Health Crisis

Passing the LCSW exam is a crucial step toward becoming a licensed clinical social worker. This book provides a concise, structured overview of key exam topics, including clinical assessment, treatment planning, social work ethics, DSM-5 disorders, crisis intervention, and cultural competence. Designed as a study supplement, this guide reinforces core principles, professional responsibilities, and ethical decision-making required for licensure. The content covers mental health diagnosis, risk assessment, trauma-informed care, and evidence-based interventions used in clinical practice. ...

By the mid 1980s, AIDS hysteria was so rampant that a fearful and prejudiced public ignored stories of gay men falling ill with lesions and mouth ulcers. President Reagan avoided mentioning the disease entirely. Then, as chronicled in Blood Farm, a new HIV-positive population emerged, one that included kids like Ken Dixon, Brad Cross, and Ryan White who had been infected as young as ten years old. But how?

Imagine you are nine years old. Your best friend’s father is arrested, half your classmates disappear from school, and someone burns down the house across the road. Imagine you have to cross a snow-covered mountain range at night in order to escape the soldiers who are trying to kill you. How would you deal with these memories once you are an adult? Jones, a relief worker and child psychiatrist, interviewed over 40 Serb and Muslim children who came of age during the Bosnian War and now returns, 20 years after the war began, to discover the adults they have become.

This book brings together Erich Fromm's basic statements on the application of psychoanalytic theory to social dynamics. At the same time, it offers an image of man consonant with the hopes of radical humanism. The Crisis of Psychoanalysis is a collection of nine brilliant essays. Although his work is deeply rooted in Freudian theory, Fromm further develops Freud's doctrines by including both social and ethical dimensions, and applies his discoveries and insights to address the problems we face in society at large.

What if the voice you were taught to silence was your truest guide all along? Chaos and Candor is not your typical creativity guide. It’s a field manual for the rebellious soul—the artist, the disruptor, the truth-speaker who creates not just to express, but to awaken. Whether you identify as a compassionate Rebel, a wild Free Spirit, or a sharp-edged Provocateur, this book will help you harness the chaotic energy that fuels authentic creative expression. Blending storytelling, mythic archetypes, psychological insight, and bold exercises, Joseph Crown offers a radical framework for ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are on the rise, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has declared these "superbugs" as one of the top public health concerns. Every type of bacteria has become stronger and less responsive to antibiotics, leaving us vulnerable. But essential oils have incredible powers against bacteria, viruses and microbes. Learn HOW essential oils can succeed where antibiotics fail... and this includes several patients who were facing amputation until essential oils were used in hospital settings. This book includes clinical tests, scientific studies and important ...

Picking up where How to Not Always Be Working left off, Getting to Center is an empathetic offering to those who are looking for a roadmap for finding their way back to equilibrium. This book meditates on endings, grief and joy, ease, hope, addiction, and beginnings, pairing Marlee's own experiences and wisdom with practical exercises and tools for creating balance and understanding within the natural changes of life.

As a psychiatrist, Dr. Rubin learned that Anti-Semitism and other deep-seated prejudices are non-organic diseases of the mind: malignant emotional illnesses that can be treated by only first understanding the unique psychodynamics involved. Little has been written about this aspect of bigotry. Anti-Semitism is a bold endeavor to shed light on one of humankind's most destructive and contagious illnesses, and offers hope and healing for the future.

A story of love, perseverance and enduring faith against all odds, this book is for anyone who has been through something larger than themselves, including navigating a major health crisis. May my story offer you strength, love, and hope — no matter what situation you are battling.

Chronic disease, environmental destruction, and emotional stress are pervasive symptoms of modern society. But what if we started to look at these facets of life not just as symptoms of an unraveling world but as opportunities for rebirth and regeneration? Through a scientific exploration of the microbiome—the ecosystem within us—and its profound connection to the health of the planet, world-renowned, multidisciplinary physician Dr. Zach Bush challenges the destructive narratives that dominate our current understanding of the world.

