The Latest Therapy Titles at Your Fingertips

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Practicing Positive Psychology Coaching: Assessment, Activities, and Strategies for Success

by Robert Biswas-Diener
This practical guide offers specific coaching assessments and interventions from a positive psychology perspective. Each intervention is clearly outlined, and the book includes illustrative case studies from organizational and life coaching. Filled with reflective exercises, this book will help you enhance and grow your own practice. www.wiley.com/psychology

The Temperamental Thread: How Genes, Culture, Time and Luck Make Us Who We Are

by Jerome Kagan, PhD
Kagan draws on decades of research to describe the nature of temperament—the in-born traits that underlie our responses to experience. He presents solid evidence to show how genes, gender, culture, and chance interact with temperament and influence a mature personality.
www.dana.org/news/danapressbooks

A Personal Journey to Positive Change: Contentment and the Wizard

by Walter Watts
This work presents a cognitive skill set based on the author's 33-year experience as a psychotherapist. It expands the guidance of spiritual and secular scholars of both Eastern and Western traditions to facilitate change and personal growth. The goal is to engender compassion, confidence and courage when confronting the vagaries of life. Through practical information and daily activities, readers begin to take control of their lives and alter their perspective as they master thoughts, feelings and actions. Dorothy's journey to awareness and empowerment in The Wizard of Oz is used to frame major points.
www.trafford.com

Schizophrenia: The Bearded Lady Disease

by J. Michael Mahoney
Mankind has long searched for the cause and meaning of madness. The 639 quotations in this book, each followed by an explanatory comment, point inexorably to the factor of unconscious bisexual conflict/gender confusion as forming the basic etiological role in all functional mental illness, including schizophrenia. Since madness has been the instigator of so much suffering and destruction in the world throughout the ages it is vitally important to uncover its mechanisms, for without doing so it will never be possible to eradicate it. This volume provides numerous documented case histories and theoretical constructs which clearly illuminate the origins of madness.
www.schizophrenia-thebeardedladydisease.com

Marketing for the Mental Health Professional: An Innovative Guide for Practitioners

by David P. Diana
Learn how to build your practice with tips from this mental healthcare marketing pro. Diana, an expert in all forms of marketing – from social media/blogging to more traditional methods, walks you through the steps you need to take to make your practice thrive. Practical and accessible – no business degree necessary! www.wiley.com/psychology

Why, Mommy, Why? Dissociative Identity Disorder

by Jody Thomas
Share in the joy of Jody’s provocative journey of recovery from childhood abuse. Frequent hospitalizations, suicide attempts, cognitive therapy and harrowing childhood memories are brought to life in stunningly vivid and honest prose. Jody Thomas’ autobiography is a story of survival and success, leading to many tears, and finally, joy. Publisher: GreenEffectMedia. www.WhyMommyDID.com

Meditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy: Techniques for Clinical Practice

by Annellen M. Simpkins and C. Alexander Simpkins
This unique guide provides practical tools for integrating mediation techniques from yoga into traditional treatment plans.The in-depth coverage not only teaches you what to do, but also how, when, and why to use particular techniques. A variety of presenting problems are addressed, including stress management, addictions, and anxiety disorders. www.wiley.com/psychology

The Mindful Path through Shyness

by Steven H. Flowers
Most of our suffering comes from our own thoughts – the stories that we fill our minds with. Mindfulness gives you a perspective from which you can witness thoughts and emotions that make up the stories you live in and can thereby help you disidentify from these painful tales.
www.mindfullivingprograms.com

Drugs and Clients, What Every Psychotherapist Needs to Know

by Padma Catell, PhD
From alcohol to Zoloft, this updated (2010) text is clear and concise, presenting psychopharmacology as it applies to the practice of psychotherapy. It includes commonly prescribed psychoactive medications, side-effects, and how psychotherapy may be affected by medication. Chapters on Sleep, Sleep Disorders, Dementia, Consciousness Altering Drugs, Depression and many more.
www.drugsandclients.com

