Juno Dawson - Mind Your Head

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Dr Olivia Hewitt is a clinical psychologist who has worked in the NHS since 2003. After meeting co-author Juno Dawson while at university in north Wales she went on to train at the University of Oxford. Since then she has specialised in working with people with a learning disability, as well as writing for academic journals and lecturing at the universities of Southampton and Oxford. Outside work, Olivia can be found reading detective novels and helping out on the farm. She lives with her husband in Oxfordshire.

A

acne 128

addiction164-182

agoraphobia 101

alcohol 27, 100, 110, 164-166,168-170

anorexia nervosa 18, 47, 132

anti-depressants 62

anti-psychotics 62

antisocial personality disorder155

anxiety 20, 25, 62, 65, 73, 91, 94-106

coping with 96-97

cefinition 94

disorders 98-103

autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) 155-156

avoidant personality disorder156

B

benzodiazepines 62

bereavement 114-115

binge-eating disorder 133

bipolar disorder 156

body dismorphic disorder129-130

body image 124-140

blame 13

books 48-49, 127

borderline personality disorder157

boyfriends 87-90

brain chemistry 18, 19-20, 54, 144, 165, 171, 176, 178, 179

break-ups 112-114

bulimia nervosa 47, 133

bullying 84-87

C

caffeine 50

CAHMS 56-57, 133, 140

cannabis 172-174

case studies 36, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 73, 76, 77, 82, 83, 89, 90, 96, 99, 104-106, 110, 118, 120, 121-122, 124, 127, 128, 132, 135-136, 138-139, 144, 145, 149-150, 158, 160, 168, 170, 172, 173

cocaine 175-176

conduct disorders 157

crack see cocaine

D

death 114-115

dependent personality disorder158

depersonalisation 158

depression 36, 62, 90, 108-122

clinical 116-122

help 119 signs of 109-110

diagnosis 31, 32, 36, 56

diet 52, 129, 130-132

dissociative identity disorder158

divorce 110-112

dopamine 19, 178, 179

Dr Olivia 18, 55-57, 63, 68, 92, 97, 100, 102, 114, 116, 120, 130, 133-134, 134, 142, 147, 151, 155, 156, 157, 161, 165, 174, 181, 184

drugs (illegal) 27, 164-167, 172-179

DSM-V 32

E

eating disorders 25, 45

ecstasy 177-178

enabling47

endorphins 19, 52, 144

exams 73-81

exercise 52, 129

F

feeling better 186-188

films 48-49, 126-127

first aid 142-143

food 130-132

friends 40-41, 82-84

G

gases 180-181

gender dysphoria 140

generalised anxiety disorder101

girlfriends 87-90

glue sniffing see gases

GPs 31, 54, 55, 58, 105, 122, 138, 140

H

hallucinations 173, 178-179

hangry 53

heroin 176-177

histrionic personality disorder158

I

illness perception 15

irritable bowel syndrome 20-21

L

labels 22, 139, 185

laughing gas see gases

legal highs 179-180

LGBTQ*90-92

love 87-89

low mood 109

LSD see hallucinations

M

magazines 126-127

manic depression see bipolar disorder

marijuana see cannabis

Medical Student Syndrome 31

medication 27, 56, 58, 61, 62-63, 105, 120, 122, 165, 175

mental wellbeing 14-15, 32

mood stabilisers 62

N

narcissistic personality disorder159

nicotine 171-173

O

obsessive-compulsive personality disorder 159

OCD 101-106

OSFED 133

overachieving 159

P

panic attacks 65, 100-101, 166

panic disorder 100-101

paranoid personality disorder 160

perception, illness 15

personality disorders 154-162

phobias 98-99

post-traumatic stress disorder 160

pressure 68-78, 169

psychiatrists 31, 56, 58, 139

psychologists 31, 56, 58

psychosis 161, 174

psychosomatic illness 21

puberty 72, 124-125, 184-185

R

remedies 62

revision 77-81

S

Samaritans 152

schizoid personality disorder 162

schizophrenia 162

school 73-85

sectioning 58

self-harm 24, 91, 135, 142-150

FAQ 143-148

self-help 50-53

serotonin 19, 120, 134, 176, 178, 179

sex 88-90

sleep 50-51

sleeping tables 62, 115

smoking 171-172

social anxiety disorder 99-100

SSRIs 62, 63, 115, 120

stress 68-92

signs of 71

suicide 91, 144, 150-151

support 27, 30, 36, 38-49, 54-66, 137, 192-196

T

therapy 18, 57, 58, 60-61, 64, 98, 105

trigger warning 8, 43

TV 48

V

vaping 171

W

websites 42-44

wellbeing see mental wellbeing

worry 92

Parsons, T The Social System Glencoe, IL: The Free Press, 1951

Blumenthal JA, Babyak MA, Doraiswamy PM, Watkins L, Hoffman BM, Barbour KA, Herman S, Craighead WE, Brosse AL, Waugh R, Hinderliter A, Sherwood A Exercise and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of major depressive disorder Psychosomatic Medicine 2007

J. Thompson Coon, K. Boddy, K. Stein, R. Whear, J. Barton, and M. H. Depledge Does participating in physical activity in outdoor natural environments have a greater effect on physical and mental wellbeing than physical activity indoors? Environmental Science and Technology 2001

Holmes, T and Rahe, R. Holmes-Rahe Social readjustment rating scale Journal of Psychosomatic Research Vol II 1967

Aldwin, CM Stress, Coping and Development Guildford Press, 2007

Seligman, M Learned Optimism New York: A. A. Knopf, Inc., 1990

Seligman, M Helplessness: On Depression, Development, and Death San Francisco: W.H. Freeman, 1975

Carlson, NR & Heth, CD Psychology: the science of behaviour. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc., 2007