Snake Pits, Talking Cures & Magic Bullets

Snake Pits, Talking Cures & Magic Bullets

Author: Deborah Kent

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9780761327042

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Looks at how the mentally ill have been treated throughout history, focusing on advances made in the 19th and 20th centuries regarding mental hospitals, medications, and social acceptance.


Gotcha for Guys!

Gotcha for Guys!

Author: Kathleen A. Baxter

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2006-11-30

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0313090580

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Research indicates boys are interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more than 1,100 books, Gotcha for Guys! deals specifically with books to pique the interest of middle grade boys. A series of booktalks are grouped within chapters with like titles such as: Creepy-Crawly Creatures, Disasters and Unsolved Mysteries, Action and Innovation, and All Things Gross. Complete booktalks are presented in a beginning section of chapters 1-9. A second section in each of these chapters contains short annotations and talks for other books of interest, and a third section offers lists of well-reviewed titles to consider for boys. The book is enhanced with book cover art and reproducible lists for teachers and librarians.


Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Author: Natalie Rompella

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2009-04-23

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0810867206

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder strikes one in fifty adults. However, the disorder often remains untreated in young adults, despite advances in diagnostics. Though so many people suffer from OCD, very few seek professional help. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Ultimate Teen Guide helps teens understand OCD in greater detail. The guide explains different forms of OCD (checking, cleaning, scrupulosity) and related disorders (such as Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, Tourette's Syndrome, and Asperger's Disorder). Author Natalie Rompella voices many common concerns teens have when confronted with OCD, including how to deal with school, work, and friends. The book also discusses uncomfortable topics, such as obsessions with sexuality and other unwanted thoughts. The book features insights from teens who suffer from OCD, letting others know they are not alone. The book also encourages teens to seek help through treatment and provides details of different treatment options.


Bleed, Blister, Puke, and Purge

Bleed, Blister, Puke, and Purge

Author: J. M. Younker

Publisher: Zest Books

Published: 2018-02-20

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 1942186509

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Riots over the medical use of cadavers, public access to institutions for the insane, and full-blown surgeries without the aid of anesthetics or painkillers. Welcome to the middle ages of American medicine. Bleed, Blister, Puke, and Purge exposes the extraordinary practices and major players of American medical history, from America's colonial era to the late 1800s. It's hard to believe that today's cutting-edge medicine originated from such crude beginnings, but this book reminds us to be grateful for today's medical care, while also raising the question: what current medical practices will be the horrors of tomorrow?


Mad or Bad?: A Critical Approach to Counselling and Forensic Psychology

Mad or Bad?: A Critical Approach to Counselling and Forensic Psychology

Author: Andreas Vossler

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2017-05-01

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 1473968364

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A cutting-edge text that provides a comprehensive introduction to mental health problems and criminal behaviour, this book explores the link between mental health and criminality and considers the most common and effective therapeutic approaches for working with offenders and victims of crime. · Part 1 explores the predominant tensions between forensic and therapeutic agendas; · Part 2 considers how criminal and ‘insane’ identities and careers may be considered gendered, classed, culturally and age-dependent experiences, and be related to power and oppression; · Part 3 examines issues around sex and sexuality in forensic and therapeutic settings; · Part 4 introduces a range of therapeutic approaches for working with offenders and victims of crime; · Part 5 covers forensic and therapeutic practices, including programmes for the prevention of both mental health issues and offending. Edited by an expert team from the Open University and written by a broad range of contributors, this book draws on a wealth of experience in this popular subject area. It will be a key text for students of forensic psychology, counselling and psychotherapy, and for health and social care professionals working in therapeutic and forensic settings.


Abandoned Insane Asylums

Abandoned Insane Asylums

Author: Dinah Williams

Publisher: Bearport Publishing

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1597165751

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Discusses tales of the mistreatment that took place in eleven asylums and unexplainable phenomena that occurred in some of them.


Contemporary Authors New Revision Series

Contemporary Authors New Revision Series

Author: Tracey Watson

Publisher: Contemporary Authors New Revis

Published: 2005-07

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 9780787678937

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A biographical and bibliographical guide to current writers in all fields including poetry, fiction and nonfiction, journalism, drama, television and movies. Information is provided by the authors themselves or drawn from published interviews, feature stories, book reviews and other materials provided by the authors/publishers.