Psychology Mental Illness

In Swimming Aimlessly, Waldman shares his family’s infertility story, a years-long, crazy expensive, physically and emotionally exhausting ride. He also speaks with other couples, doctors, and fertility experts, providing not only the latest science, but more intimate advice about the ups and downs of trying to conceive, keeping the partnership healthy, and dealing with the inevitable losses that come - even when the journey ends in a baby.

The goal of this book is twofold: to educate the family member or caregiver about their loved one's disease and to equip the listener with identified strategies to assist them in helping their loved one navigate through their mental illness diagnosis successfully and to live a high-functioning life. Meet Linda Denke, PhD, who dialogues and walks alongside her listeners as they navigate the mental health system.

Nobody should ever have to hear a doctor say, "You have cancer." This sentence strikes more fear than any other into the human heart, especially if you've lost loved ones to the disease. You may believe cancer is a death sentence, even if it isn't one. At the time of this writing in 2017, with all the advances in medicine, its unknown origin and progression still terrify.

In the first years of the Weimar Republic, the German psychiatrist Hans Prinzhorn gathered a remarkable collection of works by schizophrenic patients that would astonish and delight the world. The Prinzhorn collection, as it was called, inspired a new generation of artists, including Paul Klee, Max Ernst and Salvador Dali. What the doctor could not have known, however, was that these works would later be used to prepare the ground for mass-murder.

Over half of all cases of mental illness start before the age of 14. This audiobook examines mental health in this age group, the policies and services on offer, how and why certain people are affected, and what can be done by schools and individuals to provide intervention, prevention, and support.

Dr. Matthias Ennenbach hat aus unzähligen Patientengesprächen ein allgemein gültiges Erklärungsmodell entwickelt, das die Psychosomatik aus der "Psychoecke" holt. Die erleichternde Botschaft: Jeder Mensch funktioniert psychosomatisch! Es gibt weder rein körperliche noch rein psychisch-nervliche Erkrankungen, sondern immer nur ein Wechselspiel von beidem. Und das lässt sich anschaulich darstellen.

The Stranger on the Bridge is a memoir of the journey Jonny made both personally, and publicly to not only find the person who saved his life, but also to explore how he got to the bridge in the first place and how he continues to manage his diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. Using extracts from diaries Jonny has been writing from the age of thirteen, this book is a deeply personal memoir with a unique insight on mental health.

Writer and singer Tinky Weisblat kept a journal during the final year of her mother’s life. Jan Weisblat was 93 and suffered from dementia. Pulling Taffy shares journal entries, history, family photographs, and recipes that document their time together. It pays tribute to the vibrant spirit of Jan, whom her daughter called Taffy. This informal, candid memoir explores the ways in which Taffy’s view of the world changes as her Alzheimer’s disease develops... and the ways in which it remains the same.

Ein Hörbuch für alle Hypochonder und Comedy-Fans: Diese geistreichen und witzigen Dialoge zwischen der "Hypochonderin" Cordula Stratmann und der Ernährungswissenschaftlerin Marion Grillparzer sind nicht nur für (eingebildete) Kranke lehrreich und lustig gleichermaßen und streifen dabei eine Vielzahl an Themen, denen man im Alltag begegnet. Wer also schon immer mal wissen wollte, was eine Überdosis Lakritze für Folgen haben kann, der findet hier Antworten.

Die Angst vor Krankheit ist weit verbreitet und hat unterschiedliche Formen der Ausprägung. Vielleicht kennen Sie den Begriff "Hypochondrie", so lautet der medizinische Name für die Angst vor Krankheit. In diesem Hörbuch widmen wir uns dem Thema "Angst vor Krankheit“ ganz intensiv. Wir werfen einen Blick auf die Auswirkung dieser Angst auf das soziale und berufliche Leben, die psychische und physische Gesundheit und auf weitere Facetten des Lebens der Betroffenen und ihren Angehörigen.

