Psychology / Psychopathology

Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

by Roy F. Baumeister & John Tierney

Pioneering research psychologist Roy F. Baumeister collaborates with New York Times science writer John Tierney to revolutionize our understanding of the most coveted human virtue: self-control. Drawing on cutting-edge...

Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder

by Edward M. Md Hallowell & John J. Md Ratey

Groundbreaking and comprehensive, Driven to Distraction has been a lifeline to the approximately eighteen million Americans who are thought to have ADHD. Now the bestselling book is revised and updated with...

Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives- Paperback

by John E. Douglas, Ann W. Burgess & Robert K. Ressler

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Anorexia: A Stranger in the Family

by Katie Metcalfe

Katie Metcalfe takes readers through the daily struggle with this potentially lethal obsession. Life After Anorexia is not only for recovering anorexics, but for friends and family, struggling to cope, or for...

Born Killers: Childhood Secrets of the World's Deadliest Serial Killers

by Christopher Berry-Dee & Steven Morris

Analyzing the early years of the lives of men like Jeffrey Dahmer, who abused and killed 17 young men, offers a fascinating insight into the effects of a dysfunctional or abusive childhood. Criminologists Christopher...

Hope, Help, and Healing for Eating Disorders: A New Approach to Treating Anorexia, Bulimia, and Overeating

by Gregory L. Dr Jantz & Ann Mcmurray

Eating disorders–including anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overeating–are among the most painful and difficult illnesses a person can face. Sufferers know firsthand the confusion and agony these illnesses...

Mindful Way through Depression (Enhanced): Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness

by J. Mark G. Williams & John D. Teasdale

If you've ever struggled with depression, take heart. Mindfulness, a simple yet powerful way of paying attention to your most difficult emotions and life experiences, can help you break the cycle of chronic...

Transcending Post-Infidelity Stress Disorder: The Six Stages of Healing

by Dennis C. Ortman

Have you been traumatized by infidelity?

The phrase "broken heart" belies the real trauma behind the all-too-common occurrence of infidelity. Psychologist Dennis Ortman likens the psychological aftermath of...

Healing the Addictive Personality: Freeing Yourself from Addictive Patterns and Relationships

by Lee L. Jampolsky

Since 1991, Dr. Lee Jampolsky's self-help classic Healing the Addictive Mind has given well over 100,000 people around the world the tools to create significant change in their lives. Now he continues his proven...

The Digital Diet: The 4-step plan to break your tech addiction and regain balance in your life

by Daniel Sieberg

We all know someone who needs a digital diet.

Technology has overwhelmed our daily lives to the point of constant distraction. Many of us can no longer focus on a single task or face-to-face conversation without...

Be Different: Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian

by John Elder Robison

“I believe those of us with Asperger’s are here for a reason, and we have much to offer. This book will help you bring out those gifts.”

In his bestselling memoir, Look Me in the Eye, John Elder Robison...

Addiction to Love: Overcoming Obsession and Dependency in Relationships

by Susan Peabody

Love addiction manifests in many forms, from Fatal Attraction-type obsessive lust to less extreme but nonetheless psychologically and emotionally harmful forms. The most common of these is staying in a bad relationship...

Hypnotically Enhanced Treatment for Addictions

by Joseph Tramontana

This book offers new strategies, techniques, and scripts as well as reviewing traditional methods of treating addictions. The five key addictions addressed are: alcohol abuse and dependency; drug abuse and addiction;...

Malignant Sadness

by Lewis Wolpert

Several years ago, Lewis Wolpert had a severe depressive episode. Despite a happy marriage and successful scientific career, he could think only of suicide. When eventually he did recover, he became aware of...

Dsm-IV-Tr in Action

by Sophia F. Dziegielewski

Thoroughly updated and revised?the bestselling resource for the practical application of the DSM-IV-TR for clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment

Now with the most current treatments and evidence-based...

Eating Disorders for Dummies

by Susan Schulherr

Do you think that you or someone you love may suffer from and eating disorder? Eating Disorders For Dummies gives you the straight facts you need to make sense of what’s happening inside you and offers a simple...

The Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment Planner

by Jack Klott & Arthur E. Jongsma

The Bestselling treatment planning system for mental health professionals

The Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment Planner provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans...

The Liberators: America's Witnesses to the Holocaust

by Michael Hirsh

At last, the everyday fighting men who were the first Americans to know the full and horrifying truth about the Holocaust share their astonishing stories. Rich with powerful never-before-published details from...

A Woman's Journal: Helping Women Recover

by Stephanie S. Covington

In this new edition, Stephanie Covington includes important new evidence-based data and new proven techniques for her unique and exclusive program, as well as new ways to treat trauma and substance abuse, new...

Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis

by Michel Hersen, Samuel M. Turner & Deborah C. Beidel

The most up-to-date coverage on adult psychopathology

Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis, Fifth Edition offers comprehensive coverage of the major psychological disorders and presents a balanced integration...