Family Guide to Emotional Wellness: Proven Self-Help Techniques and Exercises for Dealing With Common Problems and Building Crucial Life Skills [Paperback]

Patrick Fanning (Editor), Matt McKay (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2000

Here is an indispensable resource that belongs next to your household's medical manual. Tested self-help techniques teach you how to cope with unexpected crises or deal with anxiety or depression. Learn to help family members change old habits into a healthier lifestyle and raise children who are confident about taking on new challenges and responsibilities.

Editorial Reviews

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Best-selling authors of numerous self-help titles (Self-Esteem, Couple Skills), Fanning and McKay attempt to fill the need for a readable, authoritative guide to emotional well-being. This book summarizes their work over the past 20 years and includes excerpts and adaptations from additional sources on topics such as interpersonal skills and parenting, relatively new pathologies like gambling and Internet addiction, and traditional psychiatric maladies like depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The chapters vary in depth from "pep talks" to detailed exercises, self-questionnaires, and reviews of standard treatment protocols. The coverage of psychiatric medications may date quickly, but the well-written text is relatively jargon-free, so readers can apply the knowledge directly or use it to prepare for professional consultations. This unique, research-based compendium is highly recommended for consumer health collections, where it should be a worthy complement to similar works on physical illness.DAntoinette Brinkman, M.L.S., formerly with Southwest Indiana Mental Health Ctr., Evansville
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Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (September 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572242078
• ISBN-13: 978-1572242074
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,230,356 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)