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Using Van Gogh's letters as a primary source, the author discusses the artist's life, his approach to his work and his mental illness. The letters vividly show the artist's life was no bed of roses. Whereas Van Gogh perfectly knew what was sellable, he continued to produce what he considered as honest, 'truthful' art, regardless of current taste. He did not expect the art-buying public to understand the rough appearance of his work. Van Gogh acknowledged...
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When darkness suffocates, look for the light.
Depression and suicide cases are rising at an alarming rate, with suicide being a leading cause of death in the United States. For Christians, particularly those in vocational ministry, the stigma surrounding mental illness and mental health often creates an atmosphere of secrecy where the enemy's lies reign. But when science and religion mingle in the recovery of a believer, not only are minds stabilized...
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For more than two hundred years, disturbances of the mind-the sorts of things that were once called "madness"-have been studied and treated by the medical profession. Mental illness, some insist, is a disease like any other, whose origins can be identified and from which one can be cured. But is this true?
In this masterful account of America's quest to understand and treat everything from anxiety to psychosis, one of the most provocative thinkers...
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A unique exploration of how mental illness is portrayed in classic and contemporary films.
The study of classic and contemporary films can provide a powerful avenue to understand the experience of mental illness. In Madness at the Movies, James Charney, MD, a practicing psychiatrist and long-time cinephile, examines films that delve deeply into characters' inner worlds, and he analyzes moments that help define their particular mental illness.
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Sometimes, do you just want to stay at home and soak in your bathtub because the thought of going to work and seeing other people deal with illness, pain, injury, or death scares you?
Do you still believe that being a nurse is one of the best and most fulfilling things to ever happen to you, and are looking for a guide to help protect your mental health from all the issues associated with your job?
If you've answered YES,
Being a nurse requires you...
87) Cacher son jeu
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Je ne suis pas comme les autres gars de ma gang. J'ai d'énormes responsabilités qui m'attendent : ma blonde est enceinte et les factures s'accumulent. La pression monte et mes économies fondent à la vitesse de l'éclair.
Voilà pourquoi je tente à tout prix de remporter le gros lot : billets de loterie, machines à sous, soirées poker...
Tout le monde n'arrête pas de me dire que j'ai un problème, mais c'est que personne ne me comprend! Si...
88) Destilar
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La obra Destilar está conformada por trece piezas en las que reluce la poesía. El tema del libro es muy particular, por un lado, habla de casos médicos relativos a la mente y sus extrañas formas de operar, y, por otro, trabaja con mucha atención el manejo de plantas curativas y otras formas de sanación alternativas a la medicina tradicional, y resalta el conocimiento que sobre todo esto aún se conserva.
90) Unnatural deeds
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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
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Victoria Zell doesn't fit in, not that she cares what anyone thinks. She and her homeschooled boyfriend, Andrew, are inseparable. All they need is each other. That is, until Zachary Zimmerman joins her homeroom. Within an hour of meeting, he convinces good-girl Vic to cut class. And she can't get enough of that rush. Despite Vic's loyalty to Andrew, she finds her life slowly entwining with Z's. Soon she's lying to everyone she knows in an effort to...
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"Even as a reporter, Sheila Hamilton missed the signs as her husband David's mental illness unfolded before her. By the time she had pieced together the puzzle, it was too late. Her once brilliant, intense, and passionate partner was dead within six weeks of a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, leaving his nine-year-old daughter and wife without so much as a note to explain his actions, a plan to help them recover from their profound grief, or a solution...
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Employing accessible language throughout, this book covers the history of psychiatric research, the current state-of-the art in psychiatric practice, the physiological systems affected by psychiatric illnesses, the whole-body nature of these diseases and the impact that this aspect has on emerging biomarker discoveries.
Further, it provides descriptions of the major specific psychiatric disorders and the special challenges regarding the diagnosis...
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“My Sister Reta: A Story of Art and Mental Illness” is a non-fiction book, crossing the genres of family biography, mental health, and self-help. It is a story of an artist living with debilitating mental illness, and a brother's journey to understand and love an inscrutable sister.
My story is about a brother learning to understand and love a sister who has lived with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type for her entire adult life. It begins...
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In this collection of 16 essays, poets discuss psychiatric treatment and their work.
Poets on Prozac shatters the notion that madness fuels creativity by giving voice to contemporary poets who have battled myriad psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse.
The sixteen essays collected here address many provocative questions: Does emotional distress inspire great work? Is artistry...
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Mental illness doesn't have to be a prison sentence. International award-winning journalist John Scully has been committed to mental institutions seven times. He has been locked up. He has attempted suicide. He has been diagnosed with severe depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. During this time, he has held down leading jobs with world broadcasters. Am I Sane Yet? is essential reading for patients already suffering from depression,...
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A radical reappraisal of mental illness
Madness, melancholy, insanity, lunacy, craziness, loco: a dizzying litany of words are used to describe a condition we don't truly understand.
Despite centuries of scientific study, many mental disorders remain untreatable and their causes not understood. The consequences are terrible, both in human suffering and the economic impact of millions of unproductive or destructive people.
In assuming that...
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In discussing the causes and her experience of mental illness, the author pulls no punches regarding her pain and the difficulties she experienced during her ten years of treatment and recovery.
In this book, she shares her experiences of five mental health hospitalizations. She describes the first as more like an emergency room where they stabilize you to free up a bed for someone else. The day after discharge, she was actively suicidal.
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Samantha Cabrera was diagnosed in 2019 with major depressive disorder and traits of borderline personality disorder. Having suppressed emotions throughout her life, her dysregulation emerged once she and her doctor-husband crossed the wedding threshold. Little did they know the unraveling to come, let alone the long road to healing.
Samantha openly shares her most vulnerable episodes and depressive states so others can truly go on the journey with...
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Bias is rampant in mental illness. When Linda Denke's bipolar son went missing, her journey to find him uncovered systematic prejudices and impenetrable barriers, which threatened to separate them and thwart her son's recovery. Lost and Found captures a painful, yet remarkable, story of courage, fortitude, faith, and resilience. Linda's insights into mental illness and societal discrimination during her son's break from reality-his hospitalizations,...
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The author anticipated building an ordinary family. And that's what happened. But mental illness and grief also happened, undermining the security of home and changing the familial experience from ordinary to extraordinary. A hard story to live, a hard story to read, this book describes the day-to-day life in a family navigating their increasingly fraught lives. A must read for any family who has experienced this and a must read for anyone wanting...