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Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
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Language
English
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In recent years, the advent of MRI technology seems to have unlocked the secrets of the human mind, revealing the sources of our deepest desires, intentions, and fears. In this book, the authors argue that the explanatory power of brain scans in particular and neuroscience more generally has been vastly overestimated. Although acknowledging its tremendous potential, they believe that the overzealous application of the burgeoning field of brain science...
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Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First paperback edition
Language
English
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A world-recognized authority and acclaimed mind-body medicine pioneer presents the first evidence-based program to reverse the psychological and biological damage caused by trauma.
Filled with practical tools to alleviate stress, anxiety, fear, and sleeplessness.
Dr. James Gordon is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist, former researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health and Chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Group
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A searing memoir of reckoning and healing from an acclaimed journalist and former This American Life producer investigating the little-understood science behind Complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life. By age thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: She had her dream job as a radio producer at This American Life and had won an Emmy. But behind her office door she was having panic attacks and sobbing at her desk. After years of questioning...
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English
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For Our Good Mental Health
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NYT - Audio Nonfiction
NYT - Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction
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An expert on traumatic stress outlines an approach to healing, explaining how traumatic stress affects brain processes and how to use innovative treatments to reactivate the mind's abilities to trust, engage others, and experience pleasure.
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English
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"For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare. Poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical...
Author
Publisher
Trumpeter
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
"A superb book, an important book, a book that breaks new ground. Anyone who is interested in the treatment of ADHD in adults "must" own this. Rigorous in its research, accessible in its style, convincing in its argument, and novel in its premise, this book keeps its promise of offering a reliable mindfulness prescription. I hugely recommend this book!"--Edward Hallowell, MD, author of "Driven to Distraction "
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