[PDF] True Mental Health eBook

Author : Mary Widdifield
Publisher : Hillcrest Publishing Group
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 28,67 MB
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1634132041

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Mental illness profoundly impacts family and loved ones. These seven true stories told by nine parents were selected from interviews conducted by sisters, Mary and Elin Widdifield, and interwoven with one sisters own experiences. Told with remarkable candor, these stories offer more insight than any single story or academic analysis. Behind the Wall provides a shared voice for millions of people who advocate for a child or loved one who lives with mental illness, fosters a better understanding for society at-large, and delivers a compelling and ultimately hopeful read for anyone fascinated by the human condition. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly twenty million Americans ages eighteen and older suffer from a serious mental illness. Sixty million - about one in four adults - suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Factor in the family members profoundly affected by a loved one's disorder and mental illness touches virtually all of us. Yet it remains a subject that is often misunderstood, rarely talked about, and frequently stigmatizing. When mental illness enters the national discussion, it typically comes in the wake of a violent tragedy, attracting temporary attention and further misunderstanding. Behind the Wall posits that while mental health professionals and policy makers provide invaluable perspectives, the true story of mental Illness can be told most accurately by the people in the trenches: the parents who watched it all unfold with their child in harrowing and heartfelt detail. Book jacket.

Author : Lee Gutkind
Publisher : Underland Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 34,30 MB
Release : 2016-07-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1937163261

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Every year, one in four American adults suffers from a diagnosable mental health disorder. In these true stories, writers and their loved ones struggle as their worlds are upended. What do you do when your father kills himself, or your mother is committed to a psych ward, or your daughter starts hearing voices telling her to harm herself—or when you yourself hear such voices? Addressing bipolar disorder, OCD, trichillomania, self-harm, PTSD, and other diagnoses, these stories vividly depict the difficulties and sorrows—and sometimes, too, the unexpected and surprising rewards—of living with mental illness.

Author : Paula L. Petersen-fujiwara
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 18,70 MB
Release : 2013-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781490489780

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This book is a study of models of mental health and illness with an appraisal from the Unification Thought (UT)perspective; toward a God-centered paradigm. A new paradigm is proposed which is more comprehensive and holistic than the physical, spiritual and energetic models which are described in this study. Therefore, the new UT model can improve the accuracy of diagnoses as well as treatment outcomes and even cure mental illness. Future directions for research and development of this new paradigm are also delineated.

Author : Lee Gutkind
Publisher : In Fact Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,70 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781937163198

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Collects a series of intimate stories from people dealing with mental illness, describing the challenges they have faced and and how they have found hope.

Author : Robert Kolker
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 44,84 MB
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0385543778

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF GQ's TOP 50 BOOKS OF LITERARY JOURNALISM IN THE 21st CENTURY • The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease. "Reads like a medical detective journey and sheds light on a topic so many of us face: mental illness." —Oprah Winfrey Don and Mimi Galvin seemed to be living the American dream. After World War II, Don's work with the Air Force brought them to Colorado, where their twelve children perfectly spanned the baby boom: the oldest born in 1945, the youngest in 1965. In those years, there was an established script for a family like the Galvins--aspiration, hard work, upward mobility, domestic harmony--and they worked hard to play their parts. But behind the scenes was a different story: psychological breakdown, sudden shocking violence, hidden abuse. By the mid-1970s, six of the ten Galvin boys, one after another, were diagnosed as schizophrenic. How could all this happen to one family? What took place inside the house on Hidden Valley Road was so extraordinary that the Galvins became one of the first families to be studied by the National Institute of Mental Health. Their story offers a shadow history of the science of schizophrenia, from the era of institutionalization, lobotomy, and the schizophrenogenic mother to the search for genetic markers for the disease, always amid profound disagreements about the nature of the illness itself. And unbeknownst to the Galvins, samples of their DNA informed decades of genetic research that continues today, offering paths to treatment, prediction, and even eradication of the disease for future generations. With clarity and compassion, bestselling and award-winning author Robert Kolker uncovers one family's unforgettable legacy of suffering, love, and hope.

Author : Ravi Sharma
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 49,33 MB
Release : 2021-05-18
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Our Mom, Our Superhero - A Mental Health Journey is very close to our heart because it is based on a true story and focuses on siblings dealing with societal stigma, while seeking treatment with their mother's mental health challenges. Whether you are a parent, mental health professional, teacher, or are interested in the mental health cause, we hope our story resonates with you and has underlying messages and learnings for us all.

Author : Mark P. Cosgrove
Publisher : Zondervan Publishing Company
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 21,17 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780310357216

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The central elements of a Christian approach to mental health and psychotherapy are examined. These elements include an examination of the nature of man, the sources of mental problems, and the goals for mental health. With this as a basis, five distinctive elements that Christian psychotherapy contributes to the actual counseling process are discussed.

Author : Thomas S. Szasz
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 42,32 MB
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0062104748

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“The landmark book that argued that psychiatry consistently expands its definition of mental illness to impose its authority over moral and cultural conflict.” — New York Times The 50th anniversary edition of the most influential critique of psychiatry every written, with a new preface on the age of Prozac and Ritalin and the rise of designer drugs, plus two bonus essays. Thomas Szasz's classic book revolutionized thinking about the nature of the psychiatric profession and the moral implications of its practices. By diagnosing unwanted behavior as mental illness, psychiatrists, Szasz argues, absolve individuals of responsibility for their actions and instead blame their alleged illness. He also critiques Freudian psychology as a pseudoscience and warns against the dangerous overreach of psychiatry into all aspects of modern life.

Author : David Powlison
Publisher : New Growth Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 25,39 MB
Release : 2016-09-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1942572980

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In this groundbreaking book, David Powlison reframes the universal problem of anger through an in-depth exploration of God's anger and ours. Full of practical help for all who struggle with how to respond when life goes wrong, Good and Angry sets readers on a path toward the faithful and fruitful expression of anger.

Author : Ph. Daniel Mierlak MD
Publisher : Daniel Mierlak
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 25,58 MB
Release : 2018-06-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781944733810

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Are you curious about the shadowy parts of the human psyche? Join Dr. Daniel Mierlak, a psychiatrist for twenty-five years, on a journey to the stranger corners of human experience. Here you'll meet: Tony, chauffeur to the fabulously rich, who overcomes crippling anxiety only to find himself descend into a homicidal rage following a botched cosmetic procedure. Amanda, hospitalized for mania, who sees a change to her medicine as an assassination attempt, and then stalks her doctor for a year after discharge. James, a schizophrenic hearing voices telling him to kill himself, whose piano playing leads to a shocking secret about his past. Psychiatric treatment is normally a private encounter and often misunderstood. In describing twelve of his most challenging cases, Dr. Mierlak brings you into his sessions, into his patients' lives, and into the world of psychiatry. Get ready for some surprises.