributions to the understanding of criminals and crime, its investigation, the legal processes of dealing with offenders,...

Widely used by family therapists- and by health care professionals in general-the genogram is a graphic way of organising the mass of information gathered during a family assessment. This visual representation allows the practitioner to find patterns in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935150770Author Christopher S. HyattFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint Original Falcon PressPublisher Original Falcon PressWeight(grams) 600g

Childhood can be an exciting time, full of joyous exploration, new skills, friends, and imaginative play. It can also be very frightening, especially when children have experiences that threaten their feelings of safety and well-being. Even common...

The Journey from Prison to Community: Developing Identity, Meaning and Belonging with Men in the UK provides a practical guide for practitioners working with men to successfully make the transition between prison and the community. This transition...

The Psychology of Criminal Justice integrates aspects of psychology's contributions to criminology and to socio-legal studies within a single narrative framework. It does this by describing the interpersonal and group dynamics of decision-making at key...

Murder at Roaringwater is the inside story of a young Frenchwoman, Sophie Toscan du Plantier. This is a notorious and unresolved murder, where the victim seemed to have a premonition of her own terrible end. For six years, Nick Foster has been...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788027310463Author Sigmund FreudFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint e-artnowPublisher e-artnowWeight(grams) 54gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 2mm

From the UK's leading criminologist comes the true story of Margaret McLaughlin, and the man he believes was fitted up for her murder 'Enthralling ... will leave true crime readers with more to ponder than they bargained for' - The HeraldBefore David...

Trauma and Psychosis provides a valuable contribution to the current understanding of the possible relationships between the experience of trauma and the range of phenomena currently referred to as psychosis. Warren Larkin and Anthony P. Morrison bring...

International best-selling writer and autist Temple Grandin joins psychologist Debra Moore in presenting nine strengths-based mindsets necessary to successfully work with young people on the autism spectrum. Examples and stories bring the approaches to...

In a world obsessed with appearance, it is not surprising that body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD -- an emotionally painful obsession with perceived flaws in one's appearance -- has manifested itself as a troubling and relatively common problem for many...

Friendless Childhoods Explain War uses the author's groundbreaking discoveries working with the UK's most dangerous offenders to cast an expert eye over international conflict. All such violence, he contends, is born of childhood experiences that lead to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307452429Author Robert WhitakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)Publisher...

A startling look at the deepest, darkest secrets that terrorists pray you'll never know. For decades, experts from the most powerful governments and prestigious universities around the world have told us that suicide bombers are psychologically normal...

'Brilliant . . . A deeply unsettling, excellent read' - Daisy Johnson, author of Everything Under 'A potent contemporary fable . . . riveting' - Guardian'Genuinely thrilling . . . one long beautiful scream' - Evie WyldLucy lives with her husband Jake and...

DBT Metaphors and Stories gives therapists and DBT skills trainers the skills they need to make effective use of dialectical behavior therapy and to help clients more deeply understand complex realities.Each page is devoted to explaining a specific DBT...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590300008Author Edward M. PovdollFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

"Heitler has established herself as a leader in what is evolving as an extraordinary, valuable integration of systems perspectives, cognitive and behavioral methodologies, and traditional views of personality and therapy."-Psychotherapy in Private...

For fans of Christopher Berry-Dee's Talking with Serial Killers series, this chilling new book explores the dark heart of Russia. For decades, it has been assumed that the United States of America was the serial killer capital of the world.Now,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641520171Author Scott GranetFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Althea PressPublisher Althea PressWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 191mm * 10mm

Psychopathy is a personality disorder that has long captured the public imagination. Newspaper column inches have been devoted to murderers with psychopathic features, and we also encounter psychopaths in films and books. Individuals with psychopathy are...

Assessing Risk in Sex Offenders: A Practitioner's Guide is a handy resource for forensic practitioners responsible for assessing an managing sexual offenders at risk of recidivism. It covers the risk factors associated with sexual recidivism, evaluates...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781892746368Author Roberto HarariFormat PaperbackPage Count 362Imprint Other Press LLCPublisher Other Press LLCWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

Existential therapy has been practiced and continues to be practiced in many forms and situations throughout the world. But until now, it has lacked a coherent structure, and analysis of its tenets, and an evaluation of its usefulness. Irvin Yalom, whose...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958118009Author Sydney KohFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Melanie SterlingPublisher Melanie SterlingWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

A comprehensive resource for practitioners working with sexual offenders. Discusses assessments and interventions, as well as providing a comprehensive literature reviewThere are around 10,000 convictions or cautions for sexual offences in the UK each...

"Read this book, strengthen your resolve, and help us all return to reason." -JORDAN PETERSON *USA TODAY NATIONAL BESTSELLER* There's a war against truth... and if we don't win it, intellectual freedom will be a casualty. The West's commitment to...