Sunday, September 27, 2009

Review - Culture and Mental Health

Review - Culture and Mental Health
Sociocultural Influences, Theory, and Practice
by Sussie Eshun and Regan A. R. Gurung
Wiley-Blackwell, 2009
Review by Mark Welch, Ph.D.
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Review - On Human Rights

Review - On Human Rights
by James Griffin
Oxford University Press, 2008
Review by Raffaele Rodogno, Ph.D.
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Review - Predicative Minds

Review - Predicative Minds
The Social Ontogeny of Propositional Thinking
by Radu J. Bogdan
MIT Press, 2009
Review by George Williamson, Ph.D.
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Review - Out of Our Heads

Review - Out of Our Heads
Why You Are Not Your Brain, and Other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness
by Alva Noe
Hill and Wang, 2009
Review by Tuomas Manninen, Ph.D.

Review - Perception, Hallucination, and Illusion

Review - Perception, Hallucination, and Illusion
by William Fish
Oxford University Press, 2009
Review by David Wall, Ph.D.
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Review - Your Inner Fish

Review - Your Inner Fish
A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
by Neil ShubinVintage , 2008
Review by Louis Rothschild, Ph.D.
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Review - Death

Review - Death
by Todd May
Acumen, 2009
Review by Stan van Hooft, Ph.D.
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Review - Illness

Review - Illness
The Cry of the Flesh
by Havi Carel
Acumen, 2008
Review by Diane E Pitt
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Review - How Professors Think

Review - How Professors Think
Inside the Curious World of Academic Judgment
by Michѐle Lamont
Harvard University Press, 2009
Review by Maura Pilotti, Ph.D.
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Review - History of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology

Review - History of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology
With an Epilogue on Psychiatry and the Mind-Body Relation
by Edwin R. Wallace and John Gach
Springer, 2008
Review by Mark Welch, Ph.D.
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Review - Addictive Behaviors

Review - Addictive Behaviors
New Readings on Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment
by G. Alan Marlatt and Katie Witkiewitz (Editors)
American Psychological Association, 2008
Review by Nancy Nyquist Potter, Ph.D.
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Review - Stich and His Critics

Review - Stich and His Critics
by Dominic Murphy and Michael Bishop (Editors)
Wiley-Blackwell, 2009
Review by Robin Aldridge-Sutton
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Review - What Works for Bipolar Kids

Review - What Works for Bipolar Kids
Help and Hope for Parentsby Mani Pavuluri
Guilford Press, 2008
Review by Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.
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Review - The Aesthetics of Disappearance

Review - The Aesthetics of Disappearance
by Paul Virilio
Semiotext(e), 2009
Review by Wendy C. Hamblet, Ph.D.
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Review - The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

Review - The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
by Neil M. Gorsuch
Princeton University Press, 2006
Review by Berel Dov Lerner, PhD
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Consciousness Revisited

Review - Consciousness Revisited
Materialism without Phenomenal Concepts
by Michael Tye
MIT Press, 2009
Review by L.W.ColterSep 8th 2009
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Review - The Overflowing Brain

Review - The Overflowing Brain
Information Overload and the Limits of Working Memory
by Torkel Klingberg
Oxford University Press, 2008
Review by G.C. Gupta, Ph.D.
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Review - Annie's Ghosts

Review - Annie's Ghosts
A Journey Into a Family Secret
by Steve Luxenberg
Hyperion, 2009
Review by James K. Luiselli, Ed.D., ABPP, BCBA
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Monday, September 14, 2009

Review - Fellow-Feeling and the Moral Life

Review - Fellow-Feeling and the Moral Life
by Joseph Duke Filonowicz
Cambridge University Press, 2008
Review by Ralph D. Ellis, Ph.D.
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Review - Mindfulness for Two

Review - Mindfulness for Two
An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Approach to Mindfulness in Psychotherapy
by Kelly G. Wilson
New Harbinger, 2009
Review by Roy Sugarman, Ph.D.
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Review - Prescriptions for the Mind

Review - Prescriptions for the Mind
A Critical View of Contemporary Psychiatry
by Joel Paris
Oxford University Press, 2008
Review by Minna Forsell
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Review - Cartesian Linguistics

Review - Cartesian Linguistics
A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought
by Noam Chomsky
Cambridge University Press, 2008
Review by Christina Behme
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Review - Subjectivity and Selfhood

Review - Subjectivity and Selfhood
Investigating the First-Person Perspective
by Dan Zahavi
MIT Press, 2008
Review by Isabel Gois
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Review - Epistemology

Review - Epistemology
A Contemporary Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge
by Robert Audi
Routledge, 2003
Review by Constantine Sandis, Ph.D.
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Review - Boy Interrupted

Review - Boy Interrupted DVD
by Dana Perry (Filmmaker)
HBO, 2009'
Review by Christian Perring
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Review - The Stuff of Life

Review - The Stuff of Life
A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA
by Mark Schultz, Zander Cannon and Kevin Cannon
Hill and Wang, 2009
Review by Berel Dov Lerner, Ph.D.
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Review - Raising Kids in the 21st Century

Review - Raising Kids in the 21st Century
The Science of Psychological Health for Children
by Sharon K. Hall
Wiley-Blackwell, 2008
Review by Leo Uzych, J.D., M.P.H.
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Review - I Thought I Could Fly

Review - I Thought I Could Fly
Portraits of Anguish, Compulsion, and Despair
by Charlee Brodsky (Editor)
Bellevue Literary Press, 2008
Review by Alexandra Varga, M.Sc
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Review - Doctoring the Mind

Review - Doctoring the Mind
Is Our Current Treatment of Mental Illness Really Any Good?
by Richard Bentall
NYU Press, 2009
Review by Roy Sugarman, Ph.D.
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Review - Staring at the Sun

