Clinical psychology Books

Throughout human history, the relationships of individuals and groups have been disrupted by what the authors sum up as "demonization," the attribution of basic destructive qualities to the other or to forces within the self. Demonization results in...

In this volume, top experts in the field of delinquency discuss the implications of the findings of the Pittsburgh Youth Study for current conceptualizations of antisocial behavior. Violence and Serious Theft is unique in that it combines the strengths...

Psychologists throughout the world are being asked to assess an increasingly diverse clientele: immigrants, refugees, second and third generations still influenced by different cultures and languages, and indigenous peoples now moving towards the...

Emotional Intelligence Through NLP Are you looking at taking your life to the next level? Do you want to be more confident and happy in your own skin? No matter what your thoughts are, NLP allows you to conquer the bad and soak in the good...

Harry Potter's encounters with grief, as well as the grief experiences of other fictional characters, can be used by educators, counselors, and parents to help children and adolescents deal with their own loss issues. The Children Who Lived is a unique...

Based on George Engel's model, The Biopsychosocial Formulation Manual presents ways to help psychiatry residents and students effectively gather and organize patient data to arrive at a complete mental health history in a limited timeframe. While most...

Seeing Through Tears is a groundbreaking examination of crying behavior and the meaning behind our tears. Drawing from attachment theory and her own original research, Judith Nelson presents an exciting new view of crying as a part of our inborn...

Encouraging the development of a personal model of supervision built upon the integration of theory, research, and regard for the uniqueness of clinical settings, this new text will prepare readers for approved supervisor credential while advancing their...

Experience the art of Jay Haley's strategic therapy as he personally utilizes a variety of techniques in treating depression, violence, and psychosis with couples, children, families and various ethnic groups.Visit www.haley-therapies.com for additional...

This collection of original essays integrates the exciting recent scholarship on feminist theories and methods into developmental psychology. It also acquaints women's studies scholars with issues in developmental psychology that raise interesting...

The control-mastery theory, developed by Dr. Joseph Weiss over the second half of the twentieth century, is an attempt to integrate an understanding of how the mind works, how psychopathologies develop, and how psychotherapy can effectively help...

As mental-health professionals see increasing numbers of women arrested for domestic violence, the need for effective resources also increases. Choosing Nonviolence fills this void, providing an interactive and comprehensive treatment tool.If you are a...

Working with the needs of patients with Alzheimer's disease can be a major challenge for primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and other mental-health professionals. Alzheimer's wreaks havoc on the patient, and its degenerative nature can create a...

The Baby and the Couple provides an insider's view on how infant communication develops in the context of the family and how parents either work together as a team or struggle in the process. The authors present vignettes from everyday life as well as...

The image, the client and the therapist are three essential aspects of the art therapy relationship; each has a separate 'voice'. In this book, originally published in 1993, the three voices come alive as the client, Kim, and the therapist,...

The detention of children and young people as a response to delinquent and antisocial behaviour remains a topical and controversial issue. In this new edition of Working with Young People in Secure Accommodation, Jim Rose provides an historical...

For the first time in one volume self-harm, substance abuse, eating-disordered behavior, gambling, and Internet and cyber sex abuse-five crippling, self-destructive behaviors-are given a common conceptual framework to help with therapeutic intervention...

Designed for psychotherapists and counsellors in training, An Introduction to the Therapeutic Frame clarifies the concept of the frame - the way of working set out in the first meeting between therapist and client. This Classic Edition of the book...

Is therapy's relational turn only something to celebrate? It is a major worldwide trend taking place in all the therapy traditions. But up to now appreciation of these developments has not been twinned with well-informed and constructive critique. Hence...

J. L. Moreno, M.D., is recognized as the originator of sociometry and psychodrama, and was a prodigious creator of methods and theories of creativity, society, and human behavior. The methods and techniques he authored have been widely adopted; the...

Poetry and Psychoanalysis: The Opening of the Field provides a guide to applying a poet's imagination and precision of language to the healing endeavours of psychoanalysis while making a lucid journey through 2,000 years of transformative poetry from...

In this book James Davies considers emotional suffering as part and parcel of what it means to live and develop as a human being, rather than as a mental health problem requiring only psychiatric, antidepressant or cognitive treatment. This book...

