Mental Illness

Did you know that the vagus nerve could be key to transforming physical and mental health? Physiotherapist and neurophysiology expert Jessica Maguire wants to help you understand the root cause of many of our health issues – our dysregulated nervous system. In The Nervous System Reset, Maguire explains why the vagus nerve is key to emotional, digestive and physical health, and how to engage it to help reset your nervous system.

Regina Hartley has had enough. The demands of life have taken a toll on her and, no longer feeling equipped to endure the strain, she decides to end it all in watery surrender. But instead of drowning to death, she finds herself being revived on shore by a concerned, handsome stranger. After saving her, the stranger refuses to leave her alone. Regina realizes she doesn’t mind his attention and finds herself more interested in what else life has to offer overall. But after saving her spirit, will the handsome stranger eventually disappear? Gabriel finds himself in the right place at the ...

A man tore her life apart. A woman will help her put it back together… Naomi Wells is no stranger to hardship. Beautiful as she may be, she’s had her fair share of family issues in the past, and that’s not counting the mental illness she had to overcome to get where she is. So yes, if you asked her, she’d say she was finally due a break. Instead, she got a front-row seat to the ultimate betrayal: catching her own husband, Nathan, in their bed with another woman. Devastated, distraught, and defeated, Naomi makes a very controversial choice. She reaches out to Nathan’s ex-wife, Tess...

Mental illness though can still carry a stigma. A case of ‘you’re not trying hard enough’, ‘or knuckling down and getting on with it’. But in more recent decades mental issues have come to be recognised as an illness, a disease rather than an affliction. We all remember horror stories of lobotomy’s and electric shock being used to ‘cure’ what society viewed as anti-social behaviour but illness, mental or physical is very real. Depression, schizophrenia, breakdown, psychosis are alarming events to have or to witness.

As crianças e os adolescentes estão em perigo. Desde o início dos anos 2010, as taxas de depressão, ansiedade e outros transtornos mentais têm crescido vertiginosamente nesses grupos. Em A geração ansiosa, o psicólogo social Jonathan Haidt explica as causas dessa epidemia e defende uma infância longe das telas.

In Fast Asleep, Dr. Michael Mosley brings together the latest, groundbreaking science to explain exactly why it is so important that we regularly get enough sleep. Prone to insomnia, he has taken part in numerous sleep experiments and tested every sleep remedy. Combining personal insight and in-depth research, he explains why so many of us struggle with sleep, what works and what doesn’t, and shares his own myth-busting program to help you achieve a good night’s rest.

Parker, a young, overconfident psychiatrist new to his job at a mental asylum, miscalculates catastrophically when he undertakes curing a mysterious and profoundly dangerous patient.

Un libro que le enseñará al paciente, a sus familiares y amigos, la mejor forma de enfrentar el difícil diagnóstico.

Welcome to "Step by Step: Walking's Surprising Health Benefits"! This book explores into the numerous ways that walking may improve your physical and emotional health. Walking offers several advantages that are frequently neglected, such as increasing cardiovascular health and lowering the risk of chronic illnesses, as well as enhancing your mood and relieving anxiety. You'll discover why walking is such a powerful form of fitness and how to effortlessly incorporate it into your regular routine throughout the pages of this book. We'll also provide you pointers and methods to help you make ...

Introducing 'Together Through the Challenge': the ultimate guide to navigating mental illness in your relationship. In this comprehensive eBook, you'll find everything you need to know about supporting your partner through the ups and downs of their mental health journey. Chapter by chapter, 'Together Through the Challenge' takes you through the essential steps from understanding mental illness to celebrating achievements. You'll learn the impact mental illness can have on relationships and how to communicate with your partner effectively. With practical tips on practicing active listening,...

This audiobook is nothing but the pure, beautiful sounds of rain. No thunder, no talking, and no surprises. Relax and close your eyes as you let the experience of Pure Rain Sounds wash over you and feel the stress melt away.

In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a "husky Negro" did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle, mentally impaired white 19-year-old. Soon Jesse is railroaded up to the state hospital for the insane and locked away without trial. But crusading journalist Mabel Norris Reese cannot stop fretting over the case and its baffling outcome. Who was protecting whom, or what?

This book is the 2nd Edition of “With God All Things Are Possible” which contains five additional Christian testimonies of God’s awesome life-changing power. This book contains nine testimonials of God doing the impossible. Testimonials of God’s redeeming power. Each person can truthfully say, “Jesus, I trust in You.”And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.(John 8:32, NKJV, emphasis added)Jesus is the truth, and the truth will make you free. Each of the persons in this book were all set free by Jesus. Some were in a physical prison, and some were in a ...

Boldly claiming a space in which people with disabilities can be seen and heard as they are-not as others perceive them - About Us captures the voices of a community that has for too long been stereotyped and misrepresented. Speaking not only to those with disabilities, but also to their families, coworkers, and support networks, the authors in About Us offer intimate stories of how they navigate a world not built for them.

This collection contains both old and new poetry. The poems deal with feelings like loneliness, isolation, and depression. The title poem, Psych Ward, emphasizes this overall theme quite well. Still, other topics are also addressed--such as what it means to be human, the purpose of religion, what love feels like, and how to make sense of our place on this planet. This is Eirinn's first poetry collection.

“Unquiet riot is a psychological sledgehammer of a thriller with a tension so relentless you’ll find yourself ready to snap.” - Kayla Ancrum, author of The Wicker King A psychological thriller that will appeal to fans of My Sister Rosa—this story explores the consequences of silence about bullying and mental illness. Riley is not a psychopath. It’s just that he was born unable to understand emotions. Is that person embarrassed or insecure? Suspicious or curious? It’s confusing when someone says, “Please don’t hate me,” but their face says, “You should definitely hate me ...

This book is presented primarily to adult heterosexual males who find themselves hopelessly addicted to pornography and are unwilling to seek professional help or the help from a support group. This will be the DIY, self help, by the seat of your pants recovery book. I am not a psychologist, psychiatrist, therapist, counselor, reverend, etc. nor do I have any education in these various professional categories. I am someone who has been addicted to pornography most of my natural life. I am presenting the methods of what has worked for me in hope that it might give someone else with the same ...

Alfredo Zotti, a professional musician and bipolar survivor with a university degree in social anthropology and three years study of psychology, provides an introduction to music theory with specific case studies of applications for Alzheimer's, bipolar disorder, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, and other issues.

In this breakthrough workbook, renowned dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) expert Sheri Van Dijk delivers fast-acting emotional rescue tools that you can put into practice right now to effectively manage your feelings and prevent meltdowns.

Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, as one judge described her, as "a coldly calculated criminal recidivist and serial killer." She had experienced a lifetime of murder, mayhem, and mental illness. She killed two boyfriends, including one whose body was stuffed in a freezer. And she was convicted in one of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's strangest cases: the Pizza Bomber case, in which a pizza deliveryman died when a bomb locked to his neck exploded after he robbed a bank in 2003 near Erie, Pennsylvania, Diehl-Armstrong's hometown.