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books:

A User's Guide to the Brain: Perception, Attention, and the Four Theatres of the Brain

38 reviews

Knopf Group E-Books, 2001

Use your brain - change your life
This book is insightful, very readable and inspirational. Understand the working of your brain and live life to the fullest.

Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder

68 reviews
Edward M. Md Hallowell, John J. Md Ratey

Ballantine Books, 2005

Eye Opening
Sent this book to my daughter as she is adhd, and she was enthralled with the info it contained and I think helped her in many ways...she found it valuable to her in many areas she said.

Shadow Syndromes: Recognizing and Coping with the Hidden Psychological Disorders That Can Influence Your ...

31 reviews
John J. Md Ratey

Pantheon, 1997

Cultivate your shadow hypochondriasis
Shadows Syndromes is a worthy read, in that it does a good job of highlighting the major disconnect between diagnostic categories and reality. While the DSM model has its uses (research and billing being the only two I can think of right now), it also serves to reify the notion that mental illnesses are precise, discreet disorders. Any one with an ounce of clinic experience will tell you that ...