A Comprehensive and Compassionate Guide for Parents
The go-to guide for those raising children with mental disorders. The prevalence of mental health disorders in children is rising in the United States. In fact, recent studies estimate that one in six children ages six to seventeen have a mental health disorder. Your Child's Mental Health Diagnosis: A Comprehensive and Compassionate Guide ......
A Brief Treatment Approach for Mental Health Professionals
Provides mental health professionals with instructions for conducting written exposure therapy (WET) with clients who have posttraumatic stress disorder. Denise Sloan and Brian Marx developed WET in response to a growing demand for an effective PTSD treatment that is easier to implement, more affordable, and has lower dropout rates.
Mixed messages about sex, from the media, our schools, and even our parents, can make the facts of life seem less than straightforward. Covering everything from foreplay to role play, this forthright guide alleviates common anxieties about sex and autism, and provides the tools for you to improve your sexual confidence on the spectrum.
An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Violence, 25th Anniversary Edition
Offers an insightful portrait of chronic predatory offenders, problem police officers, and others with a demonstrated propensity for violent conduct. Dr Toch explores the personal motives, attitudes, assumptions, and perceptions of men who are recurrently violent.
This practical guide explains how forensic psychologists can successfully use the MMPI-2 to evaluate clients in various forensic contexts and present results to attorneys and judges.
Using case studies and examples, this book proposes five universal human needs and three categories of coping strategies where major sexual problems find pathological camouflage to elude detection and treatment. It gives professionals and lay persons alike the techniques for recognising the 'unspeakable monsters' of sexual disease.
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is the deliberate damaging of one's own body tissue in the absence of any intent to die. This book provides answers to some key questions such as: How prevalent is NSSI? What is its history? Does it occur more frequently among youth? Among females? And, what influences its occurrence?
This book presents a holistic approach to treating patients with personality disorders that seeks to inspire psychotherapists and encourage innovation. Focusing on core mechanisms of change that span different therapeutic approaches, this book invites clinicians and researchers to join a dialogue with the authors, as they examine personality ......
