Bøger af Eli Merritt

Two books in one, Suicide Risk in the Bay Area: A Guide for Families, Physicians, Therapists, and Other Professionals combines a suicide prevention resource directory, containing over 300 local resources, with a step-by-step guide on how to assess, manage, and talk about suicide risk. "Suicide Risk in the Bay Area is critical reading for professionals, teachers, and parents. It's possible to prevent suicide, and this book is an invaluable guide."-David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy and Clean "This book deserves to be on the desks of every mental health professional who lives and works in the Bay Area."-Renée Binder, M.D., President, American Psychiatric Association "Two books in one, Suicide Risk is an excellent primer on suicide risk assessment and management and a wealth of resources at your fingertips to readily guide you."-Eve R. Meyer, Executive Director, San Francisco Suicide Prevention "A valuable and innovative tool for doctors, therapists, and parents, Suicide Risk in the Bay Area deserves to be recognized and replicated nationwide."-Alan F. Schatzberg, M.D., Stanford, Past President, American Psychiatric Association

This book brings together smart, practical advice on the treatment of addiction with over fifty Bay Area programs and professionals ready to help. It is essential reading for patients, family members, health professionals, and educators seeking concrete information and guidance in the complex field of addiction treatment.

"Disunion Among Ourselves tells the story of the deep political divisions that almost tore the Union apart in the 1770s and 1780s. So fractious were the founders' political fights that they feared the War of Independence might end in disunion and civil war. Instead of disbanding into separate regional confederacies, however, the founders united through self-sacrifice and compromise. They succeeded in holding the young nation together in part by transcending the baser angels of their natures. Yet, more even than this, they overcame division and disunion because they knew, concretely, that political unity was the best hope for preserving the life, liberty, and happiness of the American people"--