Bodie Morey

The Family Intervention Guide to Mental Illness by Bodie Morey and Kim T. Mueser, Ph. D. Epiphany library section 8l: Life Skills, Life Challenges. This book provides a whole-family approach to getting a diagnosis, communicating effectively, and maintaining wellness for a family member who might be mentally ill. You know, often it is difficult for someone who is mentally ill to recognize that he or she needs help. This book, therefore, is not just aimed at the individual in need, but at their family members, who often are the first sense that something is wrong. So many people and their families suffer needlessly for years with mental illness which goes undiagnosed or untreated. Reasons for not seeking treatment are unfamiliarity with mental illnesses, the fear of being diagnosed with such a problem, or the mistaken belief that nothing can be done to control or cure it. Sometimes we need to intervene to help those we love who are suffering. This book provides non-accusatory ways to bring up the subject with the loved one you suspect of being mentally ill.
Compare mental to physical illnesses for a moment. Diabetes cannot be managed without medications or insulin. Cancer does not improve on its own. Mental illness is the same way – it can get worse without treatment. Mental illness, just like physical illness, can affect the entire family, as well as a person’s social relationships, work effectiveness, and ability to relax and enjoy life. While most of us are used to going to a medical doctor many of us still shun going to a mental health professional out of shame, stubbornness, or ignorance about mental illness. This causes needless additional suffering.
This book can help families figure out what to do when a family member just isn’t as happy, responsive, or engaged in life as they used to be. Mental illness does not mean a person is crazy. It just means that they need help. Help awaits. Get it today.… (plus d'informations)