Most textbooks on marriage and family therapy are Eurocentric. This timely book bridges African and Western traditions, presenting a valuable addition to the literature tailored to the needs of students and scholars in global Africa and the wider world.
Moving Bodies, Wandering Minds
This book explores the connection between movement—both physical and mental—and creativity. Research shows physical activity has cognitive benefits like improving memory, while intentional mind-wandering can enhance creative ideation. This book summarizes this fascinating link.
Personality and its Disorders
To understand a disordered personality, we must first understand normal personality. This book re-frames personality disorders not as an inner pathology, but as aberrant variations of the normal, derailed by injuries and shaped by social and cultural environments.
A Clinician’s Guide to Radical Care Beyond Institutional Walls
This book is a rallying cry for a mental health revolution. It dismantles coercive psychiatry and replaces it with bold, community-rooted alternatives grounded in dignity and liberation. It offers real-world tools and a blueprint for building systems that heal rather than harm.
Near-death experiences, mystical states, and lucid dreaming have long been dismissed as dysfunctional phenomena. This book presents a transdisciplinary scientific approach, revealing them as meaningful states with potential for healing, Self-knowledge, and spiritual development.
The Making of a Jungian Analyst
In the crucible of training analysis, a woman confronts her own shadows to become a Jungian analyst. Guided by a tough supervising analyst—a Holocaust survivor—and a flood of dreams, she discovers the guiding force of the Self in the second half of life.
A Theoretical and Practical Guide to the Creative World
What unites all forms of creativity? This book defines it as an openness to the world where time is suspended, allowing us to find solutions. It discusses known concepts, introduces innovative models, and is written for scholars, professionals, and any curious reader.
Psychology in Cultures and Contexts
This book challenges the universal claims of WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) Psychology. It explores how indigenous roots and cultural contexts modify psychological processes, and how this understanding can enhance societal development and wellbeing.
Mindreading in the Classroom
This book explores how educators can teach young people to understand the minds of others, helping them navigate identity and relationships. Based on cutting-edge social neuroscience, it translates research into practical, culturally-informed strategies for educational practice.
Why do some people get sick while others stay healthy? In an era of stress, this book reveals the answer. Referencing cancer, it uncovers the impact of negative emotions on your body and the psychological profiles of those vulnerable to illness and those who remain resilient.
Success is deeply intertwined with psychology. This book explores the power of mindset, emotional intelligence, and resilience, offering practical strategies for personal and professional growth. Build the mental frameworks necessary to thrive and unlock your full potential.
R.D. Laing and the Politics of Truth
This collection of essays appraises R.D. Laing’s life, work, brilliance, and frailties. Contributions from colleagues, friends, and clients confirm the enduring relevance of this original, critical voice. This inspiring book will challenge you to rethink your assumptions.
Counterterrorism and Public Diplomacy
This book presents an innovative approach to counterterrorism. It shows how to prevent recruitment by engaging vulnerable groups and changing how they think and act, offering a new strategic and tactical perspective for state and non-state actors.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps patients reclaim their quality of life. This portable book summarises the practical application of CBT, helping dental practitioners use it to treat patient issues like dental fears, orofacial pain, and other psychosomatic disorders.
The Art and Science of Psychotherapy
This book offers therapists and counsellors fifty crucial themes for renewing their work. From a Psychosynthesis perspective, it provides practical directions to tackle trauma, explore the inner world, and help clients find their own centre, even in the roughest times.
The Carer’s Role in Recovery
After a disabling stroke left Karin Cox dependent on full-time care, she and her husband investigated the world of social care. This book combines their experiences with wider research to highlight their belief that person-centred care is fundamental to recovery.
The General Theory of Behaviour
Discover the revolutionary Law of Equilibrium unifying the science of mind. This single principle—our drive for safety and stability—explains motivation, emotion, and addiction with a stunning 97.4% predictive accuracy.
In a series of judgments, an error in one is passed to the next because each judgment acts as a reference point for its successor. This book explores this phenomenon, known as ‘absolute identification,’ and the biases that result. A key text for psychologists studying judgment.
Unifying the Field of Psychosexual Therapy
This groundbreaking book gathers insights on psychosexual therapy from leading experts. What distinguishes this volume is its dedication to diversity, offering a rich mosaic of perspectives on the psychological, cultural, and ethical dimensions of sex therapy. An essential read.
Metacognition is “thinking about thinking.” In this book, 33 scholars offer techniques and strategies to develop it. Eighteen chapters explore its role in children’s learning, diverse students, the arts, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and as a bridge to the deaf.