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Despite the rapid advances in medical science, the majority of people who visit a doctor have medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), symptoms that remain a mystery despite extensive diagnostic studies. The most common MUS are back pain, abdominal pain, headache, fatigue, and dizziness. This book addresses the obstacles of managing people with MUS in our modern-day society from both a historical and contemporary perspective.
Most MUS are psychosomatic...
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El doctor Ramon Andreu explora los caminos poco transitados de la mente con la mirada curiosa, perspicaz, sensible y aguda propia de un cineasta. Se adentra en los misterios del alma humana en el seguimiento del proceso esperanzador de sanación que implicará a los lectores en una aventura que les absorberá y motivará a reconocer los propios miedos, necesiten o no terapia o bien si están cerca de quien sí la requiere.
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Partnerschaften, in denen die Beziehung ständig thematisiert wird, sind erfahrungsgemäß die schlechtesten. Dabei ist Reflexivität nicht grundsätzlich schlecht. Doch wird sie in unserer Gesellschaft maßlos übertrieben. Eine uferlose Reflexivkultur ist entstanden. Ergebnis sind überdrehte Zeitgenossen, die mit ständigem Psychologisieren und Problematisieren nicht nur nervtötend sind, sondern auch wichtige Entscheidungen blockieren. Ob im Privaten...
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The problem with treating mental disorders starts with a very challenging diagnosis. There are several seemingly similar disorders with interloping symptoms but require different means of intervention. A bottle of pills given incorrectly could result to the worsening of a condition or the emergence of another. To correctly diagnose a condition, here's a reliable professional guide.
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Lunacy, the legendary notion of minds unhinged by the moon, continues to captivate the popular imagination. Although it violates the assumptions of modern science and psychiatry, such belief remains common among mental health workers. Furthermore, several studies have found a small, unexplained correlation between behaviour and the lunar cycle. The book is divided into two parts. It begins with a historical account of the lunacy concept, followed...
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Es muy grato el poder entregarles la segunda edición de esta obra, en la cual se presentan algunos cambios respecto al diagnóstico clínico, toda vez que ya se cuenta para tal fin con la nueva versión de clasificación de los trastornos mentales de la OMS, (CIE 11) la cual fue presentada a la comunidad científica en junio de 2018, esperando su implementación completa para el 2022, razón por lo que en esta se conservaran datos referentes a la...
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Closing The Asylum: The Mental Patient in Modern Society. The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of almost everyone, but it has, impacted most severely on disadvantaged groups such as people with severe mental health problems, throwing pre-existing inequalities into sharper and starker relief. Though they had mostly all been closed by the turn of the century, the passing of the old Victorian asylums is still a matter of enduring controversy.
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Contiene explicaciones claras y sencillas sobre los diferentes aspectos de los trastornos psiquiátricos de niños y adolescentes. Aborda conceptos básicos como el interrogatorio clínico y las teorías del desarrollo infantil para mayor compresión de los trastornos. Escrito por psiquiatras infantiles, psicólogos y neuropediatras que dan un enfoque más integral a los diferentes trastornos que se desarrollan en el texto. Presenta útiles recomendaciones...
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Explorations Psychologiques est un voyage captivant à travers les différents aspects de la psychologie humaine. Des rêves mystérieux à la quête de sens profond, de la prise de décision aux mécanismes d'influence, des pratiques de transformation personnelle à la sagesse de la pleine conscience, ce livre offre un aperçu unique et instructif sur l'esprit humain. En explorant les travaux de grands penseurs tels que Freud, Frankl, Kahneman, Cialdini,...
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Este libro reúne una selección de entrevistas realizadas a José María Álvarez a lo largo de los ya casi 30 años dedicados al estudio de la locura, su pasión. En él se expone, con prosa sencilla y elegante, su pensamiento en torno a la locura en todas sus variedades. En este sentido, Las heridas del alma es una recopilación de sus puntos de vista sobre el pathos y su tratamiento, una breve y amena antología de su pensamiento. Generoso en...
71) Habit
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William James's fascinating treatise explores the psychology of habitual behavior in human beings, discussing the science of habit and it's drawbacks, benefits, negation, and more. This easy-to-digest volume is highly recommended for students and will appeal those with an interest in psychology. William James (1842 - 1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist. He is among the most influential thinkers of the late nineteenth century and is...
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Raising a child with mental illness is complex by itself, but the way society views and treats mental health issues makes it even harder. In Life in the House of Cards: Parenting a Child with Mental Illness, author Dr. Irene Abramovich talks openly about painful issues encountered by children with mental illness and their parents, including educational struggles, medical challenges, parenting issues, and the effect on other siblings and partners....
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Korsgaard Publishing has republished Dr. Karl Berg's timeless classic, the sadist. After his arrest, Peter Kürten, the Düsseldorf Vampire, allowed Dr. Berg to dive into his mind. The result was this book.
Never before has a serial killer spoken so openly and candidly about his murders, fantasies, and motivations. This book is a must read, but only for those, who dare traverse the journey of the darkest of human behaviors.
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Desde mediados del siglo XX se ha doblado la incidencia de la depresión en la población occidental, y ningún grupo demográfico es inmune a ella. En el libro Depresión. Todas las respuestas para entenderla y superarla, el médico psiquiatra de prestigio mundial comparte con Rosi Rodríguez Loranca la sabiduría y visión de toda una vida dedicada a desentrañar esta compleja enfermedad y a tratar a aquellos que la sufren.
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A 32-year-old man with mental illness ends his life. Could he have been saved? What care did he receive? Did antipsychotics help or are they a modern-day straitjacket?
Ferid Ferkovic, the author's son, committed suicide after being refused admission to a Montreal hospital. Throughout treatment, he and his family dealt with changing diagnoses, drugs with devastating side effects, and insensitive health care professionals.
The suicide of Sadia Messaili's...
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Embarking on the journey of motherhood, the perinatal and postpartum phases usher in transformative moments marked by emotional shifts and intricate challenges. This book is your indispensable companion, illuminating the path through these uncharted waters. Explore various pastoral counseling models offering solace, support, and healing during this delicate period.Authored by a seasoned expert in pastoral care and mental health, This book delves into...
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Calling upon knowledge and experience from her roles as child psychiatrist, mother and one time child, Dr. Pressman demonstrates that psychiatry's marriage to a binary paradigm deters open enquiry, imaginative ideas and innovative approaches. Or navigates the waters of many islands of knowledge including psychiatry, self-help and integrative medicine. In a style that ranges from the academic to the philosophical to the homey, this quixotic narrative...
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We cannot know how to fix a problem until we understand its causes. But even for some of the most common mental health problems, three specialists might offer you three completely different treatments.
As a cognitive neuropsychiatrist, Professor Anthony David brings together many fields of study, from social and cognitive psychology to neurology. The key for each patient might be anything from a traumatic memory to a chemical imbalance, an unhealthy...
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Jacques Lacan se interesó desde sus comienzos por el problema clínico que el pasaje al acto comporta. Sin embargo, hubo que esperar más de treinta años para que, en su seminario sobre la angustia, produzca y formalice el concepto psicoanalítico que rompe con la tradición psiquiátrica francesa que había hecho de la expresión passage à l'acte una categoría meramente descriptiva, cargada de referencias morales, criminológicas y despojada...
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The mental health system in America is hardly the front-burner issue it should be, despite lip service about reform after each new tragic mass killing. Yet every American should care deeply about fixing a system a presidential commission reported was in "shambles." By some measures, 20 percent of Americans have some sort of mental health condition, including the most vulnerable among us-veterans, children, the elderly, prisoners, the homeless.
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