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OMG that's me : bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and more / by Mowry, Dave,author.;
Obsessive thoughts and behavior -- Which bipolar me is going to wake up today? -- The never-ending to-do list -- Suffering in silence -- Bipolar disorder and job insecurity -- Too depressed to shower -- Panic attacks -- Don't disappear from my like because I have bipolar disease -- Flashbacks -- Is laughter really the best medicine? -- Have bipolar and finding your funny -- Five surprising things we can do to improve our lives -- What might have been -- Suicide ideation -- Bipolar disorder and hobbies -- Misreading situations -- Bipolar disorder and bad memories -- Oversharing -- Constant conversations in my head -- Panic attacks: My constant companion -- Mental illness: A balanced vies -- Don't disrespect me because I have bipolar disease -- Identity theft: Take mine -- Peer support works -- My lost years -- We are beautiful people: A message of dignity and hope.If you are living with a mental illness or mood disorder - or more than one - you're not alone. People all over the country and the world are living with mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, and more.Whether you're living with a mental illness, you have a loved one who is, or you're a mental health provider who wants to better understand your patients, this books is a must read.
Subjects: Affective disorders.; Affective Symptoms.; Anxiety Disorders.; Bipolar Disorder.; Depressive Disorder.;
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How everyone became depressed : the rise and fall of the nervous breakdown / by Shorter, Edward.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-241) and index.Nerves as a problem -- The rise of nervous illness -- Fatigue -- Anxiety -- A different kind of nervous breakdown: melancholia -- The nervous breakdown -- Paradigm shift -- Something wrong with the label -- Drugs -- The return of the two depressions (and an anxious postscript -- Nerves redux -- Context."In this provocative book, Edward Shorter describes how in the 19th century patients with anxiety, fatigue and unable to sleep and obsess about the whole thing were considered "nervous," and when they lost control it was a "nervous breakdown." Then psychiatry turned its back on the whole concept of nerves, and--first under the influence of Freud's psychoanalysis and then the influence of the pharmaceutical industry--the diagnosis of depression took center stage. The result has been a scientific disaster, leading to the misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment (with "antidepressants") of millions of patients. And with the new 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), the trend of inappropriate treatment is sure to continue. Urging that the diagnosis of depression be re-thought, this book turns a dramatic page in the understanding of psychiatric symptoms that are as common as the common cold. A gripping historical argument on psychiatric diagnosis and its flawed heritage and future."--Jacket.
Subjects: Depression, Mental.; Stress (Psychology); Depressive Disorder.; Affective Symptoms.; Stress, Psychological.;
© 2013., Oxford University Press,
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Healing the angry brain : how understanding the way your brain works can help you control anger & aggression / by Potter-Efron, Ronald T.;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction -- Brain basics -- The emotional brain -- The angry brain -- The causes of an angry brain -- Uncorrected proof -- You can change your brain -- Recognizing unconscious anger activation -- Avoiding conscious bad choices -- Developing empathy -- Further study -- Appendix -- Medications that may help with anger -- References.Explains how anger builds neural pathways in the human brain and offers advice for controllings outbursts, reducing stress, and fostering conflict resolution solutions that can lead to improved mental and physical health.
