Books – Health – Mental health
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A Balanced Life by Tom Smith
In readable‚ down-to-earth prose‚ A Balanced Life teaches family and friends what they can expect from those they love who have mental health problems. It offers nine clear-cut strategies for implementing a plan to support them‚ including how to: – assist a loved one in developing healthy self-esteem. – accept mental illness as a fact of life. – identify early warning signs that precede a more difficult phase of the illness. – create a supportive network of family and friends.Each strategy is illustrated by inspiring stories of real people who have put the principles into practice‚ and is followed by key questions that probe readers to ponder their own situations. A guide to bringing order to chaos.
Paperback, 140 pp, $20.95. Buy
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Building a Better Bloke by Sam De Brito
Sam de Brito is young, angry and on the case when it comes finding out what is going on with the lives of teenage boys and young men. He wants to know why, in this age of prosperity, so many are falling through the net why they are failing in relationships , becoming addicted to legal and illegal substances & acting violently
Paperback, 204 pp, $24.95. Buy
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A Complaint-free World by Will Bowen
21 days is the amount of time it takes to make a repeated action into a habit. In 21 days, you can change your life completely. You need two things: a purple bracelet, and this book. You wouldn’t believe how much we complain about things – every day we bitch, vent, moan, shout and generally focus on the negative. But wouldn’t it be amazing if we could focus on the positive, happy things in life instead? Will Bowen explains the simple, innovative philosophy of staying ‘complaint-free’ and demonstrates how, with time and determination, you can achieve a positive attitude that will improve your life permanently
Paperback, 192 pp, $24.95. Buy
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Why Am I Still Depressed?, Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder by Jim Phelps
Bipolar II has become a hot topic in the media, especially in regard to the debate raging over the use (or overuse) of antidepressant medications. This book focuses on “soft” forms of bipolar disorder and offers advice on how to distinguish them from major depression
Paperback, 304 pp, $32.95. Buy
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Bipolar Disorder For Dummies by Candida Fink
Presents a guide to understanding, treating, and living with this complex condition of bipolar disorder. Revelations by popular television host jane pauley and former chicago bear football star alonzo spellman that they each suffer from bipolar disorder has shed light on what was once a very hidden and misunderstood disease.
Paperback, 340 pp, $24.95. Buy
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Stay Sharp with the Mind Doctor by Ian Robertson
Offers a programme to maintain and improve mental sharpness. This work includes questionnaires and case histories to help you assess your brain capacity and is packed with tips and exercises to help you improve it
Paperback, 224 pp, $27.95. Buy
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Bloodletting by Victoria Leatham
If you had run into Victoria on the street during her darkest days you would never have known the torment she endured. Confident, polite and articulate she could have been your sister, your workmate, your friend, your lover. Yet from her late teens and throughout her twenties Victoria Leatham struggled with the overwhelming desire to hurt herself, a desire that was all-consuming and shaped every aspect of her life. Bloodletting is a frank, compelling and at times darkly humorous memoir boldly challenging the silence surrounding one of mental health’s last taboos.
Paperback, 216 pp, $29.99. Buy
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The Ultimate Weight Solution for Teens by Jay McGraw
The problems young people in the West have with obesity are well documented. Jay McGraw tackles the emotional and physical aspects of adolescent and young adult obesity and presents a range of solutions extending from the psychological to the purely dietary.
Paperback, 320 pp, $22.95. Buy
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Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook by Deborah Bray Haddock
This text addresses the management of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) (formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder) with all concerned persons in mind – patients, therapists, family and friends. It serves as a bridge between the patient and the people in their lives.
Paperback, 224 pp, $32.95. Buy
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The Dual Diagnosis Recovery Sourcebook by Dennis Ortman
Those diagnosed with the dual disorders of addiction and a mental disorder face unique situations on the road to recovery. This book explores the physical, psychological, social and spiritual approaches to recovering from this often misunderstood yet common condition.
Paperback, 256 pp, $37.95. Buy
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Body for Life by Bill Phillips and Mike D’Orso
ention the name Bill Phillips to any of the people he’s helped transform and you will see their faces light up with appreciation and respect. These people include:
Hundreds of thousands of men and women who read his magazine for guidance and straightforward information about exercise, nutrition, and living with strength.
Elite professional athletes, among them John Elway, Karl Malone, Mike Piazza, and Terrell Davis ?ho have turned to Phillips for clear–cut information to enhance their energy and performance.
People once plagued by obesity, alcoholism, and life–threatening ailments who accepted a personal challenge from Bill Phillips and, with his help, have regained control of their bodies and their lives.
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Hardback, 212 pp, $49.95. Buy
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Caring for the Mind by Dianne Hales and Robert E. Hales
Hailed as the consumer’s “Merck Manual for the psychiatry of the ’90s” (Elissa P. Benedek, M.D., Past President, American Psychiatric Association), this volume is the most accessible, complete, authoritative, and up-to-date guide to mental health and mental disorders ever written for the general reader. “A treasure house . . . this title has no equal in breadth, depth, ot timeliness”.–Library Journal
Paperback, 875 pp, $44.95. Buy
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Women and Anxiety by Helen DeRosis
Tells how to identify the things that cause feelings of anxiety and suggests a plan to manage the problem.
Paperback, 296 pp, $24.95. Buy
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What You Need to Know About # by Stuart Yudofsky
Discusses the use of drugs in treating mental illness, the types of conditions for which they are used, and the advantages and side effects of a variety of specific drugs
Paperback, 115 pp, $46.95. Buy
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