Health psychology Books
Taylor & Francis Ltd Decolonizing Global Mental Health: The
Book SynopsisDecolonizing Global Mental Health is a book that maps a strange irony. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Movement for Global Mental Health are calling to ‘scale up’ access to psychological and psychiatric treatments globally, particularly within the global South. Simultaneously, in the global North, psychiatry and its often chemical treatments are coming under increased criticism (from both those who take the medication and those in the position to prescribe it). The book argues that it is imperative to explore what counts as evidence within Global Mental Health, and seeks to de-familiarize current ‘Western’ conceptions of psychology and psychiatry using postcolonial theory. It leads us to wonder whether we should call for equality in global access to psychiatry, whether everyone should have the right to a psychotropic citizenship and whether mental health can, or should, be global. As such, it is ideal reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as researchers in the fields of critical psychology and psychiatry, social and health psychology, cultural studies, public health and social work.Table of ContentsIntroduction De-familiarising GMH: a methodology of Encounters 1. Making Mental Health a Reality for All 2. ‘Harvesting Despair’ –Suicide Notes to the State and Psychotropics in the post 3. Educating, Marketing, Mongering 4. The Turn / The Look: Interpellating the Mad Colonial Subject 5. ‘Necessary evils’: When torture is treatment and violence is normal 6. Sly Normality: Between Quiescence and Revolt 7. Decolonising Global Mental Health
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Little, Brown Book Group Defeating Depression: How to use the people in
Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking new self-help book is based on Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), a therapeutic approach being adopted by the government's nationwide Improved Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme, alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. IPT is commonly used to treat those suffering from depression and eating disorders. IPT is now being used by IAPT therapists nationally and this book will be the first self-help book based on this approach and will be widely recommended to patients. The author, Dr Roslyn Law, is one of the UK's leading authorities on IPT.
£12.34
Little, Brown Book Group Overcoming Anxiety, 2nd Edition: A self-help
Book SynopsisOvercoming app now available via iTunes and the Google Play Store. Fully updated edition of the bestselling self-help book, now recommended on the national Books on Prescription scheme. This ever-popular guide offers a self-help programme, written by one of the UK's leading authorities on anxiety and based on CBT, for those suffering from anxiety problems. A whole range of anxieties and fears are explained, from panic attacks and phobias to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and generalised anxiety. It includes an introduction to the nature of anxiety and stress and a complete self-help programme with monitoring sheets based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. The following websites may offer useful further information on anxiety disorders: www.social-anxiety.org.uk www.stress.org.uk www.triumphoverphobia.comTrade Review'It's hard to estimate just how many people, whose lives are secretly blighted by fears and insecurities, will draw inspiration from this sensible, down-to-earth guide.', Time Out 'Excellent self-help book', Yes Magazine Indispensable guide for friends and families, psychologists, and those working in the medical profession. Glasgow Herald The best consumer-friendly CBT-based books...All are very thorough. Michele Kirsch, Observer
£10.44
Spinifex Press Beyond Psychoppression: A Feminist Alternative
Book SynopsisA guide to therapy, Beyond Psychoppression explores the intersection between the personal and the political. Betty McLellan surveys the development of psychotherapy and exposes the oppressive techniques of Freudian psychoanalysis, humanistic therapies, lesbian sex therapy, and new age and popular therapies. She challenges the myths about women's mental and emotional illness.
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HarperCollins Publishers How to Retrain Your Appetite: Lose weight
Book SynopsisThis self-help book is for people who have gained weight because they have lost touch with using natural hunger and fullness signals to guide their eating. This book shows you how to relearn to eat in tune with your body, whilst still eating your favourite foods, taking one manageable step at a time. It is the antithesis to ‘going on a diet’. It is also the antidote to ‘clean eating’, as you eat what you already, and have always, loved instead of a prescribed set of acceptable foods. The unique position of The Appetite Doctor’s appetite retraining programme is that it bridges biology and psychology and puts the focus on specific habit change, all while taking into account the natural resistance we have to making changes. It teaches you how to work with, not against, your body. This book contains the following chapters: 1. A New Approach to Weight Loss 2. The Appetite System – an overview of the science behind your taste buds and digestion, introducing Dr McCarthy’s concept of the Appetite Pendulum. 3. The Psychology of Eating and Appetite 4. Stop Eating When You’re Full 5. Establish a New Routine 6. Tackle Your Saboteurs 7. Wait Until You’re Definitely Hungry 8. Stop Emotional Eating 9. Know What to Eat 10. Maintain Your New Weight.
£9.49
Octopus Publishing Group The Health Fix
Book Synopsis'The only health manual you will ever need' - Dr Rangan Chatterjee'From behaviours to biology and beyond, The Health Fix enables you to personalise your way to better health by laying out your story. An enriching book that gives so much to the reader' - Giles Paley-Phillips'The Health Fix allows you to look at your health and lay out your story like nothing else out there. For many this will be a life-changing read' - Dr Rupy Aujla'Whatever health issues you want to improve, this book has your solution' - Sunetra Sarker'This unique book is exactly what people need right now for their health and wellbeing' - Atul KochharStarting with the experience of his own illness, Dr Ayan Panja, NHS GP and lifestyle medicine expert, brings a unique personalised framework to tailor targeted lifestyle-based interventions to you, with his groundbreaking new book THE HEALTH FIX. Unlike many approaches to health and wellbeing, THE HEALTH FIX focuses on the 'why' rather than just the 'what' with a toolkit:-Learn how to elegantly tighten up on the 8 factors which affect your health the most day to day-Improve your ability to control your habits-Understand the interplay between your symptoms and your biology-Experience the subtle power of "how, what and when"-Generate your own targeted lifestyle prescription -Apply the 'fixes' that are relevant only to you-Feel the difference within 8 weeksWith the rising tide of non-communicable disease such as long Covid, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal conditions and increasing mental health need, Dr Ayan blends in the science and evidence into eye-opening case studies which demonstrate how the patient story lays everything out. The unique HEALTH FIX toolkit will help you change your health for good by understanding the story of you.
£11.24
Chronos Publishing STOP!! Killing Yourself...: The Beginners Guide
Book SynopsisWANT TO LIVE LONGER BUT NOT SURE HOW? You are not alone as nearly everyone wants to live longer, but it's been made unnecessarily difficult to achieve with contradicting advice from endless sources and added complications from experts making it hard to understand, with complex theories and unpronounceable words. THIS IS WHERE STOP!! KILLING YOURSELF... CAN HELP! This workbook was written to make things simple and easy to action, with a no-nonsense approach to longevity. The information and advice is straight forward to follow, with minimal fuss to help achieve maximum results. In this workbook, we will cover the core areas in your life where change needs to happen, in an approach that is easy to action, split into three sections: Remove, Improve and Action. 1. Remove: Discusses the habits and lifestyle choices that are literally killing you. 2. Improve: Covers everyday routines where making simple changes can enhance your life and dramatically improve your health, happiness, and outlook on life. 3. Action: In line with the philosophy of making this book easy and actionable to follow, there are two action plans to help make the first step to living longer a very real, and exciting reality, with a five or ten-year plan to choose from. With journal questions and prompts as part of the actioning process, STOP!! KILLING YOURSELF... allows you to get an understanding of where you are today, where you can be in a matter of just a few days, and where you want to be in the future. IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT LIVING LONGER AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START, THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN FOR YOU.
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Chronos Publishing Stop!! Waking Up Tired: The Beginners Guide To
Book SynopsisFED UP WITH WAKING UP TIRED & EXHAUSTED? You are most certainly not alone. Many people long for a better quality of sleep, however, it’s been made unnecessarily difficult with contradicting advice, thousands of sleep studies and unpronounceable words leaving you more confused than when you started on your quest to simply get a good night’s sleep. THIS IS WHERE “STOP!! WAKING UP TIRED…” CAN HELP! This workbook was written to make things simple and easy to action, with a no-nonsense approach to sleep. The information and advice is easy to follow, light-hearted in nature and will help you achieve the deep sleep that dreams are made of. In this workbook, we will cover the core areas in your life where change needs to happen, in an approach that is easy to action. Split into three sections: Remove, Improve and Action: 1. Remove: Discusses the habits and lifestyle choices that are having devastating effects on your sleep. 2. Improve: Covers everyday routines where making simple changes, can enhance and dramatically improve your sleep and in turn your health, happiness and outlook on life. 3. Action: In line with the philosophy of the STOP!! workbook series, the targets are realistic and actionable to follow, with two action plans to help make the first step to stop waking up tired, a very real and exciting reality and the second step, the pathway to rejuvenating nights of deep, relaxed slumber. With journal style questions and prompts throughout the book, as part of the actioning process, STOP!! Waking Up Tired… allows you to get a clear understanding of where you are today, where you can be in a matter of just a few days, and where you could only dream of a few days ago, for a new more energetic and happy future you. When partnered with other titles within the series, STOP!! workbooks can help you become the person you always dreamed you could be. IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT NOT WAKING UP TIRED EVERY MORNING, HAVING MORE ENERGY AND SLEEPING BETTER BUT DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START, THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN FOR YOU.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Spirituality, Religiousness and Health: From
Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of the research on spirituality, religiousness and health, including the most important studies, conceptualization, instruments for measurement, types of studies, challenges, and criticisms. It covers essential information on the influence of spirituality and religiousness (S/R) in mental and physical health, and provides guidance for its use in clinical practice. The book discusses the clinical implications of the research findings, including ethical issues, medical/health education, how to take a spiritual history, and challenges in addressing these issues, all based on studies showing the results of incorporating S/R in clinical practice. It contains case reports to facilitate learning, and suggests educational strategies to facilitate teaching S/R to health professionals and students. Table of Contents1. Conceptualizing Spirituality and Religiousness.- 2. Measuring Spirituality and Religiousness in Health Research.- 3. Challenges and Criticisms in the Field of Spirituality, Religiousness and Health.- 4. The Scientific Study of Belief and Pain Modulation: Conceptual Problems.- 5. Spirituality, Religiousness and Mental Health: Scientific Evidence.- 6. Spirituality, Religiousness and Physical Health: Scientific Evidence.- 7. Religious and Spiritual Interventions in Health: Scientific Evidence.- 8. Impact of Religion and Spirituality in Older Persons.- Part II. Clinical Implications of Spirituality, Religiousness and Health.- 9. Religiousness, Spirituality and Health in Secular Society: Need for Spiritual Care in Health care?.- 10. Fostering Well-being: Spirituality and Creativity in Clinical Practice.- 11. Spirituality in Psychiatric Care: an Example of Spirituality Integrated Psychotherapy.- 12. Spiritual Care: the Role of Health Care Chaplaincy.- 13. Understanding Clinical Chaplaincy Approach to Biomedical Ethics: an Imminent Need and a Challenge.- 14. Spiritual Care at the End of Life.- 15. Incorporating and Teaching Spirituality into Medical Education: an Overview of the Field and Possible Educational Strategies.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Treating Complex Trauma: Combined Theories and Methods
