Psychology & Psychiatry

Thousands suffer from bulimia secretly and in silence. They are never diagnosed and their story goes untold. Bulimics on Bulimia is a collection of accounts by people who are living with the disorder, shedding new light on the day-to-day struggle of coping with bulimia. This book challenges the stereotypical image of the bulimic teenage girl, revealing that bulimia affects a far wider range of people, and dispelling the myth that bingeing involves only food and purging involves only vomiting. The powerful stories in this book provide new perspectives on the experience of bulimia, revealing the complex realities of the illness and the different ways in which different people view themselves and the disorder that has become a part of their lives. This book is a must-read for counselors, psychologists, and mental health professionals and will strike a chord with anyone who is suffering or has suffered from an eating disorder, as well as their friends and families. more...

Price: $19.95

This handbook provides comprehensive information about expert performance. It describes the processes, knowledge, and methods by which people climb to the highest possible levels of human performance. It highlights the research techniques and approaches that investigators use to gain insights about such extraordinary performance. more...

Price: $52.00

Includes over 250 case vignettes and role plays, step-by-step practical instruction drawn from years of experience and an easy-to-use cross reference system. A much needed resource helping the trainer turn theory into practice. more...

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Children of Parents with Mental Illness: Personal and clinical perspectives looks at the insights and experiences of children and adults who have grown up with a parent with mental illness. The personal accounts show the need for professionals to think about all family members in order to meet the needs of the children involved. This highly recommended text is a comprehensive and relevant book for anyone concerned with the mental health and wellbeing of children and families. It is a resource intended for mental health professionals, psychologists and social workers. The personal narratives are complemented by chapters written by clinicians and practitioners. These chapters offer well-researched and current information in the area of the authors’ expertise. Issues covered include: • the genetics of mental illness • talking with children to allay anxiety and give age-appropriate information • assessment of children in crisis • the value of peer support activities • the needs of children placed in out-of-home care • cultural considerations in understanding mental illness • how our mental health care can fail the children of parents with mental illness Some of the contributors have international reputations in their specialist areas, several are participants in the national Children of Parents with Mental Illness (COPMI) Project as members of the reference or consultation groups, and some are adult children of a parent with mental illness. Vicki Cowling, a social worker and psychologist, is the editor of a previous, groundbreaking book in this series, Children of Parents with Mental Illness (ACER Press, 1999). more...

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Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this acclaimed handbook and clinical text provides comprehensive coverage of the full range of couple therapy interventions. more...

Price: $85.00