books – Page 17 – A New Vision for Mental Health

It’s Not Always Depression

Author: Editorial 20th April 2020 0 Comments

The sub-title of this book from Hilary Jacobs Hendel is “A New Theory of Listening to Your Body, Discovering Core Emotions and Reconnecting with Your Authentic Self”. The publishers say: “In this practical and fascinating new account of psychological suffering, pioneering…
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emotion-focused care

accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy, books, depression, emotions, Experiential Psychotherapy, Hilary Jacobs Hendel, The Change Triangle, wellbeing

Ordinary Life Therapy: Experiences from a Collaborative Systemic Practice

Author: Editorial 16th April 2020 0 Comments

This book has been written by Carina Håkansson. The publishers say: “Ordinary Life Therapy is anything but ordinary. The work described in this book is relational, collaborative, generative and constructionist. It is also clinically sound and exciting – an extraordinary…
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collaborative practice, Key posts

books, Carina Håkansson, Collaborative Systemic Practice, Family Care Foundation, institutional care, Sweden

Your Guide to Forest Bathing

Author: Editorial 13th April 2020 0 Comments

This book has been written by M. Amos Clifford. The publishers say: “Forest bathing is a gentle, meditative practice of connecting with nature. Simply being present, with all of our senses, in a forest or other wild area, can produce mental,…
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a wellbeing society

books, Forest Bathing, Forest Therapy, Forests, M. Amos Clifford, nature, shinrin-yoku, Trees

The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life’s Hurdles

Author: Editorial 30th March 2020 0 Comments

This book has been written by Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatté. The publishers say: “Resilience is a crucial ingredient – perhaps the crucial ingredient – to a happy, healthy life. More than anything else, it’s what determines how high we rise…
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Andrew Shatté, books, inner strength, Karen Reivich, resilience, wellbeing

This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health

Author: Editorial 27th March 2020 0 Comments

Written by Nathan Filer, this book was originally called “The Heartland: Finding and Losing Schizophrenia”. The Goodreads review says: “Schizophrenia: whether it’s the associations it conjures or the people it brings to mind, it is a word we all have a view…
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collaborative practice

audio, books, Diagnostic & Statistical Manual (DSM), diagnostic labelling, James Walters, language, Nathan Filer, psychiatry, schizophrenia

Benzo Free: The World of Anti-Anxiety Drugs and the Reality of Withdrawal

Author: Editorial 26th March 2020 0 Comments

This book has been written by D E Foster: “Do you suffer from anxiety or insomnia? Have you ever taken Xanax to help? What about Klonopin, Ativan, or Valium? Perhaps Ambien or Lunesta? Over 36 million people in the U.S. take…
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collaborative practice

anti-anxiety drugs, anxiety, benzodiazepines, books, D E Foster, drug withdrawal, insomnia, nonbenzodiazepines (z-drugs), thienodiazepine

Postpsychiatry: Mental Health in a Postmodern World

Author: Editorial 25th March 2020 0 Comments

The subtitle of this book is “International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry”. It has been written by psychiatrists Pat Bracken and Philip Thomas. The publishers say: “How are we to make sense of madness and psychosis? For most of us the…
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collaborative practice

anthropology, books, ethics, humanities, madness, Pat Bracken, Philip Thomas, philosophy, postmodern, psychiatry, psychosis

In Search of Silence

Author: Editorial 16th March 2020 0 Comments

“… explores the things endemic in our society such as sadness and loneliness, to unpick why we seek other people to fix what’s inside of us.” This book has been written by Poorna Bell. The publishers say: “Poorna Bell was sold…
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a wellbeing society

addiction, books, depression, fulfillment, happiness, loneliness, Poorna Bell, self-worth, suicide, wellbeing

The Myth of the Chemical Cure: A Critique of Psychiatric Drug Treatment

Author: Editorial 9th March 2020 0 Comments

This book has been written by psychiatrist Dr. Joanna Moncrieff. The publishers say: “This book overturns the idea that psychiatric drugs work by correcting chemical imbalance and analyzes the professional, commercial and political vested interests that have shaped this view. It…
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antidepressants, books, Joanna Moncrieff, pharmaceutical industry, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry

Children Who Witness Violence at Home

Author: Editorial 28th February 2020 0 Comments

“Interpersonal violence, especially violence experienced by children, is the largest single preventable cause of mental illness.”Steve Sharfstein, 2006. In De-Medicalising Misery: Psychiatry, Psychology and the Human Condition , Chapter 9 – Children Who Witness Violence at Home – is written by clinical psychologist Arlene Vetere. It begins: “The…
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collaborative practice

Arlene Vetere, books, children and adolescents, domestic violence, psychiatry, trauma, trauma-informed approaches, violence