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What Made My Family Ill?

Author : Sarah M. MacVicar
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525564080
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book What Made My Family Ill? written by Sarah M. MacVicar and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2020-03-16 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With searing simplicity, What Made My Family Ill? explores what mental health professionals are increasingly coming to describe as Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD). As the youngest in a farming family of ten children, Sarah intuitively sensed all was not right during her childhood. In a busy family where there was little nurturing, affection, praise or support, she neither understood her fears nor had she any awareness or help in learning how to allay them. Despite a strong work ethic and a thriving career throughout her adult years she experienced difficulties with interpersonal relationships and addiction and found herself struggling to maintain a façade of normalcy despite the turbulence inside. This is a story that will touch all of us who have struggled with our self-worth, perhaps fallen into addiction and wondered if there isn’t indeed more to life than what we are experiencing.

Help! My Family Makes Me Sick

Author : Peter S. Fischer
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3757828690
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (578 download)

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Book Synopsis Help! My Family Makes Me Sick by : Peter S. Fischer

Download or read book Help! My Family Makes Me Sick written by Peter S. Fischer and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Not deviating a single meter, always being there for them throughout your whole life, spending every moment at their side." This was the life of Peter S. Fischer, as his mother and her sister had already made precise plans for him in his childhood. In "Help! My family makes me sick," the author talks about his life within this dominant family structure and how he managed to break free from it. Fischer highlights how burdensome such situations can be and provides tips on how to break the cycle.

A Family History of Illness

Author : Brett L. Walker
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295743042
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (957 download)

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Download or read book A Family History of Illness written by Brett L. Walker and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While in the ICU with a near-fatal case of pneumonia, Brett Walker was asked, “Do you have a family history of illness?”—a standard and deceptively simple question that for Walker, a professional historian, took on additional meaning and spurred him to investigate his family’s medical past. In this deeply personal narrative, he constructs a history of his body to understand his diagnosis with a serious immunological disorder, weaving together his dying grandfather’s sneaking a cigarette in a shed on the family’s Montana farm, blood fractionation experiments in Europe during World War II, and nineteenth-century cholera outbreaks that ravaged small American towns as his ancestors were making their way west. A Family History of Illness is a gritty historical memoir that examines the body’s immune system and microbial composition as well as the biological and cultural origins of memory and history, offering a startling, fresh way to view the role of history in understanding our physical selves. In his own search, Walker soon realizes that this broader scope is more valuable than a strictly medical family history. He finds that family legacies shape us both physically and symbolically, forming the root of our identity and values, and he urges us to renew our interest in the past or risk misunderstanding ourselves and the world around us.

Family Illness

Author : Evan Wechman
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1647503493
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book Family Illness written by Evan Wechman and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family Illness is a realistic fictional piece of work written to give mature readers a sense of what it is like for someone to grow up afflicted with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Steve, the main character, suffers as a child in the 1980s, growing up in a secular Jewish household. He has lots of physical and verbal tics while in school but lives in fear that his secret living with a mental illness in a hostile world will be revealed. As Steve grows up into a young adult, his illness plays tricks on him, making him question every moral aspect of his life. His fears intensify at the same time as he learns that a family member has OCD as well. This encourages Steve to fight back, but he wonders if he has lost too much of his life to the disease.

Death and Chronic Illness in the Family

Author : Peter Titelman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315515032
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Death and Chronic Illness in the Family written by Peter Titelman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to be ‘present and accounted for’ when a family member is facing chronic illness or death? How does one define a self in relation to the ill or dying member and the family? Rooted in Murray Bowen’s family systems theory, this edited volume provides conceptual ideas and applications useful to clinicians who work with families facing chronic illness or the death of a member. The text is divided into four parts: Part I provides a detailed overview of Bowen’s theory perspectives on chronic illness and death and includes Murray Bowen’s seminal essay "Family Reaction to Death." In Parts II and III, chapter authors draw upon Bowen theory to intimately explore their families' reactions to and experiences with death and chronic illness. The final part uses case studies from contributors’ clinical practices to aid therapists in using Bowen systems perspectives in their work with clients. The chapters in this volume provide a rich and broad range of clinical application and personal experience by professionals who have substantial knowledge of and training in Bowen theory. Death and Chronic Illness in the Family is an essential resource for those interested in understanding the impact of death and loss in their professional work and in their personal lives.

