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An estimated five million Americans suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and live diminished lives in which they are compelled to obsess about something or to repeat a similar task over and over. Traditionally OCD has been treated with Prozac or similar drugs. The problem with medication, aside from its cost, is that 30 percent of people treated don't respond to it, and when the pills stop, the symptoms invariably return.

Do you perform unnecessary rituals in your daily routine? Are you a hoarder, afraid to throw out anything, no matter how useless? Are you unable to control runaway thoughts? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you may be among the five million Americans who suffer from OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder), a mental disorder that can wreak havoc in the daily lives of its sufferers and their families. Dr. Jeffrey M. Schwartz can help.

Since early 2020, the world has experienced a series of catastrophic events - a global pandemic caused by a so-called novel coronavirus; international lockdowns and border closings causing widespread business closures, economic collapse, and massive unemployment; and an unprecedented curtailment of civil liberties and freedoms in the name of keeping people safe by locking them up in their homes.

Top experts James Lock and Daniel Le Grange explain what you need to know about eating disorders, which treatments work, and why it is absolutely essential to play an active role in your teen's recovery - even though parents have often been told to take a back seat. Learn how to monitor your teen's eating and exercise, manage mealtimes, end weight-related power struggles, and partner successfully with health-care providers.

Parents are the first to know when their child starts behaving differently. Has your son stopped eating his favorite food, or does he refuse to eat out with friends? Has your daughter drastically increased her exercise regimen or become obsessed with health foods? These are among the telltale signs that your child, like millions of others, may have an eating disorder (ED). In this essential guide, registered dietitians Casey Crosbie and Wendy Sterling introduce an all-new strategy you can use to help your child at home.

Harley, 13, has been sectioned under the mental health act after attempting suicide. She was spotted climbing the railings on a footbridge that crossed a busy motorway and pulled to safety by a member of the public. After six weeks in hospital, social services are looking for a short-term placement so she can be kept safe while family therapy takes place. Harley has a family - a widowed mother and an older sister, Milly, who left home with her long-term boyfriend just over a year ago.

Rejected by her mother and excluded by her school, Flip is a little girl desperate to be loved. ‘Am I ugly, Mummy?' are the first words that little Phillipa says to Mike and Casey as she stomps into their lives on a hot August afternoon. She has a Barbie doll in one hand and a pink vanity case in the other, and the bemused Watsons can only stare in amazement at this tiny eight-year-old girl who is being guided into the room by her social worker.

This playbook anchors you to the notion that your environment dictates your performance and that you alone are responsible for adopting a position of leadership, exercising regularly, and managing your diet to stay healthy in body and mind, while being accountable for all that you do in the world. Think of this book as your call to arms to be brave, have fun and lead by example at work and in life.

Nur sechs Tage nach der Geburt ihrer Tochter Leni merken Vanessa und Markus, dass etwas nicht stimmt. Sie alarmieren den Notarzt. Es folgt eine beunruhigende Odyssee aus Krankenhausaufenthalten, Untersuchungen und schlaflosen Nächten - und dem Ausblick auf Operationen, die schwerwiegende Konsequenzen für Leni haben. Durch Höhen und Tiefen halten die Eltern zusammen, stützen sich auf Ärzt*innen und den Fortschritt der Medizin. Ein Mutmacher-Hörbuch über Hoffnung, Resilienz und den Wert der Familie.

A leading psychiatrist shows how the mysteries of the brain are illuminated at the extremes of human experience. A twinge of sadness, a rush of love, a knot of loss, a whiff of regret. Memories have the power to move us, often when we least expect it, a sign of the complex neural process that continues in the background of our everyday lives. A process that shapes us: filtering the world around us, informing our behaviour and feeding our imagination. As a practising psychiatrist, Veronica O'Keane has spent many years observing how memory and experience are interwoven.

Life is hard. This podcast was created to share relatable stories about the human experience to help you feel less alone.

Because of rapidly aging populations, the number of people worldwide experiencing dementia is increasing and the projections are grim. Despite hundreds of millions of dollars invested in medical research, no effective treatment has been discovered for Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. The Alzheimer Conundrum exposes the predicaments embedded in current efforts to slow down or halt Alzheimer's disease through early detection of presymptomatic biological changes in healthy individuals.

Author, social critic, and “New York City’s career elegist” (New York Times), Jeremiah Moss felt alienated in a town that had become suburbanized and sanitized. Then lockdown launched an unprecedented urban experiment: What happens when an entire social class abandons the city? Out in streets made vibrant by New Yorkers left behind, Moss found a sense of freedom he never thought possible.

The Mental Lock, a podcast series with Dr. Alec Sain. The podcast will take the listener into discussions of how to navigate the stigmas of mental health so that these discussions can happen more readily and freely. Our goal is to take that lock of comfortability and persecution and unlock it so that you are able to have these needed discussions with friends and family. We will be dropping weekluy episodes with special guests, interviewing them about their personal journeys of mental health and what it has done and how it has impacted their lives. Together we can help prevent suicide. The ...

We are two men in Recovery who want to spread the message and have a laugh doing it. Each episode will feature a different speaker from different walks of life whose message is always the same: one of Experience, Strength & Hope.

Are you planning to lose weight but are a vegan and wonder how this will affect you? Do you still want to diet but hate the thought of never eating bread again? The solution is in this audiobook! In this incredible audiobook you will find answer many of the questions you face. With Keto Vegan, you will be able to eat all the food you love and still lose weight, with sections that include: The concept of the ketogenic diet, concerns and safety to consider, the science behind it and what causes ketosis, how to transition to a vegan diet, boosting your energy levels, and lots more.

Unleash the potential for a healthier, more balanced emotional landscape through our transformative course, "Mastering Anger: Understanding and Managing Your Emotions." Brace yourself for a journey that promises profound insights and actionable techniques, propelling you beyond the confines of anger's grip.

Locksmith services play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and security of homes, businesses, and vehicles. Whether you need emergency lockout assistance, lock repairs, key replacements, or a complete security system upgrade, a professional locksmith provides the expertise required to handle a wide range of lock-related issues.

Barrow Poverty Truth Commission is an initiative in Barrow-in-Furness that has been launched to help people in poverty. In this podcast series, we hear from real people about their lived experiences with poverty.

This potent audiobook provides profound insights into these issues and practical ways to engage with them. Sophie teaches these by talking to real people about their lifeshocks and guiding them through the processes as well as by sharing her insights and experiences. It is a mini-workshop in a book, authored by someone who has been living with terminal cancer since 2014 and who has equipped thousands of people to find emotional freedom.