Therapy and therapeutics Books

After "Hobby Trumps Heartache" launched last year the Broken Giant series, Pat Clisham brings another stunning first-person narrative portrait of the heart and soul of the life story of an aging man whose end is near. And it isn't pretty. ...

"Beyond Sober: You Put Down the Booze, Now What?" is a must-read for anyone who has recently made the decision to stop drinking and is looking for practical tips and strategies to help them stay sober. Written by a woman in recovery who has dedicated...

Bernard and Lucy navigate through a half-century of research, auto-biographies, and social narratives on eating disorders (EDs). They take the reader on a journey through cultural and historical origins. And arrive at...

·        Are you a healthcare professional who feels ill-equipped to support your clients trapped in drug or alcohol addiction? ·        Does the mention of your...

Substance use continues to be a major public health problem, and the ramifications of this are manifold. For instance, at present, on a yearly basis, the total economic cost of substance misuse is literally hundreds of billions of dollars. These costs...

Have you ever lost control over your eating habits?Do you have two sets of clothes in your wardrobe, one for your current size and one for your desired size?Do you make promises to yourself to be perfect and keep to your diet, only to undermine your...

Help clients pivot away from the question "Am I an alcoholic?" and consider instead "Would my life be better without alcohol?"  Amanda E. White, mental health clinician, creator of the popular Instagram account @therapyforwomen, and author of...

So often, addiction is viewed as a disease or an uncontrollable habit that signals a lack of willpower. In Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy for Addictions, IFS educator Cece Sykes, IFS author Martha Sweezy, and IFS founder, Richard Schwartz, suggest...

This personal Medication Log notebook, logbook can help you keep track of your daily medicine taken. Perfect for tracking blood pressure medicine, migraine medicine, etc. Each interior page is a 2 page layout that has section & space to record:How...

All of your physical and mental health depends on getting a good night's sleep. We all love waking up without an alarm, feeling rested and refreshed, right? Unfortunately, many people don't sleep enough or sleep well, or both. It may feel like...

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This book is a comprehensive guide to addressing, working with, and healing from emotional struggles related to fertility and eating disorders. 　　Covering the emotional, psychological and physical impact of anorexia nervosa, bulimia and binge eating...

The first to synthesize the exponentially growing research on expressed emotion (EE) and eating disorders and apply it to treatment, interventions, and other scenarios, this unique text provides unprecedented guidance to students, clinicians, and...

This book is a treatment manual providing guidance for therapists treating clients with gambling addictions.In this book the authors use a cognitive behavioural approach and provide a session by session guide for overcoming problem gambling. Essential...

Lying Minds: An Insiders guide to alcoholismAlcoholics are not damaged, faulty or broken, and we aren't bad or weak people; we are deceived: deceived by our own minds.Most people that drink heavily in their youth will mature out of it and those that...

A Clinician's Guide to Binge Eating Disorder educates the reader about its triggers and behaviours - and describes steps to treat it and resume a full and productive life.

This book provides guidance for clinicians working with families and carers. It demonstrates how active collaboration between professional and non-professional carers can maximise quality of life for both the sufferer and all other family members.

Eating disorders (EDs) have become a social epidemic in the developed world. This book addresses the close links between EDs and exercise, helping us to understand why people with EDs often exercise to excessive and potentially harmful levels. This is...

Responding to Drug Misuse provides a unique insight into the current shape of the drugs treatment system in England.Reporting findings from research linked to the government's ten year drugs strategy Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain, the book...

Clinical Cases in Augmentative and Alternative Communication provides a concise introduction to the rapidly expanding field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). It brings together internationally renowned experts in the field to discuss...

This is a practical and patient-complaint focused handbook, directed to motivate non-sleep experts and beginners in sleep medicine and technology. This book provides a basic review of the area of sleep, identifies some common patient presentations and...

Lies. Betrayal. Memories. These are the things that haunt Michelle every day. Though she tries desperately to numb the thoughts of her past with alcohol, no amount is ever enough to quiet them entirely. Even after relocating from the Midwest to Long...

Has your child stopped eating his or her favorite food, or does he/she refuse to eat out with friends? Are you tired of mealtime battles, endless negotiations, and worrying about your child's nutritional intake? Look no further! This empowering book...

Do you struggle to get a good night's sleep? Do you wake up feeling groggy, irritable, and unable to focus? The truth is, many of us don't realize just how important sleep is for our physical and mental health. That's where "Sleeping for Health" comes in...

