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The Centre's staff involve themselves actively in contributing to mental health related information and publishing of books. Its readership is mainly the mental health professional. This page will feature some of the latest publications produced by the staff. These books are available at our Centre and at local bookstores.

SYNOPSIS OF SOME OF THE LATEST PUBLICATIONS

	When Mourning Breaks: Tales of hope and healing by Anthony Yeo In When Mourning Breaks, Anthony revisits some of his therapeutic journeys with clients who have taught him that the human spirit is indomitable. This book offers a glimpse into their journeys and just as they, the author and his clients learnt of life's precious lessons, may it light the way for your journey ahead.

	A Living Sacrifice: Discovering God's rest amidst the stresses of life by Anthony Yeo Paul exhorts in the Bible that we should offer up our bodies as a living sacrifice to mean that we need to give of our time and energies in God's service. Anthony points out, in his intimitably forthright way, that our physical boides are also part and parcel of this act of spiritual worship. Drawing from very real examples in his own spiritual journey, Anthony provides practical steps to help us discover God's rest in the midst of the stresses of our lives.

	If Tomorrow Never Comes: Reflections of what really matters in life by Anthony Yeo What do we value in life? How should we live? Do we continue to live like there will always be a tomorrow? Or do we make the most of each day because we don't know if tomorrow will come? These are some of the simple yet profound questions which we raised and discussed in relation to the SilkAir flight crash in 1997.

	Partners In Life: Your guide to a lasting marriage by Anthony Yeo Partners in Life provides eye-opening, myth shattering information and counsel as well as refreshing, commonsensical perspectives on marital situations. It addresses issues such as sex, in-laws and communication in marriage. Every unmarried as well as married person needs to let this book further thier understanding of what it takes to be partners in life.

	In The Shadow Of Death by Anthony Yeo This is a sensitive book relating the author's encounters with a dying friend, Betty. His experience reinforces his conviction that people need help with handling death and dying. While his book aims to prepare and equip caregivers on how to handle death and dying, it also aims to increase our awareness of the whole issue, in the hope that we will live better lives.

	On Wings of Storm: Healing beyong traumas of life by Anthony Yeo This book provides possible views or answers to questions related to why pain and suffering occur. The subject of loss, grieving and the need to let go it also covered. The description of the grieving process will help the bereaved embrace sorrow as a response to loss. To help children make sense of their traumatic experience, the physiological, cognitive, emotional and behavioural impact of trauma and how to bring about healing are discussed.

	Counselling : A Problem Solving Approach by Anthony Yeo Written from the author's more than 20 years' experience as a psychotherapist and marriage-and-family therapist, this useful book offers an uncomplicated, four-step approach to problem-solving, as well as knowledge and relevant case studies to deal with difficult situations in counselling.

	Labyrinth of Therapeutic Encounters edited by Anthony Yeo This book contains some of the insights, amassed over the years, of the various authors' experiences, with particular focus on the personal reflections of the therapists, the different models of intervention, and the issues pertinent to enhancing knowledge and skills in counselling and psychotherapy. The authors' examples of the therapy sessions offer readers a practice-oriented perspective to learning counselling and psychotherapy.

	Clients' Experience of Marital Counselling by Tan Boon Huat Published in 1999, this monograph is a sequel to an earlier monograph, "Marital Therapy: Outcome Evaluation to Therapeutic Effectiveness". Unlike the earlier publication that provides a quantitative analysis and description, this monograph takes a qualitative perspective by presenting the views of clients on their experience of the counselling situation.

	Marital Therapy : Outcome Evaluation of Therapeutic Effectiveness by Tan Boon Huat Published in 1997, this monograph is a research on the outcome of marital therapy.