Psychological Disorders Books

New and Published Books

1. Men, Addiction, and Intimacy

   Strengthening Recovery by Fostering the Emotional Development of Boys and Men

   By Mark S. Woodford

   Series: The Routledge Series on Counseling and Psychotherapy with Boys and Men

   In the substance abuse and addiction treatment realm, males outnumber females two to one. While gender-issues are seen as a key element of women’s treatment, the acknowledgement that males are "gendered beings" who have lived lives full of male-specific developmental challenges is often overlooked....

   Published May 23rd 2012 by Routledge
2. Educating Children and Young People with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

   Constructing Personalised Pathways to Learning

   By Carolyn Blackburn, Barry Carpenter, Jo Egerton

   The range of learning difficulties associated with children and young people who have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) has been highlighted as an emerging but little understood area of Special Educational Needs. This engaging, timely and highly practical book will raise awareness about FASD...

   Published May 6th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Thinking Heart

   Three levels of psychoanalytic therapy with disturbed children

   By Anne Alvarez

   How do we talk about feelings to children who are cut off from feeling? How do we raise hope and a sense of safety in despairing and terrified children without offering false hope? How do we reach the unreachable child and interest the hardened child? The Thinking Heart is a natural sequel to Live...

   Published April 3rd 2012 by Routledge
4. Minding the Child

   Mentalization-Based Interventions with Children, Young People and their Families

   Edited by Nick Midgley, Ioanna Vrouva

   What is 'mentalization'? How can this concept be applied to clinical work with children, young people and families? What will help therapists working with children and families to 'keep the mind in mind'? Why does it matter if a parent can 'see themselves from the outside, and their child from...

   Published March 4th 2012 by Routledge
5. Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors

   A Clinician’s Guide

   By Lisa Ferentz

   This is a book for clinicians who specialize in helping trauma survivors and, through the course of treatment, find themselves unexpectedly confronted with client disclosures of self-destructive behaviors, including self-mutilation and other manifestations of deliberately "hurting the body" such as...

   Published March 4th 2012 by Routledge
6. Play-Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders

   Edited by Loretta Gallo-Lopez, Lawrence C. Rubin

   Play-Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders explores the most recognized, researched, and practical methods for using play therapy with the increasing number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), and shows clincians how to integrate...

   Published February 2nd 2012 by Routledge
7. Trauma-Informed Practices With Children and Adolescents

   By William Steele, Cathy A. Malchiodi

   Trauma-Informed Practices With Children and Adolescents is a sourcebook of practical approaches to working with children and adolescents that synthesizes research from leading trauma specialists and translates it into easy-to-implement techniques. The approaches laid out address the sensory and...

   Published October 26th 2011 by Routledge
8. Serial Killers

   Psychiatry, Criminology, Responsibility

   By Francesca Biagi-Chai

   Francesca Biagi-Chai’s book - a translation from the French of Le Cas Landru - tackles the issue of criminal responsibility in the case of serial killers, and other 'mad' people who are nonetheless deemed to be answerable before the law. The author, a Lacanian psychoanalyst and senior psychiatrist...

   Published September 28th 2011 by Routledge-Cavendish
9. Autism

   By Stuart Murray

   Series: The Routledge Series Integrating Science and Culture

   Autism is the first book on the condition that seeks to combine medical, historical and cultural approaches to an understanding of the condition. Its purpose is to present a rounded portrayal of the ways in which autism is currently represented in the world, It focuses on three broad areas: the...

   Published September 8th 2011 by Routledge
10. A Collaborative Approach to Eating Disorders

    Edited by June Alexander, Janet Treasure

    While many aspects of eating disorders remain a mystery, there is growing evidence that collaboration is an essential element for treatment success. This book emphasises and explains the importance of family involvement as part of a unified team approach towards treatment and recovery. A...

    Published July 24th 2011 by Routledge