My New Book is Out!

My new book, How Dysfunctional Families Spur Mental Disorders: A Balanced Approach to Resolve Conflicts and Reconcile Relationships, is now available. 

Get the book by clicking on the image on the right of the blog homepage or on: Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Dysfunctional-Families-Spur-Mental-Disorders/dp/031339265X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275927244&sr=1-1

You can also get it at Barnes and Noble on line at http://search.barnesandnoble.com/How-Dysfunctional-Family-Spur-Mental-Disorders/David-M-Allen-MD/e/9780313392658/?itm=1&USRI=How+dysfunctional+family+spur+mental+disorders

Or from the publisher: http://www.praeger.com/catalog/A3273C.aspx

Description:


Millions of Americans have psychological issues or are affected by those of their family members, ranging from anxiety and bipolar disorder to mood and personality disorders. The growth of Big Pharma, combined with an increasing desire of managed care providers to find simple and "quick fixes," has resulted in an often myopic focus on biological causes of dysfunctional symptoms. There is plenty of evidence to indicate that this propensity to only prescribe pills is often deeply misguided, however.This book examines the role of dysfunctional family interactions in the genesis and maintenance of certain behavioral problems. The author presents a case for regaining a balance in terms of the biological, psychological, and family-system factors in psychiatric disorders and suggests a way to accomplish this.

Advanced Praise:

"All too often, mental health practice is being driven by downright bad science as well as conclusions that are being leapt to before all the scientific evidence is in. The result is treatment that does the patient a disservice. Dr. Allen does a superb job in sorting out what we really know, what is speculative, and what is completely bogus in the field. This volume is essential reading for both consumers and providers alike."

----------------John Rosemond, family psychologist, internationally syndicated columnist, speaker, and author of 14 best-selling parenting books, and The Diseasing of America's Children: Exposing the ADHD Fiasco and Empowering Parents to Take Back Control