Mental Health Emergencies

#1 Best Seller in Emergency Medical Services (Kindle Store) #1 Best Seller in Emergency Medicine (Kindle Store) #1 New Release in Emergency Medicine (Kindle Store) Some calls you never forget. Some nights you never escape. In Louder Than Sirens, Austin Lynn takes readers deep into the chaotic and painful world of emergency medical services with raw honesty and emotional depth. He shares what it is really like to serve on the front lines, where tragedy is routine, the stakes are high, and the impact lingers long after the sirens fade. From devastating calls to the slow, silent weight of ...

In Dangerous Personalities, former FBI profiler Joe Navarro shows listeners how to identify the four most common "dangerous personalities", and analyze how much of a threat each one can be: the Narcissist, the Predator, the Paranoid, and the Unstable Personality. Along the way, listeners learn how to protect themselves both immediately and long-term - as well as how to recover from the trauma of being close to such a destructive force.

Increasing numbers of people involved in personal transformation are experiencing spiritual emergencies - crises when the process of growth and change becomes chaotic and overwhelming. Unfortunately, much of modern psychiatry has failed to distinguish these episodes from mental illness. As a result, transformational crises are often suppressed by routine psychiatric care, medication, and even institutionalization. When understood and treated in a supportive manner, spiritual emergencies can become gateways to higher levels of functioning and new ways of being.

What’s sort of funny when something horrific happens is that nothing happens to the rest of the world. The cars still drive, the planes still fly… everything just continues. And that’s probably the best gift we have. Because, for the most part, there’s no right or wrong way to do things...

"...an intense and interesting peek into the world of medicine and more specifically the relationship between health care staff and the patients they interact with." This collection of medical stories by best-selling author Scott Kemp is a journey into some of the craziest and most incredible stories about patients in and around the Exam Room. There will be absurd and baffling cases that will surprise even the most seasoned medical professional. Some are funny, while others are head-scratching and primarily based on real-life experiences. Medicine can be heart-wrenching, funny, surprising, ...

An especially useful book for women living alone, parents who are concerned about their children's safety, and employers worried about employees who might go postal, Dangerous Instincts gives us the tools used by professionals to navigate potentially hazardous waters. Like The Gift of Fear and The Sociopath Next Door, it will appeal to anyone looking to make the right call in an ever threatening world.

"Harrowing, tender-hearted, and funny as hell" —Jenny Offill “Fascinating…Oddly uplifting” —The Economist "Smart, funny, irreverent, and philosophically rich" —Wall Street Journal By the author of the award-winning To Be a Machine, an absorbing, deeply felt book about our anxious...

You are not “just an EMT.” And the system depends on you believing that you are. This book is for EMTs who arrive first, carry the weight, and disappear from the story. For the ones told their role is temporary, entry-level, or just a stepping stone. For those who feel the exhaustion, frustration, and quiet anger but have never had language for it. Written by a former EMT, paramedic, nurse, and flight nurse, this book exposes the unspoken realities of emergency medical services: hierarchy without protection, responsibility without authority, burnout without recognition, and the ...

Navigate the unpredictable world with confidence and foresight through "Strategic Evacuation and Relocation," a comprehensive guide designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools to protect yourself and your loved ones. This essential resource walks you through every aspect of preparing for, responding to, and recovering from emergencies that necessitate uprooting your life, whether temporarily or permanently. Begin with an in-depth understanding of evacuation and relocation, unpacking historical examples and identifying common triggers. Gain insights into the psychological preparedness...

‘Enlightening, moving’ SIR IAN MCKELLEN From the acclaimed and bestselling biographer Jonathan Bate, a luminous new exploration of Shakespeare and how his themes can untangle comedy and tragedy, learning and loving in our modern lives. ‘The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and...

'A riveting ride along the knife edge of life and death from a frontline worker in one of our most crucial professions.' Fiona Kelly McGregor, author of Iris 'Frog', a term of endearment for intensive care paramedics, derives from the notion that everything they touch croaks. Sally Gould...

Live Ready is a book about dangerous people - about predators who live in our midst and who violate our social contract with impunity. It's also a book about navigating a world filled with such people. It shows you how to recognize them, how to understand their methods and motivations, how to keep them at a safe remove from yourself and your loved ones (and when that's not possible, how to defeat them).

Individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance use disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. Not only Corporate Security, Human Resources, Executive Protection, and Loss Prevention Professionals, but anyone who works may be forced to deal with such individuals. In this comprehensive guidebook, Ellis Amdur and William Cooper offer everyone a comprehensive set of strategies to keep themselves, those they may be responsible for protecting, as well as the general public safe while functioning at the ...

Individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance use disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. In this comprehensive guidebook, Ellis Amdur walks professionals working in inpatient and residential settings through a multitude of steps they can take to keep themselves, their colleagues, and their clientele safe. Amdur s focus is based on behavior rather than diagnosis. The first sections of the book discuss specific behaviors ranging from such relatively minor irritants as reluctance to complete tasks ...

People suffering from psychiatric or substance abuse disorder can display any one of a number of frightening behaviors. Ellis Amdur and John K. Murphy offer firefighters and EMTs a comprehensive set of strategies to keep themselves and their patients safe, while functioning at the highest level of professionalism. Rather than abstract information, more useful in a consulting room than in the field, Cooling the Flames is tactically based, from start to finish. The first section of this book addresses field safety, including both strategic planning and honing your intuition to pick up early ...

When the Sirens Are Silent is a raw, unfiltered look at what life inside emergency medicine really does to the people who live it — the trauma we carry, the silence we keep, and the way it slowly breaks us if we don’t fight back. Written by a working medic who nearly died from stress-induced stroke after years of suppressing the emotional toll, this book isn’t a self-help manual or inspirational fluff. It’s the truth — backed by science, lived in blood and burnout, and told with the kind of dark honesty that only another responder will understand.

Wellness has been defined in broad strokes for centuries - until now. This book clarifies a holistic perspective of what it means to be healthy while revealing common roadblocks to resilience and the resources needed to resist each one. Using personal stories and a diverse array of peer-reviewed behavioral, psychological, and organizational research, the authors present an evidence-based model for building physical, psychological, cognitive, emotional, financial, spiritual, social, and professional capital.

Individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance use disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. Security guards must frequently deal with such individuals in locations as varied as hospital emergency rooms, shopping malls, places of business and isolated warehouses in the middle of the night. In this comprehensive guidebook, Ellis Amdur and William Cooper offer security guards a comprehensive set of strategies to keep themselves, those they are protecting and the general public safe, while functioning at...

Individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance use disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. In this comprehensive guidebook, Ellis Amdur walks professionals working in healthcare and social services settings through a multitude of steps they can take to keep themselves, their colleagues, and their clientele safe. The focus of this book is behavior not diagnosis. The first sections of the book discuss specific behaviors ranging from such relatively minor irritants as reluctance to complete tasks and ...

Decades of mental illness has enabled me to reason with paranoia. Making associations with abstract reasoning to explain my feelings that I don't understand helps to keep me at ease