Troubled Minds: understanding and treating mental illness
About this ebook
Many of us take our mental health for granted. But we can feel overwhelmed when confronted by mental illness in ourselves, a family member, or a friend. Troubled Minds is an invaluable guide for anyone whose life has been touched by mental ill-health and who wants to understand and deal effectively with it.
It serves as an ideal introduction to common mental illnesses, developmental disorders, and neurological variations that can lead to distress such as autism, anorexia nervosa, anxiety, depression, alcoholism, post-traumatic stress disorder, and dementia. Innovative chapters cover mental health problems of children and adolescents, and how we have the potential to promote our own mental health and wellbeing.
Bloch and Haslam tell illuminating stories of people they have treated, discuss public figures who have wrestled with mental ill-health, and share their personal experiences. Their book is informed by the latest research, warmed by lived experience and empathy, and seasoned by the insights of philosophers, writers, and artists.
Troubled Minds is essential reading for anyone who seeks deeper psychological insights to help deal with the challenges of contemporary life. It is a balanced and accessible account of a subject that is of profound significance in everyone’s life.
About the author
Sidney Bloch AM is emeritus professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne. His 14 books, many of which have been translated, deal with the psychotherapies, the interface between psychology and cancer, and medical ethics.
Nick Haslam, professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne, has chaired its School of Psychological Sciences and co-directs its Mental Health PhD Program. He trained as a clinical psychologist in the US, and has taught social and personality psychology for over 25 years.
