Product Description: Book by Glass, James M.

This book discusses the relationship between quality of life and disabilities. It explores such psychosocial concepts as well-being, life satisfaction, life difficulties and events, social adjustments, and standard of living. It addresses quality of life issues in specific psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, childhood disorders, and old age disorders. It also examines quality of life and psychiatric treatment and services and discusses policy and planning issues.

Mathilde Monaque developed severe depression when she was just 14. The eldest in a family of six and an exceptionally bright and gifted little girl, the discovery shook her family to the core. This work is Mathilde's tender and illuminating account of her struggle to surface from a disease that could have taken her life.

A little girl tries to adjust to her mother's mental illness

'Wishing wellness is a workbook for the child whose mother or father is suffering from a serious mental illness. Packed with information, interactive questions, and fun activities, it's an ideal tool for children and their therapists or other professional mental health workers...'--Cover back.