Category: Mental Health Books

Book: Mental Health: Personalities

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Book Title:

Mental Health: Personalities: Personality Disorders, Mental Disorders & Psychotic Disorders (Bipolar, Mood Disorders, Mental Illness, Mental Disorders, Narcissist, Histrionic, Borderline Personality).

Author(s): Carol Franklin.

Year: 2015.

Edition: Third (3rd).

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

At some point in your life you will probably start to think you are losing your mind, or that someone you know is in danger of losing theirs. The truth is that modern life is extremely stressful; there are many demands on your time and never enough hours in the day.

However, being at the end of your tether, worn out and overwhelmed is not the same as having a mental disorder. In fact mental health covers a wide range of illnesses including those which most people are aware of, such as Schizophrenia (which is classed as a psychotic disorder). What you may not be aware of is the number of people who have personality disorders and the reasons for these disorders. Most people are not diagnosed until into their twenties and symptoms will naturally reduce in their forties or fifties.

Knowing the difference between the various mental illnesses is essential to ensure you know when a friend or loved one needs professional help as opposed to just your care and attention. This book will guide you through the differences between personality disorders, mental disorders and psychotic disorders.

It will help you to understand the different elements of a personality and how you can test your friends to find out which personality type they are. It will even enlighten you as to the basic traits of each of the sixteen personality types, according to the Myers Briggs Personality test.

Reading this book will enlighten you as to the names and details of the nine main personality disorders, how to recognize the symptoms of each of these disorders and the best way to treat them. It is important to use this book as a guide to understanding these illnesses and to learn the best way to help and support anyone you know who is suffering from a personality disorder. However, a diagnosis must always be confirmed by a medical professional who will ensure treatment is available.

Many people who have a mental health issue will not recognise the issue in themselves; this book will ensure you understand each condition and can help your loved one to get the appropriate treatment.

Everyone deserves the chance to have a happy, fulfilling and balanced life. Read this and help those around you have that chance!

Book: It’s Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies)

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Book Title:

It’s Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies): Inspirational people open up about their mental health.

Author(s): Scarlett Curtis.

Year: 2020.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: Penguin.

Type(s): Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, and Kindle.

Synopsis:

Everyone has a mental health. So we asked:

What does yours mean to you?

THE RESULT IS EXTRAORDINARY.

Over 60 people have shared their stories. Powerful, funny, moving, this book is here to tell you:

It’s OK.

Book: Life as a Clinical Psychologist

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Book Title:

Life as a clinical psychologist: What is it really like?

Author(s): Paul Jenkins.

Year: 2020.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: Critical Publishing.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

Considering a career as a Clinical Psychologist? This book is an ideal, jargon-free introduction for those wishing to find out more about working in this demanding but rewarding mental health profession.

An accessible text that invites you to think critically about whether becoming a Clinical Psychologist is right for you, questioning and challenging your views and providing an honest perspective of life as a clinical psychologist.

Written from personal experience of over 10 years working in applied psychology, with a unique knowledge of the practice, theory, and application of Clinical Psychology, Paul Jenkins provides a first-hand perspective, blending anecdotes with factual advice on the clinical academic culture. It is also packed with case studies which highlight a range of different career pathways (including in other mental health fields) and includes coverage of post-qualification life to gives the reader a sense of the career you can have after training.

Book: Mental Health Emergencies

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Book Title:

Mental Health Emergencies: A Guide to Recognising and Handling Mental Health Crises.

Author(s): Nick Benas and Michele Hart (LCSW).

Year: 2017.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: Hatherleigh Press.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

One in three people will deal with some kind of mental health concern during their lifetime and odds of knowing a loved one dealing with problems in mental health is even greater.

Mental Health First Aid is a comprehensive guide that provides an overview of the most common mental health problems as well as provide expert guidance on more serious problems such as self-injury, eating disorders, substance abuse, psychosis and attempted suicides.

Book: Way from Chaos to a Better Life

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Book Title:

Way from Chaos to a Better Life: Developing Mental health and Recovering from a Mental Illness: By a Survivor’s Inside-Out Persepctive.

