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• Prologue : The other world
• Part one : Awakenings. Yankee Doodle Dandy
• The news
• Jabberwocky
• Raw timber
• Golden slumbers
• The thing with feathers
• Melting down
• Holding patterns
• The Red Queen's race
• Camp Wonder
• Part two : Refractions. Urinetown
• The play of shadows
• A brief history of stims
• As others see us
• In the echo chamber
• Part three : Emergencies. Fighting words
• May Day!
• Departures
• Returns
• Nosology
• Letting go
• Epilogue : One of us.

In 1991, Mark Osteen and his wife, Leslie, were struggling to understand why their son, Cameron, was so different from other kids. At age one, Cam had little interest in toys and was surprisingly fixated on books. He didn't make baby sounds; he ignored other children. As he grew older, he failed to grasp language, remaining unresponsive even when his parents called his name. When Cam started having screaming anxiety attacks, Mark and Leslie began to grasp that Cam was developmentally delayed. But when Leslie raised the possibility of an autism diagnosis, Mark balked. Autism is so rare, he thought. Might as well worry about being struck by lightning. Since that time, awareness of autism has grown monumentally. Autism has received extensive coverage in the news media, and it has become a popular subject for film, television, and literature, but the disorder is frequently portrayed and perceived as a set of eccentricities that can be corrected with proper treatment. In reality, autism permanently wrecks many children's chances for typical lives. Plenty of recent bestsellers have described the hardships of autism, but those memoirs usually focus on the recovery of people who overcome some or all of the challenges of the disorder. And while that plot is uplifting, it's rare in real life, as few autistic children fully recover. The territory of severe autism-of the child who is debilitated by the condition, who will never be cured-has been largely neglected. One of Us: A Family's Life with Autism tells that story. In this book, Mark Osteen chronicles the experience of raising Cam, whose autism causes him aggression, insomnia, compulsions, and physical sickness. In a powerful, deeply personal narrative, Osteen recounts the struggles he and his wife endured in diagnosing, treating, and understanding Cam's disability, following the family through the years of medical difficulties and emotional wrangling. One of Us thrusts the reader into the life of a child who exists in his own world and describes the immense hardships faced by those who love and care for him. Leslie and Mark's marriage is sorely tested by their son's condition, and the book follows their progress from denial to acceptance while they fight to save their own relationship. By embracing the little victories of their life with Cam and by learning to love him as he is, Mark takes the reader down a road just as gratifying, and perhaps more moving, than one to recovery. One of Us is not a book about a child who overcomes autism. Instead, it's the story of a different but equally rare sort of victory-the triumph of love over tremendous adversity.
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• Prologue : The other world
• Part one : Awakenings. Yankee Doodle Dandy
• The news
• Jabberwocky
• Raw timber
• Golden slumbers
• The thing with feathers
• Melting down
• Holding patterns
• The Red Queen's race
• Camp Wonder
• Part two : Refractions. Urinetown
• The play of shadows
• A brief history of stims
• As others see us
• In the echo chamber
• Part three : Emergencies. Fighting words
• May Day!
• Departures
• Returns
• Nosology
• Letting go
• Epilogue : One of us.

