Download or read book Coping with Depression and Elation written by Patrick McKeon and published by Sheldon Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depressive mood swings can affect people of both sexes and every age. This book describes the causes, symptoms and treatment of depressive moods. Dr McKeon discusses fully the ways in which mood swings can be recognized - the signs of depression and its opposite, an unnatural elation. He also reveals the problems that can arise if the illness is not diagnosed - it may lead to alcohol dependence, overspending, sexual excess, and even, if the depression is deep enough, to suicide. He gives advice on how patients and their families can learn to cope and points out that most sufferers come to term with and accept the problem.
Download or read book Managing Manic Depressive Disorders written by Ved P. Varma and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reasons for the onset of manic depression are considered in order to further understand and assist treatment by increasing knowledge of how manic depressives actually feel. Particular difficulties in treatment are addressed, such as unresponsiveness and the problem of the manic high from which the patient may not want to recover.
Download or read book Under the Weather Coping with Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism written by John G. Cooney and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A very practical and forthright book.' Professor Anthony Clare The abuse of alcohol and alcoholism are among the most corrosive and devastating features of modern societies. The incidence of broken lives and shattered families caused directly by alcohol addiction is now widely recognised. However, as the widespread nature of alcoholism is acknowledged, so too are the significant advances in its treatment. Under the Weather sets out all the basic facts on alcoholism and alcohol abuse in an accessible yet comprehensive manner. It combines a popular approach with one that is scientifically and medically reliable. Above all this new and updated edition of a well-established and popular book offers hope and encouragement by emphasising the high recovery rates for those who are prepared to assume responsibility for their own recovery and co-operate with properly mounted and comprehensive treatment programmes. Family and friends concerned about the effect of abnormal drinking will also find it an invaluable source of information and support. 'Few authors can write with such experiences and understanding ... warmly recommended to a wide readership.' Dr Bruce Ritson 'Of the many books written in recent years about alcoholism and problem drinkers this one is outstanding.' Dr Max Glatt Under the Weather: Table of Contents Introduction - Alcoholism – A Disease - Alcoholism – Many Causes - Signs, Symptoms and Cross Addiction - From Compulsion to Recovery - Physical and Psychiatric Complications - Mental Mechanism and Medication - Overall Treatment Plan - Relapse - The Young - Women - A Family Illness - PreventionAppendix A: The Definition of Alcoholism Appendix B: Treatment Appendix C: Questionnaires Appendix D: Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Alateen Appendix E: Help and Advice
Download or read book The Mindful Way through Depression written by Mark Williams and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2012-06-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you’ve ever struggled with depression, take heart. Mindfulness, a simple yet powerful way of paying attention to your most difficult emotions and life experiences, can help you break the cycle of chronic unhappiness once and for all. In The Mindful Way through Depression, four uniquely qualified experts explain why our usual attempts to “think” our way out of a bad mood or just “snap out of it” lead us deeper into the downward spiral. Through insightful lessons drawn from both Eastern meditative traditions and cognitive therapy, they demonstrate how to sidestep the mental habits that lead to despair, including rumination and self-blame, so you can face life’s challenges with greater resilience. This e-book includes an audio program of guided meditations, narrated by Jon Kabat-Zinn, for purchasers to stream or download from the web. See also the authors' Mindful Way Workbook, which provides step-by-step guidance for building your mindfulness practice in 8 weeks. Plus, mental health professionals, see also the authors' bestselling therapy guide: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Self-Help Book of Merit
Download or read book When We Deal with Children Selected Writings written by Fritz Redl and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1972-09 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Simon & Schuster, When We Deal with Children is Fritz Redl's exploration of the children as addressed in selected writings covering multiple topics in the field. When We Deal with Children is Fritz Redl's collection including writings on the ongoing crisis in the children's field as well as ego disturbances and ego support.
Download or read book Psychological and Biological Approaches To Emotion written by Nancy L. Stein and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The outgrowth of a University of Chicago conference on the psychological and biological bases of behavior, this unique collection of papers integrates the biological consideration of emotion with current psychological approaches. As such, it includes studies of the coping process associated with emotion as well as those that focus on the appraisal process giving rise to emotion. The book approaches emotion from cognitive, developmental, and biological systems and psychopathological perspectives. Theories on the cognitive, biological, and developmental bases for interpreting, representing, and reacting to emotional situations are proposed. In addition, new studies on issues and questions regarding the roles of cognition, language, brain lateralization, socialization, psychopathology, and coping with affect are presented.
