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Charles Atkins
Author and psychiatrist, writing both fiction--thrillers--and non fiction.

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The Alzheimer's Answer Book

Product Description Q&AIs Alzheimer's disease hereditary? Are there memory exercises I should be doing now? Is all dementia Alzheimer's, or are there other forms? How do I make time for both my parent with Alzheimer's and my children? How long can someone live with this disease? All caregivers and families touched by Alzheimer's and dementia face a seemingly overwhelming...

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THE PRODIGY

Former child prodigy and cellist James Martin IV should never have been released from the institution for the criminally insane--but family money has a way getting past the rules. If she had known what "Jimmy" had in store for her, beautiful, musically gifted Dr. Barrett Conyors would never have accepted him as a patient. As the body count rises, she finds herself in a...

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ASHES ASHES

Richard Glash--brilliant and sociopathic--lives to kill. When he escapes from a high-security hospital for the criminally insane he leaves a trail of bodies, that gives little clue as to the nightmare yet to come. Glash, along with a paranoid biochemist, has hatched a plot so deadly that if he succeeds it will bring agonizing death to millions. With time ticking fast, Forensic...

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Charles's Latest Blogs

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Apr.27.2012 - 6:29 am

Let's E-Publish a Book: Step one: Deciding What to Publish

Let's E-Publish a Book Step One: Deciding what to Publish By Charles Atkins Every journey begins with a step...at some point I'll Google that and find out who said it. But...

Feb.15.2012 - 5:45 am

Congratulations On Your New Book

Congratulations on Your New Book By Charles Atkins Years back I was in therapy. "What?" you ask, "You, the epitome of mental health? Say it's not so." Well...

Jan.31.2012 - 3:09 am

On Creativity and How to Eliminate Writer's Block

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On Creativity and How to Vanquish Writer's Block By Charles Atkins Writer's Block--a sort of creative constipation--is little more than negative self talk. It's as...

Jan.25.2012 - 3:38 am

Motivation is a Crock: How to Create Healthy Habits and Lose the Bad Ones

Motivation is a Crock: How to Create Healthy Habits and Lose the Bad Ones By Charles Atkins Question: "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" Answer: "Practice." I'm a dual...

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May.10.2009 - 9:41 pm

In response to: The Alzheimer's Answer Book

Introduction to the Alzheimer's Answer Book

(Reprinted courtesy of Sourcebooks, Inc.) I think it’s impossible to write a book about Alzheimer’s...

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Short Story: The Dancer

Short Story: Spider Field

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Video: Greetings from the Martin Twins

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About Charles

Welcome to my author page. I'm a board-certified psychiatrist, author, and professional speaker. I write both fiction and non-fiction, including the Barrett Conyors forensic thriller series as well as books on Alzheimer's and Bipolar Disorder. My newest...

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Causes Charles Atkins Supports

Alzheimer's Association www.alz.org

National Alliance on Mental Illness...