Xavier Amador - Böcker

Xavier Amadors forskning kring bristande insikt hos personer med allvarlig psykisk sjukdom inspirerades av hans försök att hjälpa sin bror Henry, som utvecklat schizofreni, att acceptera behandling. I 'Jag är inte sjuk och behöver ingen hjälp' ber...

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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 probl...

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Take control of your symptoms--and take charge of your lifeIf 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 w...

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The cornerstone of any psychiatric evaluation, the mental status exam, requires an assessment of insight -- a term commonly employed by clinicians to describe a patient's awareness (or lack thereof) of having a mental disorder. However, the relati...

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The insight a patient shares into their own psychosis is fundamental to their condition - it goes to the heart of what we understand 'madness' to be. Can a person be expected to accept treatment for a condition that they deny they have? Can a pers...

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Sometimes when you look around, it seems as if the entire world is coupled up. Family, friends, that couple holding hands walking down the street, everyone is either married or in a serious, committed relationship. If you're not one of those peopl...

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You Can Be Single and Happy Whether you are actively looking for a mate or have decided that marriage isn't what you want right now, psychotherapists Xavier Amador and Judith Kiersky can help you deal with the problems that come from being single ...

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Many books have been written for those suffering from depression, but what if youre suffering becuase someone you love is depressed? Research shows that if you are close to a depressed person, you are at a much higher risk of developing problems y...

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Als Psychotherapeuten und Lehrende in der Psychotherapieausbildung haben die beiden Autoren immer wieder beobachtet, wie stark sich eine Depression auf diejenigen Menschen auswirkt, die einer depressiven Person nahestehen. Meist machen sich diese ...

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