Straight Talk about Your Child's Mental Health
Straight Talk about Your Child's Mental Health

Author: Stephen V. Faraone

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2012-04-24

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1462506720

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Parents reach for dog-eared copies of Dr. Spock when their child has a rash or the flu, but when "moodiness" lingers or worrisome behavior problems grow, they have nowhere to turn for answers or reassurance. Now, in this compassionate resource, prominent Harvard researcher Dr. Stephen V. Faraone gives parents the tools they need to look clearly at how a child is feeling, thinking, and behaving and make wise decisions about when to call for professional help. Cues and questions teach readers to become scientific observers of their child, and vital facts about common disorders help them distinguish between normal variations in speech development and Asperger syndrome, between moodiness that's just a phase and depression, between childhood fears and the symptoms of anxiety. Knowing what to ask--and tell--the professionals, from the pediatrician to a mental health specialist, will help parents ensure a complete and accurate diagnosis. Filled with handy sidebars, charts, and checklists, the book also teaches parents to weigh treatment options to determine what's best for their child. Winner--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award

Straight Talk about Eating Disorders
Straight Talk about Eating Disorders

Author: Louis de Bernieres

Publisher: Laurel Leaf

Published: 1993-02

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780440213505

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Discusses the mixed message that society gives about eating, weight, diet, and looks, and how these messages can be destructive.

Straight Talk about Psychological Testing for Kids
Straight Talk about Psychological Testing for Kids

Author: Ellen Braaten

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2003-11-26

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781572307872

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Braaten and Felopulos describe how the evaluation process occurs in children, including the role (if any) that testing plays in diagnosing and devising treatment plans for dyslexia, ADHD, math and reading disorders, autism and Asperger syndrome, depression, anxiety, and other conditions.

Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids, Fourth Edition
Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids, Fourth Edition

Author: Timothy E. Wilens

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2016-04-21

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1462525873

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"When a child is struggling with an emotional or behavioral problem, parents face many difficult decisions. Is medication the right choice? What about side effects? How long will medication be needed? In this authoritative guide, leading child psychiatrists Drs. Timothy Wilens and Paul Hammerness explain the nuts and bolts of psychiatric medications--from how they work and potential risks to their impact on a child's emotions, school performance, personality, and health. Extensively revised to include the latest information about medications and their uses, the fourth edition is even more accessible, and includes pullouts, bulleted lists, and "take home points" highlighting critical facts. In addition to parents, this is an ideal reference for teachers and other school professionals"--

Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders

Author: Marylou Ambrose

Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1622930738

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Everyone has heard of eating disorders. Readers and viewers of television, magazines, tabloids, and the Internet are kept up to date on which celebrities are too thin and which are too fat, but how much do people really understand about these psychological illnesses. This book demystifies the complex causes of eating disorders, discusses a myriad of treatment options, addresses helpful preventative measures, and highlights real people living with eating disorders.

Telling Ed No!
Telling Ed No!

Author: Cheryl Kerrigan

Publisher: Gurze Books

Published: 2011-10-11

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0936077638

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Recovery from an eating disorder requires support of all kinds, and this book is filled with ideas, exercises, and insights. Based on Kerrigan’s own inspiring story, Telling Ed No! is a toolbox of over 100 practical recovery tools, from family interventions, yoga, and massage, to music, role playing and even holding ice! Each tool brings the recovery process to life with prompts for reflection and discussion. Readers looking for guidance will learn: why having a “treatment team” is essential and how to assemble one, how to end self-destructive behaviors such as cutting and over-exercising, and how to transform Ed’s controlling rules into powerful, new recovery rules. Part-self-help book, part memoir, this unique workbook combines the power of real-life experiences and candid straight talk with suggestions and exercises that offer both hope and creative guidance.

Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids
Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids

Author: Timothy E. Wilens

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2016-03-14

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 146252589X

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Is medication the right choice for treating your child's emotional or behavioral problems? How can you be confident that he or she has been properly diagnosed? What do you need to know to get the most benefits from medication treatment, with the least risk? From leading child psychiatrists Timothy Wilens and Paul Hammerness, this book has already empowered many tens of thousands of parents to make tough decisions and become active, informed managers of their children's care. With clarity and compassion, it explains how medications work; their impact on kids' emotions, personality, school performance, and health; the pros and cons of specific treatment options; and much more. In addition to parents, teachers and other school professionals will find this book an ideal reference. New in the Fourth Edition: Extensively revised to include the latest information about medications and their uses, the fourth edition is even more accessible, and includes pullouts, bulleted lists, and "take home points" highlighting critical facts.

Straight Talk
Straight Talk

Author: Sally Berkovic

Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780881256611

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Writing in the first person to her daughters, Berkovic relates stories from her upbringing to reconcile the contradictions between the opportunities of modern life and the constrictions of Orthodox practice. Originally published as Under my hat by Joseph's Bookstore, London in 1997. The subtitle on the cover and spine reads "my dilemma as a modern orthodox Jewish woman." No indexing is included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

I Have an Eating Disorder. Now What?
I Have an Eating Disorder. Now What?

Author: Kristi Lew

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2014-12-15

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 1477779736

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In a world steeped with media images of unrealistic bodies and new diet fads, many of those at highest risk for disordered eating don’t have access to accurate, straightforward information. This compelling guide to a variety of eating disorders—including anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and other lesser known ones such as pica and anorexia athletica—offers help: both in identifying anxious thoughts or habits about eating and seeking the appropriate, discrete help. A discussion of causes and consequences informs readers that while disordered eating is not their fault, they can—and must—overcome it.