Are you fed up with using conventional medicine that’s only making you feel worse? Relying on giant corporations to meet your needs can be unpredictable, especially when it comes to your health. You try to eat a balanced diet and take care of your well-being, but daily stress and declining food quality make it a challenge! Even the water you drink could be affecting your health. According to the Environmental Working Group, over 90% of strawberry, apple, cherry, and spinach samples tested positive for two or more pesticides.

This Too Shall Pass unflinchingly deals with major issues relating to: family, love, work, health and identity. We follow the personal narratives of 20 or so everyday people in their 20s to 80s during their most vulnerable and transformative experiences. We follow Jackson's character-building story of first love; Rachel's difficult return from maternity leave; Maria's mid-life love crisis; Sara's hopeful new life as a refugee and Owen's well-received coming out. These are unforgettable and deeply intimate yet universal stories.

Disconnected Youth: Why Teens are Struggling and What We Can Do About It is a compassionate, solution-focused guide to one of the most urgent challenges of our time. Drawing on decades of experience as a psychotherapist, Dr. Richard L. Travis explores the complex emotional realities facing today’s youth—loneliness, anxiety, identity struggles, social media pressure, and disconnection from adults and community. This practical and hopeful guide includes: Real-life stories from teens, parents, and educators Links to TED Talks, YouTube videos, and mental health resources Proven tools for ...

Sandra Lindsay immigrated to the United States from Jamaica with ambitions of becoming a nurse and living the American Dream. In December 2020, she became the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and was subsequently honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In First in Line Lindsay lays out her triumphs and setbacks as a single mother and working student who overcomes barriers. Her beginnings as a four-dollar-an-hour grocery store worker fortified her with the resilience to persevere over decades to become an executive at a globally recognized nationally known healthcare system.

What motivates those who commit violence in the name of political beliefs? Terrorism today is not solely the preserve of Islam, nor is it a new phenomenon. It emerges from social processes and conditions common to societies throughout modern history, and the story of its origins spans centuries, encompassing numerous radical and revolutionary movements. Marc Sageman is a forensic psychiatrist and government counter-terrorism consultant whose bestselling books provide a detailed, damning corrective to commonplace yet simplistic notions of Islamist terrorism.

"Britain’s Broken Promise" delivers a powerful punch to the heart of the National Health Service debate. With waiting lists now over 7.4 million, hospitals literally falling apart, and patients dying from delays, the NHS isn’t just wounded—it is collapsing. Joseph Ejike Ojih (Ph.D.) refuses to whisper what needs to be shouted: the system is broken beyond repair. And the cure isn’t more government—it is more freedom. In this fearless exposé, Dr. Ojih makes the case that Britain’s healthcare future must be rescued by the private sector, not sunk by more political promises. From ...

Is this finally it? The end times? Because from COVID-19 to climate catastrophe to the looming AI revolution—not to mention the ever-growing background hum of rage, fear, and anxiety—it’s starting to feel like the party we call civilization is just about over. The good news? It’s always felt that way.

The climate crisis is making us all unwell. And it’s not just the climate crisis… The term ‘eco-anxiety’ has been popularised as a way to talk about the negative impact of the climate emergency on our wellbeing. In It’s Not Just You, activist Tori Tsui reframes eco-anxiety as the urgent mental health crisis it clearly is. Drawing on the wisdom of environmental advocates from around the globe, Tori looks to those on the frontlines of eco-activism to demonstrate that the current climate-related mental health struggle goes beyond the climate itself.

'It’s happened, a three-week lockdown has been imposed by the government. One walk a day for food or medicine. They’ve got the old retired medics back in to help the NHS and Wetherspoons are refusing to pay their staff. It wasn’t clear if all the old medics worked for Wetherspoons'. Dedicated to all the shopkeepers, and everyone who stayed home, played their part and followed the science … Follow Aunt Sheila as she scribbles down her secret thoughts from the small corner shop. Hilarious and everything you wanted to know about the outbreak from Boris the PM, the Chancellor’s new ...

From the author of The Epidemic of Empathy in Healthcare and The Good Doctor comes a book that explores how the persistent pandemic has revealed what excellence in healthcare truly means and presents an action plan to achieve it.