Signs of Mental IllnessLlewellyn Worldwide, 1998 - 193 pages Designed for psychologists, psychiatrists, astrologers, and lay people alike, Signs of Mental Illness by Dr. Mitchell E. Gibson, M.D., is a breakthrough in the sciences of psychiatry and astrology that will help people with their mental health for this new millennium. The author is one of the most well known and highly respected medial doctors in the state of Arizona, where he maintains a successful private practice in psychiatry. Dr. Gibson is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, the American Board of Forensic Medicine, and the American College of Forensic Examiners. Formerly, he was chief of staff at East Valley Camelback Hospital, as well as chief resident in psychiatry at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. With such an illustrious career, why has he written a book that uses astrology, a science that some people severely question? Because it can help people-and because it's the truth. In Signs of Mental Illness, Dr. Gibson demonstrates new astrological techniques for predicting mental illness, based on his study of more than 400 astrological birth charts and the use of scientific statistical research models. Here is what he has discovered: The average person's birth chart contains about three marker aspects of depression The birth chart of someone with major depression contains an average of ten such markers What are these indications? You'll find out in Signs of Mental Illness. Even with no previous astrological experience, you'll learn how to spot the indicators for mental illness through the declinations and multiple planet aspects that form the basis of this pioneering work. To get you started, there is a coupon for a FREE birth chart included with every copy of Signs of Mental Illness. Learn to detect depression, anxiety, addictive disorder, schizophrenia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a client's chart See the astrological markers for mental illness in the charts of Princess Diana, Marshall Applewhite, Charles Dickens, Mike Wallace, and others Learn the basics of astrology if you are new to the science Numerous cases of famous people are highlighted in this book. All of the patients were diagnosed according to the DSM-IV, the gold standard of psychiatric diagnostic criteria. The diagnostic groups represented include major depression, anxiety, addictive disorder, schizophrenia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Signs of Mental Illness is a must for all workers in the mental health fields and all astrologers. It will also help you to understand more about yourself. |
Contents
Astrology and Medicine | 9 |
New Advances in Astrology | 27 |
The Control Group | 43 |
Anxiety Disorders | 75 |
Schizophrenia | 93 |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | 109 |
Addictive Disorders | 125 |
Famous Cases | 141 |
Time Place and Karma | 165 |
The Hidden Order | 179 |
Common terms and phrases
activity Addictive disease Addictive Disorder ADHD agoraphobia anxiety disorder Aspects for Addictive associated astrological astrological markers Average Number band elevation Binary eclipse birth chart celestial conjunction control group elevations involving elevations_ energy Exdek Hidek Hidek Sun high declination high order horoscope involving Saturn Jupiter Jupiter/Neptune Jupiter/Pluto Jupiter/Uranus major depression marker aspects Mars index medication mental illness Mercury Mercury/Venus Moon Moon/Uranus natal chart negative elevations negative grand elevations negative karmic index Neptune Neptune/Mars number of marker Obsessive-compulsive disorder panic attacks panic disorder parallel or contraparallel patients Planetary eclipses Planetary indices planetary interaction planets Plenary elevation Pluto Pluto/Mars parallel Pluto/Mercury positive elevations positive karmic index Proximity elevation Quad elevation Saturn Saturn index Saturn/Mercury Saturn/Pluto parallel Saturn/Uranus sextile signs square Sun/Jupiter Sun/Mercury Sun/Neptune Sun/Pluto Sun/Uranus Sun/Venus symptoms temporal environment Temporal index test group tion traits include Triangle elevation trine unconscious unconscious mind Uranus Uranus/Neptune parallel Venus Venus/Mars Venus/Uranus zodiac