The Indian Family Caregivers of Persons with Mental Illness

Author : AMRIT BAKHSHY
Publisher : Book Rivers
ISBN 13 : 9355153139
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (551 download)

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Download or read book The Indian Family Caregivers of Persons with Mental Illness written by AMRIT BAKHSHY and published by Book Rivers. This book was released on 2022-09-22 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Letting Go: Holding the Family Together Through Mental Illness

Author : Ronald Belanger
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1105120996
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (51 download)

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Book Synopsis Letting Go: Holding the Family Together Through Mental Illness by : Ronald Belanger

Download or read book Letting Go: Holding the Family Together Through Mental Illness written by Ronald Belanger and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm just an average guy. I expected to live an average life. This is the story of how I dealt with the disabilities of three of my children and the developing mental illness of my wife. I want to encourage people living through similar challenges to keep going. I learned to navigate the system and get the help I needed for my family. I hope some of what I learned can be helpful to others. Everything is a process.

Diary of a Patient, Her Illness, Family, and Friends

Author : Joyce Pleasant
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1452084378
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis Diary of a Patient, Her Illness, Family, and Friends by : Joyce Pleasant

Download or read book Diary of a Patient, Her Illness, Family, and Friends written by Joyce Pleasant and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-10-19 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is about a woman who at the age of 50 years old started having signs and symptoms of an incurable disease that nearly killed her several times and threatened her family's survival. It's about how real is the( marriage vows through sickness and in health)when the one you love is sick for years. It's about over-commitment, sacrifice and love that leads to exhaustion and sickness when not enough helpers support the person who takes care of the sick. It's about feelings of hopelessness when there is no medical insurance to ensure needed care or money to buy medication to keep you alive for one more day. It's about having the courage to not give up even when your body is racked with pain and your physical appearance scares You and others when they look at you and they sometimes want to look away because of the suffering that is seen and felt. It's about prayer's to the Creator of All life that did get answered over and over again.

Family Ill Health

Author : Robert Kellner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136425640
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Family Ill Health written by Robert Kellner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1963 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.

The Family Life of Sick Children

Author : Lindy Burton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000580202
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Family Life of Sick Children written by Lindy Burton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1975, this book traces the problems which arise for families coping with a chronic childhood disease – cystic fibrosis. The discussion of these problems is important for the families of other seriously ill or disabled children, all of whom are faced with similar implications of their situation. The book looks at the stressful situations which face them: mastering the child’s treatment technique, assisting them to come to terms with their disease. It deals with the practical problems which arise for the parents and siblings of a sick child and explores the profound repercussions of the loss of a child on the entire family, considering the ways in which many of these families managed to transcend their problems.

Psychosocial Family Interventions in Chronic Pediatric Illness

Author : Adolph E. Christ
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468442473
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)

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Book Synopsis Psychosocial Family Interventions in Chronic Pediatric Illness by : Adolph E. Christ

Download or read book Psychosocial Family Interventions in Chronic Pediatric Illness written by Adolph E. Christ and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The symposium "Family Dynamics, Family Therapy, and Pediatric Medical Illness," held at Downstate Medical Center on December 12 and 13, 1980, considered the impact of life-threatening illness in children and adolescents on intrafamilial dynamics. A group of experts addressed the practical and theoretical psychological and social issues facing pediatric patients and their families when con fronting chronic and severe childhood illnesses including brain damage, cancer, hemophilia, juvenile diabetes, and heart disease. The presentations and group discussions clearly revealed the complexity of physical and psychological problems posed by the seriously ill child with chronic disease for both the health care provider and the family. The conference proceedings confirm that quality care and treatment for the ill child requires the partici pation of a variety of health care disciplines representing diverse fields of knowledge. Pediatricians, family practitioners, child psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, psychologists, nutritionists and others all have important collaborative roles to play. The symposium participants wrestled with some of the basic developmental and clinical questions: How is the ongoing development of a family altered as a result of chronic incapacitating illness in a child member? How can principles of intensive family and individ ual psychotherapy be applied during the medical treatment of life threatening illness? What are the psychological stress points during the course of a chronic medical illness? These are but a few of the issues addressed in this publication.

