Packed with planning tips, resources, moral support, and problem-solving strategies that get results, this is a book that savvy parents should turn to again and again.
Incorporating the most up-to-date concepts and clinical tools, the newly revised and expanded second edition of this popular manual is even more user-friendly than its predecessor.
Offers insights into how to get yourself motivated to do exercise, how to work exercise into your regular routine, and how to best use weight-loss and fat-reducing techniques. This work explains the basics of exercise physiology and its effect on both your mind and your body.
Every day can be an ordeal for families struggling with the difficult, moody, 'impossible' behaviour that may point to childhood depression or bipolar disorder. This title describes how treatment works and what additional steps parents can take at home to help children with mood disorders.
Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP)
This volume describes the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP), a research-based approach designed to motivate chronically depressed patients to change and to help them develop needed problem-solving and relationship skills. Presenting clear, step-by-step guidelines for implementing CBASP - along with compelling empirical ......
Explores, through personal accounts and vignettes, the moments of humour that unexpectedly pop up during the caregiving of people suffering from Alzheimer's and related dementia. This book brings the courageous experiences of care providers and relatives to life as they encounter the challenges of dealing with these seriously afflicted patients.
Aimed at patients and caregivers this volume provides clear advice on understanding and dealing with stress and difficult patient behaviors. It covers such topics as heredity's role in alcohol and drug dependency, marital troubles, psychiatric problems common among the elderly, stress management, and emotional illness versus mental illness.
And We Fly Away is the story of the final years and death of the author's wife. Ashford's own emergence from sorrow is marked by the conviction that death is not the end, but a marvelous beginning. Ashford tells his story in spare, poetic prose and includes a "mini-anthology" of helpful quotations from scripture and literature.
Those dealing with mental illness can be confused or frustrated by a disease that is unpredictable and detrimental. This volume is ideal for those affected by mental illness. Using practical suggestions for encouraging the reader to reconnect spiritually with God, this book helps sufferers resolve issues and find peace.