Mental Health Books

Great job! Extremely FAST! Brand new book. I ordered another review book too, that came fast too. That book was also brand new!

This is an excellent book to use to review. The content is easy to read and the book contains everything you need to know. I had the privledge of having Ann Isaacs as an instructor and she is one of the best. The review questions are great to practice for the state boards.

This book is certainly outstanding and it the only book besides _Shadow Syndromes_ which clearly confronts the topic of the relationship between Autism Spectrum Conditions (particularly Asperger's Disorder) and the Schizoid Personality. While some researchers have proclaimed the two to be separate diagnoses (e.g., Tantam), Wolff proceeds to give a detailed account of a group of children who were labeled 'Schizoid Personality of Childhood.' Furthermore, she extensively reviews the psychiatric literature in examining such children previous to Hans Asperger's account of Autistic Personality Disorder of Childhood, overviewing the evolution of the Schizoid Personality diagnosis. Wolff especially stresses the inadequacy of the current Asperger's diagnostic criteria because it often fails to include minimally impaired/gifted 'Schizoids'. Finally, Wolff expresses her conclusion: the majority of her Schizoid children, although many do fit the current DSM-IV/ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for Schizoid Personality Disorder, would be more appropriately accounted for as having mild Asperger's Syndrome with some Schizotypal traits; also, although there was some overlap between High-Functioning Autistic children and the Asperger/Schizoid children, a distinction was made between the two groups.

Austism, schizoid personality traits, what do they have in common? Are they one in the same, with those who exhibit schizoid personalty traits simply being high functioning individuals with autism? Or are they discrete diagnostic entities, not simply the same condition but only at different ends of the "autistic spectrum"? Sula Wolff provides a rich discussion of people who by many are labelled "asocial," providing anecdotal accounts with children seen in her own practice, as well as a wealth of information from formal studies. This book should be in the library of anyone who has an interest in children who do not seem to fit into society and by those who are interested in the subject of individuals with high functioning autism.

The author demonstrates how, from its origins in English asylums run by "carers" to the world's first modern psychiatric facility in revoutionary France, the image of women and of mental illness ("madness") mutually informed each other. These images changed across the decades, and with them, both the prospects and limitations on women, and the understanding of emotional suffering that gave rise to varied diagnoses.

Though studded with Britishisms, this is a highly readable introduction to the subject of mental illness and especially the role of the "mind doctors" in both helping and hindering half the world's prospects for a sane and free life.

This book heralds a new and renewed enlightenment about women, the mind, literature, and history. Recently I purchased the American edition and can not speak highly enough for it. The writing is superb and the text opens so many windows and doors. It is not easy to put down as it sails forward. I highly recommend it to everyone and that must be a wide audience of public and scholar alike. The book is a treasure.

This is a well-written and thoroughly researched book that should be required reading for all new to the field. An excellent outline for new therapists, and a good read for those who have been working for years. Good resourse for the classroom too.

Dr. Leah M. DeSole (with Alyson Nelson and Laura L. Young) has written the first totally comprehensible and perfectly organized book on how to conduct a successful first interview. While the book is targeted to teaching and learning the basics of this inevitable beginning of treatment, it is a book that all practicing therapists, counselors and psychologists need to read. Even its introduction provides an applicable guide to preparing for and turning the first interview (with every client/patient) into an exciting experience for both the therapist and client. And unlike many "required readings," MAKING CONTACT is so well written that both the student and the seasoned professional will not be unable to put it down once they open it. For the experienced therapist, it provides and opportunity to bring new ideas and strategies to that first contact, and for the student just embarking on a career in the helping profession, MAKING CONTACT is the place to start.

From Cindy Schreiner, Elementary Educator:

While in the company of Bee, I have always felt admiration, a higher presence and a powerful sense of calm and spirituality. Of course I would have never guessed that admiration could grow any larger until I read her book, Malawi Moonsmoke.

While having conversations with Bee, she would mention how she went to Africa but really never elaborated on the service that she did there.

When I learned that she published a book on her experiences, I was thrilled and immediately went to the bookstore to order it. I was there the day it was released, however the bookstore didn't have it yet and I had to wait for about a week before I could start reading.

The book is a description of how Bee and her husband, Ken started in a very remote village in Africa to help the natives learn about health care and found they learned much more than they taught.

The book was a joy to read and I finished it in one day. Even though I worked with Bee and thought I knew her, the book surprised me with her adventures. I thought that a person like Bee would have all the answers to any situation that comes up and the book showed me that she didn't know the answers, but that she would pray for guidance and direction. She writes about falling in love again after the death of her beloved husband and the tough decision to marry again. It was a wonderful experience to read about the romance of Ken and Bee and how romance does happen even later in life.

Bee describes her and Ken's adventures in Africa with flowing detail. I felt that I was living in the town where she was and got to know the people she worked with in the villages through her descriptions and details. I felt that I was with her when the border guards stopped her on the trip back from South Africa to Malawi carrying supplies. The way Bee described the patient with leprosy and aids made my heart break and I said a silent prayer thankful that Bee was there to help the lowest of low in such a remote place. She definitely changed the life of those poor patients. The creativity and strength she mustered in dealing with the villagers was really quite inspirational.

