Mental Illness

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...

At 15, Elizabeth Gilpin was an honor student, a state-ranked swimmer, and a rising soccer star, but behind closed doors, her undiagnosed depression was wreaking havoc on her life. Growing angrier by the day, she began skipping practices and drinking to excess. At a loss, her parents turned to an educational consultant who suggested Elizabeth be enrolled in a behavioral modification program. That recommendation would change her life forever.

Teagan Firestone has always been the dutiful daughter, especially since her mom died. But as her father finally begins to move on, it’s her turn to do the same. Her destination: Pearl Lake, a close-knit community with an entrepreneurial spirit and secrets of its own. One of them is Aaron Saunders, who dropped out of college to work construction for Pearl Lake’s upper class. He’s a mystery and has a playboy reputation - that is, until he meets Teagan. Neither one of them is looking for love, but in a town this small, it’s hard not to let your heart get involved.

This “incredibly captivating” (Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies) portrait of schizophrenia, the most malignant and mysterious mental illness, by renowned psychiatrist Jeffrey Lieberman, interweaves cultural and scientific history with dramatic patient profiles and clinical experiences to impart a revolutionary message of hope. For the first time in history, we can effectively treat schizophrenia, limiting its disabling effects—and we’re on the verge of being able to prevent the disease’s onset entirely.

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.

Stop Walking on Eggshells has already helped more than a million people with friends and family members suffering from BPD understand this difficult disorder, set boundaries, and help their loved ones stop relying on dangerous BPD behaviors. This fully revised third edition has been updated with the very latest BPD research on comorbidity, extensive new information about narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), the effectiveness of schema therapy, and coping and communication skills you can use to stabilize your relationship with the BPD or NPD sufferer in your life.

Please do NOT read this if you believe all psychiatrists are wonderful. Read it if you have doubts and want a critical and informed view from an independent doctor. Dr Coleman, who has spent over 40 years campaigning for the mentally ill (and has been widely praised for his work by patients, doctors and the British Government),explains why psychiatry is not a science and psychiatrists should be treated with caution. Dr Vernon Coleman MB ChB DSc FRSA is a general practitioner and the author of over 100 books which have sold over 2 million hardback and paperback copies in the UK and been ...

Nathan was different and Sally knew it. From his early childhood, Nathan was bursting with creativity and uncontainable energy, struggling not only with learning issues but also with anxiety and OCD. He saw the world through his own unique lens - one that often caused him to be labeled as "bad", "troubled", or someone in need of "fixing". Bravely choosing to listen to her motherly intuition rather than the loud voices of the world, Sally dared to believe that Nathan's differences could be part of an intentional design.

As a research neuroscientist, Lise Eliot has made the study of the human brain her life's work. But it wasn't until she was pregnant with her first child that she became intrigued with the study of brain development. She wanted to know precisely how the baby's brain is formed, and when and how each sense, skill, and cognitive ability is developed. And most importantly, she was interested in finding out how her role as a nurturer can affect this complex process.

Long before Jordan Rubin became one of America’s most respected natural health experts, Crohn's disease nearly ended his life. A once-healthy teenager, Jordan suffered the debilitating effects of the painful and potentially fatal wasting intestinal illness. Jordan researched and developed a revolutionary wellness program based on a more health-promoting diet, including the use of fermented foods, bone broths, and soil-based organisms (SBOs), an often-overlooked but critical component of our ancestors' primitive diet.

Psychiatry has come a long way since the days of chaining "lunatics" in cold cells and parading them as freakish marvels before a gaping public. But, as Jeffrey Lieberman, MD, the former president of the American Psychiatric Association, reveals in his extraordinary and eye-opening audiobook, the path to legitimacy for "the black sheep of medicine" has been anything but smooth.

"You're Not Crazy" is a guide to understanding anxiety works to unpack what anxiety is, how it affects the human body, and how someone can work through their anxious response. Aviles combines the biological, mental, and physiological aspects of the brain with real, practical, and easy-to-implement strategies to help those who struggle with anxiety. This book is also great for those who have loved ones who struggle as a way to better understand what they are going through, with methods and strategies to help them.

After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships have not broken her. She throws herself into her work from dusk to dawn, until her solitary routine is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious child who shows up at her cabin barefoot and covered in bruises. The girl calls herself Ursa, and she claims to have been sent from the stars to witness five miracles.

Happily, ever after can mean so many things. Being broken is like standing outside, your face turned to the sun, it’s the brightest day of the year only I it’s dark. The sky is dark. The house is dark. Everywhere you look – dark. Broken, that’s what I am. That’s all I ever will be. Don’t feel bad for me. I was always destined to be this way. It’s all I’ve ever known. I’ve learned to accept it, embrace it. I am the child nobody wanted. The one left to play alone, like a forgotten plant wilting away. A stranger to my family from as far back as I can remember, a smudge on the...

“Pat, we need to kill the dog.” When a sudden mental illness struck his wife, Patrick Dylan found himself living with an eerie stranger. Scared and unprepared, he began a desperate battle to protect her from a mysterious disease, shelter their children from her bizarre behavior, and recover the woman he loved. Within weeks, she had been admitted to the emergency room, the hospital, and the local crisis facility, but none of the experts could provide an answer. As her illness eluded diagnosis, the family’s struggle was only beginning.

In The Peacemaker, Ken Sande presents a comprehensive and practical theology for conflict resolution designed to bring about not only a cease-fire, but also unity and harmony. Sande takes listeners beyond resolving conflicts to true, life-changing reconciliation with family members, coworkers, and fellow believers.

Part memoir, part Self-Help, and definitely inspirational, TRUE IDENTITY, is a compelling read, a triumphant story, and a story of growth. Dr. Marilyn Francis Walker's stories of triumph over defeat will transpire and restore you.

For over 20 years, Jim Curtis has battled a mysterious chronic illness. He grew accustomed to living in pain, denial, and despair. But when traditional medical therapies didn't help, he sought answers elsewhere. He traveled the world and met a group of extraordinary people he calls the Stimulati - and what he learned from them ultimately changed his life.

In The Sleep Revolution, Arianna explores all the latest science on what exactly is going on while we sleep and dream. She takes on the sleeping pill industry, and all the ways our addiction to technology disrupts our sleep. She also offers a range of recommendations and tips from leading scientists on how we can get better and more restorative sleep, and harness its incredible power.

Dr. Oliver Sacks argues the migraine cannot be understood simply as an illness, but must be viewed as a complex condition with a unique role to play in each individual's life.