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Modern Kleinian Therapy is a model of effective psychoanalytic work that offers relief to deep internal conflicts by establishing and maintaining analytic contact, and beginning to unravel, modify, and heal turbulent and torn minds.

This book investigates consciousness as an emergent state arising from the global functioning of the brain and the body.

This book investigates consciousness as an emergent state arising from the global functioning of the brain and the body.

While recent years have seen a vast increase in the literature on adult trauma, interest in childhood trauma has only recently started to gain momentum, encouraging new research and evidence-based interventions.

While recent years have seen a vast increase in the literature on adult trauma, interest in childhood trauma has only recently started to gain momentum, encouraging new research and evidence-based interventions.

Fully updated, this new edition provides an introduction to normal, healthy physical development for all professionals who specialise in working with children.

Fully updated, this new edition provides an introduction to normal, healthy physical development for all professionals who specialise in working with children.

Eating disorders comprise a range of physical, psychological and behavioural features that often have an impact on social functioning and can invade most areas of the sufferer's life.

Eating disorders comprise a range of physical, psychological and behavioural features that often have an impact on social functioning and can invade most areas of the sufferer's life.

Highly Commended in the Psychiatry category at the 2010 BMA Medical Book Awards!

Highly Commended in the Psychiatry category at the 2010 BMA Medical Book Awards!

Contemporary Body Psychotherapy: The Chiron Approach looks at the ground-breaking work of the London based Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy, a training centre recognised worldwide by professionals in the field.

Contemporary Body Psychotherapy: The Chiron Approach looks at the ground-breaking work of the London based Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy, a training centre recognised worldwide by professionals in the field.

Staff burnout and work-related stress in mental health professionals cost the National Health Service not only millions of pounds each year, but also impact upon the welfare of those being cared for.

Staff burnout and work-related stress in mental health professionals cost the National Health Service not only millions of pounds each year, but also impact upon the welfare of those being cared for.

For many bereaved parents, the care provided by health professionals at birth - from midwives to antenatal teachers - has a crucial effect on their response to a loss or death.

For many bereaved parents, the care provided by health professionals at birth - from midwives to antenatal teachers - has a crucial effect on their response to a loss or death.

NeuroAnalysis investigates using the neural network and neural computation models to bridge the divide between psychology, psychoanalysis, and neuroscience when diagnosing mental health disorders and prescribing treatment.

NeuroAnalysis investigates using the neural network and neural computation models to bridge the divide between psychology, psychoanalysis, and neuroscience when diagnosing mental health disorders and prescribing treatment.

Children and Exercise XXIV presents the latest scientific research into paediatric exercise physiology, endocrinology, kinanthropometry, growth and maturation, and youth sport.

Children and Exercise XXIV presents the latest scientific research into paediatric exercise physiology, endocrinology, kinanthropometry, growth and maturation, and youth sport.

To mark his retirement in 1966 from the Professorship of Psychiatry at the University of London, and the directorship of the Institute of Psychiatry, the Maudsley Hospital, Professor Lewiss students edited and prepared an edition of his collected papers, in two volumes.

To mark his retirement in 1966 from the Professorship of Psychiatry at the University of London, and the directorship of the Institute of Psychiatry, the Maudsley Hospital, Professor Lewiss students edited and prepared an edition of his collected papers, in two volumes.

Autism: disease, disorder or difference?

Autism: disease, disorder or difference?

When human muscle fatigues, athletic performance becomes impaired.

When human muscle fatigues, athletic performance becomes impaired.

What Works with Children, Adolescents, and Adults?

What Works with Children, Adolescents, and Adults?

Bereavement is often treated as a psychological condition of the individual with both healthy and pathological forms.

Bereavement is often treated as a psychological condition of the individual with both healthy and pathological forms.

Throughout time, people have explored the ways in which they can improve some aspect of their performance.

Throughout time, people have explored the ways in which they can improve some aspect of their performance.

This fully revised second edition of Schizophrenia: The Positive Perspective uses biographical sketches and essays to discuss schizophrenia and related conditions, providing advice on methods of coping, routes to growth, recovery and well-being, and how schizophrenia can be viewed in a positive light.

This fully revised second edition of Schizophrenia: The Positive Perspective uses biographical sketches and essays to discuss schizophrenia and related conditions, providing advice on methods of coping, routes to growth, recovery and well-being, and how schizophrenia can be viewed in a positive light.

This book aims to explore sex offenders' perspectives of the way they are treated and managed.

This book aims to explore sex offenders' perspectives of the way they are treated and managed.

Research shows that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for common mental health disorders of mild to moderate severity.

Research shows that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for common mental health disorders of mild to moderate severity.

Adolescence and young adulthood is often a difficult enough time without serious illness.

Adolescence and young adulthood is often a difficult enough time without serious illness.

Eating disorders (EDs) have become a social epidemic in the developed world.

Eating disorders (EDs) have become a social epidemic in the developed world.

This book explores current criminal justice responses to the management of individuals who are convicted of sexual offences.

This book explores current criminal justice responses to the management of individuals who are convicted of sexual offences.

This book provides a concise introduction to the increasingly important field of forensic mental health.

This book provides a concise introduction to the increasingly important field of forensic mental health.

With every positive drugs test the credibility and veracity of modern elite sport is diminished.

With every positive drugs test the credibility and veracity of modern elite sport is diminished.

Why are some psychoactive substances regarded as 'dangerous drugs', to be controlled by the criminal law within a global prohibition regime, whilst others - from alcohol and tobacco, through to those we call 'medicines' - are seen and regulated very differently?