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John Elder Robison - 2011 - Medical - Limited preview
The author of Look Me in the Eye presents an anecdotal guide to individuals with Asperger's and their families that offers insight into the Aspergian mind while outlining recommendations for improving communication skills and embracing differences.
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Daryl S. Paulson, Stanley Krippner - 2007 - History - Limited preview
Two psychologists - one a combat veteran - take us into the terrifying world of service men and women with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, explaining current war scenarios with a concentration on experiences in Iraq.
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Patrick Cockburn, Henry Cockburn - 2011 - Family & Relationships - Limited preview
A journalist's memoir, written with his son, about his son's descent into schizophrenia--a profoundly moving account of mental illness in the family.
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Melanie Thernstrom - 2010 - Medical - Limited preview
Arguing that the American medical industry adheres to outdated pain-management practices that fail to bring effective relief to millions of patients, a history of pain management describes some of the colorful approaches of past cultures while ...
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Otto F. Wahl - 1997 - Psychology - Limited preview
From Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, Kojak, and Melrose Place, from books, music, cartoons, advertising, and newspapers, we all derive our images of mental illness. These omnipresent media portrayals are at the least insensitive, inaccurate, and ...
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Suzanne O'Malley - 2004 - True Crime - Limited preview
In the tradition of "In Cold Blood, The Executioner's Song, " and "A Civil Action, " Suzanne O'Malley exposes the human mystery of the most horrifying crime in recent history and the legal drama surrounding it. As a journalist, Suzanne O'Malley ...
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Daniel Carlat - 2010 - Medical - Limited preview
Psychiatrist reveals how his profession has gone off the rails.
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Patrick Tracey - 2008 - Psychology - Limited preview
Interweaving personal reminscences with historical notes, scientific research, and folklore, the author looks at his own family's battle with the scourge of schizophrenia, tracing the origins of the disease through earlier generations of his ...
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Cathleen Lewis - 2008 - Family & Relationships - Limited preview
Describes the transformation of the lives of a mother and her young son who was born blind and autistic by the discovery of his prodigious musical talent.
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Brian Dillon - 2010 - Psychology - Limited preview
"A history of hypochondria as reflected by nine historical figures explores the relationship between the mind and body as it is mediated by the fear of illness, providing insight into the mental states of such individuals as Charlotte Brontë ...
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Mark Vonnegut - 2003 - Psychology - Limited preview
"Most diseases can be separated from one's self . . . schizophrenia is something we are." So begins Mark Vonnegut's depiction of his descent into, and eventual emergence from, mental illness. This edition features a new Foreword by Kurt Vonnegut ...
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Allen Shawn - 2008 - Fiction - Limited preview
The memoir of the agoraphobic son of New Yorker editor William Shawn describes his relationship with his brilliant playwright and actor brother Wallace, his twin sister's institutionalization for autism at the age of eight, and the strict ...
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Martin E P Seligman, Ph.D. - 2002 - Self-Help - Limited preview
Over a decade ago, Martin Seligman charted a new approach to living with "flexible optimism." Now, in his most stimulating and persuasive book to date, the bestselling author of "Learned Optimism" introduces the revolutionary, scientifically ...
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Daniel Carlat - 2010 - Medical - Limited preview
Psychiatrist reveals how his profession has gone off the rails.
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Edward Shorter - 1997 - Medical - Limited preview
"PPPP . . . To compress 200 years of psychiatric theory and practice into a compelling and coherent narrative is a fine achievement . . . . What strikes the reader [most] are Shorter's storytelling skills, his ability to conjure up the ...
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Rick Mayes, Catherine Bagwell, Jennifer L. Erkulwater - 2009 - Psychology - Limited preview
Why and how did ADHD become the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder among children and adolescents, as well as one of the most controversial? Stimulant medication had been used to treat excessively hyperactive children since the 1950s. And ...
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Scott O. Lilienfeld, Carol Tavris - 2004 - Medical - Limited preview
This is the first major text designed to help professionals and students evaluate the merits of popular yet controversial practices in clinical psychology, differentiating those that can stand up to the rigors of science from those that cannot ...
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Solomon's Noonday Demon
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Sylvia Nasar - 2001 - Psychology - Limited preview
Relates how mathematical genius John Forbes Nash, Jr., suffered a breakdown at age thirty-one and was diagnosed with schizophrenia, but experienced a remission of his illness thirty years later.
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Kay Redfield Jamison - 2009 - Family & Relationships - Limited preview
In spare and at times strikingly lyrical prose, Jamison ("An Unquiet Mind") looks back at her relationship with her husband, Richard Wyatt, a renowned scientist who battled severe dyslexia to become one of the foremost experts on schizophrenia.
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Marya Hornbacher - 1998 - Psychology - Limited preview
The author shares her lifelong battle with bulimia and anorexia, chronicling her secret life of bingeing and purging and her obsession with food and body image, substance abuse, and sex
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Robert D. Hare - 1999 - Psychology - Limited preview
Most people are both repelled and intrigued by the images of cold-blooded, conscienceless murderers that increasingly populate our movies, television programs, and newspaper headlines. With their flagrant criminal violation of society's rules ...
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Chantal Sicile-Kira, Temple Grandin - 2006 - Family & Relationships - Limited preview
Addressing the unique needs of parenting a a child or teenager with an autistic disorder, a comprehensive parent's handbook brings together clear examples, practical advice, and supportive insights to cover the cognitive, emotional, social, and ...
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Tony Attwood, Temple Grandin, Teresa Bolick - 2006 - Psychology - Limited preview
Women with autism spectrum disorders discuss their experiences, good and bad. Leading professionals in the autism field punctuate this masterpiece with fascinating articles, offering helpful advice based on many years of experience.
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Temple Grandin, Catherine Johnson - 2005 - Psychology - Limited preview
The animal scientist author of Thinking in Pictures draws on her experience as an autistic to identify commonalities between animals and autistics, offering insight into how animals process sensory information and how they often possess ...
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Michael Foster Green - 2001 - Psychology - Limited preview
"Of One Mind" recasts the theory and practice of hypnosis and therapy within a relational understanding of language, self, and mind. With the casual grace of an entrancing storyteller and the dry humor of an experienced therapist and teacher ...
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Nell Casey - 2001 - Psychology - No preview available
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 Wolpert, L. (2010). Manufacturing Depression: The Secret History of a Modern Disease. Simon & Schuster.
"Gary Greenberg is a psychotherapist who joined a clinical trial for an antidepressant at a time when he was mildly depressed. He was diagnosed as severely depressed, got better, and found that his pill was a placebo. His book contains a major attack on antidepressants, and he blames the drug companies for the false advertising of their positive effects. He is also very critical of the concept of depression itself.
He is right that quite a lot of random clinical trials have failed to demonstrate the effectiveness of antidepressants – as opposed to placebos – in curing depression. However, he ignores the evidence that, for severe depression, they really can help. He accuses the drug industry of downplaying the numerous side-effects, such as the 774 papers showing their effect on sexual performance. In addition, he argues that the industry has successfully campaigned to persuade doctors and the public that they suffer in enormous numbers from a disease called depression when in fact they might not."
Read the full review at guardian.co.uk.
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