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John Bowlby and Attachment Theory
Attachment Theory is one of the most important theoretical developments in psychoanalysis to have emerged in the past half-century. It combines the rigorous scientific empiricism of ethology with the subjective...
Uncommon Therapy: The Psychiatric Techniques of Milton H. Erickson,
Milton H. Erickson, M.D. is generally acknowledged to have been the world's leading practitioner of medical hypnosis. His "strategic therapy," using hypnotic techniques with or without actually inducing trance, allows...
Surviving Mental Illness: Stress, Coping, and Adaptation
In this era of revolutionary progress in the areas of science and medicine, it comes as no surprise that knowledge of the biology of mental illness and psychopharmacologic treatments has...
Written Off: Mental Health Stigma and the Loss of Human Potential
Written-Off tells the story of how mental health stigma comes to have a profound impact on the lives of people diagnosed with mental illnesses. It reviews theory, research, and history...
The actor's brain: Exploring the cognitive neuroscience of free will
Is free will just an illusion? What is it within the brain that allows us to pursue our own actions and objectives? What is it about this organ that permits...
Fighting for Your Marriage: Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and
The authors of this work examine strategies of their PREP (Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program) approach for helping couples prevent marital distress and divorce. They reveal, for example, research that...
So Young, So Sad, So Listen: A Parents' Guide to Depression in
Has your daughter lost her sparkle? Has everyday life become a trial for your son? This book, written by two experts in child and adolescent mental health, describes how to...
The Sleep Room: A Very British Medical Scandal
'Shocking... a damning portrait of a man who, in the name of psychiatric progress, left a trail of broken lives in his wake' Telegraph , five stars 'Compelling' Sunday Times...
Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry
A world-renowned psychiatrist reveals the fascinating story of psychiatry's origins, demise and redemption. Psychiatry has come a long way since the days of chaining 'lunatics' in cold cells and parading...
The Sleep Room: A Sadistic Psychiatrist and the Women Who Survived Him
'A beautifully researched, wildly unsettling study of a psychiatrist running amok' Sam Knight, author of The Premonitions Bureau 'A devastating account of the effects one unchecked psychiatrist had on vulnerable...
The Sleep Room: A Very British Medical Scandal
'Shocking... a damning portrait of a man who, in the name of psychiatric progress, left a trail of broken lives in his wake' Telegraph , five stars 'Compelling' Sunday Times...
It's Not All in Your Head: Now Women Can Discover the Real Causes of
The book titled It's Not All in Your Head: Now Women Can Discover the Real Causes of by the author Susan E. Swedo. This is a secondhand book. Please contact...
Brain Repair
Sixty years ago, the Nobel laureate Santiago Ramon y Cajal stated that "in the adult brain, nervous pathways are fixed and immutable; everything may die, nothing may be regenerated." Cajal's...
You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here: A Psychiatrist's Life
A humane, hilarious and heart-breaking window into the world of psychiatry from 'the Adam Kay of mental healthcare' (THE TIMES) 'This is honestly my dream book... Fascinating' FERN BRADY 'Fearlessly...
Impulse: The Science of Sex and Desire
Sex is everywhere in modern society, yet it remains taboo. We all have questions about sex that are too uncomfortable to ask - how do we get reliable answers? In...
The Unbalanced Mind
Does the crooked gene give rise to the crooked thought? Satirical aphorisms apart, the revolution in molecular genetics has indeed given rise to the heady optimism that biology will soon...
Paranoia: A Journey Into Extreme Mistrust and Anxiety
'A TRULY IMPORTANT BOOK' JOHN HUMPHRYS 'FASCINATING... SHOCKING' SPECTATOR What is paranoia? What makes us mistrustful? How can this be overcome? Daniel Freeman, Professor of Psychology at Oxford, has spent...
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of
A world expert presents a sympathetic exploration of the causes of trauma and the new treatments making it possible for sufferers to reclaim their lives What causes people to continually...
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Insights from the Frontier of
A founder of the field of evolutionary medicine uses his decades of experience as a psychiatrist to provide a much-needed new framework for making sense of mental illness With his...
Broken Open
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
Am I Depressed And What Can I Do About It?: A CBT self-help guide for
Depression is one of the most common mental health problems and is estimated to affect around 15% of people at some point during their life. For many people depression is...
Paranoia: A Journey Into Extreme Mistrust and Anxiety
'A TRULY IMPORTANT BOOK' JOHN HUMPHRYS'FASCINATING... SHOCKING' SPECTATORWhat is paranoia? What makes us mistrustful? How can this be overcome? Daniel Freeman, Professor of Psychology at Oxford, has spent thirty years...