Author(s): Henri Kulm.

Year: 2020.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: Independently Published.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

My name is Henri. I was born in 1990 in the capital of Estonia, Tallinn and I have lived there my entire life. I have been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, mixed type. This means that I must cope with psychotic episodes and mood disturbances (symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder). I have been struck by the illness more seriously twice: the first blow was, when I was 22 years old, and the second one was, when I was 25 years old. I have gotten my education by finishing a bachelors and master's degree in energetics and now, I work full-timely in that area. I have gotten my training from Tallinn Mental Health Centre and Loov Ruum Koolitused OÜ to be a licensed experience counsellor and I have been involved in the following activities during my work at Tallinn Mental Health Centre: Individual and group counselling, sharing experience story, conducting trainings, representing organization in media. In the training process, I decided to write deeply about my experience recovering from a major mental illness and I want share that with you. Experience counsellor is a person, who has been diagnosed with a mental illness, but has recovered well. He/she can tell his/her experience with the illness from inside and share things, what a psychiatrist or a psychologist might not know. Because the speciality of the sufferers illness is different in every case, the experience counsellor does not give concrete advice, but encourages and supports basing on his/her experience. Despite the risk of possible negative attitudes from society, I wish to publish this book, because after my first psychotic episode and first treatment in the psychiatric hospital, I fell into the zero point of life. It took a lot of time and work to get out of that zero point and now, I can say that I am satisfied with my life. I have been able to live a full life, start and finish a master’s degree, work full timely in my area and be a licensed experience counsellor. I wish to help people with mental illnesses to recover from a mental illness, to re-establish life quality and develop mental health. I wish to show that recovery from a major mental illness is possible. This book might also be useful to people, who are mentally well, but wish to gain more insight of what a mental illness is all about. This book might also be useful to professionals of mental health.

Book: Mental: Everything You Never Knew You Needed to Know about Mental Health

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Book Title:

Mental: Everything You Never Knew You Needed to Know about Mental Health.

Author(s): Dr Steve Ellen and Catherine Deveny.

Year: 2018.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: Anima.

Type(s): Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, and Kindle.

Synopsis:

How do we define mental illness? What does a diagnosis mean? What should you ask your doctor before you begin treatment? Are there alternatives to medication? What does the research show actually works?

Practitioner and professor of psychiatry Dr Steve Ellen and popular comedian Catherine Deveny combine forces to demystify the world of mental health. Sharing their personal experiences of mental illness and an insider perspective on psychiatry, they unpack the current knowledge about conditions and treatments coveing everything from depression and anxiety to schizophrenia, personality disorders and substance abuse.

Whether you have a mental illness or support someone who does, Mental offers clear practical help, empowering you with an arsenal of tips and techniques to help build your resilience.

Book: This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health

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Book Title:

This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health: A Journey into the Heartland of Psychiatry.

Author(s): Nathan Filer.

Year: 2019.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: Faber and Faber.

Type(s): Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, and Kindle.

Synopsis:

A journey into the heartland of psychiatry.

This book debunks myths, challenges assumptions and offers fresh insight into what it means to be mentally ill.

And what it means to be human.

This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health was previously published in 2019 in hardback under the title The Heartland.

Book: The ABCS of Coping with Anxiety

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Book Title:

The ABCS of Coping with Anxiety: Using CBT to Manage Stress and Anxiety.

Author(s): James Cowart (PhD).

Year: 2017.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: Crown House Publishing.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

In ‘The ABCS of Coping with Anxiety: Using CBT to Manage Stress and Anxiety’, James Cowart offers a concise collection of tried-and-tested strategies from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and makes them accessible to people who are learning to cope with their anxiety on a day-to-day basis. ‘The ABCS of Coping with Anxiety’ has been placed highly commended in the health and social care category in the 2018 British Medical Association Medical Book Awards.

