The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic
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Intelligent Kindness: Rehabilitating the Welfare State
Following on from Intelligent Kindness: Reforming the Culture of Healthcare , this book turns its attention to the UK’s welfare state. It has been written by John Ballatt, Penelope Campling and Chris Maloney. The publishers say: “At a time of renewed concern about health, social care, and national…
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Intelligent Kindness: Reforming the Culture of Healthcare
The Inflamed Mind: A radical new approach to depression
“Professor Bullmore explores how the current division between Psychiatry and the rest of medicine has developed and how we might change that. He puts forward a fascinating theory that attributes depression to inflammation rather than serotonin imbalance as has traditionally…
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The Wild Remedy: How Nature Mends Us – A Diary
Embracing the Ultimate Unknown
The fear of death, dying and personal annihilation – whether or not this awareness is consciously held – is perhaps one of the biggest underlying causes of anxiety and the undermining of emotional and psychological wellbeing. It’s a theme explored…
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Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
“The happy city, the green city and the low-carbon city are the same place, and we can all help build it.” More than 80% of the population in England (and more than 50% globally) now live in urban environments. In…
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The Handbook of Solitude: Psychological Perspectives on Social Isolation, Social Withdrawal, and Being Alone
Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology: An Integrative Handbook of the Mind
Heartbeats of Hope: The Empowerment Way to Recover
