Vitality
Subtitle: the best of living and how to get it
By: Richard Esser.
Publisher: Algora Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780875866185; 9780875866192; 9780875866208
Subjects: Mental health; Vitality
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What does a psychiatrist know about the best of living?; title: Getting a kick out of living; title: Turning living around, eight thumbnail sketches; title: Tom, Cus, Floyd and me; title: Turning point; title: Detective work; title: Call it magic; title: Damage done; title: Clear-sightedness; title: A head full of numbers; title: What worked; title: Searching for optimism in the wilderness of psychiatry; title: Learning basic lessons in harlem; title: The abcs of successful helping; title: Affection; title: Putting-oneself in another's shoes; title: The asking for help and the giving of help; title: Nuts and bolts questions people need answers to about the good and bad in helping; title: The expert in living; title: The real and the false rewards of loving, friendship, learning, work; title: Idealism and a private life; title: Loving; title: Friendship; title: Learning; title: Work; title: Idealism; title: A private life; title: Where creativity, courage, initiative, dynamism, achievement and self-; title: Fulfillment come from; title: The vital process; title: The crux of living : turning craziness into creativity; title: The wonder and the pitfall in growing up; title: Coming to grips with the scariest part of ourselves; title: The key question of prevention.