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Generational Dysfunctions

Author : Anica Walston
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1456754734
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (567 download)

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Download or read book Generational Dysfunctions written by Anica Walston and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Generational Dysfunctions Vol. I., is a series of stories about four women's individual struggles. The stories are outlined by their own poetic piece which gives a small peek into the women's suffering and pain. These women reflect on their choices and decisions they have made which have paved the way to their current state of mind and circumstances. Some of them feel regret and pain. They refuse to accept their circumstances until it is too late. Their pride will not allow them to reveal their true identity of just being human. Then there are the women who will not waiver due to their position and try to embrace their conditions and learn from life's lessons. They hide from their truths and live by their own selfish reasoning. The women's reflections allow them to ponder bettering their current situations or living with the choices they have made. Their flaws are their internal scars. Not being self-aware may lead them to accept defeat, which will eventually be detrimental to their sanity. Detached, isolated, narcissistic, and deceitful are their imperfections. Their stories touch on issues which women have suffered throughout time. As heartbreaking as some of their realities appear their situations are realistic and relatable. Generational Dysfunctions is about what a woman will tolerate and deem acceptable as it directly relates to their own conditions.

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome

Author : Joy DeGruy
Publisher : Amistad
ISBN 13 : 9780062692665
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome written by Joy DeGruy and published by Amistad. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From acclaimed author and researcher Dr. Joy DeGruy comes this fascinating book that explores the psychological and emotional impact on African Americans after enduring the horrific Middle Passage, over 300 years of slavery, followed by continued discrimination. From the beginning of American chattel slavery in the 1500’s, until the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Africans were hunted like animals, captured, sold, tortured, and raped. They experienced the worst kind of physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual abuse. Given such history, Dr. Joy DeGruy asked the question, “Isn’t it likely those enslaved were severely traumatized? Furthermore, did the trauma and the effects of such horrific abuse end with the abolition of slavery?” Emancipation was followed by another hundred years of institutionalized subjugation through the enactment of Black Codes and Jim Crow laws, peonage and convict leasing, and domestic terrorism and lynching. Today the violations continue, and when combined with the crimes of the past, they result in further unmeasured injury. What do repeated traumas visited upon generation after generation of a people produce? What are the impacts of the ordeals associated with chattel slavery, and with the institutions that followed, on African Americans today? Dr. DeGruy answers these questions and more as she encourages African Americans to view their attitudes, assumptions, and emotions through the lens of history. By doing so, she argues they will gain a greater understanding of the impact centuries of slavery and oppression has had on African Americans. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome is an important read for all Americans, as the institution of slavery has had an impact on every race and culture. “A masterwork. [DeGruy’s] deep understanding, critical analysis, and determination to illuminate core truths are essential to addressing the long-lived devastation of slavery. Her book is the balm we need to heal ourselves and our relationships. It is a gift of wholeness.”—Susan Taylor, former Editorial Director of Essence magazine

Hereditary misery: The dysfunctional family and multigenerational transmission in Jonathan Franzen’s "The Corrections" and Cynthia Shearer’s "The Wonder Book of the Air"

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Author : Julia Merkel
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638817318
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (388 download)

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Download or read book Hereditary misery: The dysfunctional family and multigenerational transmission in Jonathan Franzen’s "The Corrections" and Cynthia Shearer’s "The Wonder Book of the Air" written by Julia Merkel and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2007-06-23 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1, University of Frankfurt (Main) (Institut für England- und Amerikastudien), course: Continuity and Change in Contemporary Southern Literature, language: English, abstract: In times of the decline of the family as a social parameter we witness an unquestionable popularity of the family novel in American literature. Are authors writing desperately against the unraveling nuclear family, against patchwork constellations and second and third marriages? Is this merely nostalgic reminiscence, a longing for the long lost? In my paper I will argue that the portrayal of the family in Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections and Cynthia Shearer’s The Wonder Book of the Air is a rigid dissection of the pathological cycle of dysfunction, family often produces. It leaves every generation with the burden of the latter’s failures and a lifelong struggle against reproducing revictimization

