New Guidance from NICE (personality disorders)

The National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE) has released 2 new practice guidelines this month; one on Borderline Personality Disorder, and the other on Antisocial Personality Disorder.

You may read about and download the full guidelines from their web site:
http://www.nice.org.uk/

NICE is an independent organisation (in the UK) responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.

For more guidance on mental health issues, click on the link below:
http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=byTopic&o=7281

The Brain that changes itself: stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science

We've just added some new books to our library. One of them, The Brain that changes itself by Dr Norman Doidge, gives an overview of the science of neuroplasticity--the study of the capacity of the brain to alter and reorganize itself under the influence of learning and experience.

The book is a collection of case studies, told through the stories of patients, scientists and doctors, who, without operations or medications have made use of the brain's own ability to change. Some describe patients who had what were thought to be incurable brain disorders; others are about people who wanted to improve the functioning of their brains or preserve them as they aged.

To view the CBC “Nature of Things” Documentary of The Brain that Changes Itself, click here.

For more information about the book, visit Dr Norman Doidge’s web site.

To find out about other new books in the Library, click here