Alcoholism, Drug
Addiction and the Road to Recovery: Life on the Edge
By Barry Stimmel
ISBN: 0789005530
Stimmel (graduate medical education, Mount Sinai School
of Medicine, New York City) presents this updated version
of the text, originally published in 1992. The updated edition
contains new information about the effects of alcohol and
recreational, mood-altering drugs on the body, including
who typically uses drugs and why they do, classifying mood-altering
drugs, identifying and treating drug dependency, multiple
drug use, AIDS and drug use, drugs and pregnancy, drugs
and sports, and drug testing technology. Intended as a reference
for those with little or no background in science or health
care.
All
I want is a Good Night's Sleep
by Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Ph.D.
ISBN: 0815148437
Publisher: Mosby-Year Book, Inc.
Dr. Ancoli-Israel has built on her extensive experiences as a renowned sleep
researcher and clinician to create a very readable and informative work about
sleep and insomnia for the general public. Most importantly, it is based on
scientific facts, not opinions, and is an invaluable resource for anyone interested
in sleep or who suffers from a sleep disorder.
Ambulance
Girl: How I Saved Myself By Becoming an EMT
Recovering from Sexual Abuse, Addictions and Compulsive
Behaviors: "Numb" Survivors
By Sandra Knauer, LCSW
ISBN: 0-7890-1458-0
Publisher: The Haworth Press, Inc.
Recovering from Sexual Abuse, Addictions, and Compulsive
Behaviors: Numb Survivors is more than a litany of the problems
that survivors face. This valuable work shows: how the survivor
came to employ addictive or compulsive behaviors, why the
survivor continues to employ these self-abusive behaviors
despite the pain caused by the addiction, what the survivor
needs to do to aid recovery, and where the survivor can
turn to obtain the help that is needed to recover from addictive
or compulsive behaviors.
Relaxation:
A Comprehensive Manual for Adults, Children, and Children with Special Needs
By Joseph R. Cautela and June Groden
ISBN: 0878221867
Publisher: Research Press
Summary: "While the unique aspect of the manual is the teaching of relaxation
to the special needs population, the manual is also intended to be used for
self-instruction and for teaching relaxation to children without special handicaps
as well as to adults.
The
Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
by Andrew Solomon ISBN: 068485466x Publisher: Scribner,
NY, NY Summary: This book examines depression in personal,
cultural, and scientific terms. Drawing on his ownstruggles
with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, doctors
and scientists, policymakers and politicians, drug designers
and philosophers, the author reveals the subtle complexities
and sheer agony of the disease.
Transforming Stress
You
Can Beat Depression
By Dr. John Preston
ISBN: 1886230404
Publisher: Impact Publisher, Inc.
Summary: Helpful material on prevention of depression, prevention of relapse after
treatment, brief therapy interventions, exercise and other non-medical approaches,
as well as current consumer guide to medications.
Your
Perfect Right
By Robert Alberti, Michael Emmons
ISBN: 1886230285
Publisher: Impact Publishers, Inc.
Summary: Assertiveness training book helps readers step-by-step
to develop more effective self-expression. Packed with detailed
procedures, examples, and exercises.
