Snake Pits, Talking Cures & Magic Bullets - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Snake Pits, Talking Cures & Magic Bullets write by Deborah Kent. This book was released on 2003-01-01. Snake Pits, Talking Cures & Magic Bullets available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Looks at how the mentally ill have been treated throughout history, focusing on advances made in the 19th and 20th centuries regarding mental hospitals, medications, and social acceptance.
Gotcha for Guys!
Gotcha for Guys! - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gotcha for Guys! write by Kathleen A. Baxter. This book was released on 2006-11-30. Gotcha for Guys! available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Research indicates boys are interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more than 1,100 books, Gotcha for Guys! deals specifically with books to pique the interest of middle grade boys. A series of booktalks are grouped within chapters with like titles such as: Creepy-Crawly Creatures, Disasters and Unsolved Mysteries, Action and Innovation, and All Things Gross. Complete booktalks are presented in a beginning section of chapters 1-9. A second section in each of these chapters contains short annotations and talks for other books of interest, and a third section offers lists of well-reviewed titles to consider for boys. The book is enhanced with book cover art and reproducible lists for teachers and librarians.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder write by Natalie Rompella. This book was released on 2009-04-23. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder strikes one in fifty adults. However, the disorder often remains untreated in young adults, despite advances in diagnostics. Though so many people suffer from OCD, very few seek professional help. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Ultimate Teen Guide helps teens understand OCD in greater detail. The guide explains different forms of OCD (checking, cleaning, scrupulosity) and related disorders (such as Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, Tourette's Syndrome, and Asperger's Disorder). Author Natalie Rompella voices many common concerns teens have when confronted with OCD, including how to deal with school, work, and friends. The book also discusses uncomfortable topics, such as obsessions with sexuality and other unwanted thoughts. The book features insights from teens who suffer from OCD, letting others know they are not alone. The book also encourages teens to seek help through treatment and provides details of different treatment options.
Bleed, Blister, Puke, and Purge
Bleed, Blister, Puke, and Purge - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bleed, Blister, Puke, and Purge write by J. M. Younker. This book was released on 2018-02-20. Bleed, Blister, Puke, and Purge available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Riots over the medical use of cadavers, public access to institutions for the insane, and full-blown surgeries without the aid of anesthetics or painkillers. Welcome to the middle ages of American medicine. Bleed, Blister, Puke, and Purge exposes the extraordinary practices and major players of American medical history, from America's colonial era to the late 1800s. It's hard to believe that today's cutting-edge medicine originated from such crude beginnings, but this book reminds us to be grateful for today's medical care, while also raising the question: what current medical practices will be the horrors of tomorrow?
Mad or Bad?: A Critical Approach to Counselling and Forensic Psychology
Mad or Bad?: A Critical Approach to Counselling and Forensic Psychology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mad or Bad?: A Critical Approach to Counselling and Forensic Psychology write by Andreas Vossler. This book was released on 2017-05-01. Mad or Bad?: A Critical Approach to Counselling and Forensic Psychology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A cutting-edge text that provides a comprehensive introduction to mental health problems and criminal behaviour, this book explores the link between mental health and criminality and considers the most common and effective therapeutic approaches for working with offenders and victims of crime. · Part 1 explores the predominant tensions between forensic and therapeutic agendas; · Part 2 considers how criminal and ‘insane’ identities and careers may be considered gendered, classed, culturally and age-dependent experiences, and be related to power and oppression; · Part 3 examines issues around sex and sexuality in forensic and therapeutic settings; · Part 4 introduces a range of therapeutic approaches for working with offenders and victims of crime; · Part 5 covers forensic and therapeutic practices, including programmes for the prevention of both mental health issues and offending. Edited by an expert team from the Open University and written by a broad range of contributors, this book draws on a wealth of experience in this popular subject area. It will be a key text for students of forensic psychology, counselling and psychotherapy, and for health and social care professionals working in therapeutic and forensic settings.
