Mental Disorders

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Diagnosis

By Jerrold S. Maxmen and Nicholas G. Ward. 1995, Norton, 541pp. 2nd edition, revised for DSM-IV. An interesting supplement to DSM-IV. While DSM only describes each disorder, this book specifies treatment. (Fine in Fine DJ. )

By Judith Rapoport. 1991, Plume, 262pp. Reveals breakthroughs in diagnosis, successful new behaviorist therapies and drug treatments as well as lists of resources and references. (VG+. Remainder mark)

By Steven Levenkron. 1991, Warner, 192pp. (Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. Prev. owner's name stamped on FEP, else Fine)

By Flora Rheta Schreiber. 1973 (1974), Warner, 460pp. "The true and extraordinary story of a woman possessed by sixteen separate personalities." (Good-)

By Flora Rheta Schreiber. 1973, Henry Regnery Company, 424pp. "The true and extraordinary story of a woman possessed by sixteen separate personalities." (VG in Fair DJ)

By Barry M Cohen (editor) and Esther Giller (editor). 1991, Sidran, 245pp. (VG) "146 people who have MPD and their significant others reveal the complex issues of diagnosis, therapy, and amaintaining personal relationships. These writings have been gathered into a compelling and practical volume for anyone interested in improving the support network for individuals who suffer with MPD."

By Lucy Freeman. 1987, Richardson and Steirman, 301pp. Multiple personality disorder. (Library discard with usual markings. Good+ in Good+ DJ in mylar wraps)

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(6/12/00) - Also listed on General Murder.

By Jerold J. Kreisman and Hal Straus. 1989 (1991), Avon, 207pp. A guide to understanding Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), in which victims careen between extreme emotions of idealization and devaluation of the people they care about. Their key emotion is the irrational fear of abandonment.

By Paul T. Mason and Randi Kreger. 1998, New Harbinger Publications, 258pp. Probably the best - and only - book of its kind. From the author: "This book took three years to write and research. We interviewed hundreds of people and dozens of clinicians to come up with ways to take control of your life when someone you care about has BPD. We have strived to be empathetic and sensitive about what it's like to have BPD while being realistic about the challenges of living with someone who has the disorder." (New)

By Patty Duke. 1993, Bantam, 338pp, 7x4". "A follow-up to 'Call Me Anna' in which the author joins with a medical reporter to shed light on this powerful, paradoxical, and destructive illness." (VG)

By Karen Conterio and Wendy Lader. 1998, Hyperion, 317pp. Help for self-mutilation. (Fine in Fine DJ)

By Susan Baur. 1988, University of California Press, 252pp. Chapters include- Being a Hypochondriac, Social significancce of being ill, Childhood hypochondria, hypochondria in the family, Hypochondriacs and their doctors, among the elderly, Getting better.... (VG+, no DJ)

By Carla Cantor. 1996, Houghton Mifflin Co, 351pp. "Excellent book that offers hope and solutions for those suffering from the disorder of hypochondria. Summarizes the latest knowledge and research on the nature of the disorder & possible treatment. Hypochondria is a real illness, a debilitating condition that affects the sufferer as badly, if not worse than a genuinely ill person, as the hypochondriac never gets better. Relating her own story of suffering and recovery, and those of many other hypo..." (Near Fine in Fine DJ)

By Daniel P. Morgan and William R. Jenson. 1988, Merrill Publishing, 496pp. (Near Fine)

By Dennis C. Daley. 1987, Hazelden Foundation, 141pp. (Near Fine)

By Pat O.. 1983, Hazelden, 102pp. (Near Fine. Previuos owners stamp on title page)

By Victoria Secunda. 1997, Hyperion, 354pp. "For the millions of Americans who know the anguish and complexity of living with the loving someone with mental illness, When Madness Comes Home is an invaluable source of guidance and support-and hope." (VG+. front cover rubbed)

By Berger Sellin. 1995, Basic Books, 227pp. "Autobiographical case study of Autism. Translated from the German by Anthea Bell. Author was born in Germany in 1973 and was a happy & outgoing child who learned to speak early. Shortly before turning two, he suddenly grew terrified at the sight of other children & stopped talking. He spent the next sixteen years in silent isolation, caged behind the walls he had constructed." (VG+ in VG DJ. Remainder mark on bottom.)

By Victoria Secunda. 1997, Hyperion, 362pp. "Chronicles the trauma and experiences of family members and partners of mentally ill individuals, and the effects the illness has on family ties, relationships, career choices, and sense of self." Published at $23.95.  . (Near Fine.)

By Victoria Secunda. 1997, Hyperion, 362pp. "Chronicles the trauma and experiences of family members and partners of mentally ill individuals, and the effects the illness has on family ties, relationships, career choices, and sense of self." Published at $23.95.  . (Near Fine in VG DJ.)

By Mark S. Gold. 1990, Villard Books, 323pp. (Good)

By Richard S. Hallam. 1985, Academic Press, 210pp. (Near Fine, no DJ. Gold-embossed cover. No marks)

By Kay Redfield Jamison. 1995, Alfred A Knopf NY, 225pp. "An international authority on manic-depressive illness, and one of the few women who are full professors of medicine at Am. Universities--a remarkable personal testimony; the revelation of her own struggle since adolescence with manic-depression, and how it has shaped her life." (Fine in Near Fine DJ)

By Dorothea Lynde Dix and Charles Schlaifer & Lucy Freeman. 1991, Paragon House, 175pp. (Library discard with discreet markings. VG+ in VG+ DJ in mylar wraps)

By Roy Porter (editor). 1991, Faber and Faber, 572pp. A collection of historical articles on mental disorders, especially how they were treated in past centuries. (Good+)

For Scientology's opposition to psychiatry.

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