Mental Disorders

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder increasingly afflicts veterans of modern warfare. The RAND Corporation has reported that it affects almost 20 percent of military service members who have returned from Iraq or Afghanistan. Tragically, PTSD impacts all aspects of life. Some vets can’t hold jobs or sustain relationships. Others have recurrent nightmares or won’t leave home. To begin healing, says Edward Tick, we must see PTSD as a disorder of identity itself. War’s violence can cause the very soul to flee and be lost for life.

CAMS provides proven tools to help clinicians of any orientation evaluate suicidal risk and develop a suicide-focused treatment plan. In addition to their clinical utility, the procedures used for assessment, stabilization, and treatment of suicidal risk within CAMS can help reduce the risk of malpractice liability. The third edition features major updates based on ongoing clinical research, increased focus on implementation with adolescents; and guidance for effectively using CAMS via telehealth.

Que l'un de vos proches ou vous-même soyez victime d'anxiété, cette conférence démystifie les mécanismes qui génèrent tant de douleurs physiques et psychologiques. Découvrez, au travers d'exemples professionnels et personnels ainsi que d'exercices, comment le stress se transforme en trouble d'anxiété généralisé et quels sont les moyens de prévention qui existent. Cet exposé vous aidera à mettre en place des solutions efficaces pour remédier à ce mal du siècle.

En este libro, Thom Hartmann explica que las personas con TDAH no son anormales, desordenadas o disfuncionales, sino simplemente “cazadores en un mundo de agricultores”. A menudo muy creativos y resueltos en la búsqueda de un objetivo elegido por ellos mismos, las personas con síntomas de TDAH poseen un conjunto de habilidades mentales únicas, las cuales les habrían permitido prosperar en una sociedad de cazadores-recolectores.

The Mindfulness Approach to Health Behaviour Change (MATHC) takes the listener through a six stage experiential process that delves into the intricate landscape of change theory and therapeutic strategies to aid the transformative process.

Do you want the complete guide to feeling empowered & in a position of control when dealing with narcissists?! Is there a narcissist in your life that you're finding difficult to deal with? Perhaps a controlling partner or an overbearing colleague at work? Egotistical "friends" who somehow seem to have a way of elevating themselves while bringing you down every time you see them? A family member who constantly oversteps the mark with their arrogance and manipulating ways? A neighbor who seems intent on making your life miserable? Whatever the case, this book has will help you first understand these individuals, and then, perhaps more importantly, will guide you in exactly how to deal with them.

I know what it feels like to feel lost, confused and helpless. To worry for hours on end about your loved one. “A New Understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder” is here to change that. I firmly believe that the only word that should be used to define a person is their name. Instead of addressing the label of “borderline personality disorder”, this book addresses the human being behind the label.

Would you like to live a life free from anxiety? Have you ever wondered what happens inside your brain when you're feeling worried? Unlock the secret to managing anxiety with a powerful protein called Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF). Did you know that people with anxiety disorders tend to have lower levels of BDNF? In Live Without Anxiety, you’ll discover simple, effective techniques to naturally boost your BDNF levels and reduce anxiety, leading to a calmer, more balanced life. The latest breakthroughs in neuroscience reveal and reaffirm the ancient wisdom of past civilizations.

يضم كتاب «لماذا لم يخبرني أحد بهذا من قبل؟» مجموعة من أفضل النصائح العملية للدكتورة «جولي سميث» أخصائية علم النفس الإكلينيكي ببريطانيا، لمكافحة القلق والاكتئاب. وتقترح من خلاله أن نحدد قيمنا ومن نريد أن نصبحه ثم نحلل أفكارنا وسلوكياتنا لمعرفة ما إذا كنا نسير في الاتجاه الصحيح أم لا. وتتحدث أيضًا عن التعرف على مشاعرنا بمزيدٍ من التفصيل؛ فبدلًا من قول إننا حزينون، نطرح أسئلة تساعد على تحديد ماهية شعورنا بالفعل. وكذلك تقترح كتابة يومياتنا وتدوين مشاعرنا السلبية في محاولة لفهم كيف ولماذا ظهرت، الأمر الذي يساعدنا على فهم ذواتنا بصورةٍ أكثر وضوحًا.