Book SynopsisThis forward-thinking volume outlines several approaches to therapeutic treatment for individuals who have experienced complex childhood and adult trauma, providing a novel framework for helping patients with a number of challenging symptoms, with clinical hypothesis testing and solid therapeutic relationships as a vital foundation. Responding to the intense disagreement and competition among clinicians championing their own approaches, the book identifies the strengths and limitations of multiple therapeutic approaches, addressing the need for qualified clinicians to be versed in multiple theories and techniques in order to alleviate suffering in their clients. Among the topics discussed: How to choose specific therapeutic methods and when to shift techniques The neurobiology of trauma and management of fear Cultural and ethnic considerations in trauma treatment Addressing avoidance and creating a safe therapeutic environment Management of dissociation, substance abuse, and anger Treating Complex Trauma: Combined Theories and Methods serves as a practical guide for clinicians looking to expand their knowledge of approaches for treating complex trauma. It aims to provide clinicians with options for different therapeutic methods, along with the necessary context for them to select the most effective approach in their treatments."For the first time in the professional literature we are finally afforded a clear, cogent, and detailed explication of complex trauma and the multifaceted parameters of treatment. Dr. Tamara McClintock Greenberg provides perspicacious insight and clinical wisdom only a seasoned career therapist can yield. Offering sophisticated and nuanced distinctions between complex trauma and PTSD, she shows how treatment is necessarily contextual and tailored to the unique clinical and personality dynamics of the sufferer that is thoroughly client specific within the therapeutic dyad. She dispenses with simplistic and supercilious attitudes that embarrassingly boast a uniform or manualized treatment to trauma, instead carefully taking into consideration polysymptomatic, neurobiological, and socialcultural differences that inform the interpersonal, emotional, and safety milieu from the beginning of treatment to stabilization, the working-through process, and then onto successful recovery. This is a must-read book for those in training and senior clinicians alike." --Jon Mills, PsyD, PhD, ABPP, Faculty, Postgraduate Programs in Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy, Adelphi University, NY; author of Treating Attachment Pathology"Dr. Greenberg has written an invaluable book on treating complex trauma. She delves into multiple approaches, assessing what techniques the client can tolerate at a given therapeutic stage. She covers how to maintain consistency and connection through a flexible approach and avoid pitfalls. This is a must read for clinicians wishing to treat clients with complex PTSD." --Louann Brizendine, MD, Clinical Professor UCSF; author of The Female BrainTrade Review“The merits of this book are many, the most important being to make a serious and pervasive disorder such as complex trauma more understandable and therefore more treatable, providing clinicians with a wide framework of concepts and therapeutic tools, and a sustained example of how to build one’s own personal toolbox for these often difficult, long and challenging psychotherapies.” (Monica Luci, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, May 28, 2021)Table of ContentsChapter One The Need for Utilizing Multiple Approaches for Complex PTSD: No Theory Has It All Introduction: Complex Clients Need Multiple Approaches What is Trauma and Who Gets to Define It? Difficulties in the Study of Complex Trauma PTSD vs. cPTSD: Important Distinctions Therapeutic Efficacy and the Therapeutic Alliance Multiple Treatments, Equal Efficacy Commonalities Among All Approaches The Therapy Relationship and Clinical Hypothesis Testing Negotiating the Beginning of Therapy Conclusion References Chapter Two: How Trauma Stokes Fear: Considerations in Beginning of Therapy The Neurobiology of Trauma Evidence for Intergenerational Trauma Effects Fear: Known, Unknown, and Acted Out Clinical Hypothesis Testing and Introducing the Concept of Fear The Unhelpful Link between cPTSD and Personality Disorders How Trauma Can Lead to Incorrect Diagnoses Assessing Character Style Managing Fear in the Beginning of Therapy Conclusion Initial Goals in the Beginning of Therapy for People with cPTSD References Chapter Three: Nurturing the Therapeutic Alliance: Mentalizing and Emotional Safety Characteristics of Therapists Who Have Good Outcomes -The Effective Therapist Has Sophisticated Interpersonal Skills -The Effective Therapist Has an Ability to Explain A Client’s Distress and Takes the Client’s Unique Experience into Account - The Effective Therapist Is Persuasive About Treatment Ideas And Monitors Progress in An Authentic Way - The Effective Therapist Can Deal with Difficult Material While Communicating Hope and Optimism - The Effective Therapist Is Keenly Aware of Their Own Psychology - The Effective Therapist Stays Aware of Relevant Research and Strives to Continually Improve Trust and the Mentalizing Therapist Normalizing and Managing Shame Creating Safety Though Respecting Avoidance How Much Should We Encourage the Processing of Memories? Conclusion Interventions for Mentalizing and Maintaining Emotional Safety References Chapter Four: The Therapeutic Alliance and Maintaining Physical Safety Trauma, Suicidal Ideation and Deaths of Despair The Alarming Epidemic of Suicide Avoidance and Therapist Feelings About Suicidal Clients Risk Factors for Suicide The Trauma of a Suicidal Crisis Clinical Management of Suicidality Crisis Response Plans Conclusion Interventions for Managing Suicidality References Chapter Five: Dissociation: Controversies and Clinical Strategies Normal vs. Trauma Related Dissociation Assessing Excessive Dissociation Controversies Regarding Dissociation: TM vs. SCM A Combined Model of Dissociation? Dissociation of Trauma in the Mental Health Field Treating Dissociative Disorders Conclusion Interventions for Working with Dissociative Clients References Chapter Six: The Need to Numb: Substance Abuse and Therapeutic Management Substance Use Problems: Evolving Social Perceptions and Reality The Increase in Problematic Substance Use Links Between Trauma and Substance Use Combined Vulnerability: Psychological and Biological Models Assessing Substance Use Treatment Approaches for cPTSD and Substance Use Treatment Approaches Specifically for Substance Use Conclusion Interventions for Helping People with Excessive Substance Use References Chapter Seven: When Trauma is in the Body: Managing Physical Concerns Effects of Trauma on the Body Links Between Childhood Adversity and Physical Illness Proposed Mechanisms Explaining the Trauma Illness Connection Relationships and the Buffer Against Illness Research on the Decrease of Physical Symptoms in Therapy Treating People Who are Somatically Focused Conclusion Interventions for Helping People who Are Physically Focused References Chapter Eight: When Fight Impulses Dominate: Managing Anger Anger and Clinical Avoidance Links Between Aggression and Trauma Anger as a Result of Feeling Over-Responsible Mind, Body and Brain: The Neuropsychology of Anger Anger And Problems Regarding Ideas of Transference When the Therapist is the Focus of Anger Treating Anger and Aggression Conclusion Interventions for Treating Angry and Aggressive Clients References Chapter Nine: Sociocultural Consideration in Trauma Treatment Culture and the Culture of Avoidance: Thinking about Differences Between Therapist and Client Trauma, Microaggressions and Race and Class Trauma, Microaggressions and LGBT Persons Stereotypes and Stereotype Threats Talking about Differences Conclusion References Chapter Ten: Vicarious Trauma and Self Care for the Trauma Therapist Compassion Fatigue and the Impact of Vicarious Trauma Too Much Empathy? The Risk of Burnout and Potential Consequences Therapist Vulnerabilities Countertransference and the Importance of Therapist’s Emotions Over-Responsibility and the Trappings of the Super Therapist Therapist Self-Care Conclusion Self-Care Interventions References
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Connections in the Clinic: Relational Narratives
Book SynopsisThis book assembles many of the foremost writers and clinicians in the field of team-based primary care to share their own relational reflections. It features narratives from fields such as integrated behavioral health, integrated primary care, primary care behavioral health, medical family therapy, health psychology, primary care psychology, and clinical social work. The key focus of the chapters are the relationships that are formed during primary care delivery. The book is organized into six core chapters: Family of Origin, Teachers and Mentors, Our Patients and Ourselves, Colleagues and Collaborators, Clinician as Patient, and Death and Loss. Each chapter contains a variety of styles and formats of narrative medicine, including personal reflections, story-telling, and poetry. Connections in the Clinic will be of interest to a wide audience of clinicians and educators dedicated to a reflective or story-telling approach to healing.Trade Review“For the new-to-the-profession student or resident, the book serves as a preview and road map to anticipated experiences and emotions. For the seasoned provider, the narratives undoubtedly will trigger memories of similar personal and professional experiences. … If storytelling encourages educators to bring the humanity into the teaching of medicine, does it not also remind us of our own humanity and inherent vulnerabilities? Connections in the Clinic succeeds in both.” (Franklin Berkey, Family Medicine, Vol. 55 (4), 2023)Table of Contentshapter 1. Family of Origin 1.1 Colleen Fogarty 1.2 John Spangler 1.3 Alexandra Hulst 1.4 Julia Sager (pen name) 1.5 Deb Taylor 1.6 Michelle Keating 1.7 Paul Simmons 1.8 Laurie Ivey 1.9 Karen Wyatt 1.10 Pam Webber 1.11 Randall Reitz 1.12 Juli Larsen Chapter 2. Teachers and Mentors 2.1 Colleen Fogarty 2.2 Cammy Froude 2.3 Jeff Ring 2.4 AJ Jayabarathan 2.5 Dave Seaburn 2.6 John Spangler 2.7 Andy Valeras 2.8 Kathryn Fraser and Claudia Allen 2.9 Laura E. Sudano and Florencia Lebensohn-Chialvo 2.10 Michael Talamantes and John Scheid 2.11 Juli Larsen Chapter 3. Our Patients and Ourselves 3.1 Colleen Fogarty 3.2 Amy Davis and Lucy Graham 3.3 Alice Lu 3.4 Jennifer Hodgson 3.5 Mark Knudson 3.6 Jennifer Ayres 3.7 Kathryn Hart 3.8 Justin McCarthy 3.9 Arnold Goldberg 3.10 Juli Larsen Chapter 4. Colleagues and Collaborators 4.1 Colleen Fogarty 4.2 Amy Romain and Amy Odom 4.3 Glenda Mutinda 4.4 Mike Olson and Catalina Triana 4.5 Mary Talen 4.6 Alan Lorenz and Lisa Black 4.7 Christine Runyan 4.8 David Conway 4.9 Sarah Gerrish 4.10 Angela Lamson 4.11 Jackie Williams-Reade 4.12 Juli Larsen Chapter 5. Clinician as Patient 5.1 Colleen Fogarty 5.2 Aimee Valeras 5.3 Kathryn Hart 5.4 Rachel Hughes 5.5 Tai Mendenhall 5.6 Grace Wilson and Jonathan Wilson 5.7 Samantha Monson 5.8 Jamie Banker 5.9 Tania Riosvelasco 5.10 Cormac O’Donovan 5.11 Larry Mauksch 5.12 Juli Larsen Chapter 6. Death and Loss 6.1 Colleen Fogarty 6.2 Sabrina Mitchell 6.3 Keith Dickerson 6.4 Sally Stratford 6.5 Deborah Edberg 6.6 Paul Simmons 6.7 Stephen Mitchell 6.8 Julie Mayer 6.9 Karlynn Sievers 6.10 Randall Reitz 6.11 Juli Larsen
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Stepped Care 2.0: A Paradigm Shift in Mental
Book SynopsisThis book is a primer on Stepped Care 2.0. It is the first book in a series of three. This primer addresses the increased demand for mental health care by supporting stakeholders (help-seekers, providers, and policy-makers) to collaborate in enhancing care outcomes through work that is both more meaningful and sustainable. Our current mental health system is organized to offer highly intensive psychiatric and psychological care. While undoubtedly effective, demand far exceeds the supply for such specialized programming. Many people seeking to improve their mental health do not need psychiatric medication or sophisticated psychotherapy. A typical help seeker needs basic support. For knee pain, a nurse or physician might first recommend icing and resting the knee, working to achieve a healthy weight, and introducing low impact exercise before considering specialist care. Unfortunately, there is no parallel continuum of care for mental health and wellness. As a result, a person seeking the most basic support must line up and wait for the specialist along with those who may have very severe and/or complex needs. Why are there no lower intensity options? One reason is fear and stigma. A thorough assessment by a specialist is considered best practice. After all, what if we miss signs of suicide or potential harm to others? A reasonable question on the surface; however, the premise is flawed. First, the risk of suicide, or threat to others, for those already seeking care, is low. Second, our technical capacity to predict on these threats is virtually nil. Finally, assessment in our current culture of fear tends to focus more on the identification of deficits (as opposed to functional capacities), leading to over-prescription of expensive remedies and lost opportunities for autonomy and self-management. Despite little evidence linking assessment to treatment outcomes, and no evidence supporting our capacity to detect risk for harm, we persist with lengthy intake assessments and automatic specialist referrals that delay care. Before providers and policy makers can feel comfortable letting go of risk assessment, however, they need to understand the forces underlying the risk paradigm that dominates our society and restricts creative solutions for supporting those in need.Table of Contents1. Introduction: We Need a Better System (Identifies the problem: the risk paradigm; and outlines the solution: SC2.0) 2. Wellness Now (Strategies for developing walk-in consults for all, regardless of level of distress) 3. Values and Principles of a Vibrant Wellness System (i.e., ethics and recovery principles needed to make care more client centric and sustainable) 4. Expanding the Options (description of the 9-steps) 5. Co-Design and Continuous Quality Improvement (client and provider-facing tracking of outcomes including functioning, growth, symptoms, engagement, readiness) 6. Navigating the System (principle of failing forward through trial and error approaches and continuous wellness monitoring)7. Developing Partnerships (collaboration - three levels: i) with clients; ii) other wellness providers; iii) inter-cultural)8. Adapting for Unique Settings (introduction to variations on the model from and for different contexts) 9. Conclusion: Towards a Paradigm Shift (sets the stage for the two more comprehensive edited volumes which illustrate through multiple perspectives how the model is being, conceptualized, applied and implemented).
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Trap of Proximity Violence: Research and
Book SynopsisThis book aims at shifting the emphasis from a general vision of gender-based violence to a more opaque, yet equally destructive one, that related to "proximity violence".The first type of violence is exercised in multiple situations and in the generality of relationships experienced by people involving others who are both strangers to and intimate with each other. Proximity violence provides and includes a fiduciary kind of "proximity", of "dependent intimacy", where the trust that the victim places in the other (her tormentor) favours the exercise of violence itself, allowing it to take place, thus making it practically imperceptible when not actually normal, in extreme cases.In turn, this confidence is comparable to "a veil of Maja" which, in conditions of vulnerability typical of victims, attenuates the consequences of the violence undergone or the omens of what becomes violent action.The conceptual triad: proximity violence, vulnerability, resistance-resilience is explored here, in the three main chapters and in the details aimed at identifying, in the final chapter, the mutual interconnections. This book will be of particular interest and use to undergraduate and graduate students of sociology and gender studiesTable of Contents
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Integrated Behavioral Health Practice
Book SynopsisThis valuable resource prepares graduate-level students in social work and other helping professions to provide integrated behavioral health services in community-based health and mental healthcare settings. Responding to the increasing prevalence of behavioral health issues in the general U.S. population and the resulting additional responsibilities for social workers and health professionals, this textbook describes the latest evidence-based practices and interventions for common behavioral health disorders as well as issues related to suicide, violence, substance use, and trauma. Detailed case studies help illustrate the effects of a range of interventions, inviting readers to consider how best to implement behavioral health assessment and treatment practices that are evidence-based, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented. In addition to outlining integrated behavioral health service models and assessment tools, chapters address specific topics such as: Public health approaches to addressing interpersonal violence Intersections of social, behavioral, and physical health Achieving recovery and well-being from behavioral health disorders Motivating clients to achieve and maintain recovery from addiction Stage-based treatments for substance use disorders Cognitive behavioral approaches to treating anxiety and depressive disorders Evidence-based approaches to treating the effects of trauma and PTSD Integrated Behavioral Health Practice equips graduate students and health professionals alike to provide sensitive and informed interprofessional care for patients and families while consistently engaging in practices that emphasize recovery and well-being.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Integrated Behavioral Health Service Models and Core Competencies.- Chapter 2. The Intersections of Social, Behavioral, and Physical Health.- Chapter 3. Models of Change and Well-being from Behavioral Health Disorders.- Chapter 4. Behavioral Health Screening and Assessment.- Chapter 5. Person-Centered Treatment Planning.- Chapter 6. Integrated Behavioral Health Approaches to Interpersonal Violence.- Chapter 7. Trauma-Informed Behavioral Health Practice.- Chapter 8. Screening and Assessment for Depression and Anxiety Disorders.- Chapter 9. Brief Approaches to Treating Depression and Anxiety.- Chapter 10. Screening, Assessment, and Brief Interventions for Substance Use.- Chapter 11. Stage-Based Treatment Approaches for Substance Use Disorders.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Healing Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A
Book SynopsisThis book is a clinician's guide to understanding, diagnosing, treating, and healing complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD). C-PTSD, a diagnostic entity to be included in ICD-11 in 2022, denotes a severe form of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is the result of prolonged and repeated interpersonal trauma. The author provides guidance on healing complex trauma through phase-oriented, multimodal, and skill-focused treatment approaches, with a core emphasis on symptom relief and functional improvement. Readers will gain familiarity with the integrative healing techniques and modalities that are currently being utilized as evidence-based treatments, including innovative multi-sensory treatments for trauma, in addition to learning more about posttraumatic growth and resilience. Each chapter of this guide navigates readers through the complicated field of treating and healing complex trauma, including how to work with clients also impacted by the shared collective trauma of COVID-19, and is illustrated by case examples. Topics explored include: Complex layered trauma Dissociation Trauma and the body The power of belief An overview of psychotherapy modalities for the treatment of complex trauma Ego state work and connecting with the inner child Turning wounds into wisdom: resilience and posttraumatic growth Vicarious trauma and professional self-care for the trauma clinician It is important for clinicians to be aware of contemporary trends in treating C-PTSD. Healing Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is an essential text for mental health practitioners, clinical social workers, and other clinicians; academics; and graduate students, in addition to other professionals and students interested in C-PTSD. It is an attractive resource for an international clinical audience as we work together to heal, affirm, and unburden clients following this time of shared collective trauma. Table of ContentsBook Front Matter Dedication Acknowledgments About the Author List of Abbreviations Book Body Matter Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Understanding Your Emotional Map · Attachment, Attunement and Mirroring: An Overview · Implications of an Insecure Attachment Status · Insecure Attachment and Romantic Partnerships · Attachment Theory Critique · Developmental Trauma and Racial Disparity in the Time of COVID-19 · Measuring Attachment Status in a Clinical Setting Chapter 3 Complex Layered Trauma Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Emergence of Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) Deconstructing C-PTSD The Neuroscience of Complex Trauma Measuring Trauma in a Clinical Setting Chapter 4 Dysfunctional Family Systems · Dysfunctional Family Systems and Pathological Accommodation · Communication Deviance and Behavioral Abnormalities · Adverse Childhood Experiences · Measuring Adverse Childhood Experiences in a Clinical Setting Chapter 5 Dissociation · Understanding Dissociation · Measuring Dissociation in a Clinical Setting · Working with Dissociative Clients Chapter 6 Trauma and the Body · Mind-Body Connection · The Modulation Model · Polyvagal Theory · Somatization and Implicit Memory · Autoimmune Disorders Chapter 7 The Power of Belief · Core Negative Beliefs · Negativity Bias and Confirmation Bias · The Bite that Fits the Wound · Linking Blocking Beliefs to Memories Chapter 8 An Overview of Psychotherapy Modalities for the Treatment of Complex Trauma Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Somatic Experiencing Practice Innovations in the Wake of COVID-19 Chapter 9 Ego State Work and Connecting with the Inner Child · Connecting with the Inner Child · Trauma and the Multiplicity of the Mind · Internal Family Systems Model Chapter 10 Turning Wounds into Wisdom: Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth · Vulnerability and Shame · The Anatomy of Resilience · The Posttraumatic Growth Model Chapter 11 Vicarious Trauma and Professional Self-Care for the Trauma Clinician · Conceptualization of Vicarious Trauma · Understanding Countertransference and Compassion · The Role of Clinical Supervision and Professional Self-Care Chapter 12 Conclusion Book Back Matter Appendix Index
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Healing Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A
Book SynopsisThis book is a clinician's guide to understanding, diagnosing, treating, and healing complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD). C-PTSD, a diagnostic entity to be included in ICD-11 in 2022, denotes a severe form of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is the result of prolonged and repeated interpersonal trauma. The author provides guidance on healing complex trauma through phase-oriented, multimodal, and skill-focused treatment approaches, with a core emphasis on symptom relief and functional improvement. Readers will gain familiarity with the integrative healing techniques and modalities that are currently being utilized as evidence-based treatments, including innovative multi-sensory treatments for trauma, in addition to learning more about posttraumatic growth and resilience. Each chapter of this guide navigates readers through the complicated field of treating and healing complex trauma, including how to work with clients also impacted by the shared collective trauma of COVID-19, and is illustrated by case examples. Topics explored include: Complex layered trauma Dissociation Trauma and the body The power of belief An overview of psychotherapy modalities for the treatment of complex trauma Ego state work and connecting with the inner child Turning wounds into wisdom: resilience and posttraumatic growth Vicarious trauma and professional self-care for the trauma clinician It is important for clinicians to be aware of contemporary trends in treating C-PTSD. Healing Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is an essential text for mental health practitioners, clinical social workers, and other clinicians; academics; and graduate students, in addition to other professionals and students interested in C-PTSD. It is an attractive resource for an international clinical audience as we work together to heal, affirm, and unburden clients following this time of shared collective trauma. Table of ContentsBook Front Matter Dedication Acknowledgments About the Author List of Abbreviations Book Body Matter Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Understanding Your Emotional Map · Attachment, Attunement and Mirroring: An Overview · Implications of an Insecure Attachment Status · Insecure Attachment and Romantic Partnerships · Attachment Theory Critique · Developmental Trauma and Racial Disparity in the Time of COVID-19 · Measuring Attachment Status in a Clinical Setting Chapter 3 Complex Layered Trauma Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Emergence of Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) Deconstructing C-PTSD The Neuroscience of Complex Trauma Measuring Trauma in a Clinical Setting Chapter 4 Dysfunctional Family Systems · Dysfunctional Family Systems and Pathological Accommodation · Communication Deviance and Behavioral Abnormalities · Adverse Childhood Experiences · Measuring Adverse Childhood Experiences in a Clinical Setting Chapter 5 Dissociation · Understanding Dissociation · Measuring Dissociation in a Clinical Setting · Working with Dissociative Clients Chapter 6 Trauma and the Body · Mind-Body Connection · The Modulation Model · Polyvagal Theory · Somatization and Implicit Memory · Autoimmune Disorders Chapter 7 The Power of Belief · Core Negative Beliefs · Negativity Bias and Confirmation Bias · The Bite that Fits the Wound · Linking Blocking Beliefs to Memories Chapter 8 An Overview of Psychotherapy Modalities for the Treatment of Complex Trauma Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Somatic Experiencing Practice Innovations in the Wake of COVID-19 Chapter 9 Ego State Work and Connecting with the Inner Child · Connecting with the Inner Child · Trauma and the Multiplicity of the Mind · Internal Family Systems Model Chapter 10 Turning Wounds into Wisdom: Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth · Vulnerability and Shame · The Anatomy of Resilience · The Posttraumatic Growth Model Chapter 11 Vicarious Trauma and Professional Self-Care for the Trauma Clinician · Conceptualization of Vicarious Trauma · Understanding Countertransference and Compassion · The Role of Clinical Supervision and Professional Self-Care Chapter 12 Conclusion Book Back Matter Appendix Index
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Handbook of Salutogenesis
Book SynopsisThis open access book is a thorough update and expansion of the 2017 edition of The Handbook of Salutogenesis, responding to the rapidly growing salutogenesis research and application arena.Revised and updated from the first edition are background and historical chapters that trace the development of the salutogenic model of health and flesh out the central concepts, most notably generalized resistance resources and the sense of coherence that differentiate salutogenesis from pathogenesis. From there, experts describe a range of real-world applications within and outside health contexts. Many new chapters emphasize intervention research findings. Readers will find numerous practical examples of how to implement salutogenesis to enhance the health and well-being of families, infants and young children, adolescents, unemployed young people, pre-retirement adults, and older people. A dedicated section addresses how salutogenesis helps tackle vulnerability, with chapters on at-risk children, migrants, prisoners, emergency workers, and disaster-stricken communities. Wide-ranging coverage includes new topics beyond health, like intergroup conflict, politics and policy-making, and architecture. The book also focuses on applying salutogenesis in birth and neonatal care clinics, hospitals and primary care, schools and universities, workplaces, and towns and cities. A special section focuses on developments in salutogenesis methods and theory.With its comprehensive coverage, The Handbook of Salutogenesis, 2nd Edition, is the standard reference for researchers, practitioners, and health policy-makers who wish to have a thorough grounding in the topic. It is also written to support post-graduate education courses and self-study in public health, nursing, psychology, medicine, and social sciences. Table of ContentsPARTS AND CHAPTERS (Revised Chapters Indicated by Δ)Part I Salutogenesis from its origins to the presentWhat is new in the 2nd Edition?Maurice B. MittelmarkThis is a two-page summary of the entire book, and explains the rationale for a new edition so soon after the 1st edition. It also brags a bit about the popularity of the 1st edition.Mileposts in the development of salutogenesis as a thriving academic arenaBengt LindströmThis new chapter gives Bengt a chance to tell the recent history of salutogenesis' development as a scientific arena, which only he can do justice to. It indicates names, places, events, and key developments that are the mileposts of our field’s development since the mid-1990’s.Δ Meanings of Salutogenesis: The Salutogenic Model of Health, The Sense of Coherence, and the broader salutogenic orientationMaurice B Mittelmark and Georg F. BauerThis returning chapter gets a very light polishing.Δ A profile of Aaron Antonovsky by two who knew him well (1923-1994)Avishai Antonovsky and Shifra SagyThis returning chapter gets a very light polishing.Δ Antonovsky’s development of the salutogenesis ideaEva LangelandThis returning chapter gets a very light polishing. Eva takes over as sole author, with a footnote thanking the original contributions of Hege Vinje and Torill Bull, both of whom are unavailable this time round, and both of whom have told us they are delighted that Eva is taking over the reins.Salutogenesis meeting places: The Society for Theory and Research on Salutogenesis, the Global Working Group on Salutogenesis, and the Center on Salutogenesis at the University of ZurichGeorg F. BauerThis new chapter gives Georg the opportunity to tell readers about our infrastructure to support salutogenesis’ development, and it is a sort of follow-up to Bengt’s earlier chapter. Georg promotes the Society and our web site.Part II Key concepts in the salutogenic model of healthSummary by Part Editor Monica ErikssonA one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.Δ The Sense of Coherence: The concept and its relationship to healthMonica Eriksson and Bengt LindströmThis returning chapter plans to be lightly polished, but Monica may have more ambitious plans.Δ The Sense of Coherence: measurement issuesMonica Eriksson and Paolo ContuThis returning chapter plans to be at least lightly polished, but perhaps the updated version is to be more extensive, with Paulo coming on as an enthusiastic new co-author (Maurice is coming off from his co-author role in the 1st edition).Δ Salutogenesis: generalised resistance resourcesOrly Idan, Monica Eriksson, Michal Al-Yagon and Ruca MaassThis returning chapter aims to be lightly polished.Δ Salutogenesis: specific resistance resourcesMaurice B. Mittelmark, Marguerite Daniel and Helga UrkeThis returning chapter is lightly polished.Part III The sense of coherence in the life courseSummary by Part Editor Claudia Meier MagistrettiThis Part emphasizes the centrality of cultural contexts at all life course phases, and also the importance of learning in the life course.A one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.The development of the sense of coherence in pre-, peri- and early postnatal lifeClaudia Meier Magistretti, Soo Downe, Shefaly Shorey, Bengt LindströmThis new chapter proposed by Claudia has several interested, possible co-authors, but authorship and order is still not decided.Δ The sense of coherence in families and childrenOrly Idan, Orna Braun-Lewensohn, Bengt Lindström and Malka MargalitThis returning chapter gets a very light polishing.Δ The sense of coherence in adolescenceOrna Braun-Lewensohn, Orly Idan, Bengt Lindström and Malka MargalitThis returning chapter gets a very light polishing.Δ The sense of coherence in older peopleMaria Koelen, Monica Eriksson and Mima CattanThis returning chapter gets a very light polishing. Not sure if Mima is available this time.Effectiveness of interventions to enhance the sense of coherence over the life courseClaudia Meier Magistretti, Bengt Lindström, Monica ErikssonThis new chapter may have co-authors, but it is still TBD.Part IV Salutogenesis beyond healthSummary by Part Editor Shifra SagyA one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.Salutogenesis beyond health: interdisciplinary research advancesShifra Sagy, Anan Srour and Adi ManCollective sense of coherence: advances of the concept from the individual to group levelsShifra Sagy, Anan Srour and Adi ManaSalutogenesis, the sense of coherence and intergroup relationsShifra Sagy, Anan Srour and Adi SrourΔ Positive Psychology and its relation to salutogenesisStephen Joseph and Shifra SagyA very light polishing of the 1st-edition chapter.The application of salutogenesis in political settingsGeir Arild Espnes, Ruca Elisa Maass, Mathieu Roy, Delors Juvinyà Canal and Bengt LindströmThis is a new chapter proposed by Geir and with Ruca, Mathieu, Delors and Bengt expressing eagerness to contribute. Shall this chapter address only health politics, and/or political processes more generally? What about equity, social justice, equal opportunity? It should be more than just health if it is to in this Part. It is important for Geir and potential co-authors to discuss this thoroughly, in concert with Shifra, so we can decide where in the book it is really at home.The application of salutogenesis to preservation of the environmentTrevor Hancock is to be contacted by Bengt Lindström about taking lead author responsibility for this chapterPart V Salutogenesis and community-based health promotionSummary by Part Editor Maurice MittelmarkA one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.Δ The application of salutogenesis in communities and neighbourhoodsLenneke Vaandrager and Lynn KennedyA light polishing is in order, but maybe Lenneke and Lynn have more ambitious plans - TBD.The application of salutogenesis to communitywide mental health promotionVibeke Koushede and Robert DonovanThis new chapter is centered on the ABCs of mental health project in Denmark, and hopefully also the Act-Belong-Commit project in Australia if Robert is interested in participating… Vibeke needs to contact him about this. Both programmes are mental health promotion campaigns using a community approach. Nina Helen Mjösund from Norway might be a good addition to this chapter, but she has not been contacted about this as yet. It is up to Vibeke to decide whether to contact Nina or not.Δ The application of salutogenesis in cities and townsRuca Elisa Karin Maass, Monica Lillefjell and Geir Arild EspnesThis most likely gets a light polishing.The application of salutogenesis in neonatal and infant care settingsSoo Downe (pending confirmation), Claudia Meier Magistretti, Bengt Lindström, Shefaly ShoreyThis new chapter is proposed by Claudia, and the other persons listed have all indicated great interest in this topic. Claudia plans to have discussions with Soo and Shefaly about their participation.The application of salutogenesis in early childcareBengt Lindström and Helga UrkeThis is a new chapter that Bengt and Helga are already in contact about, both ready and eager to collaborate on this.The application of salutogenesis for active, engaged ageing at homeMélanie LevasseurThis chapter and author is a suggestion by Mathieu, and Mélanie is quite happy to take the lead.Digital health promotion and the advancement of salutogenesisPauline Bakibinga, Luis Saboga-Nunes, Georg F. BauerThis new chapter was proposed some time ago (at our Zurich meeting) by Pauline, and Luis and Georg have indicated keen interest. Pauline needs to get a dialogue going between this author grouping to outline the contents of the chapter.Salutogenesis post-graduate education: Experience from the European Perspective on Health Promotion Summer courses, 1991 to the presentVaandrager, L. Bonmati, A., Contu, P., Ortiz Barreda, G., Masanotti, G., Hofmeister, A., Boonekamp, G., Kennedy, L., Pocetta, G., Juvinya, D., Garista, P., Lindstrom, B. & Wrzesińska, M.Maurice is delighted that this group has agreed to participate with a description of this capacity-building summer school on health promotion, in which salutogenesis has permeated every nook and cranny!Part VI Salutogenesis in health-promoting organisations and environmentsSummary by Part Editor Georg F. BauerA one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.Δ The application of salutogenesis in organisationsGeorg F. Bauer and Gregor J. JennyThis gets a light polishing.Δ The application of salutogenesis at workGregor J. Jenny, Georg F. Bauer, Katharina Vogt and Steffen TorpThis gets a light polishing.Δ The application of salutogenesis in restorative settingsEike von Lindern, Freddie Lymeus and Terry HartigThis gets a light polishing.Δ Salutogenic architectureJan A. GolembiewskiThis gets a light polishing, but knowing Jan it might well be more than that.Salutogenesis for organisational leaders and decision makers: Case studies illustrating what is possibleMathieu Roy and Sally FergusonThis new chapter is under early discussion by Mathieu and Sally.Δ The application of salutogenesis in schoolsBjarne Bruun Jensen, Wolfgang Dür and Goof BuijsThis gets a light polishing.Δ The application of salutogenesis in universitiesMark Dooris, Sharon Doherty and Judy OrmeThis gets a light polishing.Δ The application of salutogenesis in the training of health professionalsLiv Hansen Ausland and Eva LangelandThis gets a light polishing. Liv has kindly agreed to take lead author responsibility as Hege Vinje is unable to do it.The Application of Salutogenesis in Military SettingsAvishai AntonovskyThis new chapter is enthusiastically proposed by Avishai; Maurice is unaware if Avishai plans to ask co-authors to contribute.Part VII The application of salutogenesis in health careSummary by Part Editor Jürgen M. PelikanA one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.Δ The application of salutogenesis in hospitalsChristina Dietscher, Ulrike Winter and Jürgen M. PelikanThis gets a light polishing.The application of salutogenesis in primary health careDaniela Rojatz, Peter Nowak, Jürgen M. PelikanThis is a new chapter, covering an area that was missed in the 1st edition.Δ The application of salutogenesis in mental healthcare settingsEva LangelandThis gets a light polishing by Eva, without Hege who was co-author in the first edition.Δ The application of salutogenesis in vocational rehabilitation settingsMonica Lillefjell, Ruca Elisa Karin Maass and Camilla IhlebækThis gets a light polishing.Δ The application of salutogenesis in residential care settingsViktoria Quehenberger and Karl KrajicThis gets a light polishing.Δ The application of salutogenesis in chronic care settingsIsabelle Aujoulat, Lawrence Mustin, François, Julie Pélicand and James RobinsonThis gets a light polishing.The application of salutogenesis in midwifery practiceSally Ferguson and Deborah DavisA very welcome new chapter!Sense for coherence: An emerging concept for salutogenesis practice?Claudia Meier MagistrettiAlso a very welcome new chapter; Maurice is not sure it belongs here and needs to hear more from Claudia about its main theme.PART VIII Salutogenesis in challenging social circumstances and environmentsSummary by Part Editor Bengt LindströmA one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.Δ The salutogenic approach to childcare in Sub-Saharan Africa: A focus on children who thrive in the face of adversityDickson Amugsi, Pauline Backibinga, Dennis MatandaThis offering is from three of Maurice's former PhD students, from Ghana, Kenya and Uganda, a real lift for participation in the book from Africa!Salutogenesis and migrationMarguerite Daniel and Fungisai Puleng Gwanzura OttemöllerThis is from two of Maurice's closest colleagues here in Bergen, whose research is centered right on this topic.Salutogenesis as a framework for child protectionGaby Margarita Ortiz BarredaGaby plans to recruit co-authors; she is a new, very productive member of Maurice's Department.Salutogenesis in Dementia CareJan Golembiewski, Lenneke Vaandrager, Monica Eriksson (pending her interest)Jan is doing a lot of work on this subject these days, and he is very enthusiastic to take this chapter on in addition to his returning chapter elsewhere in this book.Salutogenesis as a framework for social recovery after disasterMathieu Roy and Mélissa GénéreuxA new chapter proposed by Mathieu.Salutogenesis and the mental health of first respondersAvishai AntonovskyA new chapter proposed by Avishai; he may recruit co-authors.Salutogenesis in PrisonsJames Woodall, Nick de Viggiani, Rachael Dixey, and Jane SouthThis new chapter ‘replaces’ the 1st-edition chapter by Henning et al on correctional officers. It now covers prisons more comprehensively.Part IX Salutogenesis theory and methods: developments and innovationsSummary by Part Editor Lenneke VaandragerA one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.Evolution of the ‘health’ concept in salutogenesisJürgen M. Pelikan and Georg F. BauerA new chapter these fellows have been dying to write for ages!An Integrated Health Development Model: Interaction Paths of Pathogenesis and SalutogenesisGeorg F. BauerGeorg has written about this integration before, but we need it in our book!Theoretical issues in the further development of the sense of coherence constructJacek HochwälderMaurice recruited Jacek after reading some of his newer work on salutogenesis as theory. He has a forthcoming journal publication on this subject that is impressive.Qualitative approaches to the study of the sense of coherenceAvishai Antonovsky, Lenneke Vaandrager, Susana Arveklev Höglund, Ulla Hällgren Graneheim, Berit Lundman (Pending expressions of interest from the last four)This is Avishai’s proposal, supported enthusiastically by Monica and LennekeThe dynamic interrelatedness of the sense of coherence componentsLuis Saboga-NunesThis is Luis’ proposal, as a member of the Working Group.Context-sensitive evaluation of salutogenic interventionsLenneke VaandragerLenneke is tremendously excited about writing this chapter!Salutogenesis and health literacy – how do these concepts relate?Jürgen M. Pelikan, Luis Saboga-NunesThese two are already in contact about this chapter; they may ask other health literacy aficionados to participate.Fostering salutogenesis and Indigenous CommunitiesMargareth Santos Zanchetta, Melissa Stevenson, Joanna Anneke Rummens, Michelle Peltier and two collaborators, Jessica Sherk and Matthias Nunno.Maurice recruited Margareth and her team after reading her work on this subject; this chapter really adds depth and context to the book.Salutogenesis in academic literature other than English: A comparative analysisBengt LindströmBengt and Maurice had the idea to include other languages in this way, thinking that it might be too early to update the languages Part from the 1st edition. This analysis plans to use, among other material, the chapters in this Part of the 1st edition.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Handbook of Salutogenesis
Book SynopsisThis open access book is a thorough update and expansion of the 2017 edition of The Handbook of Salutogenesis, responding to the rapidly growing salutogenesis research and application arena.Revised and updated from the first edition are background and historical chapters that trace the development of the salutogenic model of health and flesh out the central concepts, most notably generalized resistance resources and the sense of coherence that differentiate salutogenesis from pathogenesis. From there, experts describe a range of real-world applications within and outside health contexts. Many new chapters emphasize intervention research findings. Readers will find numerous practical examples of how to implement salutogenesis to enhance the health and well-being of families, infants and young children, adolescents, unemployed young people, pre-retirement adults, and older people. A dedicated section addresses how salutogenesis helps tackle vulnerability, with chapters on at-risk children, migrants, prisoners, emergency workers, and disaster-stricken communities. Wide-ranging coverage includes new topics beyond health, like intergroup conflict, politics and policy-making, and architecture. The book also focuses on applying salutogenesis in birth and neonatal care clinics, hospitals and primary care, schools and universities, workplaces, and towns and cities. A special section focuses on developments in salutogenesis methods and theory.With its comprehensive coverage, The Handbook of Salutogenesis, 2nd Edition, is the standard reference for researchers, practitioners, and health policy-makers who wish to have a thorough grounding in the topic. It is also written to support post-graduate education courses and self-study in public health, nursing, psychology, medicine, and social sciences. Table of ContentsPARTS AND CHAPTERS (Revised Chapters Indicated by Δ)Part I Salutogenesis from its origins to the presentWhat is new in the 2nd Edition?Maurice B. MittelmarkThis is a two-page summary of the entire book, and explains the rationale for a new edition so soon after the 1st edition. It also brags a bit about the popularity of the 1st edition.Mileposts in the development of salutogenesis as a thriving academic arenaBengt LindströmThis new chapter gives Bengt a chance to tell the recent history of salutogenesis' development as a scientific arena, which only he can do justice to. It indicates names, places, events, and key developments that are the mileposts of our field’s development since the mid-1990’s.Δ Meanings of Salutogenesis: The Salutogenic Model of Health, The Sense of Coherence, and the broader salutogenic orientationMaurice B Mittelmark and Georg F. BauerThis returning chapter gets a very light polishing.Δ A profile of Aaron Antonovsky by two who knew him well (1923-1994)Avishai Antonovsky and Shifra SagyThis returning chapter gets a very light polishing.Δ Antonovsky’s development of the salutogenesis ideaEva LangelandThis returning chapter gets a very light polishing. Eva takes over as sole author, with a footnote thanking the original contributions of Hege Vinje and Torill Bull, both of whom are unavailable this time round, and both of whom have told us they are delighted that Eva is taking over the reins.Salutogenesis meeting places: The Society for Theory and Research on Salutogenesis, the Global Working Group on Salutogenesis, and the Center on Salutogenesis at the University of ZurichGeorg F. BauerThis new chapter gives Georg the opportunity to tell readers about our infrastructure to support salutogenesis’ development, and it is a sort of follow-up to Bengt’s earlier chapter. Georg promotes the Society and our web site.Part II Key concepts in the salutogenic model of healthSummary by Part Editor Monica ErikssonA one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.Δ The Sense of Coherence: The concept and its relationship to healthMonica Eriksson and Bengt LindströmThis returning chapter plans to be lightly polished, but Monica may have more ambitious plans.Δ The Sense of Coherence: measurement issuesMonica Eriksson and Paolo ContuThis returning chapter plans to be at least lightly polished, but perhaps the updated version is to be more extensive, with Paulo coming on as an enthusiastic new co-author (Maurice is coming off from his co-author role in the 1st edition).Δ Salutogenesis: generalised resistance resourcesOrly Idan, Monica Eriksson, Michal Al-Yagon and Ruca MaassThis returning chapter aims to be lightly polished.Δ Salutogenesis: specific resistance resourcesMaurice B. Mittelmark, Marguerite Daniel and Helga UrkeThis returning chapter is lightly polished.Part III The sense of coherence in the life courseSummary by Part Editor Claudia Meier MagistrettiThis Part emphasizes the centrality of cultural contexts at all life course phases, and also the importance of learning in the life course.A one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.The development of the sense of coherence in pre-, peri- and early postnatal lifeClaudia Meier Magistretti, Soo Downe, Shefaly Shorey, Bengt LindströmThis new chapter proposed by Claudia has several interested, possible co-authors, but authorship and order is still not decided.Δ The sense of coherence in families and childrenOrly Idan, Orna Braun-Lewensohn, Bengt Lindström and Malka MargalitThis returning chapter gets a very light polishing.Δ The sense of coherence in adolescenceOrna Braun-Lewensohn, Orly Idan, Bengt Lindström and Malka MargalitThis returning chapter gets a very light polishing.Δ The sense of coherence in older peopleMaria Koelen, Monica Eriksson and Mima CattanThis returning chapter gets a very light polishing. Not sure if Mima is available this time.Effectiveness of interventions to enhance the sense of coherence over the life courseClaudia Meier Magistretti, Bengt Lindström, Monica ErikssonThis new chapter may have co-authors, but it is still TBD.Part IV Salutogenesis beyond healthSummary by Part Editor Shifra SagyA one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.Salutogenesis beyond health: interdisciplinary research advancesShifra Sagy, Anan Srour and Adi ManCollective sense of coherence: advances of the concept from the individual to group levelsShifra Sagy, Anan Srour and Adi ManaSalutogenesis, the sense of coherence and intergroup relationsShifra Sagy, Anan Srour and Adi SrourΔ Positive Psychology and its relation to salutogenesisStephen Joseph and Shifra SagyA very light polishing of the 1st-edition chapter.The application of salutogenesis in political settingsGeir Arild Espnes, Ruca Elisa Maass, Mathieu Roy, Delors Juvinyà Canal and Bengt LindströmThis is a new chapter proposed by Geir and with Ruca, Mathieu, Delors and Bengt expressing eagerness to contribute. Shall this chapter address only health politics, and/or political processes more generally? What about equity, social justice, equal opportunity? It should be more than just health if it is to in this Part. It is important for Geir and potential co-authors to discuss this thoroughly, in concert with Shifra, so we can decide where in the book it is really at home.The application of salutogenesis to preservation of the environmentTrevor Hancock is to be contacted by Bengt Lindström about taking lead author responsibility for this chapterPart V Salutogenesis and community-based health promotionSummary by Part Editor Maurice MittelmarkA one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.Δ The application of salutogenesis in communities and neighbourhoodsLenneke Vaandrager and Lynn KennedyA light polishing is in order, but maybe Lenneke and Lynn have more ambitious plans - TBD.The application of salutogenesis to communitywide mental health promotionVibeke Koushede and Robert DonovanThis new chapter is centered on the ABCs of mental health project in Denmark, and hopefully also the Act-Belong-Commit project in Australia if Robert is interested in participating… Vibeke needs to contact him about this. Both programmes are mental health promotion campaigns using a community approach. Nina Helen Mjösund from Norway might be a good addition to this chapter, but she has not been contacted about this as yet. It is up to Vibeke to decide whether to contact Nina or not.Δ The application of salutogenesis in cities and townsRuca Elisa Karin Maass, Monica Lillefjell and Geir Arild EspnesThis most likely gets a light polishing.The application of salutogenesis in neonatal and infant care settingsSoo Downe (pending confirmation), Claudia Meier Magistretti, Bengt Lindström, Shefaly ShoreyThis new chapter is proposed by Claudia, and the other persons listed have all indicated great interest in this topic. Claudia plans to have discussions with Soo and Shefaly about their participation.The application of salutogenesis in early childcareBengt Lindström and Helga UrkeThis is a new chapter that Bengt and Helga are already in contact about, both ready and eager to collaborate on this.The application of salutogenesis for active, engaged ageing at homeMélanie LevasseurThis chapter and author is a suggestion by Mathieu, and Mélanie is quite happy to take the lead.Digital health promotion and the advancement of salutogenesisPauline Bakibinga, Luis Saboga-Nunes, Georg F. BauerThis new chapter was proposed some time ago (at our Zurich meeting) by Pauline, and Luis and Georg have indicated keen interest. Pauline needs to get a dialogue going between this author grouping to outline the contents of the chapter.Salutogenesis post-graduate education: Experience from the European Perspective on Health Promotion Summer courses, 1991 to the presentVaandrager, L. Bonmati, A., Contu, P., Ortiz Barreda, G., Masanotti, G., Hofmeister, A., Boonekamp, G., Kennedy, L., Pocetta, G., Juvinya, D., Garista, P., Lindstrom, B. & Wrzesińska, M.Maurice is delighted that this group has agreed to participate with a description of this capacity-building summer school on health promotion, in which salutogenesis has permeated every nook and cranny!Part VI Salutogenesis in health-promoting organisations and environmentsSummary by Part Editor Georg F. BauerA one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.Δ The application of salutogenesis in organisationsGeorg F. Bauer and Gregor J. JennyThis gets a light polishing.Δ The application of salutogenesis at workGregor J. Jenny, Georg F. Bauer, Katharina Vogt and Steffen TorpThis gets a light polishing.Δ The application of salutogenesis in restorative settingsEike von Lindern, Freddie Lymeus and Terry HartigThis gets a light polishing.Δ Salutogenic architectureJan A. GolembiewskiThis gets a light polishing, but knowing Jan it might well be more than that.Salutogenesis for organisational leaders and decision makers: Case studies illustrating what is possibleMathieu Roy and Sally FergusonThis new chapter is under early discussion by Mathieu and Sally.Δ The application of salutogenesis in schoolsBjarne Bruun Jensen, Wolfgang Dür and Goof BuijsThis gets a light polishing.Δ The application of salutogenesis in universitiesMark Dooris, Sharon Doherty and Judy OrmeThis gets a light polishing.Δ The application of salutogenesis in the training of health professionalsLiv Hansen Ausland and Eva LangelandThis gets a light polishing. Liv has kindly agreed to take lead author responsibility as Hege Vinje is unable to do it.The Application of Salutogenesis in Military SettingsAvishai AntonovskyThis new chapter is enthusiastically proposed by Avishai; Maurice is unaware if Avishai plans to ask co-authors to contribute.Part VII The application of salutogenesis in health careSummary by Part Editor Jürgen M. PelikanA one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.Δ The application of salutogenesis in hospitalsChristina Dietscher, Ulrike Winter and Jürgen M. PelikanThis gets a light polishing.The application of salutogenesis in primary health careDaniela Rojatz, Peter Nowak, Jürgen M. PelikanThis is a new chapter, covering an area that was missed in the 1st edition.Δ The application of salutogenesis in mental healthcare settingsEva LangelandThis gets a light polishing by Eva, without Hege who was co-author in the first edition.Δ The application of salutogenesis in vocational rehabilitation settingsMonica Lillefjell, Ruca Elisa Karin Maass and Camilla IhlebækThis gets a light polishing.Δ The application of salutogenesis in residential care settingsViktoria Quehenberger and Karl KrajicThis gets a light polishing.Δ The application of salutogenesis in chronic care settingsIsabelle Aujoulat, Lawrence Mustin, François, Julie Pélicand and James RobinsonThis gets a light polishing.The application of salutogenesis in midwifery practiceSally Ferguson and Deborah DavisA very welcome new chapter!Sense for coherence: An emerging concept for salutogenesis practice?Claudia Meier MagistrettiAlso a very welcome new chapter; Maurice is not sure it belongs here and needs to hear more from Claudia about its main theme.PART VIII Salutogenesis in challenging social circumstances and environmentsSummary by Part Editor Bengt LindströmA one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.Δ The salutogenic approach to childcare in Sub-Saharan Africa: A focus on children who thrive in the face of adversityDickson Amugsi, Pauline Backibinga, Dennis MatandaThis offering is from three of Maurice's former PhD students, from Ghana, Kenya and Uganda, a real lift for participation in the book from Africa!Salutogenesis and migrationMarguerite Daniel and Fungisai Puleng Gwanzura OttemöllerThis is from two of Maurice's closest colleagues here in Bergen, whose research is centered right on this topic.Salutogenesis as a framework for child protectionGaby Margarita Ortiz BarredaGaby plans to recruit co-authors; she is a new, very productive member of Maurice's Department.Salutogenesis in Dementia CareJan Golembiewski, Lenneke Vaandrager, Monica Eriksson (pending her interest)Jan is doing a lot of work on this subject these days, and he is very enthusiastic to take this chapter on in addition to his returning chapter elsewhere in this book.Salutogenesis as a framework for social recovery after disasterMathieu Roy and Mélissa GénéreuxA new chapter proposed by Mathieu.Salutogenesis and the mental health of first respondersAvishai AntonovskyA new chapter proposed by Avishai; he may recruit co-authors.Salutogenesis in PrisonsJames Woodall, Nick de Viggiani, Rachael Dixey, and Jane SouthThis new chapter ‘replaces’ the 1st-edition chapter by Henning et al on correctional officers. It now covers prisons more comprehensively.Part IX Salutogenesis theory and methods: developments and innovationsSummary by Part Editor Lenneke VaandragerA one-page overview of the highlights of this part; really just an abstract of the Part.Evolution of the ‘health’ concept in salutogenesisJürgen M. Pelikan and Georg F. BauerA new chapter these fellows have been dying to write for ages!An Integrated Health Development Model: Interaction Paths of Pathogenesis and SalutogenesisGeorg F. BauerGeorg has written about this integration before, but we need it in our book!Theoretical issues in the further development of the sense of coherence constructJacek HochwälderMaurice recruited Jacek after reading some of his newer work on salutogenesis as theory. He has a forthcoming journal publication on this subject that is impressive.Qualitative approaches to the study of the sense of coherenceAvishai Antonovsky, Lenneke Vaandrager, Susana Arveklev Höglund, Ulla Hällgren Graneheim, Berit Lundman (Pending expressions of interest from the last four)This is Avishai’s proposal, supported enthusiastically by Monica and LennekeThe dynamic interrelatedness of the sense of coherence componentsLuis Saboga-NunesThis is Luis’ proposal, as a member of the Working Group.Context-sensitive evaluation of salutogenic interventionsLenneke VaandragerLenneke is tremendously excited about writing this chapter!Salutogenesis and health literacy – how do these concepts relate?Jürgen M. Pelikan, Luis Saboga-NunesThese two are already in contact about this chapter; they may ask other health literacy aficionados to participate.Fostering salutogenesis and Indigenous CommunitiesMargareth Santos Zanchetta, Melissa Stevenson, Joanna Anneke Rummens, Michelle Peltier and two collaborators, Jessica Sherk and Matthias Nunno.Maurice recruited Margareth and her team after reading her work on this subject; this chapter really adds depth and context to the book.Salutogenesis in academic literature other than English: A comparative analysisBengt LindströmBengt and Maurice had the idea to include other languages in this way, thinking that it might be too early to update the languages Part from the 1st edition. This analysis plans to use, among other material, the chapters in this Part of the 1st edition.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Essential Neuropsychology: A Concise Handbook for
Book SynopsisThe goal of this book is to provide brief-but-comprehensive information that can aid in rapid differential diagnosis and allow for more thorough follow-up if needed. This guide is intended to fit easily into the pocket of a lab coat or on your desk, giving readers an efficient way to find information about a specific disease or disorder to prepare for an upcoming case. The book is divided into two parts: Part 1 involves general psychometric and reference information including score classifications, formulas for score conversion, likelihood chaining, and reliable change, psychometric data for stand-alone and embedded PVTs, and the effects of common medications on cognition. Part 2 of the book is organized alphabetically by disease or disorder to promote quick searching, and each chapter provides straightforward information including definitions, subtypes, etiology, epidemiology, course, diagnostic criteria, expectations for test results, and links to more comprehensive sources. Whenever possible, information is gathered through up-to-date literature and high quality pubilcations such as systematic reviews or meta-analyses. Helpful references are provided for more extensive follow-up or further reading.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Disorders are split into three main groups: mostly rapid onset, variable onset, and insidious onset. Within each of these categories, disorders are furthers classified using the VITAMINSCDE system, corresponding to the following: Vascular, Infection, Trauma, Autoimmune, Mental Health, Idiopathic/Iatrogenic, Neoplasia, Substance/Medications/Toxins, Alcohol, Behavioral/psychosomatic, Congenital, Degenerative, Endocrine/Metabolic. Each disorder will have the following sections of varying length depending on the prevalence of the disorder and amount of information known: Definition, Prevalence, Physiological underpinnings, Subtypes, Typical Course, Expectations for neuropsychological testing, Rule Outs, and Recommendations. The goal is to provide very brief, yet comprehensive information that can aid in rapid differential diagnosis and allow for more thorough follow-up if needed. Part 1: Disorders of Mostly Rapid Symptom Onset 1. Vascular o Stroke o Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 2. Infection o Syphilis o HSV-1 o Prion Disorders o Meningitis o Encephalitis o Abscess o PML o ADEM 3. Trauma o TBI o Hypoxia 4. Idiopathic/Iatrogenic o Delirium 5. Neoplasia o Paraneoplastic syndrome 6. Substance/Medications/Toxins o Withdrawal o Serotonin syndrome o Neuroleptic malignant syndrome 7. Alcohol o Hepatic Encephalopathy 8. Behavioral/psychosomatic o Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures o Malingering 9. Congenital o Acute Intermittent Porphyria 10. Endocrine/Metabolic o Hypothyroidism o Hypoglycemia Part 2: Disorders of variable symptom onset 11. Vascular o Stenosis 12. Infection o Lyme disease o Systemic lupus erythematosus 13. Trauma o Subdural hematoma 14. Autoimmune o Multiple Sclerosis 15. Mental Health o Mood disorders o Anxiety/Hypochondriasis o Psychotic Disorders 16. Idiopathic/Iatrogenic o Epilepsy o Sarcoidosis 17. Neoplasia o Tumor o Metastases 18. Substance/Medications/Toxins o Toxins o Medication side effects o Long-term drug use 19. Behavioral/psychosomatic o Somatoform 20. Degenerative o Hydrocephalus 21. Endocrine/Metabolic o Vitamin deficiency o Hashimoto’s encephalopathy Part 3: Disorders of Mostly Insidious Symptom Onset 22. Vascular o Vascular dementia o Binswanger’s 23. Autoimmune o HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder 24. Substance/Medications/Toxins o End Stage Renal Disease o Liver disease 25. Alcohol o Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome o Alcohol-Related Dementia 26. Congenital o Wilson’s disease o CADASIL 27. Degenerative o Alzheimer’s disease o Frontotemporal Dementias o Dementia with Lewy Bodies o Progressive Supranuclear Palsy o Parkinson’s disease o Huntington’s disease o Corticobasal degeneration o Multiple System Atrophy 28. Endocrine/Metabolic o Cushing’s syndrome o Mitochondrial encephalopathy
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Developing Anti-Racist Practices in the Helping
Book SynopsisThis book provides an interdisciplinary structure to critique existing approaches that have failed to eradicate systemic inequalities across helping professions. This timely contribution offers helping professionals sought after resources that many are clamoring for to improve their practice, their pedagogical stance, and their knowledge as it relates to antiracism and antiracist approaches. This collection of chapters that cover antiracist research, theory and practice approaches is in direct response to Kendi’s (2019) call to action to examine and revise institutional policies and practices to become antiracist. Collectively this book advances existing research and resources by providing interdisciplinary strategies for helping professionals to engage in antiracism through critical evaluation of research, practice, and policies. Doing so empowers helping professionals across disciplines to employ antiracist strategies that deconstruct and dismantle racism embedded within the foundational origins, professional standards, and disciplinary practices of helping professions while simultaneously merging research, practice, and advocacy that employs antiracist practices.Table of Contents1. Introduction.Section I. Antiracist Helping Professions Theoretical Underpinnings.2. Introduction to Anti-Racist Theories.3. The Importance of Culturally Responsive and Afrocentric Theoretical Frameworks-A Call for More Inclusive Curriculum in Counselor Education.4. Antilinguicist Schools, Antilinguicist Systems.5. Moving Beyond Performative Allyship: A Conceptual Framework for Anti-racist Co-conspirators.6. Service or Saviorism: Deconstructing Benevolent Racism in the Helping Professions.- Section II. Antiracist Pedagogy in Helping Professions.7. Antiracist Pedagogy for Helping Professionals.8. The Linguistic Gospel Truth: Implementing Inclusive Language Practices for Navigating the Educational Space.9. Decentering Whiteness in Teaching Psychopathology: Challenges and Opportunities.10. An Antiracist Approach to Social Work Education at HBCUs.11. Program Practices for Cultivating Antiracist Counselors.12. Examining Multicultural Pedagogy in Counselor Programs: Recommendations for Enhanced Clinical Competency.13. Strategies for Implementing Antiracist Frameworks in Teaching Materials for Health Professions.Section III. Antiracist Helping Professions in Application.14. Breaking Strongholds: Equity Centering in Helping Approaches.15. Voices from the Field of School Counseling: Promoting Anti-Racism in School Settings.16. “There Isn’t a Racist Bone in My Body!”: A Case Study on Fostering Anti-Racism in School Counseling.- 17. Antisemitism and Islamophobia: Old and Dynamic Racisms.18. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Training in a New Key: Adapting a Race-Class Lens for the Helping Professions.19. Antiracism and Health: An Action Plan for Mitigating Racism in Healthcare.20. A Telehealth Antiracist Learning Experience for Nursing and Social Work Students in the Midst of COVID-19.21. Working with Multiracial Individuals: Antiracist Pedagogy, Practices, and Considerations.22. Epilogue.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Aging with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: Health and