Generations Deep

Author : Gina Birkemeier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781732954526
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (545 download)

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Download or read book Generations Deep written by Gina Birkemeier and published by . This book was released on 2021-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does our story begin before we take our first breath? Exploring the lives of four generations in one family, GENERATIONS DEEP reveals the unhealthy patterns of behavior that can repeat from one generation to the next, uncovering how we can find ourselves trapped in a cycle of dysfunction if we don't take the time and effort to repair the damage of the past. Gina Birkemeier - a licensed professional counselor, author and speaker - shares her personal story, along with self-help components throughout the book, which allow you to navigate through your own journey toward healing. Gina examines how unaddressed trauma, emotional wounds and false beliefs are passed down and how we can break those cycles that harm us and those we love. As she shares her raw and sometimes heartbreaking story - as well as the stories of her ancestors-we see how our beliefs and behaviors are influenced by the emotional health of our caregivers. Gina tells a story of bondage to freedom and of shame to self-compassion. Faith and therapy played important roles in Gina's personal healing, and with nearly two decades of experience in counseling and ministry, she uses her personal and professional knowledge to implore us to do our own work to heal. Gina encourages us to consider mental, physical, emotional and spiritual help in doing so. Offering questions and theories to consider, including a questionnaire created with the help of sixty therapists, Generations Deep will guide you toward your own growth where it's possible to slay shame and find freedom - for yourself and for generations to come. If you are looking for a guide on your journey from familial chaos to peace, clarity, and forgiveness, you need this book. GENERATIONS DEEP is immensely practical, but it will also have you in tears, in shock, and ultimately inspired to live your very best life. Read this book at your own risk though, because it will forever change how you see yourself and your family.

Relationship Dysfunction

Author : Louis J. Bevilacqua, MEd, PsyD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0826101127
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (261 download)

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Book Synopsis Relationship Dysfunction by : Louis J. Bevilacqua, MEd, PsyD

Download or read book Relationship Dysfunction written by Louis J. Bevilacqua, MEd, PsyD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-01-29 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents 18 different treatment modalities for the same case, demonstrating a rich variety of interventions available for treating relationship problems. Treatment approaches are divided into systems, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, integrative therapies, and postmodern theories. For students who want to prepare for licensure or professional counselors and therapists who want to improve their practice with couples, this newly available and affordable paperback will be an essential resource.

Exquisite

Author : Stephanie Murphy
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Exquisite written by Stephanie Murphy and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2024-04-11 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Exquisite, the author shares her reflections on the challenges Christians face during this unprecedented time in history. Stephanie Murphy shares wisdom from God's Word and from her personal and professional experience as she presents a collection of powerful inspirational writings that relate to our present time in the world. Some of her writings will encourage you, while others will challenge you to rise above the clamor and chaos, as you are reminded of how exquisite it is to bear the name of Christ-in such a time as this.

Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice

Author : Eileen Gambrill
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118217039
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice written by Eileen Gambrill and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice, Third Edition "Eileen Gambrill is unparalleled in her ability to describe common flaws and biases in clinical decision making. The result in this revised edition is a steadfast call for change that also acknowledges the demands of practice. A must-read for clinicians and researchers alike." —Elizabeth K. Anthony, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Arizona State University "This Third Edition builds upon the impressive strengths of Gambrill's prior treatments of the topic to support the notion that critical thinking is a teachable skill and one essential for contemporary practice in the human services. This book should be the default authority on the topic of critical thinking for human service professionals and would be an excellent textbook." —Bruce A. Thyer, PhD, LCSW, Professor and former Dean, Florida State University College of Social Work "I was skeptical about how Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice could be improved, but Eileen Gambrill has succeeded! Her articulation of critical thinking skills for clinical decisions ultimately will benefit the people we serve." —Joanne Yaffe, PhD, ACSW, Associate Professor of Social Work and Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Utah A balanced and illustrative guide to incorporating critical-thinking values, knowledge, and skills into clinical education and practice Now in a third edition, Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice is written for helping professionals who want to think more clearly about the decisions they make and the context in which they make them. It is a practical volume for clinicians who would like to expand their knowledge of common pitfalls and fallacies in clinical reasoning. As in earlier editions, this Third Edition draws on research related to problem solving and decision making, illustrating the relevance of research findings to everyday clinical practice and policy. Revised throughout, the new edition includes discussion of: The influence of pharmaceutical companies on the helping professions, including disease mongering—the creation of bogus risks, problems, and needless worries Different kinds of propaganda in the helping professions that compromise informed consent Additional coverage of classification, pathology, reliance on authority, and hazards in data collection The development of decision aids of value to both professionals and clients The relative contribution of specific interventions compared to nonspecific factors to positive outcome Factors related to decision making in multidisciplinary teams New developments regarding intuitive and analytic reasoning The pragmatic theory of fallacies Designed to enhance the quality of services offered to clients, Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice, Third Edition is filled with insightful examples, useful lists, websites, and guidelines, presenting an essential resource for all helping professionals and students in the helping professions.

The Formula

Author : Russell Themagnificent
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1468548565
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (685 download)

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Download or read book The Formula written by Russell Themagnificent and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-02-24 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS SACRED BOOK IS A TREASURE CONTAINING THE MOST POWERFUL ELEVATING PHENOMENON EVER INTRODUCED TO MAN

Nurturing Future Generations

Author : Rosemary A. Thompson, Ed.D.
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135424675
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)

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Download or read book Nurturing Future Generations written by Rosemary A. Thompson, Ed.D. and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The statistics are pretty grim - young people face an ever increasing tide of poverty, alcohol and drug abuse, violence, suicide, and family dysfunction. Society's response has been slow. Too many young people do not receive consistent, positive, and realistic validation of themselves from those adults on whom they depend. Nurturing Future Generations goes beyond the stilted rhetoric on the problems of youth and the dilemma for society by outlining specific treatment intervention and prevention strategies that address the full spectrum of dysfunctional behavior. It introduces structured intervention strategies for school and community collaboration, with an emphasis on remediation and treatment. Educators and helping professionals will find counseling strategies and psychoeducational techniques that focus on primary prevention. These primary prevention strategies are supported by an understanding of critical social, emotional, and cognitive skills. The new edition provides an increased focus on the positive aspects of youth development, with less emphasis placed on the dysfunctional side of youth behavior. The book addresses emerging research on resiliency and includes increased coverage of best practices for use with troubled youth. A new chapter on LGBT youth issues has been added, and the existing chapters have been substantially revised and updated. The author has reorganized sections within each chapter, adding to the readability and flow of the book, making it more useful as both a professional reference and supplemental text.

From Glory to Glory

Author : Diane Bennett
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1546271074
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book From Glory to Glory written by Diane Bennett and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Glory to Glory is the culmination and true story of God’s purpose and plan for a lovely godly woman in using her as a broken vessel to bring honor to him through it all. Her daughter Diane Bennett, a gifted author, is fulfilling promises to God and to her mother with this writing. These words have been ordained from God with absolute authority and divine guidance. May God use this book to inspire and provoke your heart, mind, and spirit to bring glory to him. May Jesus Christ be praised!

Rising Higher

Author : Stephanie Murphy
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1973690349
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book Rising Higher written by Stephanie Murphy and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2020-04-29 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Rising Higher, the author offers encouragement and hope to those who struggle with generational dysfunction. She uniquely combines the practicality of counseling principles with the power of spirituality and grace in the healing of generational dysfunction. Because of God's grace, you can soar above the storm clouds of dysfunction. Just as an airline pilot knows to rise above tumultous weather, we have an inner compass that motivates us to do so as well. We can rise higher. We were made to soar!

