Download or read book Fighting Phobias The Things That Go Bump in the Mind written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) offers the full text of the article entitled "Fighting Phobias, the Things That Go Bump in the Mind," written by Lynne L. Hall that appeared in the March 1997 issue of the "FDA Consumer Magazine." Hall discusses the three defined types of phobias that are classified as specific or simple phobias, social phobias, and agoraphobia.
Download or read book Phobias written by Maeve Losito and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fear is a natural human response that developed to help people survive, but it can be more of a hindrance than a help. A phobia is a fear of something that is not inherently harmful that interferes with a person's daily life. These fears are explained through up-to-date charts and annotated quotes from medical experts that augment the informative main text, which aims to help readers separate myth from fact regarding phobias. A list of organizations to contact gives young adults somewhere to turn in developing healthy coping mechanisms for their own phobias or those of their loved ones.
Download or read book FDA Consumer written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Work Practice and Psychopharmacology Second Edition written by Sophia F. Dziegielewski, PhD, LCSW and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009-12-07 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do social workers need to know about mental health medications? How can social workers best assist clients who are taking medications? What is the social worker's role as part of the interdisciplinary health care team? Answering these questions and more, this comprehensive text discusses the major medications used to treat common mental health conditions and offers guidelines on how to best serve clients who are using them. This new edition provides guidance on many issues that social workers will encounter in practice, including identifying potentially dangerous drug interactions and adverse side effects; improving medication compliance; recognizing the warning signs of drug dependence; and understanding how psychopharmacology can work in conjunction with psychosocial interventions. Complete with case examples, assessment tools, and treatment plans, this book offers practical insight for social work students and social workers serving clients with mental health conditions. New to this edition are expanded discussions of child and adolescent disorders, engaging discussions of how new drugs are created, approved, and marketed, and a new glossary describing over 150 common medications and herbal remedies. Important Topics Discussed: Treatment of common mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and dementia Taking a comprehensive medication history Understanding medical terminology Avoiding drug misuse, dependence, and overdose
Download or read book Psychopharmacology Handbook for the Non Medically Trained written by Sophia Dziegielewski and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2006-08-08 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's era of managed behavioral health care, mental health professionals are called upon to consult on medication treatment or recommend what medications would best serve as adjuncts to therapy. Medically trained or not, all mental health professionals need to know as much as possible about psychopharmacologic medications from dosage and side effects to drug-drug interactions and other special considerations in order to provide effective and accountable treatment. The first-ever handbook of its kind, Psychopharmacology Handbook for the Non-Medically Trained fills a noticeable gap in most student training programs by providing a reader-friendly and accessible overview of the role of drugs in mental health treatment. Emphasizing the importance of making medications available to consumers in conjunction with the most effective and efficient counseling interventions, Dziegielewski establishes the context for the therapeutic use of psychotropic drugs in the culture of today ís mental health treatments, examines the danger of the "quick fix" mentality into which consumers and clinicians are tempted to fall, and then focuses on the medications themselves. One of the most prominent and authoritative social work academics today, Dziegielewski is an authority on the topic of psychopharmacology in social work practice. The recipient of numerous honors and awards for her teaching, the creator of a popular preparation course for social work licensure, and the author of over 95 publications, she is a source to which students and professionals turn for up-to-date, accurate information on a variety of topics in the social work field. Psychopharmacology Handbook for the Non-Medically Trained is an invaluable resource guide for all non-medically trained practitioners, providing therapists, social workers, and other counselors, with effective tools and critical information to help them become better informed about all courses of mental health treatment for their clients.
Download or read book DSM IV TR in Action written by Sophia F. Dziegielewski and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-06-21 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes specific applications of diagnostic and psychotherapeutic considerations for the spectrum of disorders included in the DSMTM. * Uses a "person-in-environment" context unique among books about the DSM-IV-TRTM. * Written by a professor who has taught thousands of students and clinicians across the country the basics of DSMTM in preparation for the licensing exam.
Download or read book Phobias written by Gail B. Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses phobias including: history and research, social and specific phobias, simple phobias, panic attacks and agoraphobia, and overcoming phobias.
Download or read book Fears and Phobias written by Fred Goodwin and published by Lichtenstein Creative Media. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Things That Go Bump in the Mind Ghosts Fantasies Myths written by Marty Price and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-18 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things That Go Bump in the Mind features a longish short story that fits roughly into the fantasy genre, several ghost and fantasy stories, and a handful of poems which likewise touch on supernatural themes.
Download or read book Mental Health Information for Teens written by Karen Bellenir and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers mental health information for teens including facts about anxiety, depression, suicide, panic attacks, and more.
Download or read book The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine written by Donna Olendorf and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 1999 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains articles that provide medical information about a wide variety of common diseases, disorders, tests, and treatments; arranged alphabetically from N-to-S; and includes cross-references, definitions of terms, and lists of resources.