In 1991, Mark Osteen and his wife, Leslie, were struggling to understand why their son, Cameron, was so different from other kids. At age one, Cam had little interest in toys and was surprisingly fixated on books. He didn't make baby sounds; he ignored other children. As he grew older, he failed to grasp language, remaining unresponsive even when his parents called his name. When Cam started having screaming anxiety attacks, Mark and Leslie began to grasp that Cam was developmentally delayed. But when Leslie raised the possibility of an autism diagnosis, Mark balked. Autism is so rare, he thought. Might as well worry about being struck by lightning. Since that time, awareness of autism has grown monumentally. Autism has received extensive coverage in the news media, and it has become a popular subject for film, television, and literature, but the disorder is frequently portrayed and perceived as a set of eccentricities that can be corrected with proper treatment. In reality, autism permanently wrecks many children's chances for typical lives. Plenty of recent bestsellers have described the hardships of autism, but those memoirs usually focus on the recovery of people who overcome some or all of the challenges of the disorder. And while that plot is uplifting, it's rare in real life, as few autistic children fully recover. The territory of severe autism-of the child who is debilitated by the condition, who will never be cured-has been largely neglected. One of Us: A Family's Life with Autism tells that story. In this book, Mark Osteen chronicles the experience of raising Cam, whose autism causes him aggression, insomnia, compulsions, and physical sickness. In a powerful, deeply personal narrative, Osteen recounts the struggles he and his wife endured in diagnosing, treating, and understanding Cam's disability, following the family through the years of medical difficulties and emotional wrangling. One of Us thrusts the reader into the life of a child who exists in his own world and describes the immense hardships faced by those who love and care for him. Leslie and Mark's marriage is sorely tested by their son's condition, and the book follows their progress from denial to acceptance while they fight to save their own relationship. By embracing the little victories of their life with Cam and by learning to love him as he is, Mark takes the reader down a road just as gratifying, and perhaps more moving, than one to recovery. One of Us is not a book about a child who overcomes autism. Instead, it's the story of a different but equally rare sort of victory-the triumph of love over tremendous adversity.
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Grief Healing Techniques Helps You Recover in Your Own Way, at Your Own Pace After losing a loved one, grief can be overwhelming and seem impossible to conquer. Grief Healing Techniques gives you manageable, effective steps you can take to work through your grief on a daily basis, so you can start to find your new "normal." Grief Healing Techniques speaks to anyone who has ever suffered a major loss. With Grief Healing Techniques, you will be able examine your emotions and learn basic strategies for self-care to help you through this difficult time. Grief Healing Techniques helps you rebuild your daily routine, with tips for planning your meals and activities, finding a support network, and healing through journaling and meditation. Grief Healing Techniques gives you practical support for working through grief, with: Useful insights on the physical effects and emotional range of grief Practical approaches for rebuilding your daily routine Advice on whether to pursue professional help Ideas for strengthening your relationships and involving others in your recovery Tips for dealing with birthdays, holidays, and other celebrations Perspectives on support groups, meditation, journaling, and religion With straightforward and supportive advice, Grief Healing Techniques will show you how to make your grief manageable and restore balance to your daily life.