Treating the Brain: What the Best Doctors Know

by Walter G. Bradley, DM, FRCP
Patient case histories illustrate neurological examinations and tests, clinical features, causes and treatments available for a wide range of frequently diagnosed disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, migraines, stroke, epilepsy, and Parkinson’s disease. Perfect for patients, families, and caregivers from the lead author of the definitive medical textbook, Neurology in Clinical Practice.
www.dana.org/news/danapressbooks

The Modern Dad's Dilemma

by John Badalament, EdM
“John Badalament is hands down the most innovative voice in helping men from all walks of life become the fathers they want to be.”— Terrence Real, author of The New Rules of Marriage In The Modern Dad’s Dilemma: How to Stay Connected to Your Kids in a Rapidly Changing World, author John Badalament presents powerful insights, road-tested activities, and inspiring stories from over a decade of working with thousands of dads, children and families across the country. His hands-on advice and exercises help fathers develop key skills that can be used in any family setting right away. www.newworldlibrary.com

Routledge publishes an impressive portfolio of professional books, textbooks and journals on Psychotherapy, Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and more, including new titles like:
Enduring Desire by Michael E. Metz and Barry W. McCarthy, available October 2010 ($19.95)
Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts by Karen Kleiman, and Amy Wenzel, available December 2010 ($24.95)
Duped by Jeffrey A. Kottler and Jon Carlson, available November 2010 ($34.95)
The Counselor's Guide for Facilitating the Interpretation of Dreams by Evelyn Duesbury, available November 2010 ($34.95)
Visit www.routledgementalhealth.com to browse the full range of our titles and receive 10% off your order. www.routledgementalhealth.com

EnVISIONing a Bright Future: Interventions that Work for Children and Adults on the Autism Spectrum

by Patricia S. Lemer, Editor
Experts review autism spectrum disorders (ASD), including learning disabilities, attention deficits and autism, offering their definitions, and prevalence. This essential reference for all Mental Health Professionals explores "total load theory," or how many factors accumulate and trigger ASD. Almost 50 treatment options are described and prioritized. www.devdelay.org

My Internet Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment

Edited by Kimberly S. Young and Cristiano Nabuco de Abreu
Learn to understand, assess, diagnose, and treat compulsive use of the Internet. This book explores the most addictive online applications such as: pornography, gambling, and online games. Evidence-based treatments provided, where available – covering children, adolescents, adults, group, couples, and family therapy. www.wiley.com/psychology

Hold Me Tight Book and DVD

by Dr. Sue Johnson
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love offers a revolutionary new way to see and shape love relationships. The stories, ideas and exercises offered in this book are based on the new science of love and the wisdom of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy. Dr. Johnson shows the reader how to create a safe emotional bond that can last a lifetime. The companion DVD shows three couples going through six of the conversations from the book and demonstrates how couples can move from frustration and loneliness to a secure loving bond. For more information visit our website. www.holdmetight.com

Strategies for Managing Stress After War: Veteran’s Workbook and Guide to Wellness Coaching

by Julia M. Whealin, Lorie T. DeCarvalho, and Edward M. Vega
Using a resilience- and wellness-based model, this guide helps veterans alleviate war-related stress symptoms. This user-friendly workbook includes homework assignments, quizzes, readings, and pre-and post-test surveys to evaluate coping skills, and symptoms. Encourages vets to apply the information from treatment sessions to their own experience and develop realistic coping skills. www.wiley.com/psychology

Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Treatment Planner DVD/Workbook Set

by Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr. and Timothy J. Bruce
Earn CE credit with DVD and Workbook training series. The DVD provides an introduction to empirically supported treatments, including therapist and client factors, outcome measurement, and how to implement. The six essential elements of a treatment plan are discussed. Additional DVD/Workbooks in the series cover: Depression, Panic Disorder, and Social Anxiety. www.wiley.com/go/ebtvideos

Focused Problem Resolution Edited

by Richard Fisch, Wendel A. Ray, and Karin Schlanger
This new volume brings together a selection of the very best papers from the MRI Brief Therapy Center— not an easy task for the editors. The focus is on the most important papers written by John Weakland and Richard Fisch—the pioneers of communication/ interactional theory and brief therapy.
www.ZeigTucker.com

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