Subjects: Anger.; Control (Psychology); Affective Symptoms; Anger; Brain;
© ©2012., New Harbinger Publications,
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Ear, nose, and throat disorders sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, and voice, including ear infections, otosclerosis, cholesteatoma, hearing loss, ototoxicity, tinnitus, vertigo, Ménière disease, perilymph fistula, sinusitis, deviated septum, sleep apnea, sore throat, laryngitis, tonsillitis, swallowing disorders, otolaryngologic cancers, laryngeal cancer, and more, along with reports on current research initiatives, a glossary of related medical terms, and a directory of sources for further help and information. by Omnigraphics, Inc.,issuing body.;
Pt. 1. Structure and functions of ear, nose, and throat -- pt. 2. Disorders of the ears -- pt. 3. Hearing disorders -- pt. 4. Vestibular disorders -- pt. 5. Disorders of the nose and sinuses -- pt. 6. Disorders of the throat and vocal cords -- pt. 7. Cancers of the ears, nose, and throat -- pt. 8. Additional help and information.Provides Basic Consumer Health Information about Disorders of the Ears, Hearing Loss, Vestibular Disorders, Nasal and Sinus Problems, Throat and Vocal Cord Disorders, and Otolaryngologic Cancers, Including Genetic and Congenital Deafness, Tinnitus, Vertigo, Snoring, Along with Current Research Initiatives, a Glossary, and Sources for Help and Information"--
Subjects: Otolaryngology;
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Depression sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the symptoms, causes, and types of depression, including major depression, dysthymia, atypical depression, bipolar disorder, depression during and after pregnancy, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and seasonal affective disorder ; along with facts about depression and chronic illness, treatment-resistant depression and suicide, mental health medications, therapies, and treatments, tips for improving self-esteem, resilience, and quality of life while living with depression, a glossary of related terms, and resources for additional help and information. by Omnigraphics, Inc.,issuing body.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. Introduction to mental health disorders and depression -- 1. What are mental health disorders? -- 2. Brain function and mental health -- 3. Myths and facts about mental health disorders -- 4. Depression : what you need to know -- 5. Why do people get depressed? -- 6. Statistics on depression and related mental health disorders -- Statistics on depression -- Statistics on other common mental illnesses.pt. II. Types of depression -- 7. Major depression -- 8. Dysthymia : chronic depression -- 9. Atypical depression -- 10. Bipolar Disorder (manic-depressive illness) -- What is bipolar disease? -- Bipolar disorder in children and teens -- 11. Premenstrual syndrome -- 12. Psychotic depression -- Psychosis -- Schizophrenia -- 13. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).pt. III. Who develops depression -- 14. How depression affects people in different ways -- 15. Women and depression -- 16. Men and depression -- 17. Depression in children and adolescents -- Understanding depression in children -- Depression among teens -- 18. Depression in college students -- 19. Depression in older adults -- 20. Depression in minority populations -- 21. Depression and violence in LGBT population -- 22. Occupation-related depression -- 23. Depression related to pregnancy -- 24. Depression in prison inmates -- 25. Caregivers and depression.pt. IV. Causes and risk factors for depression -- 26. What causes depression? -- Overview of the causes of depression -- Probing the depression-rumination cycle -- 27. Stress, resilience, and the risk of depression -- Stress and your health -- Resilience factors and the risk of developing mental health problems -- 28. Trauma as a risk factor for depression -- Depression, trauma, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) -- Child abuse leaves epigenetic marks -- Adverse childhood experiences -- 29. Unemployment, poverty, and depression -- 30. Other mental health disorders and the relationship to depression -- Anxiety disorders and depression among children and women -- Eating disorders, anxiety, and depression -- 31. Depression, substance use, and addiction -- Addiction can lead to depression and other mental disorders -- Can smoking cause depression? -- Alcohol use and depression among older adults -- 32. Genetics and depression.pt. V. Depression and chronic illness -- 33. Chronic illness, pain, and depression -- Chronic illness related to increased symptoms of depression -- Chronic pain and PTSD -- 34. Depression and autoimmune diseases -- Depression often coexists with fibromyalgia -- Depression and Lupus -- Depression and Rheumatoid Arthritis -- 35. Depression and brain injury -- 36. Depression and cancer -- 37. Depression and diabetes -- 38. Depression and heart disease -- 39. Depression and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) -- 40. Depression and Multiple Sclerosis -- 41. Depression and neurological disorders -- Depression and Alzheimer Disease -- Depression and Parkinson Disease -- 42. Depression and stroke.pt. VI. Diagnosis and treatment of depression -- 43. Recognizing signs of depression in you and your loved ones -- 44. Diagnosing depression -- 45. Paying for mental healthcare -- Finding low- cost mental healthcare and help paying for prescriptions -- Medicare and your mental health benefits -- 46. Finding and choosing a therapist -- Types of therapist -- Finding a therapist -- Choosing a therapist -- 47. Therapy for depression -- Psychotherapy (talk therapy) -- Cognitive processing therapy -- 48. Mental health medications -- Understanding mental health medications -- Ketamine lifts depression via metabolite -- Medications for treating depression in women -- Medications for treating depression in elders -- 49. Combination treatment -- 50. Brain stimulation therapies for severe depression -- 51. Light therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder -- 52. Alternative and complementary therapies for depression -- Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for depression -- Meditation can help in conquering depression -- St. John's Wort and depression -- Valerian -- 53. Treating depression in children and adolescents -- Don't leave childhood depression untreated -- Taking your child to a therapist -- Therapy for teens -- Antidepressant medications for children and adolescents -- 54. Treatment-resistant and relapsed depression -- Treatment-resistant depression : an overview -- Teens who recover from hard-to-treat depression still at risk for relapse -- Rapidly-acting treatments for treatment-resistant depression (RAPID).pt. VII. Strategies for managing depression -- 55. Understanding mental illness stigma and depression triggers -- Stigmas about mental illness contribute to depression -- Depression triggers : how to prevent them -- 56. Well-being concepts -- 57. Building resilience -- Understanding resilience -- Factors that promote resilience -- Building resilience in children and youth dealing with trauma -- 58. Building self-esteem and body image -- 59. Dealing with the effects of trauma -- 60. Grief, bereavement, and coping with loss -- 61. Coping with the holiday blues -- 62. Peer support and social inclusion.pt. VIII. Suicide -- 63. Understanding suicide -- 64. Suicide in the United States -- 65. Suicidal behavior, risk, and protective factors -- 66. Relationship between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and suicide -- Suicide among youth and older adults -- Teen suicide -- Suicide among young adults -- Older adult : depression and suicide facts -- 68. Warning signs of suicide and how to deal with it -- Warning signs of suicide -- Preventing suicide -- Treating people with suicidal thoughts -- 69. Recovering from a suicide attempt.pt. IX. Additional help and information -- 70. Glossary of terms related to depression -- 71. Directory of organizations that help people with depression and suicidal thoughts."Provides basic consumer health information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of various forms of depression, along with coping tips and strategies for building resilience and self-esteem. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--
Subjects: Depression, Mental;
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The post-traumatic stress disorder sourcebook : a guide to healing, recovery, and growth / by Schiraldi, Glenn R.,1947-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-453) and index.Part I: About PTSD. PTSD basics ; Making sense of the bewildering symptoms: understanding anxiety and dissociation ; Frequently asked questions -- Part II: About healing, recovery, and growth. Principles of healing, recovery, and growth ; Treatment approaches : professional, medication, group, and self-managed -- Part III: Preparing for the recovery process. Stabilization and balance ; Taking care of your health -- Part IV: Managing symptoms. Affect management ; Reducing general arousal ; Regulating bodily arousal ; Breathing retraining ; Relaxation ; Managing anger ; Eye movement ; Intrusion management ; Before starting memory work : helpful strategies -- Part V: Treatment. Principles of memory work ; Cognitive restructuring ; Confiding concealed wounds ; Resolving guilt ; Prolonged exposure ; Body-based therapies ; Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing ; Thought field therapy ; Other brief processing techniques ; Dream management and processing ; Healing imagery ; Healing rituals ; Grieving losses ; Making sense of trauma : coming to terms with suffering ; Hypnosis ; Expressive art therapies ; Life review ; Innovative treatments ; Complementary approaches -- Part VI: Moving on. Transitioning ; Building self-esteem ; Unfinished business : resolving anger ; Intimacy and sexuality ; Meaning and purpose ; Spiritual and religious growth ; Happiness, pleasure, and humor ; Relapse prevention ; Looking ahead/Summing up -- Appendices: History of PTSD ; Assessing abuse ; Brain and memory ; Psychiatric disorders ; 72-hour emergency preparedness ; Meditation ; Rape and sexual assault facts and myths ; Medication facts and guidelines ; Medication facts and guidelines ; Early childhood trauma and complex PTSD ; Victim, survivor, thriver,"The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook, Revised and Expanded Second Edition introduces survivors, loved ones, and helpers to the remarkable range of treatment alternatives and self-management techniques available today to break through the pain and realize recovery and growth. This updated edition incorporates all-new diagnostics from the DSM-5 and covers the latest treatment techniques and research findings surrounding the optimization of brain health and function, sleep disturbance, new USDA dietary guidelines and the importance of antioxidants, early childhood trauma, treating PTSD and alcoholism, the relationship between PTSD and brain injury, suicide and PTSD, somatic complaints associated with PTSD, and more."--Provided by Amazon.com.
