Yates (psychiatry and pediatrics, U. of Arizona) examines the linkages and similarities between compulsive athletics and eating disorders, and proposes that they are different manifestations of a sing
An account of one man's triumph over the unusual compulsion of asphyxiophilia, a disorder in which sexual arousal and orgasm are dependent upon self-strangulation and asphyxiation. (Asphyxiophiliac ri
Time was, patients who could be turned periodically didn't get pressure sores, and those who couldn't be, did; and that was that. Now biomedical researchers, rehabilitation engineers, nurses, and othe
Recounts how mysteries of modern medicine involving strange allergies, food poisonings, environmental contamination, and outbreaks of mass hysteria have been solved
To abuse or neglect a child, to deprive the child of his or her own identity and ability to experience joy in life, is to commit soul murder. Soul murder is the perpetration of brutal or subtle acts a
Draws on archival sources and medical opinion to explore how the British in India treated their fellow colonialists who went off the deep end. Enlightened administrators insisted that the unfortunates
Using experiences from other women and her own expertise, the author discusses how to overcome the emotional trauma and deal with breast cancer from diagnosis to recovery
No Victorian portrait of nervous breakdown is more celebrated than John Stuart Mill's description of his own crisis recounted in his Autobiography. But Mill was only the most notable British Victorian
Empathic Attunement captures the essence of Kohut's contributions to self psychology and the mental health field. Straightforward, accurate, and practical, the authors introduce student and experience
In this profound work, Vittorio Guidano expands upon his earlier seminal contributions on the application of cognitive and developmental principles to individuals struggling with various forms of psyc
Although the last decade has witnessed a widespread increase in the use of co-therapy, until now, there has been no single resource on the topic for practicing co-therapists or for those considering a
The Arabian Gulf has, since the early 1970's, been one of the most promising areas of research in ancient near-eastern archaeology. Until now, however, there has been no attempt to synthesize the arch
Dance/movement as active imagination was originated by Jung in 1916. Developed in the 1960s by dance therapy pioneer Mary Whitehouse, it is today both an approach to dance therapy as well as a form of
This book covers pathophysiology of fever, the general approach to the febrile patient, and offers a systematic, in-depth discussion regarding the differential diagnosis of unexplained fever. The auth
