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Formulation in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Making Sense of People’s Problems

Author: Editorial 31st August 2020 0 Comments

This book has been co-edited by Lucy Johnstone and Rudi Dallos. It contains an overview of many different models of formulation. The publishers say: “The first edition of Formulation in Psychology and Psychotherapy caught the wave of growing interest in formulation in a…
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books, counseling, counselling, formulation, Lucy Johnstone, psychology, psychotherapy, Rudi Dallos, team formulation

The Voices Within – the History and Science of How We Talk to Ourselves

Author: Editorial 27th August 2020 0 Comments

“A luminous exploration of the nature of thoughts, from daydreams to the voices in our heads” This book has been written by Prof. Charles Fernyhough. The publishers say: “At the moment you caught sight of this book, what were you thinking?…
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books, Charles Fernyhough, hearing voices, human thought, internal world, wellbeing

Thinking on My Feet: The small joy of putting one foot in front of another

Author: Editorial 19th August 2020 0 Comments

This book has been written by Kate Humble. The publishers say: “Thinking on My Feet tells the story of Kate’s walking year – shining a light on the benefits of this simple activity. Kate’s inspiring narrative not only records her walks (and…
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books, exercise, Kate Humble, travel, walking

The Creative Bureaucracy & Its Radical Common Sense

Author: Editorial 7th August 2020 0 Comments

This short book is co-authored by Charles Landry and Margie Caust. It addresses a subject – namely bureaucracy and the civil servants that work in its various departments – that affects all of us, has great relevance to societal wellbeing and…
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books, bureaucracy, Charles Landry, Margie Caust, urban planning, wellbeing

The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine

Author: Editorial 31st July 2020 0 Comments

This book has been written by Prof. Anne Harrington (professor of the History of Science at Harvard University). The publishers say: “Is stress a deadly disease on the rise in modern society? Can mind-body practices from the East help us become…
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Anne Harrington, books, faith, history of medicine, meditation, mind-body connections, placebo effect, psychoanalysis, stress

Medicalizing Masculinity

Author: Editorial 30th July 2020 0 Comments

“[The] neurocentric model has not only discouraged a more context-dependent view of children, but in addition has allowed for the mental-health professions to act as if the share price of the pharmaceutical industry was more important than the well-being of…
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ADHD, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, books, boys, children and adolescents, Conduct Disorder, De-Medicalising Misery: Psychiatry, masculinity, psychiatry, Sami Timimi

The Client-Centred Therapist in Psychiatric Contexts: A therapists’ guide to the psychiatric landscape and its inhabitants

Author: Editorial 20th July 2020 0 Comments

This book has been written by Lisbeth Sommerbeck. The publishers say: “Why do not more client-centred therapists work in psychiatric settings? Whatever the answer, this book is a solid attempt to pave the way for a greater involvement. Lisbeth Sommerbeck…
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books, client-centred, Lisbeth Sommerbeck, PCCS Books, person-centred, psychiatry, psychosis, suicide

Critical Mental Health Nursing: Observations from the Inside

Author: Editorial 10th July 2020 0 Comments

This book has been edited by Pete Bull, Jonathan Gadsby and Stephen Williams. The publishers say: “The argument that propels this emphatic book is that mental health nursing cannot continue to pin the blame for its own actions and failings on…
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books, Critical Mental Health Nurses’ Network, Jonathan Gadsby, mental health nurses, Pete Bull, Stephen Williams

The New Laws of Psychology: Why Nature and Nurture Alone Can’t Explain Human Behaviour

Author: Editorial 9th July 2020 0 Comments

This book has been written by Prof. Peter Kinderman. The publishers say: “This controversial new book describes how human behaviour – thoughts, emotions, actions and mental health – can be largely explained if we understand how people make sense of their…
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books, diagnostic labelling, model of mental well-being, Peter Kinderman, psychology, wellbeing

The Rabbit Effect

Author: Editorial 2nd July 2020 0 Comments

This book – subtitled “Live Longer, Happier, and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness” – has been written by Dr. Kelli Harding. The publishers say: “When Columbia University doctor Kelli Harding began her clinical practice, she never intended to explore…
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books, friendship, kelli harding, kindness, loneliness, love, wellbeing

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