The Dysfunctional Library

Author : Jo Henry
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838916236
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book The Dysfunctional Library written by Jo Henry and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frankly, it’s not something we like to talk about. There is an unfortunate stigma to acknowledging workplace dysfunction, let alone trying to grapple with the problem. But negative behaviors such as incivility, toxicity, deviant behavior, workplace politics, and team and leadership dysfunction not only make the library a stressful workplace, they also run counter to the core values of librarianship. An important tool for library leaders and managers as well as library staff, this book examines these negative relationship-based issues and suggests practical, research-based solutions by discussing the importance of understanding oneself as related to the library workplace;identifying attributes specific to libraries that foster personal success;showing how organizational dysfunction is rooted in problems such as poor communication, inadequate leadership, and lack of employee engagement;breaking down relatable scenarios to analyze what’s behind them and how to defuse them, ranging from a gossipy coworker who fails to contribute to the organization to workplace bullying and mobbing;exploring causes, results, and potential solutions in the areas of cyberloafing, fraud, theft, and sabotage;delving into the importance of conflict management, surveying a variety of approaches and applications;examining the use of teams in libraries and the impact of favoritism, nepotism, and sexism; andproviding techniques for successful collaboration, leadership, organizational communication, and other key management topics. By tackling the dysfunctional library head on, managers as well as library workers who find themselves in a toxic situation will be poised to better meet library goals and move the library forward.

Hijacked!

Author : Clarence Washington Sr.
Publisher : LifeRich Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1489736085
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book Hijacked! written by Clarence Washington Sr. and published by LifeRich Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this four volume series, Hijacked!: How Dr. King's Dream Became a Nightmare, author Clarence Washington Sr. dissects Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream and explores how our failure to adhere to its principles has allowed the dream to be hijacked and turned to a nightmare—and it's time to wake up. In the third volume of the Hijacked! collection, The Nightmare, the author details the devastating destruction of the lives of an enormous number of poor, disadvantaged, and middleclass people. This represents the destruction of the American way of life as a direct result of the hijack of Dr. King's dream—a dream that is so inseparably connected to the American dream. Today, America could be depicted as a waning great person who is standing on the edge of a tall building at the top of the world, looking around in deep contemplation—not knowing exactly what to do next. If the winds of change blow too hard, this wavering person could lose their focus, fall, and plunge to their death—never again to regain their greatness. To step back from the edge, we must all do our part to make King's dream a reality instead of watching it morph into something dark. The Nightmare, is an exposition of the tragic evidence of America's imminent loss of her exceptional nation status and the opportunity to make Dr. King’s dream a reality. For the full dissection of Dr. King's dream and how our failure to adhere to its principles has led to a nightmare, explore the other volumes in Hijacked!: How Dr. King's Dream Became a Nightmare. Other volumes in this series focus on the dream, the hijack itself, and how we can recover.

Bradshaw On: The Family

Author : John Bradshaw
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0757397336
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book Bradshaw On: The Family written by John Bradshaw and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the public television series of the same name, Bradshaw On: The Family is John Bradshaw's seminal work on the dynamics of families that has sold more than a million copies since its original publication in 1988. Within its pages, you will discover the cause of emotionally impaired families. You will learn how unhealthy rules of behavior are passed down from parents to children, and the destructive effect this process has on our society. Using the latest family research and recovery material in this new edition, Bradshaw also explores the individual in both a family and societal setting. He shows you ways to escape the tyranny of family-reinforced behavior traps--from addiction and co-dependency to loss of will and denial--and demonstrates how to make conscious choices that will transform your life and the lives of your loved ones. He helps you heal yourself and then, using what you have learned helps you heal your family. Finally, Bradshaw extends this idea to our society: by returning yourself and your family to emotional health, you can heal the world in which you live. He helps you reenvision societal conflicts from the perspective of a global family, and shares with you the power of deep democracy: how the choices you make every day can affect--and improve--your world.

What Is Mental Illness?

Author : Richard J. McNally
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 067426603X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book What Is Mental Illness? written by Richard J. McNally and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to a major health survey, nearly half of all Americans have been mentally ill at some point in their lives—more than a quarter in the last year. Can this be true? What exactly does it mean, anyway? What’s a disorder, and what’s just a struggle with real life? This lucid and incisive book cuts through both professional jargon and polemical hot air, to describe the intense political and intellectual struggles over what counts as a “real” disorder, and what goes into the “DSM,” the psychiatric bible. Is schizophrenia a disorder? Absolutely. Is homosexuality? It was—till gay rights activists drove it out of the DSM a generation ago. What about new and controversial diagnoses? Is “social anxiety disorder” a way of saying that it’s sick to be shy, or “female sexual arousal disorder” that it’s sick to be tired? An advisor to the DSM, but also a fierce critic of exaggerated overuse, McNally defends the careful approach of describing disorders by patterns of symptoms that can be seen, and illustrates how often the system medicalizes everyday emotional life. Neuroscience, genetics, and evolutionary psychology may illuminate the biological bases of mental illness, but at this point, McNally argues, no science can draw a bright line between disorder and distress. In a pragmatic and humane conclusion, he offers questions for patients and professionals alike to help understand, and cope with, the sorrows and psychopathologies of everyday life.

The Dark Side of Leadership

Author : Dr Tessie Herbst
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1491897341
Total Pages : 515 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book The Dark Side of Leadership written by Dr Tessie Herbst and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-03-28 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the fact that leaders do indeed affect the performance of organizations or the well-being of society for better or worseto cast either a shadow or light by the exercise of their leadership. Modern psychology with its theories of human behavior, which does not acknowledge the existence of the spiritual realm, cannot explain the carnage and evil often associated with the dark side of leadership. This book focuses on the dark side of leadership in a multidimensional manner and provides a psychospiritual approach toward understanding personality disorders and leader derailment. It highlights an area that has not been widely studied by leadership researchers to datethe dynamic relationship between the psychological and spiritual domains in shaping the dark side, which lead to leadership failure and derailment. This book calls for a more interdisciplinary approach and holistic understanding of the dark side of leadership, inseparably relating body, soul, and spirit as they function individually and relationally. It highlights the fact that the restoration of personality will require sustained dialogue between theologians and the medical and psychological professions. Such a theoretical perspective would help us better understand how personality disorders develop, not only emotionally and psychologically, but spiritually.

Clinical Manual for Management of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Author : Robert A. Kowatch
Publisher : American Psychiatric Pub
ISBN 13 : 1585629022
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (856 download)

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Download or read book Clinical Manual for Management of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents written by Robert A. Kowatch and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 2009-02-20 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical Manual for Management of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents was written in response to the growing body of knowledge surrounding pediatric bipolar illness and the underlying biological, environmental, and psychosocial influences that exacerbate symptoms and behavior. Written to provide clinically useful information about diagnosis and management, this manual is a comprehensive collection of empirical evidence, case studies, and the growing number of evidence-based reports on pediatric bipolar disorder over the past five years. This manual also contains several chapters provided by Dr. Mary Fristad and her team at The Ohio State University -- experts in family and psychosocial aspects of pediatric bipolar disorder. Her contributions, along with vast clinical evidence and the expertise provided by Drs. Kowatch, Findling, and Post, help paint an accurate picture of everything from age onset to the effectiveness of various therapies. In this manual, clinicians can refer to the following tools: A clinical description of childhood and adolescent bipolar disorder Management strategies for the patient including daily mood charting Current medication strategies and tactics Ways to help patients through the educational system Resources for clinicians, parents and patients A review of the future directions for childhood and adolescent bipolar disorder The many new developments in the field of pediatric bipolar disorder are affirming what this manual emphasizes -- that a combination of family and cognitive-behavior therapy can work in tandem with medical treatments to help young bipolar disorder patients achieve a more balanced life and a greater chance of controlling this illness later in life. The manual demonstrates how the medical community has shifted from asking, "Does bipolar disorder really exist in children and adolescents" to "How can we best predict, diagnose and treat this serious medical disorder" through a review of 25 years of study and insight.