Anxiety is a normal part of our human nature. For spurring you to make decisions or perform, it can actually be helpful. However, an unchecked pattern of intrusive negative thoughts can escalate the severity and persistence of the level of anxiety experienced over time. As this worsens, it is not uncommon to feel an increasing lack of control ultimately leading to a chain of self-defeating behaviors that may negatively affect all aspects of your daily life. Yet, while it is not possible to directly control our emotions (or what others think or do), it is possible to learn and apply coping skills that can help you face feared situations rather than escape or avoid them.

James Cowart s aim in ‘The ABCS of Coping with Anxiety’ is to share a toolbox of CBT techniques garnered over 40 years clinical practice that will enable you to manage your anxiety on a sustainable path toward taking back some of that control. These self-help strategies focus on developing key coping skills designed to reduce fear and anxiety, and are complemented by a user-friendly, step-by-step program of practical exercises that can be personalized to meet each individual s unique needs.

Informed by his extensive experience and therapeutic knowledge, and with real-life case studies to guide you along your own journey, James s easy-to-remember ABCS approach is as transformative as it is simple:

  • A is for accepting the thoughts and feelings you can and can not control.
  • B is for breathing slowly and naturally to relieve and relax muscle tension.
  • C is for countering any unrealistic or catastrophic thoughts with truth and logic.
  • S is for staying with it so you can face your fears and anxieties until they are reduced.

Each step is explored in detail in the first four chapters, and further discussion is also dedicated to using the ABCS with different types of anxiety (including social anxiety, specific phobias, panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)) and coping with related depression, anger and impulsivity. Punctuated with research-informed insight and instruction throughout, The ABCS of Coping with Anxiety’ offers hope, relief and reassurance in helping you master your anxiety and work toward greater independence.

Suitable for those living with anxiety and for the health professionals including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and counselors working with them.

Book: Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing

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Book Title:

Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing: Principles and Practice.

Author(s): Ian Norman and Iain Ryrie (Editors).

Year: 2018.

Edition: Fourth (4th).

Publisher: Open University Press.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

This well-established textbook is a must-buy for all mental health nursing students and nurses in registered practice.

Comprehensive and broad, it explores how mental health nursing has a positive impact on the lives of people with mental health difficulties.

Book: Let That Shit Go

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Book Title:

Let That Shit Go: A 2021 Mental Health Planner & Workbook: Mental Health Planner 2021 – Self Care Planner 2021 – Anxiety Planner – Mental Health Journal – Mental Health Workbook.

Author(s): Elizabeth Keen Publishing.

Year: 2020.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: Independently Published.

Type(s): Paperback.

Synopsis:

Are you ready to improve your mental health… while also keeping your life organized and together – all in one place?

This unique book is a 2021 Planner and Mental Health Workbook all in one! Use this planner to keep track of your monthly, weekly and daily to-do’s while also taking charge of your mental health.

What’s inside…

PLANNER

  • 1 Page Yearly Calendar View: January to December 2021.
  • Monthly Calendar View: Space to keep track of events, write in holidays, etc.
  • Monthly Dividers: Beautiful floral design.
  • Monthly Snapshots: Keep track of monthly goals, monthly tasks and more!
  • Weekly Mental Health Assessment: Keep track of your sleep, mood, positives and negatives per week.
  • Daily To-Do’s: Space to keep track of daily to-do’s, tasks, etc.
  • Uplifting and helpful quotes and phrases featured on each monthly calendar.

MENTAL HEALTH WORKBOOK

  • All About Me: Start your journey to better mental health with writing prompts that help you better understand yourself, plan for your future self and so much more!
  • Self-Care: This section includes pages to create a self-care plan, provides you with self-care ideas, and more!
  • Anxiety Thoughts & Triggers: This section includes pages to help you identify the root of your anxieties and ultimately understand them. Also included: Trigger Tracker, Trigger Sources, Mood Chart, Thought Logs, and more!
  • Therapy Debriefs: Summarise your therapy sessions, jot down what you learned, what to discuss next time and more!

BOOK DETAILS:

  • 8.5″ x 11″ – tons of space to keep track of your day-to-day details and track and improve your mental health!
  • 175 professionally designed black and white interior pages (front and back).