books – A New Vision for Mental Health

Psychedelics: The revolutionary drugs that could change your life – a guide from the expert

Author: Editorial 31st May 2023 0 Comments

This book has been written by Prof. David Nutt. The publishers say: “We are on the cusp of a major revolution in psychiatric medicine and neuroscience. After fifty years of prohibition, criminalisation and fear, science is finally showing us that psychedelics…
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ayahuasca, books, David Nutt, depression, Ketamine, LSD, magic mushrooms, MDMA, Neuropsychopharmacology, neuroscience, OCD, psilocybin, psychedelic drugs, PTSD

The History of Emotions: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Editorial 26th May 2023 0 Comments

This book has been written by Thomas Dixon. The publishers say: “Emotions are complex mental states that resist reduction. They are visceral reactions but also beliefs about the world. They are spontaneous outbursts but also culturally learned performances. They are intimate…
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emotion-focused care

books, Culture & Society, emotions, history, subjectivity, Thomas Dixon

Encounterism: the Neglected Joys of Being in Person

Author: Editorial 18th May 2023 0 Comments

This book by Andy Field will be published in July. The publishers say: “The light touch of a hairdresser’s hands on one’s scalp, the euphoric energy of a nightclub, huddling with strangers under a shelter in the rain, a spontaneous snowball…
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a wellbeing society

Andy Field, books, Culture & Society, loneliness, social isolation, wellbeing

ADHD is Not an Illness and Ritalin is Not a Cure: A Comprehensive Rebuttal of the (alleged) Scientific Consensus

Author: Editorial 11th May 2023 0 Comments

This book has been written by Dr. Yaakov Ophir. The publishers say: “Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the most prevalent neuropsychiatric label in childhood, a valid medical condition? Should we really refer to the millions of children diagnosed with ADHD…
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a coherent system

ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, books, neurodiversity, neuroscience, ritalin, Yaakov Ophir

Acute Religious Experiences: Madness, Psychosis and Religious Studies

Author: Editorial 6th March 2023 0 Comments

This book has been written by Dr. Richard Saville-Smith. The publishers say: “This book engages the problem of how, in the 21st century, we are to speak about experiences of the extraordinary/anomalous/extreme which occur on a transhistorical and transcultural basis. Critical…
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anthropology, book, books, dissociation, DSM, madness, psychiatry, psychosis, religious studies, Richard Saville-Smith, schizophrenia

Your Consent Is Not Required: The Rise in Psychiatric Detentions, Forced Treatment, and Abusive Guardianships

Author: Editorial 8th February 2023 0 Comments

This book comes from Rob Wipond. The publishers say: “Asylums are supposed to be in the past. However, though the buildings were closed, many of the practices lived on. In fact, more law-abiding Americans today are being involuntarily committed and forcibly…
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asylum, books, Canada, coercive psychiatry, forced treatment, psychiatry, Rob Wipond, USA

First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A new story about anxiety

Author: Editorial 11th January 2023 0 Comments

This book has been written by Sarah Wilson. The publishers say: “If you have anxiety, this book is for you. If you love someone who is anxious, this book is for you.I Quit Sugar founder and New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson…
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anxiety, books, Sarah Wilson

Schizophrenia and Genetics: The End of An Illusion

Author: Editorial 22nd December 2022 0 Comments

This book comes from Jay Joseph. The publishers say: “Schizophrenia is a widely investigated psychiatric condition, and though there have been claims of gene ”associations,’ decades of molecular genetic studies have failed to produce confirmed causative genes. In this book, Joseph…
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a coherent system

adoption studies, books, genetic psychiatry, Genetics, Jay Joseph, molecular genetics, psychiatry, schizophrenia, twin studies

Shamans Among Us: Schizophrenia, Shamanism and the Evolutionary Origins of Religion

Author: Editorial 21st December 2022 0 Comments

This book comes from Joseph Polimeni. The publishers say: “Schizophrenia is one of the most enigmatic human experiences. While it can cause terrible distress, it doesn’t fit the mold of a classic medical disease. In Shamans Among Us, Joseph Polimeni shows…
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books, evolution, Evolutionary Psychiatry, Joseph Polimeni, Martin Brüne, religion, schizophrenia, shamanism, shamans

On the Heels of Ignorance: Psychiatry and the Politics of Not Knowing

Author: Editorial 14th December 2022 0 Comments

This book has been written by Prof. Owen Whooley. The publishers say: “Psychiatry has always aimed to peer deep into the human mind, daring to cast light on its darkest corners and untangle its thorniest knots, often invoking the latest medical…
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a coherent system

books, history of psychiatry, Owen Whooley, psychiatry, sociology