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Anxiety

Anxiety and Substance Use Disorders: The Vicious Cycle of Comorbidity
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    Anxiety and Substance Use Disorders: The Vicious Cycle of Comorbidity

    Anxiety and Substance Use Disorders: The Vicious Cycle of Comorbidity
    It takes my worries away, it helps me unwind when I m tense Those with an anxiety disorder are at two to five times greater risk of having an...Read more
  2. Treating and Beating...

    Treating and Beating Anxiety and Depression with Orthomolecular Medicine

    Treating and Beating Anxiety and Depression with Orthomolecular Medicine
    Rodger H. Murphree,Paperback, English-language edition,Pages:141,Pub by Harrison & Hampton PublishingRead more
  3. Let It Go: Breaking Free...

    Let It Go: Breaking Free from Free and Anxiety

    Let It Go: Breaking Free from Free and Anxiety
    Christians struggle daily with anxiety and fear and are in need of biblical solutions for understanding and overcoming this. Tony Evans deals with...Read more

Autism / Asperger's

Not Stupid
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  1. Not Stupid

    Not Stupid

    Not Stupid
    When Anna and Sean Kennedy discovered that their sons Patrick and Angelo suffered with Asperger's Syndrome and autism respectively, they were...Read more
  2. Autism - an inside-out...

    Autism - an inside-out Approach: An Innovative Look at the "Mechanics" of "Autism" and Its Developmental "Cousins"

    Autism - an inside-out Approach: An Innovative Look at the "Mechanics" of "Autism" and Its Developmental "Cousins"
    Written by a person w/autism, interior sensory & perceptual problems as well as strategies for dealing w/them discussed.Read more
  3. Communication Issues in...

    Communication Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome: Do We Speak the Same Language?

    Communication Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome: Do We Speak the Same Language?
    Drawing on her experiences as an academic specializing in childhood autism, and as the mother of a teenaged autistic son, Bogdashina builds a...Read more

Body and Mind

Yoga for Radiant Health and Well Being: Intermediate - Level 2 DVD
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    Yoga for Radiant Health and Well Being: Intermediate - Level 2 DVD

    Yoga for Radiant Health and Well Being: Intermediate - Level 2 DVD
    Yogi Hari,DVD (NTSC),Pub BY Nada Productions, Incorporated
  2. Quantum Healing: Exploring...

    Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine

    Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine
    Brings together Western medicine, neuro- science & physics with Ayurvedic theory.
  3. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

    Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

    Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
    Zen mind is one of those enigmatic phrases used by Zen teachers to throw you back upon yourself, to make you go behind the words themselves and...Read more

Creativity

Understanding Creativity
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  1. Understanding Creativity

    Understanding Creativity

    Understanding Creativity
    Piirto's (education, Ashland U., Ashland, Ohio) latest text is a substantially revised and reordered version of her earlier publication,...Read more

Depression

Into Depression and Beyond
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  1. Into Depression and Beyond

    Into Depression and Beyond

    Into Depression and Beyond
    Into Depression and Beyond describes one man's journey through the bleak landscape and emotional devastation of depression and mid-life crisis. In...Read more
  2. Melancholia: Essays on...

    Melancholia: Essays on Clinical Depression

    Melancholia: Essays on Clinical Depression
    Catherine O'Sullivan,Paperback, English-language edition,Pages:132,Pub by Lulu.com
  3. Depression

    Depression

    Depression
    The book contains black-and-white illustrations.

OCD

Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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    Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    The revealing story of one man's struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and his hard-won recovery Nagging doubt It's a part of everyday...Read more
  2. The Imp of the Mind:...

    The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts

    The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts
    In The Imp of the Mind, a leading expert on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) explores a hidden epidemic that afflicts millions of Americans. In...Read more
  3. Obsessive-Compulsive...

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Help for Children and Adolescents

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Help for Children and Adolescents
    Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most common psychiatric problems faced by children, although frequently not diagnosed or...Read more

Manic Depression

Bipolar Disorder for Dummies
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    Bipolar Disorder for Dummies

    Bipolar Disorder for Dummies
    Bipolar Disorder affects many more people than just the 2.5 million Americans who suffer from the disease. Like depression and other serious...Read more
  2. Depression for Dummies

    Depression for Dummies

    Depression for Dummies
    An estimated 35 to 40 million Americans suffer from some form of depression, including approximately 25 million who take antidepressant...Read more
  3. Overcoming Depression: The...

    Overcoming Depression: The Definitive Resource for Patients and Families Who Live with Depression and Manic Depression

    Overcoming Depression: The Definitive Resource for Patients and Families Who Live with Depression and Manic Depression
    ...includes new clinical findings and the latest information on new antidepressant and mood-stabilizing drugs ...the authors give advice for...Read more

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia: The Positive Perspective
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    Schizophrenia: The Positive Perspective

    Schizophrenia: The Positive Perspective
    Schizophrenia The Positive Perspective counters a century-long tradition which has searched relentlessly for the critical deficits and...Read more
  2. Living with Schizophrenia

    Living with Schizophrenia

    Living with Schizophrenia
    The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
  3. In Search of Madness:...