Book Synopsis With the development of effective antiretroviral therapies (ART) in the mid-1990s, HIV became a treatable although serious condition, and people who are adherent to HIV medications can attain normal or near-normal life expectancies. Because of the success of ART, people 50 and older now make up a majority of people with HIV in high-income countries and other places where ART is accessible. The aging of the HIV epidemic is a global trend that is also being observed in low- and middle-income countries, including countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where the greatest number of older people with HIV reside (3.7 million). While globally over half of older adults with HIV are in sub-Saharan Africa, we have little information about the circumstances, needs, and resiliencies of this population, which limits our ability to craft effective policy and programmatic responses to aging with HIV in this region. At present, our understanding of HIV and aging is dominated by information from the U.S. and Western Europe, where the epidemiology of HIV and the infrastructure to provide social care are markedly different than in sub-Saharan Africa. Aging with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa addresses this gap in our knowledge by providing current research and perspectives on a range of health and psychosocial topics concerning these older adults from across this region. This volume provides a unique and timely overview of growing older with HIV in a sub-Saharan African context, covering such topics as epidemiology, health and functioning, and social support, as well as policy and program implications to support those growing older with HIV. There are very few published volumes that address HIV and aging, and this is the first book to consider HIV and aging in sub-Saharan Africa. Most publications in this area focus on HIV and aging in Uganda and South Africa. This volume broadens the scope with contributions from authors working in West Africa, Botswana, and Kenya. The range of topics covered here will be useful to professionals in a range of disciplines including psychology, epidemiology, gerontology, sociology, health care, public health, and social work.Table of Contents1. Foreword Mark Brennan-Ing 2. Epidemiology of HIV in the older African population F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé The HIV epidemic has been associated with a younger population, but this no longer holds true. Before effective treatment was available, AIDS mortality in sub-Saharan Africa was rising, peaking in the early 2000s. Then, with the introduction of antiretroviral therapy, life expectancy of people living with HIV increased. Their survival resulted in a higher prevalence of HIV in the over-50 population, creating a double burden of diseases, where HIV coexists with noncommunicable conditions. This double burden places extra stress on an already weak primary health system, especially in rural settings. Older people are also acquiring HIV. Prevention campaigns mainly target young people. People over 50 may therefore engage in high-risk sexual behavior that exposes them to infection, resulting in higher than expected HIV incidence. It is crucial to understand how older people perceive their risk of contracting HIV in order to institute effective preventive measures. 3. Multiple chronicities: Aging bodies, wellbeing, and chronic HIV in Eastern Africa Josien de Klerk The concept of multiple chronicities is used to argue that living with chronic HIV is not a singular experience. Building on ethnographic work in two rural settings (Tanzania) and an urban setting (Kenya), this chapter frames older people’s living with the virus as a social experience, blurring the distinction between being infected and being affected by loss and prolonged caregiving. In East African where HIV is endemic, older people’s personal and family histories with the virus shape the multiplicity of chronic HIV. The embodied experience of chronic HIV for older people is not only about how the virus behaves in the older body but also about the management of traumatic memories of caregiving and loss. HIV interplays with other chronic conditions, such as noncommunicable diseases and economic conditions. The presentation of a senior service model that acknowledges HIV as multiple chronicity exemplifies how models of HIV care could be developed in endemic contexts. 4. Comorbid conditions occurring in older adults on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Botswana: A retrospective cross-sectional cohort study of patient data Kabo Matlho Although people over the age of 50 account for more than 20% of those living with HIV in Botswana, they are largely underrepresented in HIV research and tailored interventions. Yet the interaction of aging and HIV may involve an increased risk for and exacerbation of chronic illnesses such as tuberculosis (TB); cardiovascular, kidney, and liver diseases; diabetes; hypertension; and cancers, as well as cognitive decline. These comorbidities complicate treatment and potentially increase mortality. This study gauged the existence and magnitude of comorbidities within the aging HIV cohort in Botswana using data from patients age 35 and older who were on first-line antiretroviral therapy. The data show a higher rate of specific comorbidities in adults 50 and older compared with those age 35-49. TB was particularly prevalent in older men, and hypertension was most prevalent among older women. Multimorbidity is pronounced among those aging with HIV in Botswana. Guidelines and policies need to adapt to the changing demographics and evolving challenges. 5. Expectations of health and illness in older age through the lens of the HIV-epidemic in Uganda Joseph Mugisha & Janet Seeley We focus on how the experience of living through the HIV epidemic shapes older people’s responses to (and fears about) chronic illness and health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the example of Uganda, we examine the ways in which the particular time people encountered HIV in their lives affects their understanding and perception of ill health and concerns about the risks HIV continues to pose. For example, older people who nursed their relatives through HIV-related illness prior to the availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) continue to see HIV as a death sentence; those living with HIV and on ART, schooled in the discipline of taking their tablets daily, doubt the seriousness of conditions for which there is a curative treatment. We draw on the work of Leventhal and colleagues (2016) and concepts from the “Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation” of how the response to information on an asymptomatic chronic condition may be shaped by people’s experience of other conditions, such as HIV. 6. Sexual behavior among older adults with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa Mark Brennan-Ing, Jennifer E. Kaufman, Kristen Porter, Catherine MacPhail, Janet Seeley, S. E. Karpiak, Francois Venter, Monica Kuteesa, Louise Geddes, & Joel Negin We have little information about sexual health among older adults with HIV (OAH) in sub-Saharan Africa, limiting our ability to mount effective secondary prevention efforts. This information is vital since adults remain sexually active well into old age and may be a vector for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. We used data from OAH from Uganda (N=101) and South Africa (N=108) and made comparisons on sexual health and risk behaviors. Substantial proportions of OAH in both countries were sexually active, but there were significant differences in HIV disclosure and condom use. Findings suggest that secondary HIV prevention for OAH requires greater attention. Differences in sexual activity and sexual risk among OAH in South Africa and Uganda point to cultural and social influences, warranting caution against broad generalizations about OAH in sub-Saharan Africa. There is a need for tailored policy and programmatic solutions to address sexual health. 7. “Ask those who are ahead about a buffalo”: Well-being of grandparents with HIV in Uganda and South Africa Kristen Porter, Catherine MacPhail, Janet Seeley, S. E. Karpiak, Francois Venter, Monica Kuteesa, Louise Geddes, Joel Negin, & Mark Brennan-Ing Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the region most profoundly affected by HIV/AIDS in the world. The United Nations (April 2019) reported that of 98 countries, it is most common for older adults to be living with younger children in countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Older sub-Saharan African adults are frequently involved in grandchild care, but little is known on how this impacts the grandparents’ well-being. While more is known about grandparents caring for HIV-positive grandchildren (i.e., “AIDS orphans”), the impact of caring for grandchildren on HIV-positive grandparents is nascent. This chapter draws upon a cross-sectional study of older grandparents living with HIV in Uganda and South Africa (N=209). Using a stress process framework, the role of potential stress factors (e.g., cohabitating with grandchild, comorbidities, health-related quality of life) on psychological well-being is examined. 8. Mental health in older people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A review and future research recommendations Charlotte Bernard & Nathalie de Rekeneire In sub-Saharan Africa, as elsewhere, increasing use of HIV medical services and antiretroviral therapy (ART) mean that HIV is now considered a chronic disease. With aging, people living with HIV experience not only physiological complications but also neuropsychological and social issues. Two mental health disorders are mainly observed in this population: HIV associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) and depression. The prevalence of HAND remains high despite ART use, and the aging process may exacerbate it. Both HAND and depression negatively affect ART adherence, HIV outcomes, and quality of life. These public health issues could cause significant burden on healthcare systems and human resources, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, the world region least prepared to deal with HIV. This chapter presents a review of the current knowledge about neurocognitive impairment and depression in older people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. We then propose recommendations for future research. 9. ‘The support keeps me strong’: Social support of older people living with HIV in South Africa Catherine MacPhail, Megan Mattingly, Victor Minichiello, Francois Venter, Stephen Karpiak, & Mark Brennan-Ing Much is known of the experience of older South Africans as caregivers and resources for younger generations affected by HIV, but less is known of social support experienced by those aging with HIV. This chapter presents data from qualitative interviews conducted with 15 South Africans over 50 years of age living with HIV in inner-city Johannesburg. Contrary to reports of stigma and lack of support in developed countries, the majority experienced amplified social and practical support within their families, if not outside of them, particularly from adult children. Women were additionally supported by siblings and men particularly by their spouses. Practical and physical support in daily tasks and other activities specifically associated with HIV was more commonly mentioned than emotional support. At the same time, participants noted that their own caregiving roles did not diminish. In particular, they continued to financially support extended family members, and women remained a significant source of domestic labor. 10. A comparison of social support resources among older adults with HIV in Uganda and South Africa Mark Brennan-Ing, Jennifer E. Kaufman, Kristen Porter, Catherine MacPhail, Janet Seeley, S. E. Karpiak, Francois Venter, Monica Kuteesa, Louise Geddes, & Joel Negin Research on older adults with HIV (OAH) finds they have high rates of comorbid conditions in addition to HIV, suggesting they will require increasing assistance from their informal social networks. But data are scarce on social network dynamics of OAH in sub-Saharan Africa. To address this gap, we examined social support resources among OAH from Uganda (N=101) and South Africa (N=108). There are significant differences between OAH in these two countries in the composition of their social networks, support provided, and perceptions of social support sufficiency. Despite high levels of informal support in both countries, sizable proportions felt that support from family and friends was insufficient to meet their needs. Given the significant differences between countries, research is needed to better understand the cultural/societal factors affecting social care among older adults with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Further, policy and program initiatives to meet unmet support needs are sorely needed. 11. Reprogramming HIV prevention and service provision for older adults Jepchirchir Kiplagat People age 50 and older represent 12% of people living with HIV (PLWH) in western Kenya, and the number is expected to rise. The situation calls for tailoring approaches to both prevention and care. To achieve the country’s goal of 80% of PLWH knowing their status, there is an urgent need to include older adults in prevention messaging and testing services. Door-to-door HIV testing and counselling would decrease travel and transportation barriers for older adults. In terms of care, it is challenging to manage HIV in addition to comorbid conditions that are common among older adults. When services are fragmented, seeking care for multiple conditions is expensive and makes adherence more difficult. In addition, both neurocognitive disorders and visual impairment affect medication adherence among older people – particularly those living alone. Meeting the needs of older adults will require transforming healthcare facilities to integrate services and sharing information between providers. 12. Policy innovations for an aging HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan AfricaRuth Finkelstein The population of older adults with HIV is approaching four million and will continue to grow in the foreseeable future. While the aging of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere represents a success story for antiretroviral therapy, this success also brings challenges, as these older adults have increasing needs for health and social care due to multimorbidity resulting from HIV and age-related chronic conditions. The aging of people with HIV in this region is further complicated by the lack of financial, healthcare, and community-based resources that support healthy aging, like those available in high-income countries. In this chapter, we outline several policy initiatives needed to support older adults with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa to meet the challenges of this aging epidemic.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Aging with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: Health and
Book Synopsis With the development of effective antiretroviral therapies (ART) in the mid-1990s, HIV became a treatable although serious condition, and people who are adherent to HIV medications can attain normal or near-normal life expectancies. Because of the success of ART, people 50 and older now make up a majority of people with HIV in high-income countries and other places where ART is accessible. The aging of the HIV epidemic is a global trend that is also being observed in low- and middle-income countries, including countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where the greatest number of older people with HIV reside (3.7 million). While globally over half of older adults with HIV are in sub-Saharan Africa, we have little information about the circumstances, needs, and resiliencies of this population, which limits our ability to craft effective policy and programmatic responses to aging with HIV in this region. At present, our understanding of HIV and aging is dominated by information from the U.S. and Western Europe, where the epidemiology of HIV and the infrastructure to provide social care are markedly different than in sub-Saharan Africa. Aging with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa addresses this gap in our knowledge by providing current research and perspectives on a range of health and psychosocial topics concerning these older adults from across this region. This volume provides a unique and timely overview of growing older with HIV in a sub-Saharan African context, covering such topics as epidemiology, health and functioning, and social support, as well as policy and program implications to support those growing older with HIV. There are very few published volumes that address HIV and aging, and this is the first book to consider HIV and aging in sub-Saharan Africa. Most publications in this area focus on HIV and aging in Uganda and South Africa. This volume broadens the scope with contributions from authors working in West Africa, Botswana, and Kenya. The range of topics covered here will be useful to professionals in a range of disciplines including psychology, epidemiology, gerontology, sociology, health care, public health, and social work.Table of Contents1. Foreword Mark Brennan-Ing 2. Epidemiology of HIV in the older African population F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé The HIV epidemic has been associated with a younger population, but this no longer holds true. Before effective treatment was available, AIDS mortality in sub-Saharan Africa was rising, peaking in the early 2000s. Then, with the introduction of antiretroviral therapy, life expectancy of people living with HIV increased. Their survival resulted in a higher prevalence of HIV in the over-50 population, creating a double burden of diseases, where HIV coexists with noncommunicable conditions. This double burden places extra stress on an already weak primary health system, especially in rural settings. Older people are also acquiring HIV. Prevention campaigns mainly target young people. People over 50 may therefore engage in high-risk sexual behavior that exposes them to infection, resulting in higher than expected HIV incidence. It is crucial to understand how older people perceive their risk of contracting HIV in order to institute effective preventive measures. 3. Multiple chronicities: Aging bodies, wellbeing, and chronic HIV in Eastern Africa Josien de Klerk The concept of multiple chronicities is used to argue that living with chronic HIV is not a singular experience. Building on ethnographic work in two rural settings (Tanzania) and an urban setting (Kenya), this chapter frames older people’s living with the virus as a social experience, blurring the distinction between being infected and being affected by loss and prolonged caregiving. In East African where HIV is endemic, older people’s personal and family histories with the virus shape the multiplicity of chronic HIV. The embodied experience of chronic HIV for older people is not only about how the virus behaves in the older body but also about the management of traumatic memories of caregiving and loss. HIV interplays with other chronic conditions, such as noncommunicable diseases and economic conditions. The presentation of a senior service model that acknowledges HIV as multiple chronicity exemplifies how models of HIV care could be developed in endemic contexts. 4. Comorbid conditions occurring in older adults on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Botswana: A retrospective cross-sectional cohort study of patient data Kabo Matlho Although people over the age of 50 account for more than 20% of those living with HIV in Botswana, they are largely underrepresented in HIV research and tailored interventions. Yet the interaction of aging and HIV may involve an increased risk for and exacerbation of chronic illnesses such as tuberculosis (TB); cardiovascular, kidney, and liver diseases; diabetes; hypertension; and cancers, as well as cognitive decline. These comorbidities complicate treatment and potentially increase mortality. This study gauged the existence and magnitude of comorbidities within the aging HIV cohort in Botswana using data from patients age 35 and older who were on first-line antiretroviral therapy. The data show a higher rate of specific comorbidities in adults 50 and older compared with those age 35-49. TB was particularly prevalent in older men, and hypertension was most prevalent among older women. Multimorbidity is pronounced among those aging with HIV in Botswana. Guidelines and policies need to adapt to the changing demographics and evolving challenges. 5. Expectations of health and illness in older age through the lens of the HIV-epidemic in Uganda Joseph Mugisha & Janet Seeley We focus on how the experience of living through the HIV epidemic shapes older people’s responses to (and fears about) chronic illness and health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the example of Uganda, we examine the ways in which the particular time people encountered HIV in their lives affects their understanding and perception of ill health and concerns about the risks HIV continues to pose. For example, older people who nursed their relatives through HIV-related illness prior to the availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) continue to see HIV as a death sentence; those living with HIV and on ART, schooled in the discipline of taking their tablets daily, doubt the seriousness of conditions for which there is a curative treatment. We draw on the work of Leventhal and colleagues (2016) and concepts from the “Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation” of how the response to information on an asymptomatic chronic condition may be shaped by people’s experience of other conditions, such as HIV. 6. Sexual behavior among older adults with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa Mark Brennan-Ing, Jennifer E. Kaufman, Kristen Porter, Catherine MacPhail, Janet Seeley, S. E. Karpiak, Francois Venter, Monica Kuteesa, Louise Geddes, & Joel Negin We have little information about sexual health among older adults with HIV (OAH) in sub-Saharan Africa, limiting our ability to mount effective secondary prevention efforts. This information is vital since adults remain sexually active well into old age and may be a vector for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. We used data from OAH from Uganda (N=101) and South Africa (N=108) and made comparisons on sexual health and risk behaviors. Substantial proportions of OAH in both countries were sexually active, but there were significant differences in HIV disclosure and condom use. Findings suggest that secondary HIV prevention for OAH requires greater attention. Differences in sexual activity and sexual risk among OAH in South Africa and Uganda point to cultural and social influences, warranting caution against broad generalizations about OAH in sub-Saharan Africa. There is a need for tailored policy and programmatic solutions to address sexual health. 7. “Ask those who are ahead about a buffalo”: Well-being of grandparents with HIV in Uganda and South Africa Kristen Porter, Catherine MacPhail, Janet Seeley, S. E. Karpiak, Francois Venter, Monica Kuteesa, Louise Geddes, Joel Negin, & Mark Brennan-Ing Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the region most profoundly affected by HIV/AIDS in the world. The United Nations (April 2019) reported that of 98 countries, it is most common for older adults to be living with younger children in countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Older sub-Saharan African adults are frequently involved in grandchild care, but little is known on how this impacts the grandparents’ well-being. While more is known about grandparents caring for HIV-positive grandchildren (i.e., “AIDS orphans”), the impact of caring for grandchildren on HIV-positive grandparents is nascent. This chapter draws upon a cross-sectional study of older grandparents living with HIV in Uganda and South Africa (N=209). Using a stress process framework, the role of potential stress factors (e.g., cohabitating with grandchild, comorbidities, health-related quality of life) on psychological well-being is examined. 8. Mental health in older people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A review and future research recommendations Charlotte Bernard & Nathalie de Rekeneire In sub-Saharan Africa, as elsewhere, increasing use of HIV medical services and antiretroviral therapy (ART) mean that HIV is now considered a chronic disease. With aging, people living with HIV experience not only physiological complications but also neuropsychological and social issues. Two mental health disorders are mainly observed in this population: HIV associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) and depression. The prevalence of HAND remains high despite ART use, and the aging process may exacerbate it. Both HAND and depression negatively affect ART adherence, HIV outcomes, and quality of life. These public health issues could cause significant burden on healthcare systems and human resources, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, the world region least prepared to deal with HIV. This chapter presents a review of the current knowledge about neurocognitive impairment and depression in older people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. We then propose recommendations for future research. 9. ‘The support keeps me strong’: Social support of older people living with HIV in South Africa Catherine MacPhail, Megan Mattingly, Victor Minichiello, Francois Venter, Stephen Karpiak, & Mark Brennan-Ing Much is known of the experience of older South Africans as caregivers and resources for younger generations affected by HIV, but less is known of social support experienced by those aging with HIV. This chapter presents data from qualitative interviews conducted with 15 South Africans over 50 years of age living with HIV in inner-city Johannesburg. Contrary to reports of stigma and lack of support in developed countries, the majority experienced amplified social and practical support within their families, if not outside of them, particularly from adult children. Women were additionally supported by siblings and men particularly by their spouses. Practical and physical support in daily tasks and other activities specifically associated with HIV was more commonly mentioned than emotional support. At the same time, participants noted that their own caregiving roles did not diminish. In particular, they continued to financially support extended family members, and women remained a significant source of domestic labor. 10. A comparison of social support resources among older adults with HIV in Uganda and South Africa Mark Brennan-Ing, Jennifer E. Kaufman, Kristen Porter, Catherine MacPhail, Janet Seeley, S. E. Karpiak, Francois Venter, Monica Kuteesa, Louise Geddes, & Joel Negin Research on older adults with HIV (OAH) finds they have high rates of comorbid conditions in addition to HIV, suggesting they will require increasing assistance from their informal social networks. But data are scarce on social network dynamics of OAH in sub-Saharan Africa. To address this gap, we examined social support resources among OAH from Uganda (N=101) and South Africa (N=108). There are significant differences between OAH in these two countries in the composition of their social networks, support provided, and perceptions of social support sufficiency. Despite high levels of informal support in both countries, sizable proportions felt that support from family and friends was insufficient to meet their needs. Given the significant differences between countries, research is needed to better understand the cultural/societal factors affecting social care among older adults with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Further, policy and program initiatives to meet unmet support needs are sorely needed. 11. Reprogramming HIV prevention and service provision for older adults Jepchirchir Kiplagat People age 50 and older represent 12% of people living with HIV (PLWH) in western Kenya, and the number is expected to rise. The situation calls for tailoring approaches to both prevention and care. To achieve the country’s goal of 80% of PLWH knowing their status, there is an urgent need to include older adults in prevention messaging and testing services. Door-to-door HIV testing and counselling would decrease travel and transportation barriers for older adults. In terms of care, it is challenging to manage HIV in addition to comorbid conditions that are common among older adults. When services are fragmented, seeking care for multiple conditions is expensive and makes adherence more difficult. In addition, both neurocognitive disorders and visual impairment affect medication adherence among older people – particularly those living alone. Meeting the needs of older adults will require transforming healthcare facilities to integrate services and sharing information between providers. 12. Policy innovations for an aging HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan AfricaRuth Finkelstein The population of older adults with HIV is approaching four million and will continue to grow in the foreseeable future. While the aging of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere represents a success story for antiretroviral therapy, this success also brings challenges, as these older adults have increasing needs for health and social care due to multimorbidity resulting from HIV and age-related chronic conditions. The aging of people with HIV in this region is further complicated by the lack of financial, healthcare, and community-based resources that support healthy aging, like those available in high-income countries. In this chapter, we outline several policy initiatives needed to support older adults with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa to meet the challenges of this aging epidemic.
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Springer International Publishing AG Alternative Medicine: A Critical Assessment of
Book SynopsisAlternative medicine (AM) is popular; about 40% of the US general population have used alternative treatment in the past year, and in Germany this figure is around 70%. The global market is expected to reach nearly US $ 200 billion by 2025, with most of these funds coming directly out of consumers’ pockets. Consumers are bombarded with misleading and false information on AM and therefore prone to making wrong, unwise, or dangerous therapeutic decisions, endangering their health and wasting their money. This book is a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the maze of AM. This second edition includes over 50 additional treatments as well as updates on many others. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Why Evidence.- The Attractiveness of Alternative Medicine.- The Unattractiveness of Alternative Medicine.- Ethical Problems in Alternative Medicine.- Other Issues.- Diagnostic Techniques.- Medicines and Oral Treatments.- Physical Therapies.- Other Therapies.- Umbrella Terms.
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Springer International Publishing AG Narrative Medicine: Bridging the Gap between Evidence-Based Care and Medical Humanities
Book SynopsisThis book examines all aspects of narrative medicine and its value in ensuring that, in an age of evidence-based medicine defined by clinical trials, numbers, and probabilities, clinical science is firmly embedded in the medical humanities in order to foster the understanding of clinical cases and the delivery of excellent patient care. The medical humanities address what happens to us when we are affected by a disease and narrative medicine is an interdisciplinary approach that emphasizes the importance of patient narratives in bridging various divides, including those between health care professionals and patients. The book covers the genesis of the medical humanities and of narrative medicine and explores all aspects of their role in improving healthcare. It describes how narrative medicine is therapeutic for the patient, enhances the patient–doctor relationship, and allows the identification, via patients' stories, of the feelings and experiences that are characteristic for each disease. Furthermore, it explains how to use narrative medicine as a real scientific tool. Narrative Medicine will be of value for all caregivers: physicians, nurses, healthcare managers, psychotherapists, counselors, and social workers.“Maria Giulia Marini takes a unique and innovative approach to narrative medicine. She sees it as offering a bridge – indeed a variety of different bridges – between clinical care and ‘humanitas’. With a sensitive use of mythology, literature and metaphor on the one hand, and scientific studies on the other, she shows how the guiding concept of narrative might bring together the fragmented parts of the medical enterprise”.John Launer, Honorary Consultant, Tavistock Clinic, London UKTrade Review“Examining some of narrative medicine’s foundational ideologies, Maria Giulia Marini discusses the epistemological value of interdisciplinary connectedness in ‘Narrative Medicine: Bridging the Gap between Evidence-Based Care and Medical Humanities’. … the book holds interesting ideas for medical humanities to further explore. … The book is intended for a wide readership, and different audiences may benefit from various portions of the material.” (Sandra Weems and Paulette Hahn, Centre for Medical Humanities, centreformedicalhumanities.org, May, 2016)“The book has a high value for the contents, and the merit to spread Narrative Medicine out of circumscribed environments, potentially communicating with anybody, in Italy and worldwide. … ‘Narrative Medicine. Bridging the Gap between Evidence-Based Care and Medical Humanities’ is an unique work for the analysis of the sustainability of an humanistic approach … . We wish this book will be read by patients, caregivers, doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists … .” (Stefania Polvani, MedicinaNarrativa.eu, April, 2016)Table of Contents1 Evidence Based Medicine and Narrative Medicine: a harmonic couple.- 2 Bridging from mythology to contemporary care: the art of listening.- 3 Bridging from oral tradition to writing: the art of empathy.- 4 The tower of Babel: the language of physicians, patients and providers of care.- 5 Patient narrative as a probe for successful coping.- 6 The muted desire for well-being and the abuse of the word “normality” in medicine.- 7 Bridging the gap between personalization of care and research.- 8 The industry of illness-centered movies in medical humanities.- 9 Designing health care based on patient’s needs and rights.- 10 Building a bridge between economic investment and medical humanities: the fears to overcome.- 11 A selection of narratives.
