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"All Sky, Mirror Ocean weaves and knots autobiography, research-creation, and creative philosophy into an exploration of mental illness, healing, and visionary art. Looking to uncover and tell new stories about trauma and recovery, visual artist Brad Necyk explores his own histories with Bipolar Affective Disorder and childhood medical trauma alongside those of groups dealing with grief and loss: communities in Iqaluit aggrieved by suicide; head and...
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First published in 1899, "The Interpretation of Dreams" has come be regarded as Sigmund Freud's most significant work, one in which he would introduce his theory of the unconscious. According to Freud, dreams are forms of wish fulfillment, a sort of conflict resolution through subconscious processing of past and present troubles. Freud reasoned that the thoughts of the unconscious mind, being unruly and disturbing, were censored by the preconscious...
3) The anxious generation: how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
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"From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health--and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why? In The Anxious Generation, social...
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"Every single year in Canada, one-third of all deaths among Indigenous youth are due to suicide. Studies indicate youth between the ages of ten and nineteen, living on reserve, are five to six times more likely to commit suicide than their peers in the rest of the population. Suicide is a new behaviour for First Nations people. There is no record of any suicide epidemics prior to the establishment of the 130 residential schools across Canada. Bestselling...
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“Pollan keeps you turning the pages . . . cleareyed and assured.” —New York Times
A #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York Times Notable Book
A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs—and the spellbinding...
A #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York Times Notable Book
A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs—and the spellbinding...
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Are you irritable, struggling to escape negative thoughts, or overwhelmed by persistent sadness?
You're not alone. These are all symptoms of low mood, and are shared by millions of people globally. Often unrecognized, low mood is an emotional state that while milder than depression, can negatively affect every aspect of your life.
The good news is, it can be beaten!
Choosing Happy teaches you to live a life you love, cope with everyday stresses,...
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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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Book Preview: #1 The pursuit of happiness is a myth. We've been told that happiness is the goal, but in reality, it is right there in front of us, behind the curtain of our own brain. It matters because it explains the differences between pleasure and happiness, and it explains why so many people are miserable.
#2 Pleasure is the visceral readout of activity in a specific brain area known as the reward pathway. It is the motivation for a given reward,...
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I was diagnosed with adult ADHD at the age of 40. It's genetic and environmental, and I've had it along with tics since childhood, but I've endured it, studied, worked, and lived with it, and after two sessions with a psychiatrist, I was relieved to find out that I had adult ADHD.I was relieved to know that I could stop running and rest, that I had been sick all my life, that there were parts of my life that I couldn't understand and explain to myself,...
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The book everyone has been asking for. Developed by using over 55 years of experience and knowledge by two titans in the peer support and trauma management world and best-known speakers on police trauma survival. Walk the Talk", introduces all the phenomenal Boots-on-the-Ground" information that every organizational leader needs to have at their finger tips to go from having nothing or very little in place to reaching the gold standard in Peer and...
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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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This manuscript was not supposed to go public. However, because it was written in three joined parts and over two consecutive years, there was a problem as to what to call it chronically, 1969-2011 or 1969-2012. So, the author chose the latter.
Author, Mr. Redus, has looked into the cathode ray tube of his soul to find his way out of his "commonplace silencing." (It is what A Quotidian Quash really means). Actually, in his book, the evolving cosmological...
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El mundo de hoy es bastante confuso. Se han acumulado muchos temores que buscan escapatoria. Es preciso un nuevo progreso de la civilización, lo cual supone cambios radicales de carácter económico, social y político. Esta recopilación de relatos revela la melancolía acumulada, la tristeza y la desilusión de la existencia hortera. Este "retrato" es una obra tanto de la experiencia existencial y las observaciones del escritor como de la imaginación...
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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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Some Christians experience a degree of internal conflict when it comes to seeking help for medical issues. On one hand, they believe in God for their healing. On the other, they acknowledge that they are dealing with symptoms and conditions that could be treated by medical professionals. The challenge then becomes reconciling their faith with their efforts to be well and healthy.
From my observations, there have been great strides in Christian thinking...
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Mental Health: Prevention is a simple yet comprehensive guide to a wide range of causes of mental illnesses. It was written so that the average person can understand the causes, and prevention of these debilitating conditions. It takes an approach that covers the entire lifespan of a person from genetics to elder abuse. Mental illness can be caused by a wide range of biological and external factors, and it is hoped that if these are understood, illnesses...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 As an empath, you are able to feel the joy and tenderness of others as if it were your own. You need special self-care tools to maintain harmony and balance in your life.
#2 Empaths have a few common traits. They are extremely sensitive to energy and often feel emotions deeply. They can also sense what is really going on with someone emotionally, whether they share...
18) Rearview: A Psychiatrist Reflects on Practice and Advocacy In a Time of Healthcare System Change
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In Rearview: A Psychiatrist Reflects on Practice and Advocacy in a Time of Healthcare System Change Dr. Barry B. Perlman, a graduate of Yale Medical School, offers an overview of his career in medicine. From his first inklings of interest in mental health tied to his grandmother's bouts of severe depression and his mother's volunteer work with persons discharged from psychiatric hospitals, to his summer jobs in hospitals, through to closing his practice...
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This article was written using post-modern principles to address the psychological needs of individuals when they encounter a novel and overwhelming circumstance such as Covid-19, a time when survival and quality of life depends upon conceptualizing the problem and identifying resources in an expeditious and inventive manner. It introduces a seven-arena graphic entitled "My World" in order to capture all potential repositories of resources. One metaphor...
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Do your struggle with codependency in relationships or otherwise that make your life suck?
Do you want to muster up courage to trust yourself and set boundaries in your relationships?
Do you want to hear more of your inner voice and make decisions instead of becoming emotional slave to your codependent partner?
Do you want to know how to stop being codependent?
If you said yes to the above questions, then you've arrive at the right place.
Of course,...
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