    In Search of Madness: Schizophrenia and Neuroscience

    In Search of Madness: Schizophrenia and Neuroscience
    This book evaluates the progress of schizophrenia science by summarizing what is known about how patients with the illness differ from healthy...Read more

Mental Illness General

Hollywood Steps 101: My Prescriptions for Dealing with Addiction, Depression, OCD, Bi-Polar Disorder and Anxiety
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    Hollywood Steps 101: My Prescriptions for Dealing with Addiction, Depression, OCD, Bi-Polar Disorder and Anxiety

    Hollywood Steps 101: My Prescriptions for Dealing with Addiction, Depression, OCD, Bi-Polar Disorder and Anxiety
    Even though Jonathan Sheinberg possessed a larger-than-life personality, he battled dyslexia, addictions, and bipolarity for years. While a...Read more
  2. Shadow Voices: Finding...

    Shadow Voices: Finding Hope in Mental Illness

    Shadow Voices: Finding Hope in Mental Illness
    Shadow Voices: Finding Hope in Mental Illness
  3. I Know This Much Is True...

    I Know This Much Is True (Oprah's Book Club)

    I Know This Much Is True (Oprah's Book Club)
    A novel on mental illness, narrated by a man whose twin brother, a schizophrenic, amputates his hand as atonement for his sins. The novel...Read more

Psychology

Being Alive: Building on the Work of Anne Alvarez
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    Being Alive: Building on the Work of Anne Alvarez

    Being Alive: Building on the Work of Anne Alvarez
    This book is a celebration of the work of Anne Alvarez, an enormously influential psychoanalytic psychotherapist whose work on autism and severe...Read more
  2. Disorders of the Self: A...

    Disorders of the Self: A Personality-Guided Approach

    Disorders of the Self: A Personality-Guided Approach
    Marshall L. Silverstein,Hardcover - 1ST, English-language edition,Pages:315,Pub by American Psychological AssociationRead more
  3. Society of Mind

    Society of Mind

    Society of Mind
    Addresses the age old question: How does the mind work? Minsky describes the mind as a society that arises out of ever-smaller agents.Read more

Spirituality

Hidden Wisdom: A Guide to the Western Inner Traditions
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  1. Hidden Wisdom: A Guide to...

    Hidden Wisdom: A Guide to the Western Inner Traditions

    Hidden Wisdom: A Guide to the Western Inner Traditions
    This book is meant for those who have ever thought there s something deeply wrong in their life or the state of the world in general. So often we...Read more
  2. When the Darkness Will Not...

    When the Darkness Will Not Lift: Doing What We Can While We Wait for God--and Joy

    When the Darkness Will Not Lift: Doing What We Can While We Wait for God--and Joy
    Even the most faithful, focused Christians can encounter periods of depression and spiritual darkness when joy seems to stay just out of reach. It...Read more
  3. Rebooting: Defeating...

    Rebooting: Defeating Depression with the Power of Kabbalah

    Rebooting: Defeating Depression with the Power of Kabbalah
    Absence of desire or lack of interest are often listed as symptoms of depression, a medical condition that affects nearly 20 million Americans....Read more

Potential

The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe
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    The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe

    The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe
    Lewis Carroll's Alice would have relished the Zero Point Field. The electromagnetic zero-point field of the quantum vacuum, as it is more...Read more
  2. Guerrilla Marketing With...

    Guerrilla Marketing With Technology: Unleashing the Full Potential of Your Small Business

    Guerrilla Marketing With Technology: Unleashing the Full Potential of Your Small Business
    Jay Conrad Levinson,Paperback, Edition: 1, English-language edition,Pages:224,Pub by Perseus PublishingRead more
  3. Global Brand Strategy:...

    Global Brand Strategy: Unlocking Brand Potential Across Countries, Cultures & Markets

    Global Brand Strategy: Unlocking Brand Potential Across Countries, Cultures & Markets
    For all those involved in global brand management, the local management of a global brand, or the management of a local brand faced with foreign...Read more

Productivity and Performance

Creative Visualization Meditations (Gawain, Shakti)
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    Creative Visualization Meditations (Gawain, Shakti)

    Creative Visualization Meditations (Gawain, Shakti)
    This companion to Creative Visualization details the practical technique of using mental imagery and affirmation to produce positive life changes....Read more
  2. Selective Impotence

    Selective Impotence

    Selective Impotence
    SELECTIVE IMPOTENCE is a memoir of recovery from physical and emotional impotence. Daniel was a male bulimic driven by a feminine self-image and...Read more
  3. The Art & Technique of...

    The Art & Technique of Performance

    The Art & Technique of Performance
    Teaches performance skills by examining pre-concert preparation, including how to minimize perfomance anxiety. Covers practice, public relations,...Read more

Sexuality

Sexual Self: How Character Shapes Sexual Experience
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    Sexual Self: How Character Shapes Sexual Experience

    Sexual Self: How Character Shapes Sexual Experience
    Discusses personality traits & sexual behavior/psychosexual disorders.
  2. Unruly Appetites: Erotica

    Unruly Appetites: Erotica

    Unruly Appetites: Erotica
    Unruly indeed.... This deftly written collection of 20 erotic tales is sure to titillate, intrigue, and inspire. Editor of several successful...Read more
  3. Sex and the Perfect Lover:...

    Sex and the Perfect Lover: Tao, Tantra, and the Kama Sutra

    Sex and the Perfect Lover: Tao, Tantra, and the Kama Sutra
    Mabel Iam,Paperback - Reprint, English-language edition,Pages:208,Pub by Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing GroupRead more