Sociologists often view research on mental health as peripheral to the real work of the discipline. This book contains essays that reassert the importance of mental health research in sociology. It offers answers to critical questions regarding the social origins of - and social responses to - mental illness.

An accessible introductory textbook aimed primarily at nursing and health care students who are not in the mental health field of practice but are seeking to understand mental health and become rounded practitioners.

Presents a critique of the achievements of the National Service Framework for Mental Health in England and Wales. This book analyses the effectiveness of developments in services and practice.

Provides a comprehensive, authoritative and practical guide to the legislation and its implications for lawyers, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses and other mental health professionals. This book explains the key changes in mental health law introduced by the Act.

* A concise and sophisticated introduction to the contested concept of Mental Illness . * Brings together a range of insights and interpretations from various disciplines including sociology, psychology, psychiatry and the neurosciences.

The extent of mental health concerns in the workforce is becoming increasingly apparent. Stress, depression, anxiety, workplace bullying and other mental health issues are costing businesses billions every year in lost productivity, poor treatments and employee retention.

The great Russian psychologist L. S. Vygotsky has long been recognized as a pioneer in developmental psychology. But his theory of development has never been well understood in the West. Mind in Society corrects much of this misunderstanding. Carefully edited by a group of outstanding Vygotsky scholars, the book presents a unique selection of Vygotsky's important essays.

A leading interpreter of modernity argues that our culture of limitless self-fulfillment is making millions mentally ill. Training her analytic eye on manic depression and schizophrenia, Liah Greenfeld, in the culminating volume of her trilogy on nationalism, traces these dysfunctions to society's overburdening demands for self-realization.

A new framework for maintaining mental health and well-being.

Presents a model of how mindful awareness influences different forms of mental suffering, and shows why mindfulness might be especially suited to the relief of suffering. This book assesses understandings of what mindfulness is, what it leads to, and how and when it can help.

Using proven effective mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), this book helps you teach the difference between healthy and unhealthy forms of anger. It helps you learn skills for building positive relationships with peers, friends, and family.

This key text book presents a critical overview of the main theoretical perspectives relevant to mental health practice and argues that no one theory provides a comprehensive framework for practice.

Can anyone get a perfect memory? The author used to be like most of us, forgetting phone numbers and mislaying keys. Then he learnt art of memory training, discovering mnemonic ancient 'memory palace' technique first practiced by Simonides of Ceos over the years. This title offers a journey through mind, and secrets of how our memory really works.

*Generation X poster girl for depression (Prozac Nation) and celebrator of 'difficult women' (Bitch), Elizabeth Wurtzel is back with the searingly honest tale of her descent into Ritalin addiction and her eventual recovery

Talks about what it is to be and to have a sibling. This work helps us to recognise the various experiences involved in sibling relationships as a result of the fundamental drive for survival and validation, enabling us to reach a deeper understanding of our siblings and ourselves.

Exploring first-hand the amazing potential of mushrooms, MDMA, LSD and other life-enhancing substances.

This controversial book overturns the claim that psychiatric drugs work by correcting chemical imbalance, and analyzes the professional, commercial and political vested interests that have shaped this view. It provides a comprehensive critique of research on drugs including antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood stabilizers.

A fully revised and updated re-issue of this groundbreaking study that will relieve hidden anxieties and heal the tension between mind, body and feelings.

An investigation of illegal drugs in the UK. Filled with case studies gathered over twenty years of investigative reporting, it explodes the myths and misconceptions about drug use, and makes a compelling case for a way forward.

This book outlines the specific processes involved in conducting counselling and psychotherapy sessions in outdoor natural environments.