Starved differs from other “dysfunctional childhood” memoirs in its theme of “filling an empty heart,” by providing a unique viewpoint on how the author turned early adversity into a strength and set of skills that would later help her deal with the demands of medical training and practice.Memoir, including childhood memoir, remains a very popular genre. Nielsen BookScan reported unit sales increases of twelve percent in 2014 for biography/autob ...
Real Hope, True Freedom covers a wide variety of topics on sex addiction and the process of recovery. It addresses the different manifestations of sex addiction, how sex addiction impacts the brain, sex addiction risk factors, when sex addiction co-occurs with other mental health disorders, barriers to getting help/treatment, information and resources specific to the needs of the partners of sex addicts, the process of treatment, the process of ...
Unlike other books on this topic, Mommy's Gone to Treatment is fully illustrated with brightly colored illustrations.Written expressly for ages 4 to 8.Parent guide offers helpful suggestions when discussing addiction and addiction treatment with a child. ...
In this sequel to Mommy's Gone To Treatment, Janey learns to face some of the challenges a family must confront when a parent returns from addiction treatment as the whole family adjusts to a new way of life. Includes a parent guide to help talk with children about addiction and treatment and what happens after a parent/loved one returns. ...
Upbeat, encouraging, and pragmatic, not theoretical.Written by one who «knows the ropes.»Author has experienced fifteen years of interacting with an addicted child and understands the way to speak to others with the same experience.Offers the author's «twelve steps for parents.»Simple, direct, heart-to-heart, but at the same time, darkly humorous. ...
Written in scientific prose that can also be understood by the layperson, this comprehensive volume is a must-read for those working in the addiction field and anyone interested in learning more about this devastating disease.An-Pyng Sun, PhD, is a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Social Work.Larry Ashley, EdS, LCADC, is the addictions specialist and undergraduate coordinator at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.Lesle ...
An empowering, compassionate guidebook that will assist those in recovery who have been victimized by crime or a traumatic event in healing and rebuilding their lives without returning to addictive behaviors. ...
Despite decades of well-established nonsurgical and surgical protocols and techniques, the treatment of deep intraosseous lesions still represents a challenge for clinicians. Therefore, the purpose of this textbook is to present simplified procedures that can be used to treat even the most difficult clinical scenarios. Both surgical and nonsurgical regenerative treatment options are presented and discussed in great detail, including types of ins ...
An estimated 40 million Americans have medical symptoms that marijuana can relieve. Marijuana Medical Handbook is a one-stop resource that gives candid, objective advice on using marijuana for healing, understanding its effects on the body, safe administration, targeting illnesses, side effects, and the various delivery methods from edibles and tinctures to smokeless vaporizer pipes. The book also details supply issues, cultivation solutions (in ...
