Psychology Mood Disorders

For most of human history, mental illness has been largely untreatable. Sufferers lived their lives - if they survived - in and out of asylums, accumulating life's wreckage around them. In 1948, all that changed when an Australian doctor and recently returned prisoner of war, working alone in a disused kitchen, set about an experimental treatment for one of the scourges of mankind - manic depression, or bipolar disorder. That doctor was John Cade and in that small kitchen he stirred up a miracle.

Die Depression ist eine der am weitesten verbreiteten und belastendsten psychiatrischen Erkrankungen der heutigen Zeit, die Millionen von Menschen weltweit betrifft. Dieses Buch bietet einen umfassenden Ansatz zu depressiven Störungen und untersucht alles von ihren neurobiologischen Grundlagen bis hin zu den neuesten therapeutischen Innovationen.

In Take Control of Your Anxiety--an easy-to-read self-help book for the layperson--Drs. Cortman, Shinitzky, and O'Connor present the current understanding of anxiety: its genesis in the brain, its functions and contributions to human survival and growth, and its progression to pathology. Each of the five major anxiety disorders is featured in a chapter that explores its etiology, practical steps, and exercises for successful resolution and real-life case studies of patients who have overcome the disorder.

Do you feel frustrated or stuck in life? Are you tired of always feeling down, in a bad mood, or like you are not at your physical best? If you always seem to end up stuck in the same negative habits and behaviors, NLP may be just what you need to create drastic, positive improvement in your life. You have the power to rewrite your habits!

يضم كتاب «لماذا لم يخبرني أحد بهذا من قبل؟» مجموعة من أفضل النصائح العملية للدكتورة «جولي سميث» أخصائية علم النفس الإكلينيكي ببريطانيا، لمكافحة القلق والاكتئاب. وتقترح من خلاله أن نحدد قيمنا ومن نريد أن نصبحه ثم نحلل أفكارنا وسلوكياتنا لمعرفة ما إذا كنا نسير في الاتجاه الصحيح أم لا. وتتحدث أيضًا عن التعرف على مشاعرنا بمزيدٍ من التفصيل؛ فبدلًا من قول إننا حزينون، نطرح أسئلة تساعد على تحديد ماهية شعورنا بالفعل. وكذلك تقترح كتابة يومياتنا وتدوين مشاعرنا السلبية في محاولة لفهم كيف ولماذا ظهرت، الأمر الذي يساعدنا على فهم ذواتنا بصورةٍ أكثر وضوحًا.

Laura Canty is a new mum. She has her beautiful baby boy, Arthur, and a wonderful husband. She has new mum friends on the local WhatsApp group, and everyone in her life is supportive and happy for her. But Laura doesn't see it this way. In the weeks since her baby was born, like one in five women, Laura has developed post-natal depression. In fact, she has decided that the only way out of her current situation is for her to kill herself or her baby.

Create a world where colors, shapes, and movements aren't just art—they're your pathway to a brighter, more balanced life. In the dark nooks of everyday life, where shadows threaten your happiness, many battle the quiet beast of depression. It's a global epidemic! Shocking statistics show that around 264 million people globally, from all walks of life, face depression. In the quest for relief, countless individuals find themselves cycling through remedies with varying degrees of success.

Este libro es una guía sencilla que te mostrará el camino hacia la recuperación. El viaje para superar la codependencia tiene que empezar con el reconocimiento de la enfermedad, por ello, aquí se expone toda la información necesarias para lograrlo, así como consejos prácticos, que realmente funcionan, para poder decir “hasta aquí”.

Una guía para el paciente de trastorno bipolar, llamado por muchos "el camaleón de los trastornos psiquatricos" y su familia, para ayudar a comprender el padecimiento, identificar sus posibles causas, conocer los tratamientos y controlar los síntomas agudos.