Subjects: Post-traumatic stress disorder.; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic.;
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Healing arthritis : your 3-step guide to conquering arthritis naturally / by Blum, Susan S.; Bender, Michele,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-330) and index."From the author of The Immune System Recovery Plan comes a science-based, drug-free treatment plan for the fifty million people who suffer from arthritis. Dr. Blum's amazing three-step guide explains how to eliminate the disease naturally. Do your joints ache or swell but you don't know why? Have you been diagnosed with any type of arthritis and want to treat the cause? Are you taking medication but still have symptoms? Do you find yourself feeling better but then your joint pain comes back for no apparent reason? Are you concerned about side effects from the over-the-counter pain relievers you take for your arthritis? Do you want to reduce your reliance on prescription medication to control your symptoms? Do you need guidance on what to eat to reduce inflammation and pain in your joints? Do your symptoms affect your sleep, ability to exercise, relationships, and/or quality of life? Does stress make your symptoms worse? Are you looking for a natural solution that will finally stop the endless pain and suffering from your arthritis? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book is the "medicine" you need. Arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the world--greater than both back pain and heart disease. Conventional medicine tends to treat arthritis with strong, gut-damaging, and immune-suppressing pain medications, temporarily relieving the symptoms of the disease without addressing its root causes. Dr. Blum's three-step protocol is designed to address the underlying cause of the condition and heal the body permanently by treating rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and more; healing your gut to heal your joints; and reducing inflammation without medication."--Jacket.Part 1: What kind of arthritis do you have?. Rheumatoid arthritis ; Spondyloarthritis ; Osteoarthritis ; Other arthritis conditions -- Part 2: Heal the gut, heal the joints. The gut-arthritis connection ; How to heal the gut -- Part 3: Treating your terrain. Food and fire ; Traumatic stress: fueling the flame -- Part 4: The Blum Center 3-step arthritis protocol. My story: Putting it all together ; 3-step arthritis protocol and guide. Step 1: Two-week jump-start leaky gut diet for arthritis ; Step 2: Two-month intensive gut repair ; Step 3: Finish-what-you-started six-month program -- Recipes.
Subjects: Arthritis; Complementary Therapies.;
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Prostate cancer : expert advice for helping your loved one / by Baum, Neil,1943-author.; Mobley, David F.,author.; Key, R. Garrett,1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This book explains prostate cancer to spouses and partners, from diagnosis through treatment, emotional resources to physical support and beyond"--
Subjects: Prostate;
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The lupus encyclopedia : a comprehensive guide for patients and health care providers / by Thomas, Donald E.,Jr.,1961-author.;
Definitions, causes, and diagnosis of autoimmune diseases -- How Lupus directly affects the body -- Other complications of Lupus and their treatments -- Treating Lupus -- Other practical matters."In this new, completely updated edition of The Lupus Encyclopedia, Dr. Thomas along with leading experts from around the globe detail everything you need to know about what lupus is and how autoimmune disorders affect the body and mind, the symptoms associated with lupus, what tests are needed to make a lupus diagnosis, how to find a specialist who can provide you with the best care, advice on obtaining the best treatments for your specific symptoms, and lifestyle factors that can help you avoid flare-ups"--Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Systemic lupus erythematosus;
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The autoimmune brain : a five-step plan for treating chronic pain, depression, anxiety, fatigue, and attention disorders / by Younger, David S.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The basics of brain health and autoimmunity -- How the brain develops -- Is my problem neurological of psychiatric? -- Won your genetics -- Test for an autoimmune disturbance -- Apply immune modulatory and pain therapy -- Participate in therapies that address stress and mental health concerns -- Eat and exercise to restore brain health and reset the immune system -- Survey your environment for toxic exposures -- Developmental disorders affecting children and teens -- Sore throats lead to sore heads: on the lookout for PANDAS and PANS -- The but-brain connection: Celiac Disease and beyond -- Concussions leave their mark -- Neuroendocrine and mast cell activity determine how you respond to stress -- Porphyria: a misdiagnosed neurogenetic disorder -- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: relief for exhausted patients -- Lyme disease: the great initiator or the great trigger? -- Spondyloarthropathy: I-cubed and genetically predetermined joint diseases -- Autoimmune encephalitis: a brain on fire -- Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias: autoimmune insights -- Putting it all together to resolve your health."The Autoimmune Brain connects common brain health symptoms to changes in the immune system, in particular those triggered by bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections., In this book, Dr. David Younger explains his groundbreaking research and adds a new component: how traumatic stress (whether physical or emotional) and genetics affect this same triad as inextricable factors in initiating disease and brain health symptoms... His diagnostic techniques and treatment protocols will help readers identify the true cause of their symptoms and put them on a clear path to healing so they no longer feel unbalanced, out of control, forgetful, and exhausted."--Back cover.
Subjects: Psychoneuroimmunology.; Brain; Autoimmune diseases; Nervous system; Mental illness;
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