Spirituality, religious belief and inclusive faith communities are important for mental well being but mental health practitioners have few guidelines for acknowledging these issues when working with service users.Spirituality, Values and Mental Health gathers together personal and professional contributions from mental health professionals, carers and mental health service users and survivors. It addresses the stigma that can surround both mental health and spirituality and explor...

From the “Two Bipolar Chicks”, Wendy K. Williamson and Honora Rose, comes this survival guide disguised as a low-key, how to manual. From their wellness vaults, they compiled three decades worth of tips for you. Filled with insightful anecdotes and personal viewpoints – which can differ – Wendy and Honora steer you through the swamps of bipolar disorder and teach you how to dodge the alligators. From advice on medication, to their own, personal journeys with acceptance, you’ll pick...

My Name is Lillian and I'm an Alcoholic (and an Atheist) is one side of a conversation about sobriety from a secular perspective. In a series of short, fun, "warts and all" essays, Lillian describes how she uses the tools of Alcoholics Anonymous to build a better life without dependence on God or a Higher Power. Anyone looking for help, but uncomfortable with AA's use of Judeo-Christian spirituality will find a refreshing take on sobriety and life.

Have you, or a loved one been suffering from frequent low moods for two or more years?Chronic, low-grade depression is often thought of as a mild disorder that doesn't need to be taken as seriously as more extreme mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder or major depression. However, research shows that this milder form of depression, known as "dysthymia," in medical circles, can be just as damaging to people's lives as major depression.Many people with dysthymia have sign...

You're about to discover the fastest, easiest and most powerful way to create specific changes and accelerate the the law of attraction in your favor by as much as 100%, 200%, Or even as much as 425%.Read my 70X7 Accelerated Manifestation Manual and you will have in your hands the fastest and simplest method for putting your brain on auto-pilot to magically create anything you want effortlessly and easily.The 70x7 Accelerated Manifestation Manual describes an ancient method...

This is a unique story focusing on long term impact of bullying on the human psyche. The book also demonstrates how to overcome the impact of bullying and obsessive compulsive disorder.This book gives readers an insider's view of the devastating impact OCD and bullying can have on a person's life. Many people will be able to relate to this book.By Renae M. Reinardy, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist, Founder of Lakeside Center for Behavioral Change (Minnetonka, MN and Fargo, ND)...

Dr Stahl's books occupy a central position as core educational resources in the psychopharmacology literature. Building on Dr Stahl's exceptional ability to communicate complex principles and make them easily understandable, this book offers 150 self-assessment questions derived from the Neuroscience Education Institute's Master Psychopharmacology Program. The self-assessment questions will help the reader to identify areas of competence or the need for further study and offers CME credit....

No one wants to feel like they have no control over their life and unfortunately, with the way the economy is, we don't know from day to day if we are going to have a job, be able to put food on the table or just function without being medicated. Stress is a byproduct of a life out of synch, but sometimes there are simple, not necessarily easy, changes that can be made to begin the balancing process.You cannot change one part of your life and expect everything to be better. Why? We...

The reissue of a classic work, now with a foreword by Daniel Goleman!Here is a monumental work that continues in the tradition pioneered by co-author Richard Lazarus in his classic book Psychological Stress and the Coping Process. Dr. Lazarus and his collaborator, Dr. Susan Folkman, present here a detailed theory of psychological stress, building on the concepts of cognitive appraisal and coping which have become major themes of theory and investigation.

The merger of behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry into a single medical subspecialty, Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, requires an understanding of brain-behavior relationships and a clinical approach that transcends the traditional perspectives of neurology and psychiatry. Designed as a primer of concepts and principles, and authored by a multidisciplinary group of internationally known clinical neuroscientists, this book divides into three sections: • Structural and Functiona...

A harrowing exploration of one of the country's most troubling hidden shames: the widespread neglect of disabled children by the institutions that have sworn to protect themFour-fifths of American children with serious mental health problems receive no professional treatment whatsoever. They are the product of an overextended and often neglectful system that, as Lee Gutkind writes, has reached the level of insanity. Following the stories of three children—Daniel, Me...

2014 Colorado Independent Publishers Book Award2014 Pikes Peak Library Golden Quill Award2014 KINDLE BOOK AWARD-Semifinalist.A mother/son memoir by Kathy Brandt & Max Maddox In Walks on the Margins, Kathy Brandt offers a valiant and unapologetic struggle of a mother trying to find a semblance of her son as they are both wrapped in the turmoil of an illness once known as Manic Depression. Bathed in gentle compassion and exuding the most resilient love for her son and fa...