Lone Pine Publishing
Livres Canada Books
View Rights PortalMaher realizes one day he is an only child with no siblings. He starts to feel a bit lonely, and wishes he had siblings - like his friends and cousins. Luckily, his toys are here and now it’s time to show Maher what it means to be surrounded with brothers and sisters.It’s a heartwarming story that shows how rich and powerful the imagination of an only child can be.
While transient and situational feelings of loneliness are usually attributed anadaptive function, persistent feelings of loneliness are associated with high levelsof distress and a variety of psychological and somatic complaints. Persistentfeelings of loneliness play a central role in the development and/or maintenanceof various mental disorders. This book sensitizes professionals to the topic of loneliness, summarizes the current state of the phenomenology and prevalence of loneliness, and identifies various risk factors for the development and maintenance of loneliness. In addition, empirical associations of loneliness with psychological and somaticdisorders and clinical phenomena such as suicidality are reported. The bookpresents various explanatory models and describes specific intervention optionsbased on them. These are intended to support professionals in dealingwith loneliness in therapy and to enable a therapy tailored to the individual circumstances of a person. Target group: For:• medical and psychologicalpsychotherapists• specialists working in psychiatry,psychotherapy, or psychosomaticmedicine• clinical psychologists• general practitioners• students and teachers in psychotherapeutictraining, furthertraining, and continuing education
This remarkably unique book takes the conceit of the loneliness room to show how everyday artistic practice opens up loneliness to new definitions and new understandings. Refusing to pathologise loneliness, the book draws on the creative submissions supplied by its participants to demonstrate that being lonely can mean different things to different people in differing contexts. Filled with the photographs, paintings, videos, songs, and writings of its participants, The loneliness room is a deeply moving account of loneliness today.