A provocative look at research and practice in suicide prevention - a "must read" for all concerned.This provocative and erudite book highlights theoretical and methodological challenges that have plagued and continue to plague the field of suicidology. The basic premise is that recent research has …

Provides a clear understanding of the dynamics of typical people and of psychological type theory, as well as their practical use in real life.Understanding the Dynamics of Typical People is a humorous, and at the same time clear, systematic, and well-founded introduction to C.J. Jung’s Type Theory.…

Current trends in people-environment studies - with an emphasis on diversity.Biological and human-cultural diversities are both crucial aspects of sustainable life on this planet, a fact that was recognized by the United Nations which declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. Managing…

A new and effective training program for children and adolescents with continence difficultiesElimination disorders (such as bed-wetting or soiling) are common in childhood. This manual presents a new and effective training program for children and adolescents with nocturnal enuresis, daytime urinar…

State-of-the art research on the interrelations between the social, built, and naturalenvironmentThis volume offers state-of-the-art research on the interrelations between the social, built, and natural environments.It will be useful to scholars in cross-cutting areas of urban, hazard, planning, gov…

Step-by-step guidance for parents and others on how to help children and adolescents who wet themselves, using techniques shown to be effective in scientific studies – with a companion book on soiling!

Using cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to improve outcomes and medicationadherence for patients with schizophrenia or other psychoses – essential readingfor psychiatrists and other mental health care providers.An exclusive focus on biological models of schizophrenia and on antipsychoticdrugs …

This book builds on one relentless empirical fact about addictive relapse: At the moment of picking up the first drink/drug we all say one of two things. Either "One won't hurt" (or a handful of "wishful" variations) or "F--- it" (or a smaller, less frequent list of "white knuckle" variations).What …

A unique and comprehensive book by leading researchers looking at motivation and volition.How can we motivate students, patients, employees, and athletes? What helps us achieve our goals, improve our well-being, and grow as human beings? These issues, which relate to motivation and volition, are fam…

An essential resource for anyone providing help or services to women at risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancies.Drinking during pregnancy can cause a range of disabilities that have lifelong effects yet are 100% preventable. A variety of brief motivational behavioral interventions developed for nonpreg…

In today’s world, people can work anywhere and at any time thanks to new technologies and worktime arrangements such as flexitime. Despite advantages for employers and employees, boundaries between work and private life are more blurred. Here, leading experts discuss recent developments and findings…

Widely used for many years by scientists, practitioners and students, as well as translators, the two-volume English-German / German-English Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry is generally regarded as the most exhaustive bilingual compilation of terminology in these fields available.In this edi…