Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church's Mission (Simpson Amy)(Paperback)

Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church's Mission (Simpson Amy)(Paperback)

The 2014 Christianity Today Book Award Winner (Her.meneutics) Winner of a 2013 Leadership Journal Book Award (Our Very Short List in The Leader's Outer Life category) Mental illness is the sort of thing we don't like to talk about. It doesn't reduce nicely to simple solutions and happy outcomes

Tackling Mental Illness Together - A Biblical And Practical Approach (Thomas Alan (Reader))(Paperback / softback)

This book offers a biblical framework for understanding mental illness and helping the mentally ill. It synthesises the relevant biblical material with our scientific understanding of mental illness and equips the reader to deal wisely, intelligently, and compassionately with issues of mental

Mind Fixers: Psychiatry's Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness (Harrington Anne)(Paperback)

In Mind Fixers, 'the preeminent historian of neuroscience' (Science magazine) Anne Harrington explores psychiatry's repeatedly frustrated efforts to understand mental disorder. She shows that psychiatry's waxing and waning theories have been shaped not just by developments in the clinic and lab,

Codes, Puzzles and Conundrums: Mental Challenges for Curious Minds (Chesterman Simon)(Paperback)

Codes, Puzzles and Conundrums: Mental Challenges for curious minds is drawn from the case files of the sixteen-year-old prodigy, Arcadia Greentree, from the Raising Acadia

Ethnopsychiatry, 56 (Delille Emmanuel)(Paperback)

What is the relationship between culture and mental health? Is mental illness universal? Are symptoms of mental disorders different across social groups? In the late 1960s these questions gave rise to a groundbreaking series of articles written by the psychiatrist Henri Ellenberger, who would go on

Psychotic (Mathis Jacques)(Paperback)

A moving autobiographical portrayal of psychosis and mental illness as shown through the experiences and writings of writer-poet Jacques Mathis. Jacques Mathis tells his own story--of a megalomaniacal man stuck in a body too small for his ideas. His childhood, spent in a dreary little town in

Sport, Mental Illness and Sociology (Atkinson Michael)(Pevná vazba)

This book approaches the study of mental illness in sport cultures from a variety of social scientific perspectives. Contributions focus on the multiple manifestations of mental illness within sport cultures, and the degree to which sport may be utilized as a means of helping people who struggle

Facing Serious Illness (Finne Stephanie)(Library Binding)

In this book, readers will learn about serious illnesses and the physical, mental, and emotional effects the illness can have one loved ones. Readers will learn about healthy ways to cope and understand, as well as helpful ways to help and support their loved one. Social and emotional learning

The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays (Wang Esm Weijun)(Paperback)

Powerful, affecting essays on mental illness, winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize and a Whiting Award An intimate, moving book written with the immediacy and directness of one who still struggles with the effects of mental and chronic illness, The Collected Schizophrenias cuts right to

Jolly Lad (Doran John)(Paperback)

A memoir about the recovery from alcoholism, habitual drug use and mental illness, from broadcaster, and co-founder and editor of The Quietus website, John Doran.Jolly Lad is a memoir about the recovery from alcoholism, habitual drug use and mental illness. It is also about the healing power of

Insane: America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness (Roth Alisa)(Paperback)

An urgent expos of the mental health crisis in our courts, jails, and prisons from a veteran public radio journalist. America has made mental illness a crime. Jails in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago each house more people with mental illnesses than any hospital. As many as half of all people

Temple and the church's mission - A Biblical Theology Of The Dwelling Place Of God (Beale Professor Gregory K)(Paperback / softback)

A comprehensive biblical theology of the temple, ranging from Genesis to

Clearing - A memoir of art, family and mental health (Clark Samantha)(Paperback / softback)

A powerful memoir about mental illness and grief, interspersed with meditations on nature, philosophy, literature and science. For fans of The Lonely City and The

Into the Abyss: A Neuropsychiatrist's Notes on Troubled Minds (David Anthony)(Paperback)

'Highly eloquent, fascinating and deeply compassionate' Henry Marsh We cannot know how to fix a problem until we understand its causes. But even for some of the most common mental health problems, specialists argue over whether the answers lie in the person's biology, their psychology or their

Yoga and Eating Disorders: Ancient Healing for Modern Illness (Costin Carolyn)(Paperback)

Yoga and Eating Disorders bridges the knowledge and practice gaps between mental health providers and yoga practitioners who work with clients suffering from disordered eating. Combining the wisdom of 20 experts in eating disorders treatment and yoga practice, editors Carolyn Costin and Joe Kelly

The End of Mental Illness: How Neuroscience Is Transforming Psychiatry and Helping Prevent or Reverse Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Adhd, Addiction (Amen Daniel G.)(Paperback)

Skewed to the Right: Sport, Mental Health and Vulnerability (Izycky Amy)(Paperback)

Understanding the psychology of the successful athlete through interviews with elite sportspeople. Features interviews with Kieren Emery, Mark Enright, Michelle Bergstrand, Luke Stoltman, Graeme Fowler, Nigel Owens, Jack Rutter, Ruth Walczak, and Baroness Tanni

Depressive Illness: The Curse of the Strong - Helping Christians Cope with Mental Health Problems (Cantopher Dr Tim)(Paperback / softback)

A practical, non-patronizing guide to depressive illness for

A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness (Rogers Anne)(Paperback)

How do we understand mental health problems in their social context?A former BMA Medical Book of the Year award winner, this book provides a sociological analysis of major areas of mental health and illness. The book considers contemporary and historical aspects of sociology, social psychiatry,

Surfacing: People Coping with Depression and Mental Illness (Scher Marion)(Paperback)

An average of 1400 people call the South African Depression and Anxiety Suicide Helpline every day. And those are just the people who know it exists and are able to reach out for help, either for themselves or for a loved one. Journalist Marion Scher has spent years speaking to people suffering

The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness (Saks Elyn R.)(Paperback)

A much-praised memoir of living and surviving mental illness as well as 'a stereotype-shattering look at a tenacious woman whose brain is her best friend and her worst enemy' (Time). Elyn R. Saks is an esteemed professor, lawyer, and psychiatrist and is the Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law,

Unconditional: Learning to Navigate and Reframe Mental Illness Together (Garner Allison)(Paperback)

Unconditional reveals a powerful journey about what it's like to be the parent of a child who struggles emotionally and the child who is

Where There Is No Psychiatrist (Patel Vikram)(Paperback)

Mental illnesses are common and cause great suffering to individuals and communities everywhere in the world, but many health workers are more comfortable dealing with physical illness. This practical manual of mental health care is vital for community health workers, primary care nurses, social

The Naomi Letters (Mennies Rachel)(Paperback)

Epistolary love poems that chronicle a woman discovering bisexual desire, negotiating mental illness, and cultivating