Download or read book Resilient Adults written by Gina O'Connell Higgins and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1996-04-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering an approach that focuses on the origins of mental health rather than the beginnings of mental illness, this book outlines how men and women can recognize the resilient traits they possess and foster the strength to overcome tragedy. An inspiring and invigorating book! I recommAnd it to the courageous women and men who struggle each day to overcome their own cruel pasts, to the therapists who work with them, and to anyone interested in the relationship between adult development and mental health.''--Robert Kegan, Harvard University and the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology