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Recommended Books on ADHD

Looking for a book to help you or a loved one better understand attention deficit disorder (ADHD)? We recommend the following: Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through ... Read more... »

Recommended Books on Bipolar

Looking for a book to help you or a loved one better understand bipolar disorder (also called manic depression)? We recommend the following: Madness: A Bipolar Life By the author of ... Read more... »

Recommended Books on Depression

Looking for a book to help you or a loved one better understand depression? We recommend the following: Active Treatment of Depression Addressing his fellow professionals in the mental ... Read more... »

Madness: A Bipolar Life

By the author of the groundbreaking memoir Wasted about her struggle with eating disorders written nearly a decade ago, Marya Hornbacher is back. This time with a look at her struggle with bipolar ... Read more... »

Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT)

Mentalization based therapy (MBT) is a specific type of psychodynamically-oriented psychotherapy designed to help people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Its focus is helping people to differentiate and separate out their own thoughts and feelings ... Read more... »

Predictably Irrational

The latest rage in books seem to be those that point out how humans behave. Consider it pop psychology for the masses, and sometimes, of the masses. Dan Ariely's newest offering, Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces ... Read more... »

What is Existential Depression?

When people talk about depression, sometimes they refer to different types based upon what they think may have caused their depression. One such possible cause is existential in nature, that is, a person ends ... Read more... »

What Story Are You Living?

A Workbook and Guide to Interpreting Results from the Pearson-Marr Archetype Indicator Are you a fan of Jung and Jungian archetypes? Then this is the book for you! Organized into nine chapters, this book helps you understand ... Read more... »

Helping a Family Member Get Help

Despite the prevalence and our increased understanding and acceptance of mental illness in society today, many family members still harbor fears and uncertainty surrounding how to help someone close to them who has a mental ... Read more... »

Trust and Disappointment in Psychotherapy

It is not easy to trust one's therapist at the onset. You are both strangers to one another, thrown together by a situation which is artificial at best, uncomfortable at worst. You're paying a professional ... Read more... »

Psych Central’s Online Resources Review Guidelines

We've been indexing and reviewing online resources since 1992, beginning with Internet newsgroups in psychology and support topics (like support groups for depression). In 1995, we expanded my efforts to include websites and in 1996, ... Read more... »

Medications for Depression

Depression is the most common mental disorder diagnosed. Two treatments are usually recommended for most people who are experiencing depression: psychotherapy and medication. Medication helps some of the symptoms of depression, while psychotherapy helps ... Read more... »

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