I am an avid reader and this book whetted my appetite for more true adventure stories from people who have made a difference. This book shows how people such as Bee and Ken who are doing something from the love in their hearts can really make a difference in a small village in Africa.

Bee and Ken are an inspiration to me, I know that I could never fill their shoes, but I know that I have a role model to follow in whatever journey my life takes.

Cindy Schreiner, Elementary Educator

Captivating stories of author's exciting spiritual journey in third world development, make this book a must read for all who care deeply for children who are at risk on this planet. As a professional nurse, the author volunteered to design, plan, implement and evaluate an interdenominational 3-year Child Survival Project. She skillfully weaves the story-threads into an almost palpable fabric of successful interventions.

Bee Biggs-Jarrell underpins the African mission with her personal experiences in her spiritual journey from widowhood through senior-citizen romance to selfless adventure in Africa. Great cross-cultural reading and a must for students of international health policy and third world development. Insights and ideas that worked in the African bush inspire similar models around the world.

I find this workbook to be very useful in my health promotion classes with nursing students. The exercises are clear, easy to use and meaningful to the students. I also use the exercises in my stress workshops for our graduated nurses. My favorites are the butterfly art therapy exercise and the journaling exercise. For the butterfly, I hand out new boxes of crayola crayons. I interpret the colors they have used. For the journaling exercise everyone gets a small, polished stone to describe. My participants have given excellent reviews and have written months later to tell me their butterflies hang on their refrigerator to remind them of their expression of feelings and they continue to enjoy journaling.

How many times have you heard over the past 5 years the value of Journaling? But, how many times have you thought, "But I don't know what to write". Well here is a "teaching Journal" as it were. Dr. Seaward leads the reader on a journey of self expression as a form of healing that helps even the most non-communicative person express on paper words from their soul. Give yourself a wonderful gift ... YOUR OWN WORDS!

Creo que es muy bueno para la gente que se inicia en el ámbito de la investigación. Además de darte unos generales de estilo, ortografía y demás, cumple la funición de darte las explicaciones para el aparato crítico. Es curioso pero yo no he visto algo así para algo como la normativa UNE de Europa.

Es un buen libro para la redacción de documento en una forma profesional.

The author combines his obvious thorough understanding of the subject matter with fascinating clinical examples to provide the reader with a text that should be required study in all psychoanalytic institutes. With the use of literary illustrations; Shakespeare, Talmud, the understanding of Shame comes vividly to life.

This book is a must for those people who are interested in the subject of shame, because this subject was too difficult for even Sigmund Freud. Sigmund Freud was excellent in his theory with respect to the drives with the active purpuses. Freud already recognized the drives with passive purposes, but couldn't yet describe them in a very subtle way. By these passive wishes there is a great significance for the other in the psychological life of a person. Also Wurmser describes the psychological life of man in terms of intrapsychich structures but gives more colour to the fantasies about the other and the begging position in the situation of shame. Not only the emotion of shame is written down by Wurmser, but also the meta-psychological position of shame, which is reflection in the character traits of e.g. masochism or in schizophrenia, in which the boundaries between the ego and the object disappear. The structure of shame is difficult and painful, but also magic. The fantasy about the other is a very early pre-oedipal tendency, in which the separation-individuation conflicts are very important. By reading this book the insight into this problems will be augmented, and also therefore it is very inspiring. Sometimes it is even very interesting in a philosophic way, because the difference between guilt and shame is explained thoroughly. The experience of shame is, like guilt also a desire of the ego-ideal within the superego but in the case of shame the ego fears to be destroyed and not to destroy. That is an important difference and is fundamental in psychoanalytic thinking. It is an absolutely psychoanalytic masterwork, sometimes even exciting, because of the wonderful case-histories.

Good book for learning about assessments for measuring stress. Good resource for professionals or researchers. It is NOT a book for people who want to learn stress management.

Individuals researching stress should have this book. It contains information that is essential to anyone in the field of stress research. It discusses the conceptualization of stress and the various types of stress measures (e.g., environmental, psychological, biological). Stress is a multi-faceted construct and those who research it must understand what it is they are trying to measure and what type of measure best suits their needs.

Dr. Wear-Finkle has succeeded in creating an extremely well-written, comprehensive reference book of a generally unfamiliar and very intimidating subject to most clinicians. Her approach is impressive in both its clarity and organization. While it is an easy read, it goes beyond a "...for Dummies" approach. This excellent reference is worth the time investment to read in its entirety. After reading it, a physician has a greater respect, and less unfounded fear, of lawsuits. Dr. Wear-Finkle provides simple, common sense, and some not-so-obvious tips on avoiding litigation, as well as sound advice on what to do when litigation occurs. It is appropriate addition to any clinician's library.

A wonderful tongue and cheek approach to what is to often an after thought in the world of medicine. Whether you're a practitioner or an administrator you'll find this humorous little book a priceless guide to avoiding the day-to-day gauntlet of potentially disastrous medico legal risks. Wear-Finkle has crafted a tremendous quick read resource that will be invaluable tool for the beginner or even the most seasoned veteran of the healthcare field. A must buy!!!!