Mental Health Books

I am told that that was a thing called Psychology and I am 33 and I have been entirely celibate. I went to Bucks County Community College from Fall Semester 1998 straight through until Spring Semester 2002. I started at age 24 and was 28 when I left. Weekdays 2006 Monday July 24th 2006 to Friday July 28th 2006. I went to Kutztown University from Fall Semester 1992 straight until Spring Semester 1994. I was 18 when I started and 20 when I dropped out. A Weekend in 2006; Friday August 18th 2006 to Sunday August 20th 2006. I don't wand HIV/AIDS and I am still a virgin and Daniel Sathler is Sigmund Freud's and Daniel Williams is Karl Jung's Bipolar Case Study.

An excellent easy to read book that helps those who have this devestating illness, and their family members.

I could not put this book down. Each person's poignant story gave me a new understanding and compassion for mental illness of all kinds. I believe it will go a long way in healing the fear and stigma surrounding those who suffer from this kind of illness. As John Brown states in his introduction, "No one feels more lost, alone, misunderstood, confused, and hopeless than someone experiencing a depressive episode. This book will not only benefit the patient; it will also aid their family members, who are just as confused and bewildered."

I am the webowner of the Mental Health Sanctuary and added a story to this book. When the book came out and I was able to read other's stories, not only was the book very interesting to read, but it helped to comfort me, realizing that what I endured in my life was shared by many people. I felt so much less alone as I read other people's stories - their hardships, their pain and how they worked through it - what gave them strength, etc.

If you are hurting and you are feeling alone and perhaps that there is no way out in your life, this book is for you. If you are a family member and you are having a difficult time understanding your loved one, this book is for you

I am the director of a university counseling center and have had to perform survivor/family notification several times. I welcome Dr. Iserson's book (really a manual)as there is, to my knowledge, no other comprehensive guide to handling this task. I know I had to improvise on the occasions I have been called upon to perform this function. By luck, what we did followed his guidelines; I can also say that our university staff grappled with many of the issues he discusses, albeit without his guidance. He provides detailed suggestions and checklist type guides for many types of situations. The guidance he provides serves two functions: First, to prevent terrible mistakes or oversights from occuring; second, to provide the professional with some comfort that the best response to terrible events has been made. I strongly recommend this work to individuals who, through their professional roles, may find this task thrust upon them, or to the general reader who desires some guidance against the day that the reader may be called upon to do this. His suggestions are mainstream, compassionate, and provide guidance in handling many variables in these situations.

I applaud the work that went into this book from the standpoint of how widespread the author's subject matter stretched. From a chaplain's perspective who has worked in an ER for several years, I found its content refreshing, especially coming from an physician. It is my experience that many doctors have trouble in breaking bad news. Grave Words gives many good ideas for different kinds of situations and specific pathways that one could integrate into their setting. I have given copies to my ER head nurse, the Trauma Specialist and to the Trauma Surgeons in my center. It had served to bridge our discussions around family care. I reccommend it to any professional who deals with death and bad news on a regular basis.

Dowling presents a complex subject in a very readable manner...the way our brain is influenced by our heredity and our environment.

It is fascinating to read about the way our brain develops and adapts from infancy to old age.
Really makes you realise that the brain is still malleable as we grow older, gives me the assurance that I will still be capable of acquiring new skills and knowledge after 60.

Chemistry is not always the main cause of temperament, mental, psychological or relationship issues...so seeking relief with a psychiatrist's prescription (or using recreational drugs) may not always be the most optimum solution.

Reminds me of Carl Sagan's clarity in "Billions and Billions" and "Science a Candle in the Dark".

A great book for the well-informed amateur and for the amateur who seeks to be well-informed.

This book reviews the state-of-the-art in brain development and on the factors driving its state. The author's viewpoint is the one of a neurocientist, hence more centered on neuronal molding than on learning. The author shows that what we call brain development is actually about partially limiting the adaptivity of the brain circuitry. Still, there is always potential for adaptation, age does not prevent the molding of the brain. The evolution of the brain is driven both by genetics and learning. So how we use it matters a lot! Saying that one is too old to change is just an excuse.

I have been in the field for twenty years. Asked to teach a course to students at a nearby university, I ordered this book!
I find that it is very readable and interesting and very much like the work I have been doing for the last two decades! Students will learn first hand information of what makes up crisis work, and become familiar with the many facets of crisis work. Down to earth writing and very real case scenarios! Excellent resource!

this is a complete guide for anyone interested in self improvemen

This informative and enlightening book is well written in clear and understandable language. I recommend it to any counsellors or pastors looking to improve their skills.

