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No Time to Say Goodbye - Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One - Carol Fine "Few events in life are as traumatic as the suicide of a loved one, as Carla Fine knows firsthand. Fine's husband killed himself seven years ago, and she battled with the emotional turmoil so common to survivors of a suicide. Using her experiences, those of other survivors, and advice from mental-health professionals, Fine provides a compassionate guide for dealing with the guilt, anger, and confusion. Sensitive and curative, this book offers a frank look at a subject many would prefer to ignore." -- from Booklist
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Where is the Mango Princess: A Journey Back from Brain Injury - Cathy E. Crimmins Humorist Cathy Crimmins has written a deeply personal, wrenching, and often hilarious account of the effects of traumatic brain injury, not only on the victim, in this case her husband, but on the family. Where Is the Mango Princess? is a breathtaking account that explores the very nature of personality - and the complexities of the heart.
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Out of the Darkened Room - by William Beardslee Depression spreads like a contagion through families, affecting everyone's lives, especially children's. Drawing from a comprehensive, long-term study of resilient children from depressed families, Out of the Darkened Room outlines a wide array of prevention strategies, from the family meeting to open and sustained communication on the subject of mental illness. Dr. Beardslee weaves together his own personal and clinical experiences with the emerging scientific research, the key theoretical concepts, and the steps families need to take in order to make sense of the illness.
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Writing to Heal the Soul: Transforming Grief and Loss Through Writing - Susan Zimmerman Susan Zimmermann experienced a devastating loss when her first child, Katherine, developed a neurological disorder that left her unable to walk or talk. Faced with her daughter’s disability, Susan struggled with fear, denial, guilt, bitterness, and despair. She began to heal only through writing. Working through conflicting emotions with paper and pen enabled her to transform her sadness into acceptance and even joy.
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The Practical Art of Suicide Assessment: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Substance Abuse Counselors - Shawn Christopher Shea The Practical Art of Suicide Assessment covers all the critical elements of suicide assessment–from risk factor analysis to evaluating clients with borderline personality disorders or psychotic process. This highly acclaimed text provides mental health professionals with the tools they need to assess a client’s suicide risk and assign appropriate levels of care using the highly acclaimed interview strategy for eliciting suicidal ideation–the Chronological Assessment of Suicide Events (the CASE Approach).
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With a Woman's Voice- Lucy Daniels With a Woman's Voice, Daniels' first book in forty years, chronicles her courageous struggle with mental illness to find the emotional freedom, through psychoanalysis, that would eventually empower her to write and to live the full life she had always longed for. Having traveled the perilous route from victim to healer, patient to doctor, Daniels here speaks out in the hope that her story, which breaks the silence surrounding the stigma of mental illness, will serve as an inspiration to others who are striving to be emotionally free.
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - Mark Haddon This is an amazing novel written from the point of view of a pubescent boy with autism. Both literary critics and experts on autism have praised this book for its authenticity and entertainment value. It provides fascinating insights into how people with autism think and “process” the world. A great tale!
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She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders - Jennifer Finney Boylan She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders, by Jennifer Finney Boylan, is a life-changing book – and not just for the author. It’s the memoir of a creative writing professor at Colby College who, at the ripe old age of 41, decided he could not longer deny his essentially feminine nature and so undertook the difficult physical, psychological and social process of becoming transgendered. How this impacts his wife, son, friends, career, and worldview about men and women in general makes for a beautiful, courageous and utterly riveting book.
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How to Be a Help instead of a Nuisance: Practical Approaches to Giving Support, Service, and Encouragement to Others - Karen Wegela One of the most effective ways to help our selves is to be of help to others. Yet despite our good intentions, we often hold back because we don't know what to do or are afraid to intrude. How To Be A Help Instead Of A Nuisance is a compendium of practical approaches to giving effect, useful support, service and encouragement to others. How To Be A Help Instead Of A Nuisance is an invaluable collection of practical advice, with techniques and exercises for developing the capacity to serve, support and encourage those in need. How To Be A Help Instead Of A Nuisance should be read by anyone seeking self-improvement and the achievement of inner peace while being very much a part of the world around them. (Midwest Book Review)
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Been There, Done That? DO THIS! - Sam Obitz A comment from a visitor to our web site: "I am writing to recommend that you review the best mental health related book I have ever read. It's called "Been There, Done That? DO THIS! by Sam Obitz. A few months ago I was up to my limit of stress and my sister recommended it to me and it has enabled me to handle the stress in my life without getting bent out of shape so badly. It's a quick read as I finished the entire book in under two hours and the tools in the middle are invaluable. I would highly recommend this to anyone suffering from stress, depression or anxiety in their life." NOTE: This book is available only directly
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