225 pages that guide in the development of a personal symptom management and relapse prevention plan. Nine chapters that take a careful look at symptoms of anxiety, depression, mania, and psychosis; their meaning; what triggers them; how to cope with symptom triggers; difficulties with memory and information processing; interpersonal relatonships; preventing relapse; and how to access appropriate community resources. The reader is able to develop a relapse prevention/intervention plan that includes identification of relapse patterns and needed lifestyle changes.   

  2002 Edition. Chapters 1 and 2: The Murphy-Moller Wellness Model and definitions of common psychiatric terms, brain anatomy and physiology in simple English. Chapters 3-8: Diagnostic criteria, treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, cyclothymia, dysthymia, anxiety, hallucinations and delusions. Chapter 9: Commonly used psychiatric medications. Chapter 10: All aspects of relapse management including symptom identification and management. Chapter 11: Coping with symptom triggers including evaluation of sleep activity patterns, and diet/substance use assessment. Chapter 12: Preventing relapse through wellness, including coping with activities of daily living and response to relapse symptoms.   

  This 12-chapter workbook provides a holistic, wellness-based, tool kit to survivors of abuse and trauma and members of their families. Be Smart combines education, bibliographic therapy, symptom management, neurobiological research, life style interventions, cognitive restructuring, interpersonal skills, and problem solving skills that can be used in both individual and a structured group process. Chapter 1: The aftermath of abuse and trauma. Chapter 2: Wellness and Recovery. Chapter 3: Effects on personality Chapters 4-5: Trauma and the brain. Chapter 6: Anxiety and trauma. Chapters 7-11: Trauma and health, environment, relationships, attitudes and behavior, and spirituality. Chapter 12: Relapse prevention.
  

  The Moller-Murphy Symptom Management Assessment Tool II (MM-SMAT II) is a 12 page booklet that assists in the identification of psychiatric symptoms, health and environmental variables, problems related to medication management and provides a common language for everyone involved in psychiatric symptom management to identify frequency, intensity, and duration of symptoms. Separate subscales measure: anxiety, depression, mania, psychosis, cognitive difficulties, activities of daily living, relationships, health problems, medication management, 44 symptom management strategies. ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH.