What causes mental health problems? Nature or nurture? Brain and biology? Genetic inheritance or social environment? Revised and updated, this concise book explains what we know today about the origins of mental distress, drawing on the latest research from across the world.  Meer

Do you need your psychiatric diagnosis? This book will help you decide. In this second, updated edition of her best-selling title, Lucy Johnstone revisits the revolution that is underway in mental health.  Meer

Rates of diagnosis of psychiatric disorders in children have shot up in recent years. So too has the prescription of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs and stimulants.  Meer

In an era when more people are taking psychiatric drugs than ever before, this book challenges the claims for their mythical powers. Its clear, concise explanations will enable people to make a fully informed decision about the benefits and harms of these drugs and whether and how to come off them if they choose.  Meer