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Mental Health, Psychiatry and the Arts: A Teaching Handbook

Author: Editorial 24th May 2019 0 Comments

This teaching handbook has been edited by Victoria Tischler. The publishers say: “This comprehensive book explores how visual art, cinema, music, poetry, literature and drama can inform the teaching and practice of psychiatrists and mental health professionals. Edited and written by…
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art of healing, art therapy, arts, books, cinema, drama, films, literature, music, poetry, psychiatry, Victoria Tischler, visual art

Madness and the demand for recognition

Author: Editorial 23rd May 2019 0 Comments

Subtitled “A philosophical inquiry into identity and mental health activism”, this book has been written by Mohammed Abouelleil Rashed. The publishers say: “Madness is a complex and contested term. Through time and across cultures it has acquired many formulations: for some, madness is…
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books, Clients & Patients, disability studies, identity, Mad activism, Mad Studies, Mohammed Rashed, philosophy, philosophy of psychiatry

The Growth Delusion: The Wealth and Well-Being of Nations

Author: Editorial 20th May 2019 0 Comments

The creation of a wellbeing society is vital if we are to foster long-term improvements in general emotional and psychological health. Yet in any new vision of mental health, many of the largest negative impacts on wellbeing stem from a…
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books, David Pilling, economic growth, economics, gdp, gross domestic product, wellbeing

Young People Hearing Voices: What You Need to Know and What You Can Do

Author: Editorial 17th May 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written by Sandra Escher and Marius Romme. The publishers say: “…. a unique, innovative book providing support and practical solutions for the experience of hearing voices. It is in two parts, one part for voice-hearing children, the other…
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adult carers, books, children and adolescents, Clients & Patients, hearing voices, Marius Romme, meaning, meaning-making, parents, Sandra Escher

Hearing Voices: A Common Human Experience

Author: Editorial 16th May 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written by John Watkins. The publishers say: “Although hearing voices is often considered a hallmark of madness it is actually a rather common experience. While voices are a prominent symptom of ‘psychotic disorders’ [we’ve added the quote marks] like…
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books, hearing voices, John Watkins, near-death experiences, paranormal, psychiatry, psychosis, shamanism

Our Psychiatric Future

Author: Editorial 15th May 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written (October 2018) by Nikolas Rose. The publishers say: “Our everyday lives are increasingly intertwined with psychiatry and discussions of mental health. Yet the dominant medical discipline of psychiatry remains surrounded by controversy. Is mental distress really an…
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books, history of psychiatry, Nikolas Rose, psychiatry, social medicine

The Process of Psychotherapy: Causation and Chance

Author: Editorial 6th May 2019 1 Comment

Set for publication in June 2019, this book has been written by Wolfgang Tschacher and Hermann Haken. The publishers say: “This book describes an encompassing modeling approach to psychotherapy, created with the most recent research in the field. Therapeutic interventions are…
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The Pursuit of Objectivity in Psychology

Author: Editorial 2nd May 2019 1 Comment

This book has been written by Mattias Desmet, a professor at Ghent University in Belgium. The publishers say: “For about a decade, academic psychology finds itself in a crisis. Replication of the vast majority of research findings fails, the field is…
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books, Mattias Desmet, measurement, narrative, objectivity, philosophy of science, psychology, qualitative, quantitative, Research

Critical New Perspectives on ADHD

Author: Editorial 26th April 2019 0 Comments

This book has been edited by Gwynedd Lloyd, Joan Stead and David Cohen. The publishers say : “Experts from all over the world take a critical, highly international and often controversial perspective on the ADHD phenomenon – a condition that has…
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ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, books, children and adolescents, Culture & Society, David Cohen, Education, Gwynedd Lloyd, Joan Stead, schools

Beyond Best Practice: How Mental Health Services Can Be Better

Author: Editorial 24th April 2019 0 Comments

The publishers say : “Written by practitioners for practitioners, this empirically-grounded book offers clinicians of all backgrounds a guide to incorporating feedback and self-development strategies that will dramatically enhance their therapeutic abilities. Building on the foundation of Feedback-Informed Treatment (FIT), Beyond…
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