I Am Not Sick I Don t Need Help

I Am Not Sick I Don t Need Help
  • Author : Xavier Francisco Amador
  • Publisher : Unknown
  • Release : 19 October 2011
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'This book fills a tremendous void...' wrote E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., about the first edition of I AM NOT SICK, I Don't Need Help! Ten years later, it still does. Dr. Amador's research on poor insight was inspired by his attempts to help his brother Henry, who developed schizophrenia, accept treatment. Like tens of millions of others diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Henry did not believe he was ill. In this latest edition, 6 new chapters have been

Break the Bipolar Cycle

Break the Bipolar Cycle
  • Author : Elizabeth Brondolo,Xavier Amador
  • Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
  • Release : 10 January 2008
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Take control of your symptoms--and take charge of your life If you're dealing with bipolar disorder, you already know that it’s more than a cycle of “ups” and “downs.” You may also have difficulty with depression and irritability, as well as problems with weight gain, memory, and fatigue. Dealing with these day-to-day problems can sometimes seem like too much to bear. Drawing on the latest research in bipolar disorder, stress, and health, this step-by-step guide offers a complete selection

Losing Dad

Losing Dad
  • Author : Amanda LaPera,Xavier Amador
  • Publisher : Unknown
  • Release : 01 September 2013
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"Losing Dad, Paranoid Schizophrenia: a Family's Search for Hope," is the compelling true story of a family grappling with the stranglehold of severe mental illness. The ordeal began innocently enough. "Joseph" was happily raising a middle class family in the California suburbs when he was diagnosed with cancer. The operation was successful and prognosis good until a routine follow-up procedure was botched. Doctors corrected the issue and sent "Joseph" home from the hospital, but he was never the same again.

The Criminalization of Mental Illness

The Criminalization of Mental Illness
  • Author : Risdon N. Slate,Jacqueline K. Buffington-Vollum,W. Wesley Johnson
  • Publisher : Carolina Academic Press
  • Release : 03 October 2013
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For a myriad of reasons the criminal justice system has become the de facto mental health system. This book explores how and why this is the case. Sensationalized cases often drive criminal justice policies that can sometimes be impulsively enacted and misguided. While there are chapters that examine competency, insanity, and inpatient and outpatient commitment, the primary focus of the book is on the bulk of encounters that clog the criminal justice system with persons with mental illnesses (pwmi). Criminal

The Criminalization of Mental Illness

The Criminalization of Mental Illness
  • Author : Risdon N. Slate,W. Wesley Johnson
  • Publisher : Unknown
  • Release : 24 September 2021
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For a myriad of reasons the criminal justice system has become the de facto mental health system, with the three largest inpatient psychiatric institutions in America being jails¿not hospitals. This book explores how and why this is the case. Sensationalized cases often drive criminal justice policies that can sometimes be impulsively enacted and misguided. While there is a chapter that examines the insanity defense and competency, the primary focus of the book is on the bulk of cases that

You Re Not Sick You Re Clogged

You Re Not Sick You Re Clogged
  • Author : Yoga Matt
  • Publisher : AuthorHouse
  • Release : 23 February 2019
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When we think about our future, we must consider not only the quantity of life but also the quality of life. Many of us live with poor health and do not understand what causes us to be sick, unhealthy, and unhappy. When we realize that money and things cannot buy true health or happiness, then maybe we’ll take a better look at ourselves, inside and out. You’re Not Sick, You’re Clogged offers practical steps designed to take

I m Not Sick I Have a Handicap

I m Not Sick I Have a Handicap
  • Author : Kathy L. Gordon
  • Publisher : AuthorHouse
  • Release : 01 May 2011
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This is a story of a child living life with a disability. It is the child's hope and desire to inspire other non-disabled children to understand and accept the child into their lifes as just another peer but one that doesn't walk, run and jump as they do.

The Last Saint

The Last Saint
  • Author : Annette Sobolak
  • Publisher : Lulu.com
  • Release : 01 April 2010
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After spending her whole childhood fighting her father's claim that she was born in evil, Mariella thought she had set up the perfect life with the perfect husband and perfect children. One night, when her husband Dominic comes home covered in blood, Mariella's life changes forever. Triggered by the traumatic event, she plunges into a terrifying psychological decline that threatens her life as well the lives of her family. With her family oblivious to her declining state, can her long

After Before

After Before
  • Author : Jemma Wayne
  • Publisher : Legend Press Ltd
  • Release : 01 June 2014
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Three women, beset by trauma, temptation, and regret, find each other in this “rich, haunted, gripping” novel (Ruth Padel, award-winning author of Beethoven Variations). That was the day that Mama made the rules: If they come, run. Be quiet and run. But not together. Never together. If one is found, at least the other survives… During a cold British winter, three women, each suffering her own demons, reach a crisis point. Emily, an immigrant survivor of the Rwandan genocide, is

I m Not Sick Just A Bit Unwell

I m Not Sick Just A Bit Unwell
  • Author : Yvonne Foong
  • Publisher : Yvonne Foong
  • Release : 01 June 2006
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At the age of sixteen, Yvonne Foong was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis, an illness that leaves patients to live in silence, isolated from a world that so many of us take for granted. As she enters the gloomy life of hospital wards, relationships and friendships are put to test. If you ever wondered what it is like to cope with an incurable illness and to constantly receive news that crushes the human spirit, Yvonne's story is a story o resilience and

The Black Lily

The Black Lily
  • Author : Joan RaeRose
  • Publisher : Joan RaeRose
  • Release : 25 August 2014
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A young actress who is submissive to her mother, suspects her new love has a devious plan to murder her. She is conflicted with her own mental demons as she tries to figure out his intentions.