Failure to Launch

Informationen zum Autor Michael D. DeVine is a licensed professional counselor supervisor who is co-owner of a private psychiatric practice in Plano, Texas. In addition to Michael's private practice, Michael is a business consultant, advisor to local schools/organizations, public speaker, and co-owner of the website onlyonebrain.com. Michael received his Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Otterbein University and his Master's degree in Psychology from the University of North Texas. Lawrence V. Tucker, MD, is a licensed psychiatrist who is co-owner of a private psychiatric practice in Plano, Texas. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, as well as a diplomat of the American Board of Addiction Medicine. He practices in pharmacological management of psychiatric disorders including attention deficit disorder, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, brain SPECT imaging, and addictionology. Klappentext Failure to Launch sets out to identify the underlying reasons for the failure to launch epidemic with adult children. Morever, it also lays out a treatment plan to help launch these children out of their parents' homes and into their future. Zusammenfassung Failure to Launch sets out to identify the underlying reasons for the failure to launch epidemic with adult children. Morever! it also lays out a treatment plan to help launch these children out of their parents' homes and into their future. Inhaltsverzeichnis ForewordIntroductionSection 1: Background & Theory Chapter 1: What is Failure to Launch?Chapter 2: 22 is the new 18Chapter 3: So are they Narcissistic, entitled, or just a bunch of a$%hol&s?Chapter 4: The Loving EnablerSection 2: Underlying Mental Health IssuesChapter 5: Mood Disorders & AnxietyChapter 6: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderChapter 7: Pervasive Developmental DisordersChapter 8: Substance AbuseSection 3: Moving the Immovable Object Chapter 9: Why Change? What is My Motivation?Chapter 10: What Do You Want To Do Now That You Are Grown Up? Chapter 11: Career and Life CoachingChapter 12: Empowering the parentSection 4: It s Now Up to the FamilyChapter 13: Preparing For LaunchChapter 14: The Launch PadChapter 15: Clearing the TowerChapter 16: Houston We Have a ProblemChapter 17: Houston We Have Lift-OffAfterword...

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Failure to Launch is a book geared towards helping clinicians work with dependent adult children. The book first attempts to define the problem of failure to launch as well as identify the underlying causes such as entitlement, narcissism, enabling family systems, and undiagnosed mental health problems. Failure to Launch also lays out a step-by-step treatment plan to help guide clinicians with these clients to help facilitate change. The book includes case studies, sample chapters, and the latest research to help illustrate the theoretical basis for the treatments in this book.

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Failure to Launch sets out to identify the underlying reasons for the failure to launch epidemic with adult children. Morever, it also lays out a treatment plan to help launch these children out of their parents' homes and into their future.

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Foreword Introduction Section 1: Background & Theory Chapter 1: What is Failure to Launch? Chapter 2: 22 is the new 18 Chapter 3: So are they Narcissistic, entitled, or just a bunch of a$%hol&s? Chapter 4: The Loving Enabler Section 2: Underlying Mental Health Issues Chapter 5: Mood Disorders & Anxiety Chapter 6: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Chapter 7: Pervasive Developmental Disorders Chapter 8: Substance Abuse Section 3: Moving the Immovable Object Chapter 9: Why Change? What is My Motivation? Chapter 10: What Do You Want To Do Now That You Are Grown Up? Chapter 11: Career and Life Coaching Chapter 12: Empowering the parent Section 4: It s Now Up to the Family Chapter 13: Preparing For Launch Chapter 14: The Launch Pad Chapter 15: Clearing the Tower Chapter 16: Houston We Have a Problem Chapter 17: Houston We Have Lift-Off Afterword