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 Sexuality and Serious Mental Illness (Chronic Mental Illness) $40.00 Reflecting current understanding of the complexities of sexual activity among persons with chronic mental illness, the text draws upon the collective wisdom and experience of experts from a variety of settings. Clinicians, advocates, consumers, researchers, legal experts, and administrators all contribute to document the concerns about sexual behavior and the consequent health risks for this at-risk population. The research presented here is particularly timely in view of recent emphases on patient choice, recovery, and advocacy, and can be used to provide guidance to clinicians, mental health administrators, policymakers, advocates, and researchers.  Uncertain Journey: Families Coping with Serious Mental Illness $85.00 Describes the effects of serious mental illness from the perspective of the family. Viewers are sensitized to the family experience of serious mental illness through the stories of three families, each with a family member who is seriously mentally ill. Woven through these personal stories are the comments of King E. Davis, PhD., Professor, School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, and former Commissioner of Mental Health for the State of Virginia. Dr. Davis' commentary addresses the strains on families and opportunities for improvement in the mental health care delivery system. Suggestions are made for areas of further research investigation.  The Power of Two: Surviving Serious Illness with an Attitude and an Advocate $22.95 We bought the book for our daughter-in-law and son, who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor as was the author. Our son has also been blessed with financial success so costs are not an issue, as with the authors. Also his wife has been in his life for 10 years, again, similar to the author's situation. When they got the book they read it straight through and found it "encouraging". I think that says it all. |
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