Salivary Cortisol Levels and Depressive Symptomatology in Consumers and Nonconsumers of Self-Help Books: A Pilot Study by Catherine Raymond, Marie-France Marin, Anne Hand, Shireen Sindi, Robert-Paul Juster, Sonia J. Lupien

“…In an explorative secondary analysis, we also split consumers of self-help books as a function of their preference for problem-focused versus growth-oriented self-help books. …”
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Book review: Why love matters: How affection shapes a baby’s brain. Sue Gerhardt. London, Routledge, 2008. 256pp, ISBN 9781583918173 by Irene Stevens

“…When I heard the name of the book, I thought 'Oh yes….cuddly self-help book for mums-to-be' and dismissed it without another thought. …”