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  • Sanity, Madness and the Family

    by R.D Laing, Aaron Esterson ...
    Series series Routledge Classics
    In the late 1950s the psychiatrist R.D.Laing and psychoanalyst Aaron Esterson spent five years interviewing eleven families of female patients diagnosed as 'schizophrenic'. Sanity, Madness and the Family is the result of their work. Eleven vivid case studies, often dramatic and disturbing, reveal patterns of affection and fear, manipulation and indifference within the family. But it was the ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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  • Understanding the Borderline Mother

    Helping Her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable, and Volatile Relationship

    by Christine Ann Lawson ...
    The first love in our lives is our mother. Recognizing her face, her voice, the meaning of her moods, and her facial expressions is crucial to survival. Dr. Christine Ann Lawson vividly describes how mothers who suffer from borderline personality disorder produce children who may flounder in life even as adults, futilely struggling to reach the safety of a parental harbor, unable to recognize that ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

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  • A Safe Place for Joey

    by Mary MacCracken ...
    From bestselling author and teacher Mary Maccracken comes the engaging and inspiring story of five troubled children who she fought to bring back from the brinkJoey is the class clown, but alone proves to be an intensely dark seven-year old who still can’t read.Eric is a kindergartener, left withdrawn and speechless by the horrors he’s witnessed at home.Alice appears the model fifth year child, ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

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  • The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

    And Other Clinical Tales

    by Oliver Sacks ...
    **THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NBC SERIES BRILLIANT MINDS • In his most extraordinary book, the bestselling author of Awakenings and "poet laureate of medicine” (The New York Times) recounts the case histories of patients inhabiting the compelling world of neurological disorders, from those who are no longer able to recognize common objects to those who gain extraordinary new skills.“Oliver Sacks has ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Examined Life

    How We Lose and Find Ourselves

    by Stephen Grosz ...
    An extraordinary book for anyone eager to understand the hidden motives that shape our lives.We are all storytellers—we create stories to make sense of our lives. A moving collection of short, personal encounters between a psychoanalyst and his patients, The Examined Life reveals how the art of insight can illuminate the most complicated, confounding, and human of experiences. Ultimately, these ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Woman Who Thought too Much

    A Memoir

    by Joanne Limburg ...
    For readers of A Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion and Bad Blood by Lorna Sage comes an intensely honest and surprisingly witty literary memoir of one woman's life as a sufferer of Obsessive-compulsive disorderJoanne Limburg is a woman who thinks things she doesn't want to think, and who does things she doesn't want to do. As a small child, she would chew her hair all day and lie awake at ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing

    The Experience and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    by Judith L. Rapoport ...
    In this classic study of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a distinguished psychiatrist offers hope and help for those suffering from mental illness, suggesting pathways forward through behavioral therapies and mediation.Drawing on the extraordinary experiences of her patients, Dr. Judith Rapoport unravels the mysteries surrounding OCD, an emotionally crippling affliction that affects millions ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Travelers to Unimaginable Lands

    Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain

    by Dasha Kiper ...
    **These “moving and often surprising” (The Wall Street Journal) case histories meld science and storytelling to show that caregivers don’t just witness cognitive decline in their loved ones with dementia—they are its invisible victims.“This book will forever change the way we see people with dementia disorders—and the people who care for them.”—Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Can I tell you about Selective Mutism?

    A guide for friends, family and professionals

    by Maggie Johnson, Alison Wintgens ...
    Illustrated by Robyn Gallow ...
    Series series Can I tell you about...?
    Meet Hannah - a young girl with selective mutism (SM). Hannah invites readers to learn about selective mutism from her perspective, helping them to understand what it is, what it feels like to have SM, and how they can help. This illustrated book is packed with accessible information and will be an ideal introduction to selective mutism. It shows family, friends and teachers how they can support a ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Reading Magic

    How your child can learn to read before school, and other read-aloud miracles

    by Mem Fox, Judy Horacek ...
    Series Book 84 - Untapped
    In this modern classic, bestselling author and educator Mem Fox explores the power and impact that reading aloud to our children can have—on literacy, development, confidence and connection. She explains the benefits and processes of reading, offers practical guidance and tackles enduring controversies from phonics to television.Mem Fox is a retired Associate Professor of Literacy Studies from ... Read more

    $8.55 USD

  • REASONS AND REMEDIES

    Dyslexia, Autism, Speech and language difficulties, Behavioural problems, Stammering, Tics, Dyspraxia, Convulsions, Mental illness, ADHD

    by Patricia Sims ...
    REASONS AND REMEDIES is a highly readable, ground-breaking approach to children’s difficulties. It is based on the consistent clinical findings and revelations of an experienced Speech and Language Therapist / Pathologist and takes the reader on a journey of discovery.It is a book written to help both parents, and professionals working with children, to understand how and why difficulties develop. ... Read more

    $2.72 USD

  • I Will Not Give up on My Daughter

    A True Account of a Family Living with Anorexia Nervosa

    by Grace Summer ...
    A remarkably honest and chilling account of the anxiety and darkness that descends on a family when one of its members becomes a victim of anorexia. A must read for all families ‘Anna was making me eat myself from the inside out’ ‘A true story that will evoke a strong emotional response amongst all members of a family that has a child or sibling tormented by Anorexia Nervosa.’ ‘As real as it gets. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus