Medical / Allied Health Services

Family and Community Life of Older People: Social Networks and Social Support in Three Urban Areas

by Miriam Bernard, Jim Ogg & Judith and Phillips

Family life has changed rapidly over te past fifty years and the number of people living longer increases year on year Family and Community Life of Older People revisits three areas (Bethnal Green in London,...

Reproductive Genetics, Gender and the Body

by Elizabeth Ettorre

This book is all about reproductive genetics, a sociological concept developed to define the use of DNA-based technologies in the medical management and supervision of reproduction and pregnant women. In a searching...

A Handbook for Action Research in Health and Social Care

by Carol Munn-Giddings & Richard Winter

Action research is a form of research closely linked to practice which can readily be undertaken by practitioners and service users. This handbook offers a comprehensive guide to action research as a strategy...

Social Work and Social Care

by Lester Parrott

Social Work and Social Care has been revised and updated to take into account the profound changes that have occurred in social work over the past two years, in particular the extensive legislative changes to...

Commissioning and Purchasing

by Terry Bamford

This essential guide to commissioning and purchasing in social care provides case studies, guidelines, and checklists to help readers to assess need, develop care plans and select suppliers of care. It clearly...

Reflections on Community Psychiatric Nursing

by Tony Gillam

Reflections on Community Psychiatric Nursing provides new insights into many aspects of the CPN's work. Written by a practising CPN , this is a lively and easy-to-read introduction to the key debates in community...

New Qualitative Methodologies in Health and Social Care Research

by Frances Rapport

This edited volume brings together innovative contributions from a range of health and social care professionals and research scientists who are interested in introducing new approaches to qualitative research...

Identity and Health

by David Kelleher & Gerard Leavey

Experiences of health and illness are fundamental to how we understand ourselves, and the postmodern obsession with body image has made health even more significant in identity formation. The study of subjective...

Effective Writing for Health Professionals: A Practical Guide to Getting Published

by Megan-Jane Johnstone

Health professionals are increasingly expected to conduct and publish their research, apply for grants, write newsletters, liaise with the media, present conference papers and contribute articles to professional...

Psychoanalytic Theory for Social Work Practice

by Marion Bower

Written by practicing social workers and social work educators, this text analyzes modern psychoanalytic and psychosocial approaches to social work and relates them to current practices and values. Focusing...

Nursing Research and Nursing Practice

by Davina Allen & Patricia Lyne

Focusing on the nurse researcher's dual role as practitioner and researcher, as well as research ethics and the relationship between practitioner and academic agendas, The Reality of Nursing Research helps to:...

The Politics of Maternity

by Rosemary Mander & Jo Murphy-Lawless

The evidence surrounding the skills and approaches to support good birth has grown exponentially over the last two decades, but so too have the obstacles facing women and midwives who strive to achieve good...

Talking Back to Prozac

by M.D., Peter Breggin

Talking Back to Prozac: What Doctors Arenít Telling You about todayís Most Controversial Drug With an Information Packed New Introduction Peter R. Breggin, M.D., Bestselling Author of Medication Madness and...

Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutic Potential

by Ethan B Russo

Study the latest research findings by international experts!This comprehensive volume presents state-of-the-art scientific research on the therapeutic uses of cannabis and its derivatives. All too often, discussions...

The Occupational Experience of Residential Child and Youth Care Workers: Caring and Its Discontents

by Jerome Beker & Mordecai Arieli

From open and straightforward accounts of residential care workers, The Occupational Experience of Residential Child and Youth Care Workers shows you how care is handled, not how it should be handled. This book...

Recreation Leisure and Chronic Illness

by Miriam P. Lahey

Issues of leisure and dying are not often discussed in depth by those in recreation or thanatology. However, Recreation, Leisure, and Chronic Illness bridges the gap between leisure and thanatology. Professionals...

Intervention Research: Design and Development for Human Service

by Edwin J Thomas & Jack Rothman

This interdisciplinary book presents a comprehensive conceptual and methodological treatment of intervention research, a developing area of empirical inquiry that aims to make research more directly relevant...

Private Practice in Occupational Therapy

by Florence S Cromwell

Valuable insights into the potentials, risks, and excitement of establishing a private practice in occupational therapy. This groundbreaking volume provides general and specific ideas to help guide the OT professional...

Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations: An Integration of Twelve-Step and Psychodynamic Theory, Second Edition

by Philip Flores & Bruce Carruth

In this newly revised edition, Philip J. Flores, a highly regarded expert in the treatment of alcoholism and in group psychotherapy, provides you with proven strategies for defeating alcohol and drug addiction...

Relocation Issues in Child Custody Cases

by Philip M. Stahl & Leslie M. Drozd

Find out how evaluators, mediators, and judges deal with the issues of relocation in divorced families

In the past, the relocation of a parent or child in custody cases was rarely a problem for divorced families—there...