In The Guide To Pastoral Counseling, Gary Ahlskog (Director of the Pastoral Counseling Training Program at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, New York) and Harry Sands (Training Analyst and Senior Supervisor at the Psychoanalytic Institute of the Post Graduate Center for Mental Health, New York) effectively collaborate to present an essential and seminal "hands-on" guide to a range of issues facing pastors, seminarians, therapists, chaplains, and teachers within the framework of the religious communities of today. The diverse contributors are all expert, experienced and bring a keen analytical skill to their writings which are arranged within the general categories of Clinical Principles (Essential Theory and Technique; Religion and Psychodynamics; Pastoral Care in the Congregational Setting); Issues & Problems (The Assessment Interview; In the Hospital; Sexual Temptation and the Pastoral Counselor); Special Types of Pastoral Counseling (Working with Groups, Families, and Couples; Special Issues; Sexual Concerns in Congregational Life); Spiritual & Clinical Resources (Using Religious Resources in Clinical Ministry; Making Referral). The Guide To Pastoral Counseling concludes with an "Epilogue" by Ann B. Ulanov. This critically important and strongly recommended contribution to the field of pastoral counseling is enhanced with both a Name index and a Subject index.

There are so many books published about what cancer is but very few about how it really affects a family. Marvyl's way of telling about her experience is exceptional. The day to day ways she and her family coped with her illness was remarkable. I could compare this book to "First You Cry" by Betty Rollins but Marvyl's is so much better. I wish I had this book when my own family was coping with my aunt's cancer. This is a book I will pass on to my family members so they may all learn about Marvyl's love, compassion, and fortitude in the eyes of death. Marvyl wrote about her life threatening complications of cancer in a manner which makes it an enjoyable read. Her personal thoughts and feelings are shared throughout the 236 pages. When most of us would falter and turn away from God, Marvyl shows how she became stronger and more in tune with her religion, her family, and herself. Marvyl helped start "I Can Cope" groups, as well as hospice services, especially in Minnesota. This amazing woman continues to speak out about her illness wherever and whenever she is requested. I thoroughly agree with Minneapolis oncologist Barbara J Bowers, MD when she said, "All cancer patients should have the opportunity to see cancer through Marvyl's eyes." "Guide-Lines and God-Lines for Facing Cancer" was also reviewed by Midwest Book Review. This book is a must read for all cancer patients, their families, support groups, hospice centers, and libraries.

Marvyl Loree Patton is to be commended for writing an intense personal experience story that includes guide-lines for helping others. I found her story very touching. I'd recommend it to not only people suffering from cancer but to anyone who has to see someone suffer with this disease. Having a friend who died from breast cancer several years ago, I find myself going back to Patton's book to gain a better understanding of this terrible disease and for coping mechanisms on how I can get on with my life and not be trapped in my grief. Patton left a great contribution to the world when she wrote her story. We need more books like it--personal experience stories that includes guidelines for Christian living no matter what our circumstances may be. This book would make a nice gift or a special asset in a library--church or public libraries.

This is a fascinating contribution to understanding human brain functioning. Nico undergoes a hemispherectomy (removal of his right hemisphere) due to extreme epilepsy.
What follows is the amazing journey of Nico, through kinder garden, schooling, and socialization. Nico conveys the image of which the author so profoundly believes, that his left hemisphere isn't damaged, it's a brain it itself.
By reading this book, you'll realize that Nico has nearly no deficits resulting from his hemispherectomy. His left visual field is absent (due to the left eye normally transmitting information to the right - in this case absent - hemisphere. He also suffers from minor physical disability in his right limbs. Nonetheless, Nico performs or outperforms his peers when it comes to reasoning and intelligence, with the only deficit being in drawing.
It would do injustice to the author if it weren't mentioned about how he strongly believes in technology improving education for both the general public and especially handicapped children. By using a laptop Nico was able to further his verbal and spatial education regardless of his drawing and handwriting deficit.
Antonio M. Battro deserves credit and reading for this extremely concise and informative authoritative introduction to hemispherectomy & brain research in general.

Battro's insightful, inspirational, and sensitive study of a young boy whose functional hemispherectomy has left him with only a functioning left side of his brain is a challenge to many preconceptions regarding the limitations of the human brain and its adaptability. The successful adaptations made by the subject of the book, Nico, with the aid of computer technology to succeed in a regular academic environment will call into question standard lesion analysis in projecting the capabilities and potential of others who have undergone this surgery.

This handbook is a collection of chapters by many well-known Chicano (Mexican American) psychologists. Given that Mexican Americans are the largest subgroup of Latinos in the United States, and that Latinos are the largest ethnic minority group in the U.S., this handbook is long overdue! It is perfect for the individual practitioner, as a text for undergraduate or graduate courses, or as a reference tool. Chapters cover such material as the history of Chicano psychology, identity development, psychological assessment, psychotherapy with men and women, and teaching. It is clear that a lot of work went into this book, and I am grateful to all of the contributors for publishing such a relevant reference tool!

This is an OUTSTANDING volume that features wonderfully comprehensive and extremely well written contributions by some of the most reputable scholars in Chicana/o psychology. It has been a very long time since I have been this excited about an academic book and can not imagine a library on US ethnic issues complete without a copy of it. I am sorry I waited this long to buy it. The contributors have definitely set a very high standard for edited volumes on this subject. One can but hope that other compilations extending this caliber of scholarship to other Latina/o groups are forthcoming.

This book is to the point in covering all aspects of Correctional Mental Health. I recommend this book all mental health professionals going into the field of corrections.

Excellent basic text on the context and content of providing mental health and substance abuse assessment and treatment in a corrections environment. Very helpful for start up programs as well as experienced clinicians.