In It’s Always Been Ours, eating disorder specialist and storyteller, Jessica Wilson, challenges us to rethink what having a “good” body means in contemporary society. By centering the bodies of Black women in her cultural discussions of body image, food, health, and wellness, Wilson argues that we can interrogate white supremacy’s hold on us and reimagine the ways we think about, discuss, and tend to our bodies.

Eles podem ter várias faces. Disfarçados de pessoas de bem, ocultam o que realmente são: seres calculistas, manipuladores e insensíveis aos sentimentos alheios. Estão ao nosso lado no trabalho, na escola, na vizinhança e no círculo familiar e, a qualquer momento, podem gerar destruição em nossa vida. Eles são os psicopatas, uma ameaça real e silenciosa para toda a sociedade.

What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder? How do I put and end to it? These are just some of the questions we will explore in this guide! Whether you are dating a narcissist, think you might be one, or want to help a friend, this audiobook is for you. After listening to this comprehensive audiobook you will understand exactly what this disorder is and how you can prevent it or stop it. There is a lot to learn, and this audiobook makes it simple for beginners to understand this complicated disorder.

Exploring the process of recovery from addiction as it affects the entire family, this audiobook presents an innovative model for understanding and treating families navigating this difficult period. The authors draw upon extensive clinical and research experience to demonstrate how families can be helped to regroup after abstinence, weather periods of emotional upheaval, and find their way to establishing a more stable, yet flexible, family system.

Are you having a hard time identifying narcissistic behaviors around you? Even if you have identified a narcissist near you, dealing with such people can be challenging, especially if you have no clue about handling similar personalities. So, what can you do? This is where our audiobook steps in to help you out. Whether you are struggling with identifying the toxic traits in someone close to you or want to find the best way out of a bottleneck situation while dealing with a narcissist, this book can prove to be a great resource to seek help.

If you suffer from depression you are far from alone. Depression is very common, affecting over 300 million people around the world. Written by Professor Paul Gilbert, internationally recognised for his work on depression, this highly acclaimed self-help book has been of benefit to thousands of people including sufferers, their friends and families and those working in the medical profession.

Do you feel like your moods control your life? Do you dread planning or scheduling anything because you don't know how you will feel that day? Do you avoid friends and family members because you know that your moods have a negative effect on them? Do your moods control your ability to successfully survive in the world and to ensure your own survival? Many people who have mood swings suffer from conditions such as Asperger's syndrome, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and cyclothymic disorder.

Phoenix J. Waldren combines expert knowledge with personal empathy, offering a supportive narrative that speaks to adults with ADHD. Whether you're aiming to boost your career, enhance personal life, or find more joy and balance, this audiobook provides the guidance to navigate ADHD and thrive.

Your mom and her emotional absence has a lot to do with your current state in life. The Emotionally Absent Mother will delve into your mother's apathy, and why such a lack of compassion may not be her fault. This audiobook will also help you find ways to cope with the pain that you suffered as a child, as well as look past the scars to see a better future.

In this step-by-step guide, Friedemann Schaub, M.D., Ph.D., explores how to break free from the six most common survival patterns—the victim, invisibility, the procrastinator, the chameleon, the helper, and the lover—by engaging the part of the mind that created them in the first place: the subconscious. Providing research-backed insights and brain- rewiring methods based on his 20 years’ experience, Dr. Friedemann details how, through activating the healing power of the subconscious, you can throw off the shackles of these self-sabotaging patterns.

What happens in the brain of someone who has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? Why can’t we either erase memories or cope with them when they have been shockingly awful? Questions like these will be answered in this quick guide, as well as other interesting facts, anecdotes, and topics. We will discuss the comprehensive concept of dissociative amnesia, the four different subtypes of PTSD, the difference between PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder, specific problems related to homeless veterans, and several other fascinating subjects.