The Depression Cure will change the way we think about and manage depression. Dr. Stephen Ilardi sheds light on our current predicament and reminds us that our bodies were never designed for the sleep‑deprived, poorly nourished, frenzied pace of twenty‑first century life. Inspired by the extraordinary resilience of aboriginal groups like the Kaluli of Papua New Guinea, Dr. Ilardi prescribes an easy‑to‑follow, clinically proven program that harks back to what our bodies were originally made for and what they continue to need.

One of the most important considerations when helping someone in a negative state is that you must avoid falling into negativity yourself. It makes no difference what particular circumstances negative people blame for their negative outlook. Ultimately it's still a choice rooted in free will. No matter how unconscious the person was when making the decision to sink into negativity, in this moment that person still has the power to choose otherwise. So if you decide to help such a person, your primary role is to help guide him to make a more conscious choice, one that will likely be much more empowering.

Personality disorders can be challenging. I personally know people who have some kind of disorder. It’s different when you interact with them. Not every moment, but the difference is in the details. In this short guide, I will touch on various disorders that are more common than you may realize. This includes: Schizoid disorders, depressive disorders, postpartum disorder, psychotic disorder, borderline personality disorders, and some other ones.

In the workplace, at school, and in our relationships, the effects of stress can be devastating. Too much stress can cause real physical illness. Using the latest research on neuroplasticity, Dr. Lawlis redefines stress and shows readers how they can retrain their brain to prevent stress from taking its toll. This clear and practical guide includes action plans and recommendations for specific foods, physical exercises, and mental relaxation techniques to train your brain to combat stress.

With Self-Talk for a Calmer You, you can change the way you approach your worries and finally break free from the tight grip of anxiety. Filled with practical advice and positive self-talk scripts, this empowering guide provides a variety of strategies for dealing with uneasy thoughts in a constructive manner and moving past detrimental hangups.

This guide gathers the best information and most valuable lessons we’ve learned in reducing and coming off psychiatric medication. It includes information on mood stabilizers, anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, anti-anxiety drugs. It also discusses various risks, benefits, wellness tools, withdrawal, support for people staying on their medications, a detailed resource section, and much more.

> Defeating Depression is an irreverent and heartfelt look at how we can fight and defeat the disease that is depression. In this audiobook, Sam Gupta explores the various facets behind the illness and offers what has worked for him.

Written over the course of several years, Awakening to Me is a story of personal metamorphosis. Kerri Hummingbird shares her intimate and difficult journey to identify and express her authentic being into the world. It documents how alternative healing methods and mindfulness practices led to an amazing transformation. Her story is engaging, sometimes disturbing, yet with a clear underlying thread of compassion for herself and others also engaged in their own struggle with borderline personality disorder. In her words, she seeks to give voice to those who have no voice.

Thoughts inform feelings that inform actions of your mind and body. This could be a vicious cycle if you are depressed. And if you feel like your life is spiraling out of control, that negative thoughts and fears, anger and anxiety, and stress derail any progress you make, then probably you are in the situation of being depressed. And because depression is hard to get rid of, I made for you a bundle of guides that can help you get away from your fears.

Unravel the complexities of overanalysis, anxiety, and self-doubt as you discover the keys to emotional well-being. Gain deep insights into overthinking’s cognitive science, distinguishing productive thinking from its hindering counterpart. Dive into mindfulness exercises—breath awareness, body scan meditation—to break free from the cycle of relentless thoughts and enhance emotional regulation. Master thought management techniques, rewrite unhelpful thinking patterns, and cultivate positivity for improved decision-making.

In Heal Your Daughter: How Lifestyle Psychiatry Can Save Her from Depression, Cutting, and Suicidal Thoughts, Green delineates a new branch of psychiatry, Lifestyle Psychiatry, and details how this new field can help parents to help their daughters to heal from depression and related problems. From this book, listeners will learn what steps they can take to help their daughters to reshape their daily habits so that, in turn, they can reclaim the foundations of their physical and mental health.