• Preface: "Pause"AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why This Book?
• Chapter 1. The Am I Stuck? Scale
• Chapter 2. Getting Stuck
• Chapter 3. The Fatal Pauses 3-D Method of Getting Unstuck Through the Power of No and the Power of Go
• Chapter 4. Stuck in My Job: The Case of Clarke Myerson
• Chapter 5. Stuck in My Body, Part I (Discover): The Case of Ms. Anita Anthony
• Chapter 6. Stuck in My Body, Part II (Decide and Discipline): The Case of Ms. Anita Anthony
• Chapter 7. Stuck in My Marriage: The Cases of Helen and Blaise Hartman
• Chapter 8. Stuck in a Bottle, Part I (Discover): The Case of Mrs. Lynda Jensen
• Chapter 9. Stuck in a Bottle, Part II (Decide and Discipline): The Case of Mrs. Lynda Jensen
• Chapter 10. Stuck in Pleasing Others, Part I (Discover): The Case of Eleanor Lai
• Chapter 11. Stuck in Pleasing Others, Part II (Decide and Discipline): The Case of Eleanor Lai
• Chapter 12. Stuck in Adolescence and Cyberspace, Part I (Discover): The Case of Lester Silber
• Chapter 13. Stuck in Adolescence and Cyberspace, Part II (Decide and Discipline): The Case of Lester Silber
• Chapter 14. Stuck in Success: The Case of Reverend Maynard HendenAppendix: Treatment PrinciplesIndex.
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People can become stuck in many ways and for a wide variety of reasons, explains the author of Fatal Pauses, that rare book that both clinicians and general readers can benefit from and enjoy. Novelistic in its depictions of composite patients but clear-eyed in its analysis, the book offers a "3-D method" of addressing "stuck"-ness, which is defined as "not stopping something that is bad for us" or "not starting and staying with something that is good for us." The process of discovering why one is stuck, deciding to become unstuck, and then asserting the discipline required to do so is brought to vivid life by one of the most respected psychiatrists of our day. The book's structure is logical and engaging: The Am I Stuck? Scale can be self-administered by general readers or administered by clinicians to their patients. This first chapter sets the stage for what follows. The 3-D method of getting unstuck is presented in a systematic, easy-to-comprehend manner that begins with a brief overview and proceeds to more detailed instructions and insights. Riveting case examples make up the heart of the book. They are not mere summaries but consist of thorough and detailed clinical descriptions that provide context, in addition to extensive dialogue and analysis. Several of these cases are divided into multiple chapters, providing a comprehensive clinical picture to help both mental health professionals and lay readers increase their understanding of being "stuck." A range of categories or "stuck"-ness is addressed, including being trapped by career choices, limited by obesity, paralyzed by an unsatisfying marriage, incapacitated by addiction, and imprisoned by the need to please. Of special note is the case example of a young man whose interpersonal relationships have gradually, but progressively, become reduced to computer-based encounters. The author's examination of this individual's fixation on video games and virtual realities and his escape from this cyberprison through treatment is both timely and compelling. Finally, the author provides an evolutionary and neurobiological overview of how we become "stuck, " which helps the reader grasp the underpinnings of this behavior and learn how to become "unstuck." Written in a warm and disarming style, Fatal Pauses will find a home in clinicians' libraries, waiting rooms, and on family room bookshelves.
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• Ambivalence and the study of intergenerational relations / Karl Pillemer, J. Jill Suitor -- Antecedents of intergenerational support : families in context and families as context / Adam Davey, Megan Janke, Jyoti Savla
• The intergenerational-stake phenomenon over 20 years / Roseann Giarrusso, Du Feng, Vern L. Bengtson
• Historical forces shaping grandparent-grandchild relationships : demography and beyond / Peter Uhlenberg
• Stability and change in childhood and parenting : observations across three generations / Ingrid Arnet Connidis
• Grandparenting children with special needs / Jennifer M. Park, Dennis P. Hogan, Maryhelen D'Ottavi
• Migration from South Asia to the United Kingdom and the maintenance of transnational integenerational relationships / Vanessa Burholt, G. Clare Wenger
• The role of social context in shaping intergenerational relations in Indonesia and Bangladesh / Elizabeth Frankenberg, Randall S. Kuhn
• Fillial norms and intergenerational support in Europe and Israel : a comparative perspective / Ariela Lowenstein, Ruth Katz, Svein Olav Daatland
• Intergenerational exchange in the United States and Japan / Toni C. Antonucci, Hiroko Akiyama, Kira Birditt
• Intergenerational family relations in the United States abnd China / John R. Logan, Fuqin Bian
• Intergenerational transfers and inheritance : a comparative view / Martin Kohli.

• Specific Populations
• Mental Health of Arab Americans: Cultural Considerations for Excellence of Care / Imad Melhem and Zeina Chemali
• Identification and Approach to Treatment of Mental Health Disorders in Asian American Populations / Shirin Ali
• Cultural Sensitivity: What Should We Understand About Latinos? / Aida L. Jiménez, Margarita Alegría, Richard F. Camino-Gaztambide and Lazaro V. Zayas
• Not by Convention: Working with People on the Sexual and Gender Continuum / Karen Ron-Li Liaw and Aron Janssen
• American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Perspectives / Joseph E. Trimble, Jeff King, Teresa D. LaFromboise [and 2 others]
• Psychiatry for People of African Descent in the USA / Carl Bell, Dominica F. McBride
• Understanding the Mental Health of Refugees: Trauma, Stress, and the Cultural Context / B. Heidi Ellis, Kate Murray, Colleen Barrett
• Innovative Ways to Understand Diversity
• Diversity Dialogue: An Innovative Model for Diversity Training / Estee Sharon, Anne Emmerich, Ranna Parekh
• The Engagement Interview Protocol (EIP): Improving the Acceptance of Mental Health Treatment among Culturally Diverse Populations / Albert Yeung, Nhi-Ha Trinh, Trina Chang
• Cultural and Diversity Issues in Mediation and Negotiation / David A. Hoffman, Katherine Triantafillou
• Providing Medical Care to Diverse Populations / Deborah Washington, Robert Doyle
• Cultivating Courage, Compassion, and Cultural Sensitivity in News Reporting of Mental Health / Linda R. Ocasio and Karen Weintraub.

• Mental Health of Arab Americans: Cultural Considerations for Excellence of Care
• Identification and Approach to Treatment of Mental Health Disorders in South Asian Populations
• Cultural sensitivity: what should we understand about Latinos?
• Not by Convention: Working with People on the Sexual & Gender Continuum
• American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Perspectives
• Psychiatry for People of African Descent in the USA
• Understanding the mental health of refugees: Trauma, stress and the cultural context
• Diversity Dialogue: An Innovative model for diversity training
• The Engagement Interview Protocol (EIP): Improving the Acceptance of Mental Health Treatment among Culturally Diverse Populations
• Cultural and Diversity Issues in Mediation and Negotiation
• Providing Medical Care to Diverse Populations
• Cultivating Courage, Compassion, and Cultural Sensitivity in News Reporting of Mental Health.

Long considered important for professionals working with minority and under-represented populations, cross-cultural competency has become a requisite for all health care providers. As society in the US increasingly diversifies, there is a crucial need to prepare health care professionals to effectively treat this changing population. The Massachusetts General Hospital Textbook on Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity in Mental Health addresses the importance and relevance of cultural sensitivity in US mental health. Prominent researchers and clinicians examine the cultural and cross-cultural mental health issues of Native American, Latino, Asian, African American, Middle Eastern, Refugee and LGBQT communities. The discussion includes understanding the complexities in making mental health diagnoses and the various meanings it has for the socio-cultural group described, as well as biopsychosocial treatment options and challenges. In understanding the specific populations, the analysis delves into overarching concepts that may apply to specific populations and to those at the intersection of multiple cultures. An invaluable resource for mental health professionals, including clinicians, researchers, educators, leaders and advocates in the United States, The Massachusetts General Hospital Textbook on Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity in Mental Health provides the necessary understanding and insights for research and clinical practice in specific cultural and multicultural groups.

• 1. Insanity in early modern England--
• 2. A healer and his patients--
• 3. Stress, anxiety and family life--
• 4. Popular stereotypes of insanity--
• 5. Psychological healing.
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Mystical Bedlam explores the social history of insanity of early seventeenth-century England by means of a detailed analysis of the records of Richard Napier, a clergyman and astrological physician, who treated over 2000 mentally disturbed patients between 1597 and 1634. Napier's clients were drawn from every social rank and his therapeutic techniques included all the types of psychological healing practised at the time. His vivid descriptions of his clients' afflictions and complaints illuminate the thoughts and feelings of ordinary people. This book goes beyond simply analysing mental disorder in a seventeenth-century astrological and medical practice. It reveals contemporary attitudes towards family life, describes the appeal of witchcraft and demonology to ordinary villagers, and explains the social and intellectual basis for the eclectic blend of scientific, magical, and religious therapies practised before the English Revolution. Not only is it a contribution to the history of medicine but also a survey of some of the darkest regions of the mental world of the English people of the seventeenth century.
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• Preface.- Effects of stress on the immune system.- Effects of stress on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.- Effects of stress on neurogenesis and neuroplasticity.- Effects of stress on neurotransmitter systems.- Effects of stress on neuropeptides (CRH, AVP).- Effects of stress on cognition and emotional processing.- Effects of in utero (prenatal and perinatal) and early postnatal stress.- Stress and depression.- Stress and posttraumatic stress disorder.- Stress and other anxiety disorders.- Stress, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.- Stress, substance abuse and addiction.- Stress, dementia and age-related cognitive decline.- Resilience to stress.
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Stress is such an over-used word that it is at time difficult to define its core features. When is an environment stressful? What does a stressful environment do to the brain and to the body? What are the biological mechanisms by which a stressor affects us? How does stress contributes to the onset and the progression of mental disorders? How do the effects of stress change over the life-time of an individual? These are just some of the overarching questions addressed by this book, thanks to the contribution of some of the world leading experts on the neurobiology of stress at the pre-clinical and clinical levels. Topics include current advances on the neurobiology of stress on various neurobiological systems such as immune, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity, neurotransmitter (glutamate, noradrenaline, dopamine, serotonin and endocannabinoid), neuropeptides, cognition and emotional processing as well as in utero and early postnatal effects. The clinical chapters deal with the relationship of stress and mental disorders such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, substance abuse and addiction, dementia and age-related cognitive decline as well as resilience to stress. Thus, this book brings together some of the most updated and authoritative views on the effects of stress of brain and behavior.
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