Popular Psychology Books
The Selfish Capitalist: Origins of Affluenza
In the bestselling Affluenza, world-renowned psychologist Oliver James introduced us to a modern-day virus sweeping through the English-speaking world. He met those suffering from it and demonstrated... (more)
The Selfish Society: How We All Forgot to Love One Another and Made Money Instead
Ambitious and wide-ranging, The Selfish Society reveals the vital importance of understanding our early emotional lives, arguing that by focusing on the attention we give to our young children we can... (more)
Write Yourself: Creative Writing and Personal Development
The ideal introduction to how to facilitate groups and individuals in finding inspiration for their creative personal writing voices. This book explains how and why writing is such an illuminative,... (more)
Business for Aspies: 42 Best Practices for Using Asperger Syndrome Traits at Work Successfully
Most workplaces are as a frenzied swirl of social interaction - between employees and bosses, customers and clients, and anyone else present. People with a mental framework better suited to... (more)
Mutual Support and Mental Health: A Route to Recovery
Focuses on the therapeutic value of meeting others with similar difficulties to share these experiences and support one another. This book explores the use of mutual support as a way to alleviate the... (more)
500 Tips for Communicating with the Public
This is a light-hearted, easily digestible guide with a wealth of handy hints and tips for communicating with the public. For those in the helping professions, communicating with the public can... (more)
Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder: A Family Guide for Healing and Change
BPD is a potentially devastating mental disorder characterized by unstable moods, negative self-image, and dangerous impulsivity. Many people with BPD excel in academics and careers while revealing... (more)
The Medication Question: Weighing Your Mental Health Treatment Options
Helping readers understand the factors and considerations when deciding whether or not to take psychotropic drugs.
This important volume provides a thorough overview of a range of mental disorders,... (more)
The Mindful Way Through Anxiety: Break Free from Chronic Worry and Reclaim Your Life
Anxiety constrains the lives of millions, leaving sufferers exhausted, stressed, and overwhelmed. And the things most people do to try to feel better - avoiding feared situations, pushing worry out... (more)
Tackling Depression at Work: A Practical Guide for Employees and Managers
If you have depression, do you persevere or do you risk telling your manager? If you are a manager, what can you do to support the employee and ensure the job is done? Figures suggest that more than... (more)
The Salmon of Knowledge: Stories for Work, Life, the Dark Shadow an
A collection of stories, analogies and metaphors that invite us to pause and consider what is really important in our lives, our work, and ourselves. They challenge us to re-connect the different... (more)
Writing Routes: A Resource Handbook of Therapeutic Writing
The use of creative writing as a route to personal or professional development is a powerful therapeutic tool, yet often the most difficult part is knowing how and where to begin. The experiences of... (more)
No Fighting, No Biting, No Screaming: How to Make Behaving Positively Possible for People with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
Fighting, biting, screaming and other behaviours that challenge the people dealing with them are often triggered by unsuitable surroundings or unrealistic demands. In this fresh and effective... (more)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME: Support for Family and Friends
People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)/ME experience extreme tiredness and a range of other symptoms, including pain, headaches, impaired concentration and memory, anxiety, sleep problems, and... (more)
Are You Considering Therapy?
Are You Considering Therapy? is a guidebook for people who are thinking about going into therapy but aren't quite sure where to start. It will look at the various aspects of choosing a therapist,... (more)
Consequential Strangers: Turning Everyday Encounters into Life-Changing Moments
Our chemist, our window cleaner, our colleague - they populate our days but we often take them for granted. Yet these are the people who bring novelty and information into our lives, allow us to... (more)
The 10 Best-Ever Depression Management Techniques: Essential Texts
Presenting the most effective strategies for breaking free from depression, this book describes what happens in the brain of a depression sufferer and what techniques can be used to alter brain... (more)
Britain On The Couch: How Keeping Up with the Joneses Has Depressed Us Since 1950
In this seminal work, Oliver James focuses on the people of Britain and proves that modern life makes us feel like losers, even if we are winners. Showing that the way we live now, rather than our... (more)
Happiness at Work: Maximizing Your Psychological Capital for Success
Sharing the results of her four-year research journey in simple, jargon-free language, Jessica Pryce-Jones exposes the secrets of being happy at work. It focuses on what happiness really means in a... (more)
The Power of Silence: Silent Communication in Daily Life
Colum Kenny explores the significance of silence in the arts, business, personal relationships, therapy, faith, politics, and other areas of daily life.
This book demonstrates that silence is... (more)
Manufacturing Depression: The Secret History of a Modern Disease
According to the Office of National Statistics, depression occurs in 1 in 10 adults in Britain at any one time. But what constitutes depression? And what role have the pharmaceutical companies played... (more)
Overcoming Anger in Your Relationship: How to Break the Cycle of Arguments, Put-Downs, and Stony Silences
From anger expert Dr Robert Nay - who has helped thousands of individuals and couples learn new ways of resolving conflicts - this straight-talking book provides clear-cut, practical techniques for... (more)
Panic Disorder: The Facts: Third Edition
Panic disorder is a remarkably common psychological condition, characterized by sudden attacks of intense fear and panic. Approximately 3% of the population will experience some aspects of panic... (more)
Calming Your Anxious Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Anxiety, Fear, and Panic
Drawing on techniques and perspectives from two seemingly different traditions, this second edition of the self-help classic Calming Your Anxious Mind offers you a powerful and profound approach to... (more)
The Procrastinator's Guide to Getting Things Done
Everyone waits till the last minute sometimes. But many procrastinators pay a significant price, from poor job performance to stress, financial problems, and relationship conflicts.
Suitable for... (more)
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery: Take-Charge Strategies to Empower Your Healing
Trauma recovery is tricky; however, there are several key principles that can help make the process safe and effective. This book gives self help readers, therapy clients, and therapists alike the... (more)
Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin
Norah Vincent has always suffered from depression but at the end of a book project that required her to spend eighteen months disguised as a man she felt that she was a danger to herself and was... (more)
What Freud Didn't Know: A Three-step Practice for Emotional Well-being Through Neuroscience and Psychology
In a thoughtful and down-to-earth way, Timothy B. Stokes overturns old formulas - and many Freudian concepts - for achieving personal change. During one's lifetime, hidden memories, along with their... (more)
The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems
Mindfulness offers a path to well-being and tools for coping with life's inevitable hurdles. And though mindfulness may sound exotic, you can cultivate it - and reap its proven benefits - without... (more)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Facts: Fourth Edition
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a relatively common psychological problem. The symptoms - which can be seriously disabling in extreme cases - can include excessive hand-washing or other... (more)