Clinical psychology

Rising life expectancies and declining social capital in the developed world mean that an increasing number of people are likely to experience some form of loneliness in their lifetimes than ever before.

Often overlooked or incorrectly treated, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental illness.

Reading Bion's Transformations is an in-depth reading of Bion's 1965 work, Transformations, and investigates the epistemological concept of "e;O"e; introduced by Bion.

Problem gambling is a recognised mental disorder and a significant public health issue internationally.

Children of violence need to be heard.

Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Those Who Say They Can't is a comprehensive aid for people who stifle their personal freedom, creativity, and autonomy by telling themselves they "e;can't"e; do things such as: take risks; make commitments; control their anger or fear; avoid intrusive thoughts; tolerate disappointment; accept challenges, make decisions, and more.

Most coaches know that Personality Type indicators can add enormous value to their work.

One of the unspoken aspects of mourning concerns the ways that loss affects our intimate relationships and our sexual expressiveness.

»Eine neue, aufschlussreiche Perspektive auf Trauma«- Ein komplett neuer Ansatz basierend auf 30 Jahren Forschungsarbeit- Mit zahlreichen FallgeschichtenWenn uns das Schlimmste widerfährt, was man sich vorstellen kann – gewalttätige oder lebensbedrohliche Ereignisse oder andere schwerwiegende Widrigkeiten – erwarten wir in der Regel, dass wir traumatisiert werden und wahrscheinlich eine posttraumatische Belastungsstörung entwickeln.

This expert compendium surveys the current state of military psychology across the branches of service at the clinical, research, consulting, and organizational levels.

Lacanian Psychoanalysis: A Contemporary Introduction sees Shlomit Yadlin-Gadot and Uri Hadar provide an original approach to the elaborate and complex world of Jacques Lacan, one of psychoanalysis's most innovative thinkers.

Phantom Limbs and Body Integrity Identity Disorder discusses the conditions of Phantom Limb Syndrome and Body Integrity Identity Disorder together for the first time, exploring examples from literature, film, and psychoanalysis to re-ground theories of the body in material experience.

It could be argued that the influence of Lacan on modern literary studies has been greater than anyone's.

Chronic pain is a significant health problem for many children and adolescents and is often challenging for healthcare professionals to treat.

First published in 1987.

Macho Love: Sex Behind Bars in Central America is the first in-depth study of sexual culture and AIDS in Latin prisons.

Featuring case presentations by many of the most distinguished practitioners of couple and family therapy, this volume brings to life the full spectrum of approaches in the field.

How does a person experience emotions?

Irrespective of theoretical orientation, families matter.

Since he published The Myth of Mental Illness in 1961, professor of psychiatry Thomas Szasz has been the scourge of the psychiatric establishment.

Der systemische Ansatz kann gewinnbringend in der Beratung und Therapie bei Menschen ohne und mit Lernschwierigkeiten eingesetzt werden.

Patienten haben häufig Schwierigkeiten, in belastenden Lebenssituationen verständnisvoll und unterstützend mit sich selbst und anderen umzugehen.

Is there an alternative way of treating sexual offenders beyond traditional psychiatry?

Containing ideas and perspectives, this monograph examines the evolutionary and future considerations for diversity in aging.

An overview of forensic child and adolescent mental health for professionals in mental health, social care, education, law and policy.

This book seeks to map out the parameters and boundaries of soulful aging and explores philosophical and theological perspectives on the way we grow older.

A comprehensive program of treatment for adolescent sex offenders!

The Tripartite Matrix in the Developing Theory and Expanding Practice of Group Analysis explores the social unconscious in persons, groups and societies in terms of the "e;un-acknowledged"e; restraints and constraints of our social and cultural groupings.

Originally published in 1941 and written in an attempt to dispute the popular assumption at the time that a 'bit of discipline' is what is needed for the correction of young men who show delinquent tendencies, this book is much more than that.

When Therapists Cry addresses one of the most authentic and singularly human experiences a therapist can have in therapy: crying.

This book brings together a collection of essays written by scholars inspired by Eugene Gendlin's work, particularly those interested in thinking with and beyond Gendlin for the sake of a global community facing significant crises.

This guide to 'self-help' has become highly valued by sufferers from anorexia nervosa, their families and their carers.

This edited collection addresses how therapy can engage with issues of race, culture, religion and spirituality.

Integrating psychotherapy with psychoanalysis and philosophy, this text offers therapists a way to reframe a client's understanding of their mental health issues through a holistic, dynamic lens.

The Handbook of Music Therapy takes the reader on a journey through the historical and contemporary landscape of the field of music therapy, updated with the latest practical, sociocultural and theoretical perspectives and developments in music therapy.

Originally published in 1976 and on the basis of extended case histories, Eysenck showed how experts dealt with problems which arose in the course of behaviour therapy.

Reader's comments:`Then along comes your book - lands on my desk like a gift, which I have barely put down since.

In The Interpersonal Tradition: The Origins of Psychoanalytic Subjectivity, Irwin Hirsch offers an overview of psychoanalytic history and in particular the evolution of Interpersonal thinking, which has become central to much contemporary psychoanalytic theory and practice.

2015 Gradiva Award WinnerClinical Implications of the Psychoanalyst's Life Experience explores how leaders in the fields of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy address the phenomena of the psychoanalyst's personal life and psychology.

The conference on which this volume is based was one of a series of symposia initiated by the Department of Psychology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa on the theory and research surrounding topics of interest to the faculty and germane to the Hawaiian community.

The essential guide to MiCBT for therapists working in clinical settings The Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy offers therapists working in clinical settings a practical set of evidence-based techniques derived from mindfulness (vipassana) training and the principles of Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

Addiction: A biopsychosocial perspective provides students with an evidence-based approach to addiction whilst covering a broad range of topics, critical perspectives and influential theories in addiction.

Originally published in 1986, this volume presents the clinical and administrative aspects of emergency psychiatry from the point of view of the clinician administrator involved in organizing and running an emergency service.

What can depictions of psychotherapy on screen teach us about ourselves?

This impressive book presents contributions from leading researchers and practitioners in the field of eating disorders and offers a remarkably comprehensive study of the theory and treatment of both anorexia nervosa and bulimia from biomedical, sociocultural and psychological perspectives.

This book comprehensively reviews mindfulness-based interventions for specific areas of functioning in children and adolescents, with refreshing insights and perspectives.

This book presents, for the first time, a full range of perspectives on emotions and the family from the radical behaviorist to the intrapsychic.

"e;With its diversity throughout including almost 40 authors from different therapeutic modalities, continents and professional fields the book indeed is both an invitation and challenge and a means to aid transcultural therapists in conducting their work in a sensitive and informed manner.

Explore the unique social and educational laboratory known as the Israeli kibbutz!

Clinical Neuropsychological Foundations of Schizophrenia is the first practitioner-oriented source of information on the neuropsychology of schizophrenia.