Medical

Navigating the Healthcare Maze

by Jeff Knott

The primary purpose of this book is to empower readers and encourage them to become proactive consumer-patients. This book isn't an attempt to be politically correct, but is dedicated to providing tools that...

Treatment of Suicidal Patients in Managed Care

by James M. Ellison

It offers practical guidance on how to improve care and reduce risk for suicidal patients. Inpatient versus outpatient treatments, alternative programs such as cognitive-behavioral strategies, adolescent suicide,...

The Early Stages of Schizophrenia

by Robert B. Zipursky & S. Charles Schulz

This book introduces the concept of early intervention and describes the clinical approaches most likely to facilitate the fullest degree of recovery. This rich overview is organized into three major parts:...

Treating Trauma Survivors With PTSD

by Rachel Yehuda

This book bridges the gap between research and practice -- to "translate" study findings into everyday clinical realities. Its authors, experienced researchers and clinicians who are at the forefront of conceptual...

Neurobiology of Violence, Second Edition

by Jan Volavka

Every clinician today needs a basic understanding of what causes violent behavior. The second edition of Neurobiology of Violence synthesizes current research on the origins of violence and reveals its implications...

Infant and Toddler Mental Health: Models of Clinical Intervention With Infants and Their Families

by J. Martín| Maldonado-Durán

Written by clinicians who work with infants and children and their families every day, this reality-based approach addresses the most common and important problems in infant psychopathology, covering models...

Molecular Genetics and the Human Personality

by Jonathan Benjamin, Richard P. Ebstein & Robert H. Belmaker

This volume explores the new era of study made possible by the electrifying pace of discovery and innovation in the field of molecular genetics. Questioning, critical, and strong on methodological principles,...

Psychoneuroendocrinology: The Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice

by Owen M. Wolkowitz & Anthony J. Rothschild

This book shows how the principles and emerging findings of psychoneuroendocrinology can inform modern clinical practice and lead to breakthroughs in science and practice. Meticulously detailed sections are...

The Dementias: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research

by Myron F. Weiner & Anne M. Lipton

This third edition covers changes in the classification, management, and treatment of dementing illness. It includes a world-class presentation on the molecular and genetic basis of Alzheimer's disease; a chapter...

What Every Patient, Family, Friend, and Caregiver Needs to Know About Psychiatry, Second Edition

by Richard W. Roukema

Aimed at patients and caregivers this volume provides clear, in-depth advice on understanding and dealing with stress and difficult patient behaviors. It covers such topics as heredity's role in alcohol and...

Pox: Genius, Madness, And The Mysteries Of Syphilis

by Deborah Hayden

From Beethoven to Oscar Wilde, from Van Gogh to Hitler, Deborah Hayden throws new light on the effects of syphilis on the lives and works of seminal figures from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries.Writing...

Reaching for Answers to Crohn's Disease: A Story of Success with Diet and Probiotics as Recommended by J. Rainer Poley, M.D.

by Martha Kalichman

Preliminary scientific evidence has revealed clues to the credibility of the treatment that initiated the continued remission of Crohn's disease for the author's daughter and others.

The Evolution of Chinese Medicine

by Asaf Goldschmidt

The history of Chinese medicine hinges on three major turning points: the formation of canonical theory in the Han dynasty; the transformation of medicine via the integration of earlier medical theories and...

Becoming a Behavioral Science Researcher

by Rex Kline & Robin Henson

Students and beginning researchers often discover that their introductory statistics and methods courses have not fully equipped them to plan and execute their own behavioral research studies. This indispensable...

Family Poverty in Diverse Contexts

by C. Anne Broussard & Alfred L. Joseph

Family Poverty in Diverse Contexts addresses the context of poverty in the United States and focuses on poverty issues that family members must confront as they move through the life course.

This edited collection...

Digital Hearing Aids

by Arthur Schaub

Digital Hearing Aids is an essential reference for information about the latest innovations in digital hearing aid technology. Concise descriptions and ...

Guide to Alzheimer's Disease

by Barry Reisberg

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Dizzy: What You Need to Know About Managing and Treating Balance Disorders

by Jack J. Wazen & Deborah Mitchell

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Psychotherapist'S Guide To Psychopharmacology: Second Edition

by Michael J. Gitlin

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From Paralysis to Fatigue: A History of Psychosomatic Illness in the Modern Era

by Edward Shorter

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