Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry
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Art Therapy and Learning Disabilities
"Don't guess my happiness"
In this book Stephanie Bull and Kevin O’Farrell bring together practising clinicians who provide an insight into using contemporary art therapy with people with learning disabilities. The authentic voice of people who have learning disabilities is central to the book, and case examples, snapshots...
Published April 29th 2012 by Routledge
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Clinical Neuropsychological Foundations of Schizophrenia
Series: American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology/Psychology Press Continuing Education Series
Clinical Neuropsychological Foundations of Schizophrenia is the first practitioner-oriented source of information on the neuropsychology of schizophrenia. This volume demonstrates the growth in what is known about cognition in schizophrenia, its assessment, and how this informs clinical practice....
Published July 2nd 2012 by Psychology Press
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Community Mental Health
Challenges for the 21st Century, Second Edition
The first edition of Community Mental Health quickly established itself as one of the most comprehensive and timely books about mental health practice in community settings. Readers will find that this new edition is also on the leading edge of the field, providing the most up-to-date research and...
Published August 24th 2012 by Routledge
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Managing Depression, Growing Older
A guide for professionals and carers
Awarded the book prize for 2012 by the Australasian Journal on Ageing! Even when he’s grey around the muzzle, the black dog of depression can still deliver a ferocious bite. Depression can strike at any age, and it may appear for the first time as we get older, as a result of life circumstances or...
Published May 13th 2012 by Routledge
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Refocused Psychotherapy as the First Line Intervention in Behavioral Health
Written by father-daughter psychologists Nick and Janet Cummings, this text provides proven patient-responsive interventions by practitioners who together have nearly a century of hands-on practice and innovation between them. Refocused Psychotherapy responds directly to the recent decline of...
Published July 17th 2012 by Routledge
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Social Neuroscience of Psychiatric Disorders
Series: Special Issues of Social Neuroscience
Social Neuroscience of Psychiatric Disorders is about the role of the Social Brain in neuropsychiatry. The need to belong to social groups and interact with others has driven much of the evolution of the human brain. The relatively young field of social neuroscience has made impressive strides...
Published July 17th 2012 by Psychology Press
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Sustainable Happiness
The Mind Science of Well-Being, Altruism, and Inspiration
Today’s greatest health challenges, the so-called diseases of civilization—depression, trauma, obesity, cancer—are now known in large part to reflect our inability to tame stress reflexes gone wild and to empower instead the peaceful, healing and sociable part of our nature that adapts us to...
Published June 19th 2012 by Routledge
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The Bipolar Spectrum
Diagnosis or Fad?
In the 1970s, author Joel Paris was one of the first doctors in his hospital to prescribe lithium to a psychiatric patient. In the wake of the drug’s success, both in that case and countless others, why this book? As Dr. Paris’ historical examination of bipolar diagnosis and critique of the...
Published February 29th 2012 by Routledge
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Trancework
An Introduction to the Practice of Clinical Hypnosis, 4th Edition
For three decades, Trancework has been the fundamental textbook for guiding professionals in learning hypnosis. Now in its fourth edition, this classic text continues to be the most comprehensive book for learning the fundamental skills of the field. This edition accommodates new studies and topics...
Published February 29th 2012 by Routledge