Effortless Mindfulness promotes genuine mental health through the direct experience of awakened presence-an effortlessly embodied, fearless understanding of and interaction with the way things truly are. The book offers a uniquely modern Buddhist...

Milner's great study discusses the nature of creativity and those forces which prevent its expression. With a new introduction by Janet Sayers this book brings the text to the present generation of readers in the field of psychoanalysis

This exciting study of therapeutic listening brings together psychoanalysis and Romantic studies, with a view to helping psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and counsellors with the fascinating challenge of staying open to their clients and patients.

“Systemic family therapy owes a debt of gratitude to Rudi Dallos and Ros Draper who have delivered a fifth edition of the book that has provided essential scaffolding for systemic family therapists for over two decades. This latest edition holds...

An introduction to and evaluation of the conceptual models of mental health problems and their treatment, with valuable analyses of various disorders.

This fascinating book examines recent critical thinking and research findings in the field of transcultural counselling and psychotherapy.

With a feverish pace and a candid eye for story, Consciousness in a Nutshell delivers an unforgettable account of what it means to be alive while, at the very same time, answering the question of all questions, once and for all: What is...

Embarking on the journey of motherhood, the perinatal and postpartum phases usher in transformative moments marked by emotional shifts and intricate challenges. This book is your indispensable companion, illuminating the path through these uncharted...

Provavelmente neste momento está prestes a começar a ler este livro, porque está quase a desistir, prestes a desistir da busca da sua felicidade. Está a afundar-se num precipício chamado desordem de ansiedade...

Children are a gift from the Lord and you as a parent are God's greatest gift, guardian, protection and preparation gift to your child. There will be other people that play a role in your child's development, but parents have the biggest impact and the...

Etudes philosophiques des cas freudiens Dora, l'Homme aux rats, Hans, le Président Schreber, l'Homme aux loups... les cas freudiens sont célèbres, mais que sont-ils vraiment : des aperçus biographiques ? Des récits de cure ? On y a longtemps vu des...

Mit dem vierten Band der Lindauer Texte werden allen Teilnehmern und Interessenten an den Lindauer Psychotherapiewochen 1993 die Beiträge zu den Leitthemen auszugsweise in Buchform angeboten. Dieser Band enthält in Teil I...

Dieser Band enth{lt eine Vielzahl von Beitr{gen zum Themenbereich psychosomatische Gyn{kologie und Geburtshilfe. Ein Schwerpunkt ist die Auseinandersetzung mit der Gyn{kologie im Nationalsozialismus. Dieses in ...

Mit dem vorliegenden dritten Band der Lindauer Texte werden wieder allen Teilnehmern der 42. Lindauer Psychotherapiewochen und denen, die die Vorträge nicht selbst hören konnten, die Beiträge zu den Leitthemen auszugsweise...

In dem Buch werden Symposienbeitr{ge zum Thema "Chancen und Risiken eines neuen Ansatzes in der Depressionstherapie" wi- dergegeben. Das Symposium fand anl{~lich der Markteinf}hrung eines neuen selektiven ...

Anhand der außergewöhnlich hohen Zahl von 3354 in neun Jahren untersuchten Patienten (ambulant, stationär und nachuntersucht) zeigt der Autor multifaktorielle Definitionen des pathologischen psychosomatischen Reaktionsmusters...

Mit der vorliegenden Studie zur Kurzgruppentherapie solI zu zwei wichtigen Fragen der Psychotherapieforschung beigetra­ gen werden. Einrnal gilt es zu kUiren, inwieweit Kurzgruppen­ therapien nachweisliche Veriinderungen in...

Dieses Buch vermittelt in leicht verst{ndlicher Sprache die neuesten Erkenntnisse in der Suggestop{die und Hypnothera- pie. Es beschreibt ihre vielseitigen fach}bergreifenden An- wendungsm|glichkeiten auf ...

Das Buch analysiert die Gr}nde f}r die Fehlentwicklung des Gesundheitswesens. Gleichzeitig werden Wege aufgezeigt, wie der Einzelne seine Gesundheit pflegen und seine Vitalit{t steigern kann. Die ...

Der vorliegende Band enthält die Vorträge der 17. Fortbildungstagung für psychosomatische Geburtshilfe und Gynäkologie. Die Schwerpunktthemen - perioperative Psychosomatik, Väterlichkeit und Bewußtseinswandel im Hinblick auf...