Ich werde Dir helfen, Deine Ängste zu lösen und zu transformieren, um wieder zu mehr Ruhe und Harmonie zu finden. Nach der geführten Einschlafmeditation werde ich Affirmationen sprechen, die Dein Wohlbefinden nachhaltig unterstützen werden. Diese geführte Meditation zum Einschlafen basiert auf mehreren Methoden. Zu Beginn arbeite ich mit Entspannungstechniken, Elementen der Chakren-Lehre und der Hypnose. Diese Einleitung geht sanft in eine wunderschöne Fantasiereise über und von dort schweben wir dann in den Affirmations-Teil.

When many people think of mental performance they simply focus on the level of intelligence that an individual can have. Little or no focus is placed on how the brain can be kept working at optimum capacity. Improve Mental Performance: 7 Top Tips Tools to Stop Overworking Your Brain Now can help to explain all of this. The main point that is expounded upon is the fact that many individuals tend to spend a lot of time stressing on the amount of work that they have to get through and on finding the solution to do so.

Everyone's familiar with the consequences of lost sleep: you're groggy and irritable, your focus is off, you don't perform at your best, and you're likely to dump sugary foods and caffeine into your system for an energy boost. But the effects of poor sleep go way beyond these concerns. Indeed, they can be life-threatening.

Sebbene la principale preoccupazione relativa al COVID-19 riguardasse le sue conseguenze, soprattutto in termini di problemi respiratori, i progressi nella conoscenza di questa malattia hanno permesso di capire come i suoi effetti si estendono oltre i polmoni, e possono raggiungere ed influenzare il sistema nervoso. Questo testo affronta le conseguenze che il COVID-19 ha nel cervello, da una doppia prospettiva.

The part of the brain most heavily associated with mental health, memory, emotion, and mood is called the hippocampus - the biological name for the seahorse. It is the unusual seahorse-like shape of the hippocampus that has led to its evocative name. Just as the seahorse charms the depths of oceans, our own hippocampus, when supported and nurtured, can help enchant our own lives.

In How Babies Sleep, Sofia Axelrod, PhD - neuroscientist, sleep consultant, and mother of two - introduces the first baby sleep method that is truly rooted in the science of sleep. After having her first child, Axelrod realized that the typical baby sleep advice conflicted with the actual science of sleep, including the findings from her mentor's Nobel Prize-winning sleep lab. She developed her transformative method based on the latest discoveries about our body's circadian clock and how it is disturbed by light and other external stimuli.

Welcome to "The Role of Sleep in Health: Unlocking the Secrets of Quality Rest." We will embark on a journey into the enigmatic world of sleep, where science meets dreams, and rest holds the key to vitality. We will uncover the mysteries of the night, explore the intricate mechanisms of slumber, and unveil the extraordinary influence that sleep wields over every aspect of our existence.

Die Faszination für die Tiefen der menschlichen Seele begleitet uns seit Jahrhunderten: Wenn Mediziner*innen Fallgeschichten aus ihrer Praxis erzählen, dann hört man ihnen zu. Das Ärzteehepaar Nicole und Christian Knobloch behandelt in seiner Praxis seit über zwanzig Jahren Menschen mit psychiatrischen und neurologischen Erkrankungen. In zahlreichen Fallgeschichten berichten sie nun erstmals aus dem breiten Spektrum der Neurologie und Psychiatrie. So begegnet ihnen eine junge Mutter, deren ALS-Diagnose bereits ihr Leben überschattet – doch ihr Schlafzimmerblick bringt die Ärzte auf eine rettende Spur.

Before you read this, think for a moment: Do you know where your keys are? What was the name of that last visitor to your office? We rely on memory every moment of the day, but many of us constantly complain that we're losing it faster than we ever imagined.

From a young age, Lucy Nichol has always been on edge. Whether it's because of her fear of beards, a general sense that she can catch a disease from anything, or the belief that she's going to throw up at any given moment, she's never really felt safe. In A Series of Unfortunate Stereotypes, Lucy explores the different lenses through which she and other people have viewed her mental health problems. She tackles a number of different stereotypes placed on people living with mental illness, including the idea that they are narcissists, hypochondriacs, and psychos.