Download or read book The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine L R written by Kristine M. Krapp and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 2001 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authoritative, objective and in tune with the subjects that matter to students and researchers, the Gale Group presents The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine -- unbiased information on alternative and complementary medical practices. Covering all aspects of the subject -- therapies, conditions/ diseases, herbs/plants and people -- the Encyclopedia identifies 40 types of alternative medicine being practiced today, including: Accupressure/accupuncture -- Ayurveda -- Biofeedback -- Chelation therapy -- Chinese medicine -- Chiropractic -- Detoxification -- Feldenkrais -- Kinesiology -- Naturopathy -- Osteopathy -- Polarity therapy -- Yoga -- And many others For the practitioner or interested patient, there are current training requirements, listings of organizations, as well as descriptions of treatments. Information on recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases, medicinal uses for plants and herbs are balanced by conclusions of studies on efficacy and analysis of current levels of acceptance by traditional scientists and doctors. Biographies of pioneers in the field -- including Deepak Chopra, Edward Bach and David Palmer -- appear as sidebars through the text. Included are 50 sidebars. Each volume contains a color photo insert containing images of herbs. Includes more than 275 disease/ condition entries, 300 herb/remedy entries and 150 therapies.
Download or read book Dark World 2nd Edition written by Zak Bagans and published by Victory Belt Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's easy to say ghosts exist or don't exist. Anyone can do that. Trying to figure out the why or what is a different story. Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans, host of the popular Travel Channel series Ghost Adventures, pulls from his years of experience with paranormal activities and unexplained phenomena to provide an evenhanded look at a divisive subject. In Dark World, Zak does his best to find and share answers to the phenomena that people encounter. He wants you to experience a haunting through his eyes: to feel what it's like to be scared, freaked out, pushed, cold, sluggish, whispered-at, and touched by an ethereal being or attacked by a demonic spirit. But beyond simply experiencing these events, Zak is looking for the reasons behind them, searching for answers to the unanswered questions. Addressing all the major issues and theories of the field in an impartial way, Dark World is a must read for paranormal enthusiasts, those who don't believe, and anyone who's ever wondered about things that go bump in the night.
Download or read book Phobias written by Jennifer MacKay and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2009-01-23 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extremely common misconception about phobias is that they're linked to a traumatic event, but in fact, phobias can emerge at any time in a person's life, without an obvious reason. You may suddenly find yourself suffering from lepidopterophobia, or a fear of butterflies. Author Jennifer MacKay offers young readers and researchers a means of understanding phobias and their ramifications. This guidebook offers insight into what phobias are, what causes them, how people live with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention.
Download or read book A View to the Unknown written by Robert L. Pollock and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2015-08-07 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all have questions about things that are unknown to us or that terrify us. Well maybe if we look at the unknown with a critical eye to the facts known to us, we may not be so fearful of things that go bump in the night. So come with me into the unknown, question those things that scare you or that you do not understand. We may find some answers that soothe your fears a bit. Take this tour of the unknown and tickle that spirit of adventure, you may even find that it helps you confront the paranormal with less fear than you would have if you did not read this quest for answers. To find any answers we must first follow the evidence, wherever it leads. So sit back, relax and enjoy the tour into the unknown as investigated by a police detective.
Download or read book Freeing Your Child from Anxiety Revised and Updated Edition written by Tamar Chansky, Ph.D. and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A proven approach to helping children build emotional resilience for a happier and healthier life Childhood should be a happy and carefree time, yet too many children and teens are stressed-out and exhibiting symptoms of anxiety. Parents everywhere want to know: How can you recognize when stress has crossed over into a full-blown anxiety disorder? How can you prevent anxiety from taking root? And how do you help your child break patterns of fear, worry, and avoidance and lead a happy, productive life? Fortunately, anxiety is very treatable, and parents can do a lot to help get their children’s emotional well-being back on track. In Freeing Your Child from Anxiety, childhood anxiety expert Dr. Tamar Chansky shares easy, fun, and effective tools for teaching children and teens to outsmart their worries and take charge of their fears. You’ll find scripts for explaining anxiety to children of different ages, creative strategies for navigating common phobias, and “Do It Today” activities that help them implement the book’s advice right away. This revised and updated edition also prepares children to buffer themselves from the pressures of our competitive, test-driven culture and build resiliency skills. These simple solutions can help parents protect their children from needless suffering—and ensure they have the tools to thrive today and for a lifetime.
Download or read book Oh Susannah written by Carole P. Roman and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susannah Maya Logan is not having a good day. She doesn't want to go to her best friend, Lola's sleepover. Susannah thinks the house is big and spooky, not to mention the ghost that is said to live there. Join Susannah as she learns to confront her fears and not let her imagination prevent her from having fun.
