Fiction & Memoirs
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Living with Emetophobia
Coping with Extreme Fear of Vomiting
Emetophobia, the fear of vomiting, can affect just about every aspect of sufferer's life, from everyday considerations to matters that involve making huge, potentially devastating decisions. The author suggests strategies for coping with the high levels of anxiety that are intrinsic to the phobia, as well as pre-empting and avoiding anxiety attacks more »
2007, Paperback: £15.99/ $23.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-536-7, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 160pp
Keywords: counselling, memoirs, mental health, psychiatry, psychology
Touch and Go Joe
An Adolescent's Experience of OCD
As many as 2 in every 100 people suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and 16-year-old Joe Wells is one of them. Here, he tells the story of his battle with OCD from its insidious beginnings at age 9 and increasingly intrusive symptoms, to diagnosis at age 12. This book is packed with advice and coping strategies. more »
2006, Paperback: £9.99/ $15.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-391-2, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 128pp
Keywords: adolescence, child psychiatry, child psychology, inclusive classroom, mainstream education, memoirs, mental health, obsessive compulsive disorder, occupational therapy, parenting, pastoral care, psychiatry, psychology, social work, special education
Asperger's Syndrome and High Achievement
Some Very Remarkable People
This fascinating collection identifies famous figures from the past whose behaviour suggests they may have had autism, a disorder that was not defined until the mid-20th century. James looks at the lives of 20 individuals - scientists, artists, politicians and philosophers - examining their interests, successes, indifferences and shortcomings. more »
2005, Paperback: £14.99/ $24.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-388-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, memoirs, psychiatry, psychology
Washing My Life Away
Surviving Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
OCD affects one in fifty people and one of them was Ruth Deane. In this frank and personal account she shares her own experience as an OCD sufferer, taking the reader on a moving, honest and at times light-hearted journey, from washing her hands until they cracked and bled, to hospital admission and eventual management and recovery from OCD. more »
2005, Paperback: £13.99/ $22.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-333-2, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 96pp
Keywords: adults, counselling, memoirs, obsessive compulsive disorder, occupational therapy, psychiatry
A Life Well Lived
Maxwell Jones - A Memoir
A Life Well Lived follows a friendship between two key figures in social psychiatry and the evolution of therapeutic communities. A close friend collaborator of Maxwell Jones, Dennie Briggs recounts the latter's revolutionary work in mental hospitals, prisons and schools, offering a rare insight into the mind of a pioneer in the therapeutic field. more »
2002, Paperback: £23.99/ $37.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-740-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp
Keywords: memoirs, psychiatry, therapeutic communities
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