Health & Family

An introduction to clinical depression details causes, treaments, and common misconceptions of the disease for both patients and caregivers.

'A masterpiece of popularization' Times Literary Supplement 'A fascinating account, based on objective scientific research, of the ways in which mental states affect the individual's liability to disease... Martin is...

One of BBC Wildlife 's books of the year "A book of great courage, curiosity, discovery and connection." - Amy-Jane Beer, author of The Flow A moving, honest and revealing...

When I was just forty-two I suffered a severe stroke. Paralysed on my left side and unable to walk, I was confined to hospital for three months, then spent about...

The book titled Ourselves, Growing Older by the author Jean Shapiro. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this book.

At the beginning of the nineties Linda Grant's mother, Rose, was diagnosed with Dementia. In Remind Me Who I Am, Again Linda Grant tells the story of Rose's illness, and...

Most people place more attention on taking care of their skin, their body weight, their job, home and pets, and ignore the most crucial organ in their body. By working...

In Hate and Love in Psychoanalytic Institutions, Jurgen Reeder investigates the professional superego of the psychoanalyst. This superego designates a prescriptive and prohibiting role that the individual must play within...

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* 'Bryony Gordon is a terrific, compassionate writer' Elizabeth Day 'A deeply reassuring essential read' Sunday Independent 'Visceral and honest' Telegraph 'Bryony writes with such entertaining and...

America's doctors, Mehmet Oz and Mike Roizen, show you how to become your own medical detective and get the best health care possible. Everyone needs to become a smart patient....

Adam Brown's acclaimed diaTribe column, Adam's Corner, has brought life-transforming diabetes tips to over 1 million people since 2013. In this highly actionable guide, he shares the food, mindset, exercise,...

Caroline Carr's book follows her own story of coping with a partner who gradually slid into depression and - eventually - came out of it again. Although their relationship was...

Where is God in the suffering of a mentally ill person? What happens to the soul when the mind is ill? How are Christians to respond to mental illness? In...

Imagine what it would be like if your thoughts weren t the only ones in your head. And what if you had nine different personalities, all vying for your attention?...

'Deeply practical' The Times 'Sir Peter Thornton gives practical and reassuring tips to keep your life organised as you get older.' Times Radio The essential guide to all you need...

How women can improve their productivity, happiness, and physical well-being by keeping their natural cycles in mind and working with them (rather than ignoring them). In the FLO teaches women...

A practicing psychologist offers a new approach to developing social skills and relationships in children diagnosed with autism or Asperger's Syndrome. Dr. Gutstein describes ways to steer these children onto...

Paediatrician and mother of two Dr Leila Masson combines traditional medical know-how with practical advice to help your child get better and stay well. The A to Z of symptoms...

Establishing and maintaining emotional bonds with family, colleagues and friends is particularly difficult for people on the autism spectrum. This volume contains over 200 activities and exercises for social and...

The book titled Living with Grief: Before and After the Death by the author Dr Kenneth J Doka, Ed., PhD. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...

Many books have been written for those suffering from depression, but what if you're suffering becuase someone you love is depressed? Research shows that if you are close to a...

Living Through Loss is the first book to identify the many ways in which people experience loss over the course of life and to discuss the interventions most effective at...

Do you have a child with ADHD or other related issues? Or do you just want to learn more about how dyes, artificial flavors, certain preservatives, and even some natural...

A developmental psychologist presents strategies to help parents of special-needs children navigate the emotional challenges they face Finalist for a Books for a Better Life Award A pediatric neuropsychologist presents...

A fully revised and updated edition of the definitive guide to reducing symptoms of autism spectrum disorder Since Overcoming Autism was first published nearly a decade ago, many theories about...

'Heartbreaking and powerful - Ashley is an inspiration', Fearne Cotton ' Ashley's psychological and emotional resilience is unparalleled, truly in the 0.1 percent', Ant Middleton STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, POWER Strong is...

On the morning of the 10th December 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke when a blood vessel exploded in the left side of...

Instant New York Times Bestseller! Feel more beautiful, healthy, and energized than you have in years! Now, a revolutionary new way of helping you realize the true beauty that is...

At home, Alison and her parents sleepwalk in shifts. Alison hoards food for her lost brother, hides in the backyard fort they built together, and waits for him to return....

Our health care system is sick. We live in an era of factory style medicine, spiralling costs, complex and chronic conditions, and doctors at the heart of it under pressure...

Compiled from her own experiences, and conversations with fellow members of the "Cancer Club", Deborah Hutton book is an anthology of supremely practical examples of ways in which friends and...

With efficiency and a touch of humor, this valuable guidebook offers information on the difficult subject of planning for one's own death or organizing funerals for loved ones. Topics ranging...

This isn't a book about dying - it's a book about living. Each of Egan's patients taught her something; in this moving and beautiful book, she imparts their poignant and...

A moving work of startling bravery and candour of a family dislocated and united by tragedy, and a beautiful and moving tribute to a son. In July 2012 Thomas Harding's...

What if 5-2 wasn't just about weight loss? Now in paperback, 5-2 YOUR LIFE shows how the revolutionary 5-2 approach can transform your health, your wealth and your happiness -...

The frustrating, life-altering, sheer bloody pain-in-the-arse inconvenience of getting breast cancer at 28' laid bare. What do you do when you discover you have advanced breast cancer in your twenties?...

The creator of the viral hit "Empathy Cards" teams up with a compassion expert to produce a visually stunning and groundbreaking illustrated guide to help you increase your emotional intelligence...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA clinical and educational resource from the mid-twentieth century, Autistic Children: The Nature and Treatment of Childhood Autism...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA foundational work in early childhood education, The Roots of Science: Children's Experiences in Nursery and Infant School presents a...

A three-step program that puts headache sufferers back in control of their lives. A must read for all individuals with migraine! Ronald J. Tusa, M.D., PH.D., Professor of Neurology and...

Have you tried every diet in the book, only to end up back where you started? So had Anita Rincon, when she developed the effective, results-driven, multi-tiered program that would...

We think of sleep as a waste of time. A time when we are literally doing nothing. Yet every human on the planet spends several hours each day asleep. We...

The unfortunate popular perception is that when someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer's or dementia, they are immediately lost to themselves, to those who love them and to those they love....

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Wayne Biddle has written a thorough guide to the top one hundred (in terms of prevalence, or power, or even literary interest) of the innumerable potentially unfriendly...