Download or read book Coping With Life Stress written by Alexander V. Libin and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-09-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book People and Change written by Catherine M. Flanagan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to capitalize on change -- as a key feature of modern living - - is the central theme of this work. Incorporating the major theoretical advances psychology has made during the last thirty years, People and Change describes how clinical levels of psychological difficulty can develop and how problems such as phobias, depression, shyness, marital and sexual disharmony, obsessions, and over-indulgence are treated. Although a psychology text, People and Change offers an unusually broad scope. The text acknowledges the interplay of somatic vulnerabilities, environmental influences, large individual differences, and various other factors that can be involved in the complex stress process that leads to bad habits. The ability of the individual to adapt to change through self-knowledge is stressed throughout this important book.
Download or read book Spiritual Depression written by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiritual Depression is one of the great classics of the modern Church and tackles the big question: If Christianity is such "good news" why are its followers often unhappy? Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones was possibly the greatest Christian preacher and teacher of the twentieth century. A medical doctor by training, Spiritual Depression draws together his professional understanding of the mind with a profound understanding of Christian teaching and the Bible. Spiritual Depression diagnoses the causes of the ill feeling that many Christians experience. It prescribes the practical care that is needed to lift people's spirits and bring them freedom, power and joy. Spiritual health is possible and this book explains how everyone can grasp it for themselves.
Download or read book Overcoming Stress written by Vernon Coleman and published by Sheldon Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coping with Strokes written by Tom Smith and published by Sheldon Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all know how disabling a stroke can be, but there is good news. Recent medical advances improve the chances of prevention, and of recovering after a stroke. Find out about these new treatments, and what you, as carer or patient can do to spot the warning signs, prevent an attack, or, in the event of a stroke, to restore speech and movement from this informative book. Tom Smith will also give you valuable advice for coping with the impact on family life and the emotional strain that a stroke can cause.
Download or read book Coping with a Hernia written by David Delvin and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hernia surgery is one of the most common treatments done each year, but many people who have them find it difficult to obtain all the information that would help them cope with the operation. In this straightforward book, Dr Delvin explains the causes and symptoms of hernias, with advice to help you when you're talking to the doctor about the problems. There have been enormous improvements in the treatments available, and he explains the options, and how you can get out of hospital and recover faster and more fully.
Download or read book Coping Successfully with Your Irritable Bowel written by Rosemary Nicol and published by SPCK Publishing. This book was released on 1989 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the hidden problems of modern living. This book explains what it is and why it happens, and also how stress, diet, your family history and even your general approach to life can play a part. For each factor, Rosemary Nicol explains how you can solve the problem or live with it more easily. One person in three suffers from IBS at some time in their lives. If you feel queasy when under stress, or suffer from stomach aches and digestive problems, you may need this book.
Download or read book Coping with Incontinence written by Joan Gomez and published by Sheldon Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Straight-forward, practical advice on an embarrassing problem
Download or read book Overcoming Jealousy written by Windy Dryden and published by Sheldon Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will enable you to think through whether you fears are reasonable, and build relationships of confidence and trust.
Download or read book Big Book of Emergency Department Psychiatry written by Yener Balan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the operational and clinical strategies needed to improve care of Emergency Psychiatric patients. Boarding of psychiatric patients in ED’s is recognized as a national crisis. The American College of Emergency Physicians identified strategies to decrease boarding of psychiatric patients as one of their top strategic goals. Currently, there are books on clinical care of psychiatric patients, but this is the first book that looks at both the clinical and operational aspects of caring for these patients in ED setting. This book discusses Lean methodology, the impact of long stay patients using queuing methodology, clinical guidelines and active treatment of psychiatric patients in the ED.
Download or read book Rheumatoid Arthritis written by Mary-Claire Mason and published by Sheldon Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, comprehensive guide to the variety of medications available for arthritis
