In the last month we have published the following
reviews:

available at
http://mentalhelp.net/books/books.php?type=li&cat=new_reviews

Living Outside Mental Illness
Qualitative Studies of Recovery in Schizophrenia
by Larry Davidson
Review by Tony O'Brien, RN, M. Phil. on Jun 20th 2005

Children
Rights and Childhood
by David Archard
Review by L. Syd M Johnson, M.A. on Jun 20th 2005

Self and Subjectivity
by Kim Atkins (Editor)
Review by Kamuran Godelek, Ph.D. on Jun 20th 2005

Legal and Ethical Aspects of Healthcare
by S. A. M. McLean and J. K. Mason
Review by Kari Karsjens, JD on Jun 20th 2005

Beyond the DSM Story
Ethical Quandaries, Challenges, and Best Practices
by Karen Erikson and Victoria E. Kress (Editors)
Review by Tony O'Brien, RN, M. Phil. on Jun 19th 2005

The Siren's Dance
My Marriage to a Borderline: A Case Study
by Anthony Walker
Review by Kevin M. Purday on Jun 19th 2005

Assisted Suicide and the Right to Die
The Interface of Social Science, Public Policy, and Medical
Ethics
by Barry Rosenfeld
Review by Matthew Pianalto on Jun 19th 2005

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
It Works for Me -- It Can Work for You
by Albert Ellis
Review by Kelly Joseph Salsbery, Ph.D. on Jun 19th 2005

Deafness In Mind
Working Psychologically With Deaf People Across The
Lifespan
by Sally Austin and Susan Crocker (Editors)
Review by Jackie Leach Scully, Ph.D. on Jun 18th 2005

Hidden Resources
Classical Perspectives on Subjectivity
by Dan Zahavi (Editor)
Review by Richard de Blacquiere-Clarkson on Jun 18th 2005

Four Lessons of Psychoanalysis
by Moustafa Safouan
Review by Michael Lewis, Ph.D. on Jun 18th 2005

Practical Conflicts
New Philosophical Essays
by Peter Baumann and Monika Betzler (Editors)
Review by Guillaume Dye, Ph.D. on Jun 18th 2005

Multiple Analogies in Science and Philosophy
by Cameron Shelley
Review by Robert Ramos on Jun 17th 2005

The Dark Night of the Soul
A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and
Spiritual Growth
by Gerald G. May
Review by A.P. Bober on Jun 17th 2005

Vagina Warriors
by Eve Ensler and Joyce Tenneson
Review by A.P. Bober on Jun 17th 2005

100 Things Guys Need to Know
by Bill Zimmerman
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 17th 2005

Health Care Ethics for Psychologists
A Casebook
by Stephanie L. Hanson, Thomas R. Kerkhoff and Shane S.
Bush
Review by Michael Sakuma, Ph.D. on Jun 16th 2005

Ethics in Psychology
Professional Standards and Cases
by Gerald P. Koocher and Patricia Keith-Spiegel
Review by Michael Sakuma, Ph.D. on Jun 16th 2005

My Depression
A Picture Book
by Elizabeth Swados
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 16th 2005

Against Depression
by Peter D. Kramer
Review by Jennifer Radden, Ph.D. on Jun 15th 2005

Melanie Klein
by Julia Kristeva
Review by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic on Jun 15th 2005

Driven to Distraction
Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from
Childhood Through Adulthood
by Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 15th 2005

Loving Someone With Bipolar Disorder
Understanding & Helping Your Partner
by Julie A. Fast and John D. Preston
Review by Kevin M. Purday on Jun 14th 2005

Our Last Great Illusion
A Radical Psychoanalytical Critique of Therapy Culture
by Rob Weatherill
Review by Talia Welsh, Ph.D. on Jun 14th 2005

Waking Life
by Richard Linklater (Director)
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 14th 2005

The Paradoxical Primate
by Colin Talbot
Review by Alice Andrews, M.A. on Jun 13th 2005

Brick Lane
A Novel
by Monica Ali
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 13th 2005

Philosophy and the Emotions
by Anthony Hatzimoysis (Editor)
Review by Dina Mendonça, Ph.D. on Jun 12th 2005

Woman
by Andreas H. Bitesnich
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 12th 2005

Reference and the Rational Mind
by Kenneth A. Taylor
Review by A. P. Palma, Ph.D. on Jun 11th 2005

Guts
Our Digestive System
by Seymour Simon
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 11th 2005

Genetic Nature/Culture
Anthropology and Science Beyond the Two-Culture Divide
by Alan H Goodman, Deborah Heath, and M Susan Lindee
(Editors)
Review by Roy Sugarman Ph.D. on Jun 10th 2005

Shadow Baby
by Alison McGhee
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 10th 2005

Raising a Self-Starter
Over 100 Tips for Parents and Teachers
by Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer
Review by Burton R. Hanson on Jun 9th 2005

Essential Psychopharmacology
The Prescriber's Guide
by Stephen M. Stahl
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 9th 2005

Living Your Dream
Discover your deepest needs and clear the way to fulfilling
them
by John Gray and John Selby
Review by David M. Wolf on Jun 8th 2005

The Closers
by Michael Connelly
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 8th 2005

Making Truth
Metaphor in Science
by Theodore L. Brown
Review by David M. Wolf on Jun 7th 2005

Getting the Love You Want Audio Companion
The New Couples' Study Guide
by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 7th 2005

Bullying and Teasing
Social Power in Children's Groups
by Gayle L. Macklem
Review by Barry McNamara, Ph.D. on Jun 6th 2005

4th of July
by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 6th 2005

A Brief History of the Smile
by Angus Trumble
Review by Shelly Marshall, B.S., CSAC on Jun 5th 2005

Children
by William Ropp
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 5th 2005

Socializing Metaphysics
The Nature of Social Reality
by Frederick F. Schmitt (Editor)
Review by C. Athanasopoulos, Ph.D. on Jun 4th 2005

Julien Donkey-Boy
DVD
by Harmony Korine (Director)
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 4th 2005

Ethical Issues in Forensic Mental Health Research
by Gwen Adshead and Christine Brown (Editors)
Review by Tony O'Brien, M Phil. on Jun 3rd 2005

The Stress Owner's Manual
Meaning, Balance and Health in Your Life
by Ed Boenisch and C. Michele Haney
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 3rd 2005

The Truth About Chronic Pain
Patients And Professionals On How To Face It, Understand
It, Overcome It
by Arthur Rosenfeld
Review by Patricia Ferguson, Psy.D. on Jun 2nd 2005

Aileen - Life and Death of a Serial Killer
DVD
by Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill (Directors)
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 2nd 2005

There's Something About Mary
Essays on Phenomenal Consciousness and Frank Jackson's
Knowledge Argument
by Peter Ludlow, Yujin Nagasawa, and Daniel Stoljar
(Editors)
Review by Christina Behme on Jun 1st 2005

Sexual Disorders
Perspectives on Diagnosis and Treatment
by Peter J. Fagan
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 1st 2005

Values and Psychiatric Diagnosis
by John Z. Sadler
Review by Rachel Cooper, Ph.D. on May 31st 2005

Prozac As a Way of Life
by Carl Elliott and Tod Chambers (Editors)
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on May 31st 2005

Understanding People
Normativity and Rationalizing Explanation
by Alan Millar
Review by Matthew Pianalto on May 30th 2005

The Order of the Poison Oak
A Novel
by Brent Hartinger
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on May 30th 2005


Christian Perring


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