article thumbnail

Brief Book Reviews: March 2025

Psychiatric Times

Check out 2 bite-sized reviews of books related to mental health.

95
article thumbnail

Exploding Myths About Schizophrenia: An Interview with Courtenay Harding

Mad in America

In 2024, she published a book, Recovery from Schizophrenia: Evidence, History and Hope , that told of her Vermont Longitudinal Study and how many in psychiatry, rather than celebrate the relatively good outcomes for the patients in her study, instead were quite furious with her for upsetting their beliefs. .” Whitaker: Final question.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

You have more control over your emotions than you think

NPR - Mental Health

Shift: Managing Your Emotions So They Don't Manage You.'/> In his new book, Shift , psychologist and neuroscientist Ethan Kross busts common assumptions about how to manage big feelings and explains why it's OK sometimes to avoid them for a while. Image credit: woocat/Getty Images)

272
272
article thumbnail

It’s Time to Consign the “Selfish Gene” to the History Books | Jeremy Lent

Mad in America

As Dawkins summarized it: The argument of this book is that we, and all other animals, are machines created by our genes. ” Article → Back to Around the Web The post It’s Time to Consign the “Selfish Gene” to the History Books | Jeremy Lent appeared first on Mad In America.

100
100
article thumbnail

New Book Sketches

Dr. Deb

One of my favorite things when writing children's books is when my wonderful and talented illustrator, Kyra Teis , takes my notes and creates the characters and illustrations for the picture book. My next book will focus on jealousy in children in late 2024. Can't wait to share more.

52
article thumbnail

Book Review: ‘Hypochondria,’ by Will Rees

The New York Times -- Mental Health

What started as a scholarly study becomes, in Will Reess hands, a freewheeling journey into our brains and souls.

59
article thumbnail

Book Review: ‘Hospital Psychiatry Fact Book’

Psychiatry Online

PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.