Psychology

This book guides childcare professionals through attachment theory and provides techniques for caring for children with attachment difficulties.

Children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems who are referred to mental health services for assessment often have undiagnosed mild learning disabilities, and this guide is written for clinicians involved in making such assessments.

Coping with life's stresses is difficult for everybody, but can be especially challenging for teenagers, who often feel isolated and misunderstood.

Meet Ben - a young boy with ADHD.

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With the help of this compact guide, anyone suffering from CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) (also known as RSD - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) will better understand their condition and cope with the reality of living with it.

Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a useful introduction to the most common non-genetic learning disability, which is caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy.

Endocrine imbalances can cause a whole host of physical and mental health problems.

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The Roman Formula: The Technology of Persecution is a documentary and analytical investigation into how anti-cult persecution is launched and legalized in the modern world: from the first labels in the media to raids, arrests, and bans.

Stand up to OCD!

From one of America's iconic writers, a portrait of a marriage and a life - in good times and bad - that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child.

Institutions do not decide whom to destroy or to kill, whether to make peace or war; those decisions are the responsibility of individuals.

In her new book, Wendy Lawson examines traditional theories about the autism spectrum (AS) and reveals their gaps and shortcomings.

Self and Others is addressed to students and practitioners of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

Elizabeth Baxter has heard it all.

In this landmark book, David Scharff and Jill Savege Scharff, both psychoanalysts, develop a way of thinking about and working with the couple as a small group of two, held together as a tightly knit system by a commitment that is powerfully reinforced by the bond of mutual sexual pleasure.

This book teaches parents how to conduct play therapy with their own young children.

Separated into seven categories for easy reference, the techniques within each chapter are applied to practice situations in a concise format for easy reference and use.

This book integrates psychiatry and psychoanalysis to present deeper and sounder clinical profiles of the personality disorders than have been hitherto available.

Sibling relationships and rivalry are as old as recorded history.

By most accounts, people with a borderline personality disorder prove exceptionally difficult to treat.

This book is a valuable resource that combines autobiographical sources, personal interviews, and questions for reflection to explore issues relevant to everyone's sexual orientation and gender status, be they heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersexual.

What if you found yourself working for an intelligence agency and suddenly your understanding of other human beings had become a matter of life or death?

As someone approaches the end of their life, it is vitally important that they receive quality care and support, that their wishes are met, and that they are treated with dignity and respect.

Aggressive and violent patients are an increasing concern for mental health professionals.

* Gold Medal Winner in the Psychology / Mental Health Category of the 2011 IPPY Awards ** Silver Medal Winner in the 2010 BOTYA Awards Psychology Category *Savant syndrome is a rare condition in which individuals with developmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders, have one or more areas of expertise, ability, or brilliance - "e;islands of genius"e; - that exist in contrast with their overall limitations.

Increasing numbers of adults are realising that they have been living with an undiagnosed developmental condition, yet most information and support focuses on children.

While advice abounds from a variety of sources before parents embark on their parenting journeys, the only parent preparation we actually receive comes from our family and peer stories.

Literacy teaching tends to take a structural approach to language, focusing on auditory products or skills such as sounds, morphemes, words, sentences, and vocabulary.

This is a light-hearted, easily digestible guide with a wealth of handy hints and tips for communicating with the public.

More than any other challenging behaviour, the sexual abuse of one child by another generates anxiety, puzzlement and confusion.

Watch out for the Stress Gremlin - he loves to feed on your stress, and as he gets bigger and bolder, you get more and more stressed!

What is it like to grow up with a sibling on the autism spectrum?

Reflective Practice in Mental Health is the authoritative, definitive guide to psycho-social theory and practice in mental health.

Parenting a severely disruptive child can be exhausting and demoralizing to the point where breaking the cycle of bad behaviour seems an impossible task.

When we tell someone that our child is autistic, the most common response is a sad face and an apologetic look.

People who use forensic mental health services are defined by the fact that they have violated boundaries, often in many ways.

Championing the therapeutic power of nature, this book explores why outdoor play therapy offers children more than being confined to a playroom and how practice can be moved into the natural environment in a safe and ethical way.

Ritual theatre is a powerful healing system that has been practised since ancient times by early societies and in tribal communities.

This book focuses on the role of individual and group psychotherapy supervision in clinical practice.

What is self-harm and what causes it?

This book is an engaging and comprehensive resource for high school and college students on modern topics in human sexuality, covering subjects such as gender roles and dating to sexual orientation and sex itself.

This appealing, accessible reference volume enables readers to easily understand what creates and constitutes stress-an unavoidable part of modern life-and learn about the psychology behind relaxation.

Treatment for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has dramatically improved with the innovative use of cognitive-behavioral therapies.

Recipient of a 2023 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award Maj.

Recipient of a 2023 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award Maj.

Seeing play as an important and vital element of life for children and adults alike, this book addresses the ways in which practitioners take account of and act responsibly with moments of children's play and playfulness.

A four-stage programme for parents and families looking to introduce a dog into their home for the therapeutic and practical benefits that can be brought to a child with autism, including development of communication skills and toilet training.

Written by two specialist speech and language therapists, this book explains how voice and communication therapy can help transgender and non-binary people to find their authentic voice.