Review - Staring at the Sun
Overcoming the Terror of Death
by Irvin D. Yalom
Jossey-Bass, 2008
Review by Constantine Sandis, Ph.D.
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Review - Brief Inquiry into the Meaning of Sin and Faith

Review - Brief Inquiry into the Meaning of Sin and Faith
With 'On my Religion'
by John Rawls
Harvard University Press, 2008
Review by Stan van Hooft, Ph.D.
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Review - Try to Remember

Review - Try to Remember
Psychiatry's Clash over Meaning, Memory, and Mind
by Paul R. McHugh
Dana Press, 2008
Review by Michael E. Portman, DPhil, LISW-S
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Review - Made for Each Other

Review - Made for Each Other
The Biology of the Human-Animal Bond
by Meg Daley Olmert
Da Capo Press, 2009
Review by Elisabeth Herschbach, Ph.D.
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Review - The Nature of Sexual Desire

Review - The Nature of Sexual Desire
by James Giles
University Press of America, 2008
Review by Robert Scott Stewart, Ph.D.
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Review - Handbook of Depression

Review - Handbook of Depression
Second Edition
by Ian H. Gotlib & Constance L. Hammen (Editors)
Guilford Press, 2008
Review by Benjamin J. Lovett, Ph.D.
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Review - Conquering Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Review - Conquering Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The Newest Techniques for Overcoming Symptoms, Regaining Hope, and Getting Your Life Back
by Victoria Lemle Beckner and John B. Arden
Fair Winds Press, 2008
Review by Wendy C. Hamblet, Ph.D., SAC (Dip.)
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Review - Culture and Conflict in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Review - Culture and Conflict in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
by M. Elena Garralda and Jean-Philippe Raynaud (Editors)
Jason Aronson, 2008
Review by Rudy Oldeschulte
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Review - Love Junkie

Review - Love Junkie
A Memoir
by Rachel Resnick
Bloomsbury USA, 2008
Review by Christian PerringAug 25th 2009 (Volume 13, Issue 35)
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Review - Child Neuropsychology

Review - Child Neuropsychology
Concepts, Theory, and Practice
by Jonathan Reed and Jody Warner-Rogers (Editors)
Wiley-Blackwell, 2008
Review by R.A. Goodrich, Ph.D.
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Review - The Creative Brain

Review - The Creative Brain
The Science of Genius
by Nancy C. Andreasen
Plume, 2006
Review by Anthony R. Dickinson and Claire Kan
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Review - Psychotherapy, American Culture, and Social Policy

Review - Psychotherapy, American Culture, and Social Policy
Immoral Individualism
by Elizabeth A. Throop
Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
Review by Bradley Lewis, Ph.D.
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Review - Justice for Children

Review - Justice for Children
Autonomy Development and the State
by Harry Adams
State University of New York Press, 2008
Review by Anca Gheaus, Ph.D.
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Review - Thanks!

Review - Thanks!
How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier
by Robert Emmons
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2007
Review by Bo R. Meinertsen, Ph.D.
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Review - Republic.com 2.0

Review - Republic.com 2.0
by Cass R. Sunstein
Princeton University Press, 2007
Review by Elisabeth Herschbach
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Review - Theology, Psychology and the Plural Self

Review - Theology, Psychology and the Plural Self
by Leon Turner
Ashgate, 2008
Review by Terry Burridge
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Review - Fed with Tears -- Poisoned with Milk

Review - Fed with Tears -- Poisoned with Milk
The Nazareth Group Relations Conferences
by H.Shmuel Ehrlich, Mira Erlich-Ginor and Hermann Beland
Psychosozial-Verlag, 2009
Review by E. James Lieberman, M.D.
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Review - Mommy I'm Still in Here

Review - Mommy I'm Still in Here
Raising Children with Bipolar Disorder
by Kate McLaughlin
Behler Publications, 2008
Review by Christian Perring
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Review - The Depression Cure

Review - The Depression Cure
The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression without Drugs
by Stephen S. Ilardi
Da Capo, 2009
Review by James K. Luiselli, Ed.D., ABPP, BCBA
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Review - Brain-Based Therapy with Children and Adolescents

Review - Brain-Based Therapy with Children and Adolescents
Evidence-Based Treatment for Everyday Practice
by John B. Arden and Lloyd Linford
Wiley, 2008
Review by Roy Sugarman, Ph.D.
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Review - Happy Pills in America

Review - Happy Pills in America
From Miltown to Prozac
by David Herzberg
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008
Review by Marnina Norys
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Review - Biomedical Research and Beyond

Review - Biomedical Research and Beyond
Expanding the Ethics of Inquiry
by Christopher Tollefsen
Routledge, 2007
Review by Nathan Emmerich
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Review - The Form of Practical Knowledge

Review - The Form of Practical Knowledge
A Study of the Categorical Imperative
by Stephen Engstrom
Harvard University Press, 2009
Review by Tatiana Patrone, Ph.D.
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Review - The Autonomy of Morality

Review - The Autonomy of Morality
by Charles Larmore
Cambridge University Press, 2008
Review by Micha H. Werner, Ph.D.
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Review - Social Justice

Review - Social Justice
The Moral Foundations of Public Health and Health Policy
by Madison Powers and Ruth Faden
Oxford University Press, 2008
Review by Aagje Ieven
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Review - Minds, Ethics, and Conditionals

Review - Minds, Ethics, and Conditionals
Themes from the Philosophy of Frank Jackson
by Ian Ravenscroft (Editor)
Oxford University Press, 2009
Review by Angela Bird
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Review - Science Fiction and Philosophy

Review - Science Fiction and Philosophy
by Susan Schneider (Editor)
Wiley-Blackwell, 2009
Review by Daniel Hourigan
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