The Compassionate Mind - A New Approach to Life's Challenges

Zusatztext Interesting and helpful. Informationen zum Autor PAUL GILBERT is professor of clinical psychology at the University of Derby and, until his retirement from the NHS in 2016, was consultant clinical psychologist at the Derbyshire Health Care Foundation Trust. He has researched evolutionary approaches to psychopathology for over 40 years with a special focus on the roles of mood, shame and self-criticism in various mental health difficulties for which compassion focused therapy was developed. He has written and edited many books on psychology, therapy, and compassion. He was awarded an OBE by the Queen in March 2011 for services to mental health. Klappentext A leading authority on depression draws on recent research to explain how readers can develop compassion for themselves and others. Here, he explores how our minds have developed to be both sensitive and quick to react to perceived threats, and how this can also be a source of anxiety, depression and aggression. A brand new cover for this bestselling title. Zusammenfassung A brand new cover for this bestselling title.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Gilbert
• Publisher: Robinson Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.01.2010
• EAN: 9781849010986
• ISBN: 978-1-84901-098-6
• No. of pages: 624
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 40 mm
• Series: Compassion Focused Therapy
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mindfulness & Meditation, SELF-HELP / Anxieties & Phobias, MEDICAL / Mental Health, SELF-HELP / Mood Disorders / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, MEDICAL / Nursing / Psychiatric & Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Compulsive Behavior, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Depression, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Anxieties & Phobias, SELF-HELP / Mood Disorders / Depression, PSYCHOLOGY / Evolutionary Psychology, Psychiatry, Coping with mental health issues