A modern view of schizophrenia based on neuroscience, this title goes beyond the symptoms of the illnesss and is a primer on what we know about the disorder at the beginning of the 21st century. (more)
According to the National Service Framework for mental health published by the Department of Health in 1999, black and minority ethnic communities have little confidence in mental health services.... (more)
The book presents five papers by leading scientists at the center of the current firmament, and more than seventy-five commentaries on those papers by nearly all of the other leading authorities in... (more)
Psychopathy remains one of the least understood personality disorders and one of the most intransigent to therapeutic amelioration. Encompassing all the significant viewpoints regarding the nature of... (more)
This exciting new book addresses the important issue of how to provide integrated mental health and substance misuse treatment of individuals with these co-occurring disorders. Combining both theory... (more)
Which depressed patients are the best candidates for cognitive therapy? Who should receive medication alone and who might benefit from combination treatments? Is there the need to adapt classical... (more)
Topics covered include the various ethical principles and guidelines developed by professional bodies, problems relating to different kinds of research (in particular socially sensitive research),... (more)
Issue 8 contains 163 topics, six of which are new: Acute organophosphorus poisoning, Absence seizures in children, Herniated lumbar disc, Leprosy, Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), and Ovarian... (more)
Topics covered include the need to build a therapeutic relationship, dealing with stereotypical thinking about ageing, setting realistic expectations in the face of deteriorating medical conditions,... (more)
The manual describes the problem areas, the skills needed to overcome them and how these skills can be developed. It is designed to be used with the help of professional mental health staff, ideally... (more)
Focusing on cognitive therapy methods of treatment, this text brings together many experts in the field to provide a state-of-the-art account of theory, assessment, and practice in treatment of... (more)
Supervision and Support in Primary Care provides practical information and guidance on the nature and purpose of clinical supervision. It uses examples and perspectives from the world of mental... (more)
Now available in paper for the first time, this classic text is about how an analyst analyzes. Rooted in the theory of psychoanalytic self psychology as put forth by Heinz Kohut and his colleagues,... (more)
Drawing on extensive research carried out in conjunction with service users, Heather Castillo seeks to adjust this imbalance and looks at the classification and treatment of PD from the service... (more)
The Clinician Guides describe how to create a treatment program, and by working through the Patient Treatment Manual together with the clinician enables each patient to understand and put into effect... (more)
Sexual abuse against females is a serious problem in society and there is a need for greater understanding of the presentation and treatment of adult survivors of sexual abuse. In this volume, Baker... (more)
A timely and provocative critique of modern psychiatry that argues that the notion of mental illness as a disease fits only a small number of serious psychological conditions and that most conditions... (more)
A handy reference for health care providers and mental health professionals. A brief, practical guide that provides an introduction or refresher on depression that is research-based yet easy to read... (more)
This book looks at what happened when the government of Victoria, Australia, enacted special legislation to detain one person with a severe antisocial personality disorder on the grounds of his... (more)
An ideal text for advanced students and a timely reference for researchers and clinicians, this influential work examines how enduring dispositions or traits affect the process of aging and shape... (more)