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"Was Andy Warhol a hoarder? Did Einstein have autism? In this surprising and inventive look at the evolution of mental health, respected journalist Claudia Kalb gives readers a glimpse into the lives of high-profile historic figures through the lens of modern psychology, weaving groundbreaking research into biographical narratives that are deeply embedded in our culture. From Marilyn Monroe's borderline personality disorder to Charles Darwin's anxiety,...
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"As a deadly cancer spread inside her brain, leading neuroscientist Barbara Lipska was plunged into madness--only to miraculously survive with her memories intact. In January 2015, Barbara Lipska--a leading expert on the neuroscience of mental illness--was diagnosed with melanoma that had spread to her brain. Within months, her frontal lobe, the seat of cognition, began shutting down. She descended into madness, exhibiting dementia- and schizophrenia-like...
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"A compelling and incisive book that questions the overuse of mental health terms to describe universal human emotions. Public awareness of mental illness has been transformed in recent years, but our understanding of how to define it has yet to catch up. Too often, psychiatric disorders are confused with the inherent stresses and challenges of human experience. A narrative has taken hold that a mental health crisis has been building among young people....
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"Few mental disorders have been met with more controversy in recent years than Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. An estimated 4.7% of adults, and up to 16% of children are living with ADHD in the US. However, some allege that doctors are handing out prescriptions indiscriminately. Thousands of patients respond poorly to stimulant medication, which is at times prescribed to individuals without the condition. There have been countless reports...
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"With Mental Health, Inc., award-winning investigative journalist Art Levine delivers a Shock Doctrine-style exposé of the failures of our out of control, profit-driven mental health system, with a special emphasis on dangerous residential treatment facilities and the failures of the pharmaceutical industry, including the overdrugging of children with antipsychotics and the disastrous maltreatment of veterans with PTSD by the scandal-wracked VA....
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A paradigm-shifting approach to treating mental disorders like anxiety, depression, and ADHD with food and nutrients, based on the original, groundbreaking research of two leading scientists. We are in the midst of a mental health crisis. An estimated one in five American adults suffer from some form of mental illness. Despite the billions of dollars spent in pharmaceutical research and the rising popularity of antidepressant drugs, we are more depressed...
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"A heart-wrenching, yet hopeful, memoir of a young marriage that is redefined by mental illness and affirms the power of love. A story of the fragility of the mind, and the tenacity of the human spirit, My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward is, above all, a love story that raises profound questions: How do we care for the people we love? What and who do we live for? Breathtaking in its candor, radiant with compassion, and written with dazzling lyricism,...
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Ce livre passionnant explore les secrets de la neuroscience pour aider les lecteurs à booster leur mémoire, leur créativité et leur productivité. Il présente les dernières recherches dans ce domaine et offre des conseils pratiques pour améliorer votre cerveau.Le livre commence par expliquer les bases de la neuroscience et comment le cerveau fonctionne. Ensuite, il explore les différentes façons dont vous pouvez améliorer votre mémoire,...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 DNA had a lackluster start in the scientific world. It was only discovered in 1944, by Dr. Oswald Avery, who was a nearly retired Canadian bacteriologist with a wide forehead and a narrow chin. He was a drably dressed creature of habit.
#2 Avery's experiment proved that DNA was the long-sought-after molecule that conferred hereditary traits. With only four nucleotides...
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Many students and trainees starting their work with people having mental retardation find it difficult to understand the similarities and uniqueness with which they present and the need for good management. There are a variety of service inputs and models to meet some of the mental health needs of children, young people and adults with learning disabilities. The services for such children are provided by specific Learning Disability psychiatric teams...
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Life with autism is or a strange thing in a world we live in. with the world's population of about 6 billion people, there is less than a billion living with autism. Included are family members, friends, neighbors and many others either known or unknown to us. Autistic people are no longer seen as people with a disorder by many but as people that are just different and have special cases. They are treated specially and are different from any other...
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In the fall of 1885, the City of New York transferred 55 men and women living at the Kings County Asylum to the new St. Johnland farm colony "to promote rational outdoor living, exercise, and occupation." In 1887, just a few miles away at Central Islip, another City of New York farm colony was established for the chronically mentally ill. Founded on the principles of moral therapy, the farm colonies provided treatment, recreation, religious services,...
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Kings Park Psychiatric Center, or "the Psych Center" as it is known locally, was unique for its time, as its focus was on patient care and making the hospital as "homelike" as possible. The facility was made up of a series of smaller buildings to give the feeling of community to the patients and staff alike, and both men and women were treated fairly and humanely. Long Island was home to many immigrants, some of whom had difficulty adjusting to life...
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Freedom Hall looks large, modern and very stable. But inside both staff and patients are in a state of flux. Freedom is not license though, and some will pay a price for the choices they make. When Chaz and Mary-Lou arrive there one cold winter night, one will seek sanctuary and safety while the other will prove the catalyst for change.
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Are you tired of the same old boy-meets-girl love story? Are you an adventurous reader who enjoys adult language and situations and diversity in your love story? If so, you'll lose your heart to this collection of stories featuring diverse pairings such as same-sex, intergenerational, and differently-abled couples.
Quandaries of Love is tender and wild, outrageous and sweet, and a breath of fresh air for readers of romance who are looking for something...
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Despite having two years of graduate-level study in microbiology, a medical degree and practice in family medicine, it took me ten years to write this book. It started as a prescription from my neurologist to aid my traumatic brain injury. My car flew off an elevated highway with devastating consequence. I sustained four surgeries, chronic pain, but worse: A diagnosis of dementia (92% disabled both physically and mentally) and going into Alzheimer's...
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Este libro describe como trabaja la memoria y el cerebro, cuando debe preocuparse de su funcionamiento y plantea: el estilo de vida y la gimnasia mental, con vistas a mantener la mente agil y enriquecida. La vitalidad del cerebro es necesaria no importa la edad y este libro mostrara algunos ejercicios mentales que usted puede hacer y aun como crearlos. Estas sugerencias pueden ayudar a disminuir el riesgo de demencia. Las funciones cognitivas se pueden...
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A remarkably honest and chilling account of the anxiety and darkness that descends on a family when one of its members becomes a victim of anorexia. A must read for all families 'Anna was making me eat myself from the inside out' 'A true story that will evoke a strong emotional response amongst all members of a family that has a child or sibling tormented by Anorexia Nervosa.' 'As real as it gets. No stone is left unturned as Grace Summer exposes...
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