After suffering depression following a catastrophic event at 17, Sharon Greenwald knows she'll commit suicide one day. But she never considered what would happen if she survived. Not even a lifelong eating disorder stemming from an abortion, watching her...

The Addiction Recovery Workbook provides the structured and proven frameworks that you need to follow to achieve lasting results. This guide:Explains the science behind addiction, how it affects the brain, and how to control it.Outlines usual symptoms of...

As long as you're operating out of what you've been told addiction is -and all the myths and lies that go along with that- you will never be able to choose beyond it. If you are willing to consider a radically different approach to addiction,...

At the heart of this new book is a departure from the norm of expert clinician directing anatomically-based and traditional treatment regimes. Instead, Walt Fritz presents a scenario wherein the client, as an equal, is leading the clinician, through...

In The Opioid Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions, Laura Hernandez delves into the multifaceted issue of opioid addiction, exploring its causes, consequences, and potential solutions. From examining the role of the pharmaceutical industry to...

Digital Addiction: The Psychological Impact of Screen Time by Priya Mehta is a comprehensive exploration of the effects of digital addiction on mental health, with a focus on screen time, gaming addiction, social media addiction, and internet addiction...

The Laryngectomee Guide for COVID -19 provides information for laryngectomee and neck breathers how to cope with the COVID -19 pandemic. It contains information how to prevent the infection and deal with depression, social isolation, fibrosis,...

In our current digital era, imagination and the cultural and material conditions by which it is developed are more crucially than ever implicated in the experienced adversities and contradictions of drug use. The technological changes of society...

A middle-aged transvestite presents his unusual life story in a fiction-inspired-by-fact account, describing his complex struggles with crossdressing and gender identity and his efforts to deal with various chronic addictions, including those involving...

S-Theory is the first new theory of personality of the 21st century, coming into existence almost 50 years since the last major theory of such was published and endorsed. S-Theory is the first major theory to come into existence that also defines and...

This newly updated and streamlined edition of Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations provides proven strategies for combating alcohol and drug addiction through group psychotherapy.

This edited volume aims to facilitate the evolution of the new public health approach towards gambling. Bringing together the work of international experts, it gives a current overview of the field, highlighting the need for a coordinated framework of...

Grief and Addiction illuminates the role of grief work in addiction counseling, encouraging counselors to be more comprehensive in their treatment and to increase empathy for what the treatment process is asking of clients.Acknowledging that entering...

This practical, accessible book teaches readers how to practice healthy body-image habits and let go of an emphasis on body image through research, activities, and personal stories.

Every day, huge numbers of people use drugs or alcohol for recreation, medication, celebration, stress management, social lubrication, or escape. The abuse of psychoactive chemicals touches individual lives in countless ways, and clients frequently hint...

Dual Disorders: Essentials for Assessment and Treatment is a practical handbook for the assessment and clinical management of patients with addiction and psychiatric disorders. Addictions counselors, prevention specialists, and chemical dependency nurses...

The first of its kind, this edited volume provides in-depth, culturally sensitive material intended for addressing the unique concerns of Black women with eating disorders in addition to comprehensive discussions and treatment guidelines for this...

What does a place sound like - and how does the sound of place affect our perceptions, experiences, and memories? The Sound of a Room takes a poetic and philosophical approach to exploring these questions, providing a thoughtful investigation of the...

RAISE A DAUGHTER WHO NEVER HAS TO "HEAL" HER RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD!★ Endorsed by experts, this thoughtful guide gives you everything you need to raise a girl who feels confident about eating and her body, now and as she grows.Diet-Proof is both the...

Many individuals are perplexed by mental illness, with many claiming that such disorders do not exist and that those who suffer from them are to blame. It may be difficult to determine whether a diagnosis is correct, however, because counselors...

Dr. Kevin Snyder grew up in a loving family and was a happy young kid. But at just 12 years old, he was diagnosed with depression and an eating disorder. At 16, Kevin was arrested. At 23, he was sexually assaulted by another man. He...

Addiction is a complex, widespread, and persistent problem and there's a lot to say about it. It has produced an enormous amount of human suffering. And what's particularly irksome is that this appears to be largely unnecessary and preventable. We should...

When Robin Monson-Dupuis, psychotherapist and substance abuse counselor, loses her son to a heroin overdose after an eight-year journey trying to help him stay alive, it shatters everything in her world. She finds her beliefs tested: her role as a...