Jessica Kingsley Publishers was founded in 1987 in London by Jessica Kingsley and is committed to publishing books that make a difference. In 2004 we opened our US office in Philadelphia and in 2017 we became part of the John Murray Press division of Hachette Group.
We publish books for professionals and general readers in a range of subjects. We are well known for our long established lists on the autism spectrum, social work, and arts therapies. More recently we have published extensively in the fields of mental health, counselling, palliative care, practical theology and gender diversity. We have a range of graphic novels across these subject areas, and books for children, on issues including bereavement, depression and anger.
Based on work carried out by staff at the Cotswold Community over a number of years, Therapeutic Approaches in Work with Traumatised Children and Young People provides a clear and comprehensive link between theory and practice. The author shows how practice in the field of residential child care, fostering and other areas of work with children can ......
Anxiety, Aggression, Depression and ADHD - A Biopsychological Model with Guidelines for Diagnostics and Treatment
Martine F. Delfos, PhD, is a psychologist who works with clients with a broad spectrum of behavioural problems and who is committed to the development of theoretical models that are directly applicable in the daily work of professionals. She is the author of several books in the fields of child psychology, autism and behavioural difficulties.
Alcohol thought Chris McCully was Mr. Wonderful. When Chris was drinking, he sometimes thought so too Mr. Generous, Mr. Witty and Charming, Mr. Champagne. But there are other labels 'chronic alcoholic' (all over the medical notes); 'high risk offender' (in the court record). Goodbye, Mr. Wonderful gives a detailed account of the early stages ......
Richard M. Billow, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst, and an active contributor to the psychoanalytic and group literature. He has been associated with the Gordon Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University, New York, since 1968, where he achieved doctorate and postdoctoral certificates in ......
Azrini Wahidin is a lecturer of Criminology in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at the University of Kent. She has written extensively on gerontology and is a frequent contributor to the media, as well as being a consultant for the Channel 4 documentary, Bus Pass Bandits. She is currently on the management committee for ......
This text is a guide to good practice within adult mental health care, providing a comprehensive introduction to mental health and illness. It is designed to aid mental health professionals and workers, agencies, and any individuals coming in to contact with mental illness, in recognising a mental health need or problem and offering appropriate ......
Using interviews with over sixty fostered adolescents, their social workers and foster carers, Fostering Adolescents builds up a picture of the challenges faced by both carers and the young people themselves, from planning and preparation for a placement to the impact of foster carer strain. It highlights overlooked factors affecting fostering ......
A practical and comprehensive introduction for carers to mental health problems, this accessible guide outlines a range of signs and symptoms of mental health problems that can affect people with intellectual disabilities. The guide explains why mental health problems develop, and advises on what can be done to help people with intellectual ......
Nancy Russell Burger is a freelance writer whose nine-year-old son, Jimmy, was diagnosed with NLD at the age of four. She lives in Redding, Connecticut with her husband David, Jimmy and seven-year-old daughter Shawn.
