Mental Health Books

New and Published Books

1. The Maternal Lineage

   Identification, Desire and Transgenerational Issues

   Edited by Paola Mariotti

   Series: The New Library of Psychoanalysis

   Why do women want to have children? How does one ‘learn’ to be a mother? Does having babies have anything to do with sex? At a time when mothers are bombarded by prescriptive and contradicting advice on how to behave with their children, The Maternal Lineage highlights various psychological...

   Published February 12th 2012 by Routledge
2. Comprehensive Children's Mental Health Services in Schools and Communities

   A Public Health Problem-Solving Model

   By Robyn S. Hess, Rick Jay Short, Cynthia E. Hazel

   Series: School-Based Practice in Action

   Despite the growing emphasis on a population-based training and service delivery model for school psychology, few resources exist to provide guidance concerning how such services might be conceptualized and put into place. In this book, the authors propose a public health model for comprehensive...

   Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Human Quest for Meaning

   Theories, Research, and Applications, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Paul T. P. Wong

   The first edition of The Human Quest for Meaning was a major publication on the empirical research of meaning in life and its vital role in well-being, resilience, and psychotherapy. This new edition continues that quest and seeks to answer the questions, what is the meaning of life? How do we...

   Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge
4. Families with Futures

   Family Studies into the 21st Century, Second Edition

   By Meg Wilkes Karraker, Janet R. Grochowski

   Noted for its interdisciplinary approach to family studies, Families with Futures provides an engaging, contemporary look at the discipline's theories, methods, essential topics, and career opportunities. Featuring strong coverage of theories and methods, readers explore family concepts and...

   Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge Academic
5. An Accident of Hope

   The Therapy Tapes of Anne Sexton

   By Dawn M. Skorczewski

   In 1956, Anne Sexton was admitted into a mental hospital for post-partum depression, where she met Dr. Martin Orne, a young psychiatrist who treated her for the next eight years. In that time Sexton would blossom into a world-famous poet, best known for her "confessional" poems dealing...

   Published February 6th 2012 by Routledge
6. Mindfulness-Related Treatments and Addiction Recovery

   Edited by Marianne Marcus, Aleksandra Zgierska

   While mindfulness meditation has been used in clinical settings as an adjunctive treatment for substance use disorders for some time, there has been limited empirical evidence to support this practice. Mindfulness-Related Treatments and Addiction Recovery bridges this gap by reporting the findings...

   Published February 6th 2012 by Routledge
7. Evidence-based Parent Education Programmes to Promote Positive Parenting

   A Special Issue of European Journal Developmental Psychology

   Edited by María José Rodrigo, Ana Almeida, Christiane Spiel, Willem Koops

   Series: Special Issues of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology

   The objective of this special issue is to illustrate some of the theoretical, methodological and practical aspects involved in the evidence-based evaluation of family educational programs aimed at supporting positive parenting. The main novelty that this special issue brings is the compilation of...

   Published February 5th 2012 by Psychology Press
8. 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
9. Record Keeping in Psychotherapy and Counseling

   Protecting Confidentiality and the Professional Relationship, 2nd Edition

   By Ellen T. Luepker

   Record Keeping in Psychotherapy and Counseling provides an essential framework for understanding record keeping within legal, ethical, supervisory, and clinical contexts. Compelling case examples identify dilemmas and strategies in protecting confidentiality. More than a simple reference book, this...

   Published February 2nd 2012 by Routledge
10. The Dark Ground of Spirit

    Schelling and the Unconscious

    By S. J. McGrath

    Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling is widely regarded as one of the most difficult and influential of German philosophers. In this book, S. J. McGrath not only makes Schelling's ideas accessible to a general audience, he uncovers the romantic philosopher's seminal role as the creator of a...

    Published February 1st 2012 by Routledge