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As an expert and speaker on mass shootings and gun violence, Dr. Lynn Fenton knew it was impossible to “spot a killer”. But when she met her new patient, troubled grad student James Holmes, the hair on her arms stood up. She feared he was going to kill. Yet she could find no way to thwart him. A few months later, Holmes struck: He entered a packed movie theater and opened fire, killing 12 people and wounding 70; some were left brain damaged, several were paralyzed for life. Immediately the familiar debates reignited: the crisis of mental health access.

Dr. Wes Crenshaw offers thirteen principles for successful living with ADD and ADHD drawn from twenty-two years of experience and 23,000 hours of clinical discussions with hundreds of interesting clients. Written in an entertaining, conversational style for readers aged fifteen to thirty, Dr. Wes pulls no punches in confronting the cognitive, social, emotional, and academic pitfalls people with ADD face every day.

No matter how #blessed you are, sometimes life can feel downright overwhelming. Whether it's a breakup or divorce, the loss of a job, or even a global pandemic, you may need a little extra help managing the difficult emotions that can arise when things are not going so great. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a proven-effective and evidence-based treatment that can help you find balance and improve your ability to handle adversity without losing control and acting destructively.

If you're ready to toss the OCD rulebook aside and start living with more freedom than ever before, this book can help you step by step.

Discover the life-changing guidance you've been seeking. Are you longing for a deeper understanding of autism, practical strategies to foster your child's development, and effective communication techniques? Do you yearn for the knowledge and tools to be a steadfast advocate for your child's unique needs? This isn't just another book on autism–it's your essential roadmap to raising a child with autism, filled with empathy, relatability, and real-world strategies.

Obsessive thinking got you down? Do you get stuck in that mental spin? Take control over obsessive thinking and learn how to calm your mind with this powerful guided meditation program from the Sleep Learning System and world-renowned hypnotherapist Joel Thielke. Your mind is a powerful tool, and you can learn how to quiet your thoughts, stop obsessing, and live your best life. Perfect for beginners or those with experience, this self-care program will have you feeling amazing in no time.

This new book from Zen teacher, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and critical favorite, Barry Magid, inspires us to outgrow the impossible pursuit of happiness, and instead make peace with the perfection of the way things are. Including ourselves! Using wryly gentle prose, Magid invites readers to consider the notion that our certainty that we are broken may be turning our pursuit of happiness into a source of more suffering.

Early in his career, actor Courtney B. Vance lost his father to suicide. Recently, he lost his godson to the same fate. Still, as mental health discourse hits the mainstream, it leaves the most vulnerable out of the conversation: Black men. In America, we teach that strength means holding back tears and shaming your own feelings. In the Black community, these pressures are especially poignant. Together, Courtney and Dr. Robin provide a guide for Black men navigating life’s ups and downs, reclaiming mental well-being, and examining broken pieces to find whole, full-hearted living.

Psychotherapist Terrence Real offers an important and compelling look at the silent epidemic of depression among men and shows, with compassion and clarity, what can be done to break this vicious cycle.

Una guía clara y precisa para reconocer lo que sentimos y así tener el control y alcanzar el equilibrio emocional. El doctor Enrique Rojas trata en este libro de los sentimientos, las emociones, las pasiones y las motivaciones que condicionan nuestra conducta. Si sabemos identificarlos seremos capaces de controlarlos y no serán ellos quienes nos dominen.

Unlike self-proclaimed gurus who write self-help books with mystical promises, The Ketamine Effect takes you on a neuroscience-backed journey with two experienced practitioners, Dr. Cole and Dr. Giannoni. Based on one thousand hours of Ketamine treatments, Dr. Cole and Dr. Giannoni reveal how Ketamine liberates you from the clutches of trauma, depression, anxiety, and your rigid ego.

Self-healing through self-parenting, a concept introduced a generation ago, has helped thousands of adult children of alcoholics who are codependent and have conflicts in their primary relationships. Now Patricia O'Gorman, PhD, and Phil Diaz, MSW, authors of the classic book The 12 Steps to Self-Parenting for Adult Children and its companion workbook, expand the reach of that successful healing paradigm to anyone who has suffered from any kind of trauma.

Revisiting Dr. Michael Stone's groundbreaking 22-level Gradations of Evil Scale, a hierarchy of evil behavior first introduced in the book The Anatomy of Evil, Stone and Dr. Gary Brucato, a fellow violence and serious psychopathology expert, here provide even more detail, using dozens of cases to exemplify the categories along the continuum. The New Evil also presents compelling evidence that, since a cultural tipping-point in the 1960s, certain types of violent crime have emerged that in earlier decades never or very rarely occurred.

This book identifies seven stages of therapy that provide a framework for working with client's emotional, cognitive, somatic, and sensory experiences to heal from trauma. Through composite case illustrations, practitioners will learn how to safely mitigate a range of trauma content, including complicated grief, natural disaster, children in foster care, aggression, toxic divorce, traumatized infants diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome, and young mothers recovering from opioid addiction.

In Addiction to Love, recovering love addict Susan Peabody explains the variety of ways this disorder plays out, from the obsessively doting love addict to the addict who can't disentangle from an unfulfilling, dead-end relationship. Peabody provides an in-depth and easy-to-follow recovery program for those suffering from this unhealthy and often dangerous addiction and explains how to create a loving, safe, and fulfilling relationship.

As a teenager in the 1990s, Katie Brown was one of climbing's first "comp kids"—a young natural who, along with her peers, redefined the image of a strong and successful climber. After climbing for less than two years, Brown won her first junior national title. The next year she became the Junior World Champion at age fourteen in Laval, France. In 1996 she won both the Rock Master—a prestigious international contest in Arco, Italy—and the esteemed X-Games. From 1996 on, Brown won every US Adult National that she entered, as well as a World Cup Title in France in 1999.

Sadly, many millions suffer from "treatment-resistant depression” and do not find relief from traditional psychiatric medication. The cost of this mental health crisis in emotional pain, functional disability, and loss of life is immeasurable.

Motivarse así mismo no es tarea fácil, sobre todo cuando hay una fuerza que te detiene y te impide a conseguir lo que quieres en la vida. En este libro aprenderás mejor cómo funciona la motivación, y cuáles son sus tipos y sus diferentes componentes, a lo largo de estas páginas. Vamos a revisar las ideas más útiles sobre motivación personal, para ayudarte a generarla, a mantenerla en el tiempo y a inspirarla en los demás.

Have you felt the tide of depression, anxiety and hopelessness sweeping the globe? The Spiritual Warrior series arms those who answer the call with the spiritual weapons and armor they need to battle these debilitating plagues.

Getting an accurate diagnosis is the first step toward reclaiming your life from bipolar disorder. But if you or someone you love is struggling with the frantic highs and crushing lows of this illness, there are still many hurdles to surmount at home, at work, and in daily life. You need current information and practical problem-solving advice you can count on. You've come to the right place.