Books tagged: psychiatry

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Karl - A Psychiatric Story    by John Rocha
Price: Free! 1850 words. Published on January 14, 2012. .

This is a first person short story about some experiences of Karl - a psychiatric nurse
Listen to the Glow    by Dwayne Bearup
Price: $0.99 USD. 2440 words. Published on January 21, 2012. .

It's not unusual for a psychiatrist to be fooled by his patients. The doctors are only human, after all....
The Case of the Poisoned House and Other Xenopsychiatric Studies    by M.C.A. Hogarth
Price: $1.99 USD. 9690 words. Published on April 3, 2012. .

Jahir and Vasiht'h are xenopsychiatrists: specialists in counseling aliens on the varied problems they might face living on a multicultural starbase. This volume collects eight vignettes and one short story ranging from a solar sailor recovering from a crash to an orphaned alien struggling with adoption issues. Come tour the Alliance, therapist-style!
My Voice: Overcoming - A Journey of Hope    by Chua Seng Lee
Price: $9.99 USD. 27300 words. Published by We Green Solutions  on April 15, 2012. .

Every life lost through suicide is one life too many. When his mentee, a 23-year-old undergraduate, tragically took his own life amid depression in early 2010, it caused Chua Seng Lee to despair and cry, “Why? What could have prevented this needless death?” Little did Seng Lee realise that mental illness, with the stigma surrounding it, is prevalent and a rising issue in Singapore.
Paradigms of Counseling and Psychotherapy    by Robert Cottone
Price: $19.99 USD. 67710 words. Published on May 24, 2012. .

This book presents the "big picture" related to the practice of counseling and psychotherapy. Four counseling paradigms are defined: the organic-medical, psychological, systemic-relational, and social constructivism paradigms. Readers will be challenged to view mental health treatment from a high theoretical level, providing an advanced foundation for psychotherapy research and practice.
Conversion    by Sylvester Youlo, MD
Price: $1.99 USD. 35820 words. Published on June 11, 2012. .

Conversion is a medical suspense that chronicles the life of a surgeon originally from West Africa and a mysterious illness that leaves him paralyzed and muted while living in the United States.
Fiddleback    by Jeff Vrolyks
Price: Free! 73230 words. Published on June 11, 2012. .

Mae Clark is a ten-year-old girl with abusive parents and an imaginary friend named Breuer. Breuer has ideas to help Mae, ideas that aren’t very nice. Breuer isn't as imaginary as Mae thinks.
Fights in the Streets, Tears in the Sand    by Jeffrey Rubin
Price: $1.99 USD. 81390 words. Published on June 18, 2012. .

When Jeff Star begins Lincoln High, he has one major problem — every time he tries to get the kids to respect him he ends up making more and more enemies. Will joining a violent gang help? How about the wisdom of fellow teenager, Steve Marino; or the beautiful and strange Mysterious Jane? Hold on tight on this wild rollercoaster of a story as we discover secrets of respect that enlighten us all.
Reticent Rain    by Richard Acosta
Price: $1.99 USD. 18240 words. Published on August 18, 2012. .

The spaces between the connect and the disconnect are in concert when a young psychiatric intern, Doctor Pierce, faces the many challenges that the state run institution of Westwood presents to him. There he meets Paige, a frail and catatonic patient, that changes both of their lives forever. Through cryptic passages and heavy metaphor, the story unfolds to a bewildering and unnerving ending.
Medical Conditions Associated with Suicide Risk: Suicide and Renal Disease    by Dr. Alan L. Berman
Price: $3.99 USD. 5720 words. Published by suicidology on August 28, 2012. .

A review of suicide risks associated with renal diseases as supported by research literature. Authored by Reba F. Kin, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN and J. Michael Bostwick, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.