Illuminating the biological and physiological facets of human personality, a psychological study explains how to identify shadow syndromes, mild forms of serious mental disorders, and their implications and offers advice on therapeutic options to temper the ailments. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour.
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John J. Ratey, M.D., is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and executive director of research at Medfield State Hospital in Massachusetts.
<b>John J. Ratey, M.D</b>. is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Executive Director of Research at Medfield State Hospital in Medfield, MA. He is the co-author of <b>Driven to Distraction</b> and <b>Answers to Distraction</b>. He lives in Wellesley, MA.<br><br><b>Catherine Johnson, Ph.D.</b>, is a contributing editor at <b>New Woman</b> magazine, and the author of <b>When to Say Goodbye to Your Therapist</b> and <b>Lucky In Love</b>. She lives in Los Angeles.
of people who attribute their daily life problems to bad parents, low self-esteem, or lack of will power may, in fact, be struggling with shadow syndromes.<br><br>Chronic sadness, obsessiveness, outbursts of anger, inability to finish tasks, disabling discomfort in social situations -- these and other problems are all mild forms of serious mental disorders that can affect the very courses of our lives. They are shadow syndromes.<br><br>Drs. John J. Ratey and Catherine Johnson challenge the prevalent idea that problems like these are brought on by aberrations in a person's upbringing and relationships, and then prolonged by his or her willful resistance to change. Instead, they assert that these behavior patterns originate in the inherent structure and chemistry of the individual brain, that they are distinctly identifiable, and that they respond to a range of approaches: from medication and psychotherapy to diet, meditation, and exercise.<br><br>Elucidating for the first time the bi
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Hardback. Condition: Fair. Are you living under a shadow? Do you or someone you love suffer from: Chronic sadness Obsessiveness Outbursts of anger The inability to finish tasks Acute anxiety Disabling discomfort in social situations These are the shadow syndromes of major mental disorders that limit the lives, productivity, and happiness of millions of people. Drawing on cutting-edge research, Drs. Ratey and Johnson challenge the most basic beliefs of our mental health professionals by uncovering the biological factors that often determine our personalities. They use real-life case studies to illustrate how shadow syndromes affect our everyday lives and how they can be treated--often dramatically--with diet, exercise, psychotherapy, and medication. Shadow Syndromes is the revolutionary theory that sheds light on our life-limiting behaviors and offers the essential tools for changing them. This book will liberate you and those you love. Seller Inventory # CIN0679439684A
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