Mental Illness in the Family

Author : Fred Goodwin
Publisher : Lichtenstein Creative Media
ISBN 13 : 1888064749
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Mental Illness in the Family written by Fred Goodwin and published by Lichtenstein Creative Media. This book was released on 2002-06 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Happiness: A Memoir

Author : Heather Harpham
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 125013157X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Happiness: A Memoir written by Heather Harpham and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reese’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine’s April 2018 book pick A shirt-grabbing, page-turning love story that follows a one-of-a-kind family through twists of fate that require nearly unimaginable choices. Happiness begins with a charming courtship between hopelessly attracted opposites: Heather, a world-roaming California girl, and Brian, an intellectual, homebody writer, kind and slyly funny, but loath to leave his Upper West Side studio. Their magical interlude ends, full stop, when Heather becomes pregnant—Brian is sure he loves her, only he doesn't want kids. Heather returns to California to deliver their daughter alone, buoyed by family and friends. Mere hours after Gracie's arrival, Heather's bliss is interrupted when a nurse wakes her, "Get dressed, your baby is in trouble." This is not how Heather had imagined new motherhood – alone, heartsick, an unexpectedly solo caretaker of a baby who smelled "like sliced apples and salted pretzels" but might be perilously ill. Brian reappears as Gracie's condition grows dire; together Heather and Brian have to decide what they are willing to risk to ensure their girl sees adulthood. The grace and humor that ripple through Harpham's writing transform the dross of heartbreak and parental fears into a clear-eyed, warm-hearted view of the world. Profoundly moving and subtly written, Happiness radiates in many directions--new, romantic love; gratitude for a beautiful, inscrutable world; deep, abiding friendship; the passion a parent has for a child; and the many unlikely ways to build a family. Ultimately it's a story about love and happiness, in their many crooked configurations.

Correspondence Respecting Zululand ...

Author : Great Britain. Colonial Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Correspondence Respecting Zululand ... written by Great Britain. Colonial Office and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Myths of Happiness

Author : Sonja Lyubomirsky
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 014312451X
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Myths of Happiness written by Sonja Lyubomirsky and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of The How of Happiness reveals how to find opportunity in life’s thorniest moments Focusing on life’s biggest, messiest moments, Sonja Lyubomirsky provides readers with the clear-eyed vision they need to build the healthiest, most satisfying life. Lyubomirsky argues that we have been given false promises—myths that assure us that lifelong happiness will be attained once we hit the culturally confirmed markers of adult success. This black-and-white vision of happiness works to discourage us from recognizing the upside of any negative and limits our potential for personal growth. A corrective course on happiness and a call to regard life’s twists and turns with a more open mind, The Myths of Happiness shares practical lessons that prove we are more adaptable than we think we are. It empowers readers to look beyond their first response, sharing scientific evidence that often it is our mindset—not our circumstances—that matters most.

Video and Filmmaking as Psychotherapy

Author : Joshua L. Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317670663
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Video and Filmmaking as Psychotherapy written by Joshua L. Cohen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While film and video has long been used within psychological practice, researchers and practitioners have only just begun to explore the benefits of film and video production as therapy. This volume describes a burgeoning area of psychotherapy which employs the art of filmmaking and digital storytelling as a means of healing victims of trauma and abuse. It explores the ethical considerations behind this process, as well as its cultural and developmental implications within clinical psychology. Grounded in clinical theory and methodology, this multidisciplinary volume draws on perspectives from anthropology, psychiatry, psychology, and art therapy which support the use and integration of film/video-based therapy in practice.

Hidden Valley Road

Author : Robert Kolker
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385543778
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Hidden Valley Road written by Robert Kolker and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF GQ's TOP 50 BOOKS OF LITERARY JOURNALISM IN THE 21st CENTURY • The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease. "Reads like a medical detective journey and sheds light on a topic so many of us face: mental illness." —Oprah Winfrey Don and Mimi Galvin seemed to be living the American dream. After World War II, Don's work with the Air Force brought them to Colorado, where their twelve children perfectly spanned the baby boom: the oldest born in 1945, the youngest in 1965. In those years, there was an established script for a family like the Galvins--aspiration, hard work, upward mobility, domestic harmony--and they worked hard to play their parts. But behind the scenes was a different story: psychological breakdown, sudden shocking violence, hidden abuse. By the mid-1970s, six of the ten Galvin boys, one after another, were diagnosed as schizophrenic. How could all this happen to one family? What took place inside the house on Hidden Valley Road was so extraordinary that the Galvins became one of the first families to be studied by the National Institute of Mental Health. Their story offers a shadow history of the science of schizophrenia, from the era of institutionalization, lobotomy, and the schizophrenogenic mother to the search for genetic markers for the disease, always amid profound disagreements about the nature of the illness itself. And unbeknownst to the Galvins, samples of their DNA informed decades of genetic research that continues today, offering paths to treatment, prediction, and even eradication of the disease for future generations. With clarity and compassion, bestselling and award-winning author Robert Kolker uncovers one family's unforgettable legacy of suffering, love, and hope.