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  • Models of Madness 2nd Edition

    Psychological, Social and Biological Approaches to Psychosis

    Edited by John Read, Jacqui Dillon ...
    Series series The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series
    Are hallucinations and delusions really symptoms of an illness called ‘schizophrenia’? Are mental health problems really caused by chemical imbalances and genetic predispositions? Are psychiatric drugs as effective and safe as the drug companies claim? Is madness preventable?This second edition of Models of Madness challenges those who hold to simplistic, pessimistic and often damaging theories ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

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  • The Quiet Room

    A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness

    by Lori Schiller, Amanda Bennett ...
    "A book of rare power, passion, and intelligence. Travel with Lori into the heart of schizophrenia, and you will never be the same." —Diane Sawyer, award-winning television news anchorMoving, harrowing, and ultimately uplifting, Lori Schiller's memoir is a classic testimony to the ravages of mental illness and the power of perseverance and courage.At seventeen Lori Schiller was the perfect child ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • The Soloist

    A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music

    by Steve Lopez ...
    The New York Times bestselling true story that inspired the major motion picture—an “unforgettable tale of hope, heart and humanity”(People).Journalist Steve Lopez discovered of Nathaniel Ayers, a former classical bass student at Julliard, playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles’s Skid Row. Deeply affected by the beauty of Ayers’s music, Lopez took it upon himself to change the ... Read more

    Was $9.99 USD Now $4.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • The Eden Express

    by Mark Vonnegut M.D. ...
    “One of the best books about going crazy . . . required reading for those who want to understand insanity from the inside.”—The New York Times Book ReviewMark Vonnegut set out in search of Eden with his VW bug, his girlfriend, his dog, and his ideals. But genetic predisposition and “a whole lot of **** going down” made Mark Vonnegut crazy in a culture that told him “mental illness is a myth” and ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Ben Behind His Voices

    One Family's Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope

    by Randye Kaye ...
    When readers first meet Ben, he is a sweet, intelligent, seemingly well-adjusted youngster. Fast forward to his teenage years, though, and Ben's life has spun out of control. Ben is swept along by an illness over which he has no control-one that results in runaway episodes, periods of homelessness, seven psychotic breaks, seven hospitalizations, and finally a diagnosis and treatment plan that ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

  • The Voices Within

    The History and Science of How We Talk to Ourselves

    by Charles Fernyhough ...
    A luminous exploration of the nature of thoughts, from daydreams to the voices in our headsAt the moment you caught sight of this book, what were you thinking? Was your thought a stream of sensations? Or was it a voice in your head? Did you ask yourself, "I wonder what that's about?" Did you answer? And what does it mean if you did?When someone says they hear voices in their head, they are often ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Is There No Place on Earth for Me

    by Susan Sheehan ...
    **PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • The renowned journalist's classic investigation of schizophrenia that follows a flamboyant and fiercely intelligent young woman as she struggles in the throes of mental illness.“The classic case study of schizophrenia that set the stage for reform. . . . Its insight, compassion, and humanity have much to teach us." —Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • SANE Guide to Schizophrenia

    by SANE Australia ...
    Schizophrenia is one of a group of illnesses which cause 'psychosis' - affecting the brains ability to interpret information and make sense of the world. When someone is given a diagnosis of a psychotic illness such as schizophrenia it can raise all sorts of questions and worries. What do terms such as 'schizophrenia' or 'schizoaffective disorder' actually mean? Is there any effective treatment? ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • The Art of Misdiagnosis

    Surviving My Mother's Suicide

    by Gayle Brandeis ...
    Award-winning novelist and poet Gayle Brandeis’s wrenching memoir of her complicated family history and her mother’s suicideGayle Brandeis’s mother disappeared just after Gayle gave birth to her youngest child. Several days later, her body was found: she had hanged herself in the utility closet of a Pasadena parking garage. In this searing, formally inventive memoir, Gayle describes the dissonance ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Blue Dreams

    The Science and the Story of the Drugs that Changed Our Minds

    by Lauren Slater ...
    The explosive story of the discovery and development of psychiatric medications, as well as the science and the people behind their invention, told by a riveting writer and psychologist who shares her own experience with the highs and lows of psychiatric drugs.Although one in five Americans now takes at least one psychotropic drug, the fact remains that nearly seventy years after doctors first ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Psychosis as a Personal Crisis

    An Experience-Based Approach

    Edited by Marius Romme, Sandra Escher ...
    Series series The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series
    Psychosis as a Personal Crisis seeks to challenge the way people who hear voices are both viewed and treated. This book emphasises the individual variation between people who suffer from psychosis and puts forward the idea that hearing voices is not in itself a sign of mental illness.In this book the editors bring together an international range of expert contributors, who in their daily work, ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • The Everything Health Guide to Schizophrenia

    The latest information on treatment, medication, and coping strategies

    by Dean A Haycock, Elias K. Shaya ...
    Series series Everything® Series
    The effects of schizophrenia can be devastating for both the 3.3 million adults living with the disease as well as their families and friends. This guide offers help to those who suffer from schizophrenia and their loved ones, including information on how to:Get a correct diagnosisUnderstand the various types of schizophreniaHandle resulting problems such as substance abuseFind the right ... Read more

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