Dai dati segnalati dall’OMS negli ultimi anni è emerso che il suicidio costituisce oggi un grave problema di sanità pubblica: nei Paesi occidentali rappresenta infatti la seconda-terza causa di morte nei giovani e l’ottava-nona nei soggetti anziani.
Collected in a single volume for the first time, the writings in this novel anthology represent more than four decades of perspectives from the American Psychiatric Association's Solomon Carter Fuller Award lectures, named for the first Black psychiatrist in the United States.
Die ständige Zunahme der Lebenserwartung und des Anteils älterer Menschen an der Gesamtbevölkerung sowie die sprunghafte Entwicklung auf dem Gebiet der Alterspsychiatrie haben die Herausgeber veranlasst, die neuesten Ergebnisse dieser Wissenschaft in einem Handbuch zusammenzufassen.
Examining clinical practice with families through a mentalizing lens, this innovative book is filled with practical therapeutic strategies and in-depth case illustrations.
This book is intended to sensitise psychotherapists, to strengthen practitioners' intercultural competence and to encourage them to form psychotherapeutic relationships with people with an immigration background who are suffering from mental health problems.
This practical and portable manual provides immediate, in-the-field guidance on the management of common consultation requests in psychosomatic medicine.
From leading researchers, this book presents important advances in understanding how growing up in a discordant family affects child adjustment, the factors that make certain children more vulnerable than others, and what can be done to help.
New edition of this effective toolbox for treating trauma survivors is even more comprehensiveThis popular, practical resource for clinicians caring for trauma survivors has been fully updated and expanded.
Der fünfte Band der erfolgreichen Reihe "Aktuelle Probleme der Schizophrenie” behandelt den Zusammenhang von Schizophrenie und Lebensqualität nach folgenden Gesichtspunkten:• Grundlagen• Therapie, Kosten und Lebensqualität• Wohnen, Arbeit, soziales Netzwerk• Administrative Epidemiologie der Schizophrenie• Forensisch-psychiatrische Referate
Bringing together leading authorities, this comprehensive volume integrates the best current knowledge and treatment approaches for eating disorders in children and adolescents.
A BEST BOOK OF 2023 IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN AND WALL STREET JOURNALFrom Hadley Freeman, bestselling author of House of Glass, comes a searing memoir about her experience with anorexia, and her long journey to full recovery.
Eltern, Bezugspersonen und auch Therapeuten wissen oft nicht, wie sie Kindern und ihren Fragen in Bezug auf eine psychische Krankheit ihrer Eltern sinnvoll begegnen sollen.
As neuroimaging becomes more widespread, it is increasingly being used in the courts, even though understanding and interpreting neuroimaging methods and results can be very challenging even without attempting to evaluate their potential applications to forensic questions.
Dieses Buch wendet sich an alle, die in ihrer täglichen Arbeit mit Menschen zu tun haben, die unter psychischen Störungen und Beschwerden aufgrund politischer Inhaftierung in der DDR leiden.
This book presents both a compact summary of the voluminous research on sexual violence and a practical, evidence-based "e;how-to"e; treatment guide for mental health practitioners working in clinics and institutions that treat men who are sexually coercive and violent toward others.
Consultation interventions are an increasingly popular alternative to clinical practice, allowing the practitioner to interact with and affect many different individuals and organizations.
The correlation between schizophrenia and substance abuse in psychology is recognized as a growing issue, yet it is one that many practitioners are often ill-prepared to address.
Inspired by the enthusiastic response of psychiatrists and psychiatric residents to the recently published Primary Care Medicine for Psychiatrists: A Practitioner's Guide, the current volume is a concise, first-source guide to help specialists and other healthcare providers (especially psychiatrists, OB/GYN, and cardiologists) treat many general medicine problems.
A collaboration between two internationally known experts, this volume presents a scientific, modern view of autoerotic death, complete with a variety of case histories and investigator tips.
