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Maintaining Safety and Integrity in the Psychotherapeutic Process
This book examines the problem of therapeutic boundaries and boundary violations from multiple viewpoints, including historical antecedents, sociological mechanisms, object relations theory, psychodynamic theory, practical technique, and the mental health and training of psychotherapists.
The Story of Modern Psychiatry's Most Fascinating Molecule
Few substances are as enigmatic as ketamine. Is it an effective anesthetic? A useful tool for the psychiatrist? A doorway to transcendence and spiritual awakening? A dangerously addictive drug? The opinions are as plentiful as the individuals who encounter it. As its use in the psychiatric setting expands.
The past decade has seen a proliferation of research and publication related to laboratory science and psychiatry. Those advances are now captured in this revised second edition of Laboratory Medicine in Psychiatry and Behavioral Science.
Late-Life Depression and Anxiety is a cornerstone resource for clinicians who want to provide adults with late-life depression and anxiety the support they need to live better lives and to prevent suicide in this population.
Patients who receive proper mental health treatment through early and appropriate interventions can ......
Psychiatrists are in a unique position to understand the personalities, needs, and motivations of cult leaders and followers. This report assumes that unique vantage point in its review of the cult phenomenon. This report presents statistics and colorful descriptions of American cults and their effect on those who embrace them.
The Essential Guide to the Process and Practice of Mindful Psychiatry
The traditional practice of psychiatry has been focused on reducing or eliminating distressing, unwanted symptoms. But what if the key to health and well-being is not to be symptom free, but rather to function effectively in life even when symptoms are present? What if symptoms serve an adaptive and motivational function, rather than being signals ......
This updated, second edition also features ways to employ CBT to reduce suicide risk and tips on integrating therapies related to CBT -- including dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and well-being therapy.