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Springer International Publishing AG Somatoform and Other Psychosomatic Disorders: A
Book SynopsisThis intriguing volume presents the most contemporary views on the conceptualization and treatment of somatoform disorders and related conditions from experts in psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral approaches. It does so with respect to both perspectives, without advocating for either approach. By presenting expert views from diverse perspectives, the book raises, what is a central point in most of the chapters, that emotion, its processing and regulation, is a cornerstone of these disorders. The volume also highlights the role of pathogenic coping or defense mechanisms like dysfunctional avoidance (from a CBT perspective) and conversion (from the psychodynamic perspective) in the maintenance of psychosomatic symptoms. The volume’s contents include detailed literature reviews on the most common—and most treatment-resistant—mind/body conditions, including chronic pain, responses to trauma, alexithymia, and the spectrum of health anxiety disorders. Noted experts distinguish between types of medically unexplained symptoms, discuss their complex processes, and provide models for intervention where cognitive-behavioral or psychodynamic approaches may be appropriate or effective. And a fascinating case study of a patient presenting multiple trauma-related disorders explores therapist resourcefulness over a course of shifting symptoms and frustrating setbacks. Among the topics covered: Maintaining mechanisms of health anxiety: current state of knowledge. Negative affect and medically unexplained symptoms. Alexithymia as a core trait in psychosomatic and other psychological disorders. Trauma and its consequences for body and mind. Embodied memories, a new pathway to the unconcious. Psychotherapy among HIV patients: a look at a psychoimmunological research study after 20 years. Health anxiety: a cognitive-behavioral framework. The wealth of options discussed in Somatoform and Psychosomatic Disorders offers health psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counselors, and psychoanalysts bold new ideas for case formulation, treatment planning, and intervention with some of their most intractable cases.Table of ContentsSomatoform disorders from a psychodynamic perspective.- Trauma and its consequences for body and mind.- Maintaining mechanisms in illness and anxiety.- Alexithymia as a trait in psychosomatic disordrs: current evidence.- Accept pain for a vital life: acceptance and commitment therapy for the management of chronic pain.- Treating health anxiety and somatization in a partial hospital setting.- Somatization and medically unexplained symptoms from the perspective of health psychology.- Can psychotherapy influence the immune system of HIV patients?.- Emotions and medically unexplained symptoms.- A case of a patient with irritable bowel syndrome.- Conclusions.
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Springer International Publishing AG The Wellbeing Workout: How to manage stress and
Book SynopsisIf you want to get physically fit you start working out. But if you want results, you can’t just do just any workout – you need one tailored to your own body’s needs and personal situation. It’s the same with wellbeing. What constitutes ‘stress’ to one person may be motivating, inspiring and focusing for another. Our capacity for resilience varies depending on individual circumstances and from situation to situation. What is consistent and universal is that we all struggle with stress and resilience, and we all need to be open to figuring out how best to effectively manage stress to create greater personal resilience that will itself help us to cope better. This book offers you an encyclopaedia of self-help options for you to adapt according to how you tick and to the circumstances you find yourself in at any given moment. It addresses 60 different issues, and for each one provides a short ‘Spotlight’ to understand the issue, ‘Top Tips’ for dealing with it, and an ‘Action Plan’ to put those tips into practice. Wellbeing is about managing the ebbs and flows of what life throws at us. It’s a mindset, a personal commitment and an ongoing endeavour. But if we adopt a focused and sustained engagement with this journey, then we’ll learn to embrace and reap the benefits of ‘being well’.Trade Review“A very easy-to-read handbook that I think almost all people will find of interest. … It is a really easy-to-read practical guide for individuals. I think everyone could take something from it and maybe improve their own personal situation. … this is worth a read.” (Nerys Williams, Occupational Medicine, Vol. 70 (2), March, 2020)“The accessible style allows the reader to draw upon sensible coaching advice for whichever circumstances they may find themselves in, and the reader is empowered to take charge immediately. … its appeal became clear - not only for clients, but also for practitioners in their own personal journey toward greater resilience and wellbeing.” (Lindsay Crago, University & College Counselling, May, 2019)Table of ContentsSection A – Stress Management 1. Managing Workload Pressure2. Choice and Control 3. Task Prioritisation4. Constructive Criticism and Managing Rejection5. Maximising Personal Efficiency6. Dealing with Difficult People7. Managing conflict at home and work8. Redundancy and retirement9. Work satisfaction10. Effective Delegation11. To Know or Not to Know12. How to Get on in Your Career13. Confident Public Speaking14. The Myths of Perfectionism15. Managing Change in Organisations16. Working with Global Uncertainty17. Personal Stress Management Toolkit18. Organisational savviness19. Networking and Your Dream Team20. Spotting signs of stress in othersSection B – Personal & Family Life Management21. Relationship MOT22. When Relationships End23. Anxiety Management24. Living with Depression25. Changing negative thinking patterns26. Supporting Elderly Dependents27. Bereavement and loss28. Stages in life29. Help: Asking for It and Finding It30. Being Childless or Child-Free31. Pregnancy and birth32. Parenting Pre-teens33. Parenting Teenagers34. When Children Leave Home35. Embracing a Mid-life Crisis.36. Addictions37. Being single38. Personal Wellness Toolkit39. Pain Management40. Coping with illness Section C - Personal Resilience41. Personal fulfilment, satisfaction and purpose42. Work-life balance43. Personal and professional development44. Acceptance strategies45. Emotional Intelligence46. Assertiveness47. Constructive Anger48. Developing self-confidence49. Setting Meaningful Goals50. Mindfulness51. Life Cycle Events: Losses and Gains52. Rest and Relaxation53. Looking After Yourself and Self-Care54. Problem-Focused Resilience55. Solution-focused Resilience56. Change-focused Resilience57. Managing a Crisis58. Avoiding Burnout59. How to Tolerate Ambiguity60. Procrastination.
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Springer Identitätsbildung über Essen: Ein Essay über
Book SynopsisChristoph Klotter widmet sich der Frage, auf welche Weise Ernährungsgewohnheiten unsere kulturelle und soziale Identität prägen und warum ausgerechnet das Thema Essen so wichtig für unser Selbstverständnis ist. Der Autor erläutert die Geschichte der Esskultur von Pythagoras und Platon bis hin zu den Ernährungsformen der modernen Avantgarde. Dabei geht er auf die Bedeutung von Essgewohnheiten innerhalb der Familie, verbreitete Essstörungen, Bewegungen wie Vegetarismus und Veganismus sowie kulturelle und ethische Fragen des Fleischkonsums ein.Trade Review“... ist eine leicht verständliche und kompakte Abhandlung über die Ernährungsgewohnheiten des Menschen mit zahlreichen interessanten Aspekten und Zusammenhängen.” (Sandra Fuchs, in: Psychologie FoxBlog, sanfuchs1979.wordpress.com, 8. Mai 2016)Table of ContentsKultur und Soziales.- Personale Identität.- Das Fleisch, die Moral, die Identität.
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Springer Subjektive Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden im
Book SynopsisInga-Marie Hübner untersucht gesundheitliche Veränderungen von Personen beim Übergang in den Ruhestand, indem quantitative Querschnitts- und Longitudinalanalysen mit qualitativen, explorativen Analysen kombiniert werden. Hierbei werden besonders die im sozialen Kontext erlebten Wahrnehmungen der eigenen Alternsprozesse als bedeutsame Einflussfaktoren für die subjektive Bewertung der Gesundheit/des Wohlbefindens herausgestellt. Table of ContentsVeränderung der Gesundheit/des Wohlbefindens bei älteren Menschen.- Übergang in den Ruhestand aus stresspsychologischer und salutogenetischer Perspektive.-Subjektive Alternsprozesse und ihre Bedeutsamkeit für die Gesundheit/das Wohlbefinden.- Gesundheit/Wohlbefinden im sozialen Kontext mit Schwerpunkten auf die Partnerschaft und freundschaftliche Beziehungen.
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Springer Handbuch Gesundheitsförderung bei der Arbeit: Interventionen für Individuen, Teams und Organisationen
Book SynopsisIn diesem Herausgeberwerk werden Interventionsansätze zur Gesundheitsförderung bei der Arbeit vorgestellt. Dabei wird differenziert zwischen personenbezogenen Interventionen, die am Individuum ansetzen, und bedingungsbezogenen Interventionen, die an Arbeitsbedingungen und Arbeitsumfeld ansetzen. Herausforderungen für die Gestaltung, Bedingungen für die Wirksamkeit sowie die Bedeutung von Evaluation von Interventionen werden beleuchtet und kritisch diskutiert. Zudem wird gezeigt, an welchen Stellen noch Forschungs- und Interventionsbedarf besteht, um Personen zu befähigen, ihre Arbeit gesundheitsförderlich zu gestalten. Ebenso wird aufgezeigt, welche Maßnahmen Organisationen zur Gesundheitsförderung ergreifen sollten. Table of ContentsEinführung.- Personenbezogene Interventionen-. Bedingungsbezogene Interventionen.- Design von Interventionen und Evaluationsmethodik.-
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Springer Economic Resilience in Regions and Organisations
Book SynopsisLeading researchers on economic resilience from economic geography, economic history and organizational studies discuss recent approaches to better understand the impact of structures, processes, agency, governance and multilevel settings on economic resilience.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Covid-19 pandemic as new challenge for regional economic resilience research.- Regional economic resilience: Review and outlook.- The resilience of Britain’s core cities to the great recession (with implications for the Covid recessionary shock).- Regional economic resilience of resource-based cities and influential factors during economic crises in China.- Investigating the governance mechanisms that sustain regional economic resilience and inclusive growth.- Resilience in the periphery: What an agency perspective can bring to the table.- Regional resilience: lessons from a region affected by multiple shocks.- Developing resilience understanding as a tool for regional and tourism development in Bavaria.- Crisis, coping and resilience as a multi-layered process – Haniel, Thyssen and Krupp between the 1950s and the 1970s.- Resilience process framework for inter-organisational cooperation.- Team diversity and development of resilience capabilities in organizations.- Sociolinguistic resilience among young academics: A quantitative analysis in Germany and France.
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Springer Psychotherapie von Essstörungen
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Psychosoziale Uroonkologie
Book SynopsisCirca jeder 3. Patient in der Urologie ist ein Tumorpatient. In der Uroonkologie sind es meist ältere, an Prostatakrebs erkrankte Männer, die nicht gelernt haben, über Ihre Gefühle zu sprechen. Aber auch jüngere Männer leiden, besonders unter begleitenden sexuellen Funktionsstörungen.In diesem Praxisbuch werden die Grundlagen der psychosozialen Uroonkologie erläutert wie auch die Diagnostik und Therapie. Es schildert die Besonderheiten der männlichen Patientengruppe, stellt die wichtigsten Tumorentitäten kurz dar und richtet den Blick auch auf psychische Komorbiditäten. Intensiv werden Patientenängste, z. B. Progredienzangst, Sexualität, Tod thematisiert und Sie erhalten zahlreiche Tipps, wie Sie ein Patientengespräch führen und Hilfen anbieten können. Hinweise und Übersichten für den Arbeitsalltag zur Diagnostik und Therapie und Praxistipps zum Umgang mit der meist älteren, männlichen Patientengruppe erleichtern die Gesprächsführung und erweitern das Hilfsangebot für den Patienten. Das Buch basiert auf der Fachexpertise eines renommierten Autorenteams und spiegelt den aktuellen Stand der Wissenschaft wider. Es erfolgen viele Verweise und Erläuterungen zur S3-Leitlinie „Psychoonkologische Diagnostik, Beratung und Behandlung von erwachsenen Krebspatienten“.Für Urologen, Onkologen, Psychotherapeuten und jeden Arzt, der urologische Tumorpatienten behandelt, und diesen wertvollen Baustein in der Krebstherapie professionell nutzt - für mehr Lebensqualität des Patienten. Trade Review“... Zu den Besonderheiten der Urologie schließt das vorgestellte Lehrbuch die bislang als deutlich wahrgenommene Lücke in der psychoonkologischen Literatur auf Fachbuch-Ebene. Den Herausgebern und neun weiteren Autoren ist es hervorragend gelungen, die psychosoziale Uroonkologie in allen relevanten Facetten darzustellen. Die komplexe Thematik wird auf 220 Seiten sehr übersichtlich unter Verwendung verständlicher Schemata und informativer Abbildungen kompetent, kompakt und interessant vermittelt — Lehrbuch und Nachschlagewerk gleichermaßen ...” (Dieter Jocham, in: Der Urologe, 1. April 2023) Table of ContentsGrundlagen der psychosozialen Uroonkologie.- Psychische Komorbiditäten.- Psychoonkologische Diagnostik.- Das bio-psychosoziale Konzept.- S3-Leitlinie.- Psychosoziale Belastung bei urolog. Tumorerkrankungen.- Psychosoziale Interventionen.- Behandlungsmethoden.- Krebs und Familie.- Krebs und Sexualität.- Krebs und Beruf.- Psychoonkologische Versorgungsstrukturen.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Aufrechterhaltung eines gesunden Lebensstils:
Book SynopsisMit einer nachhaltigen Lebensstilveränderung, die auf ausreichend Bewegung und ausgewogener Ernährung basiert, können viele chronische Krankheiten (Übergewicht, Bluthochdruck, Diabetes, metabolisches Syndrom) gelindert, geheilt oder deren Ausbruch verhindert werden. Betroffenen fällt es schwer, den Lebensstil dauerhaft umzustellen.Häufig sind Interventionsprogramme nicht auf eine nachhaltige Verhaltensänderung ausgerichtet und berücksichtigen die motivationalen Faktoren der Individuen zu wenig. Betroffene fallen daher nach einiger Zeit in alte Muster zurück. Das angewandte Forschungsprojekt „Nachhaltiger Lifestyle Change“, das in diesem Buch behandelt wird, beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, wie das „Dranbleiben“ an einem gesunden Lebensstil aus Sicht der Motivationspsychologie und der Dienstleistungsorientierung unterstützt werden kann.Dieses Fachbuch richtet sich an Personen im Gesundheitswesen und der Gesundheitsversorgung (Gesundheitspsychologinnen und -psychologen, Ärztinnen und Ärzte, Ernährungsberaterinnen und -berater, u.a.) wie auch der angewandten Forschung und erklärt, wie betroffene Personen beim "Dranbleiben" an einem gesunden Lebensstil unterstützt werden können. Über diese sogenannte Aufrechterhaltungsphase eines gesunden Lebensstils gibt es in der Forschung und Praxis Erkenntnislücken, die das vorliegende Buch schliesst: Welche Massnahmen unterstützen Betroffene erfolgreich bei einer nachhaltigen Lebensstiländerung? Welche Rolle spielt die Motivation sowie die Motivationsorientierung bei der Aufrechterhaltung eines gesunden Lebensstils? Wie sieht die Phase der Aufrechterhaltung aus und welche Customer Journey durchlaufen Betroffene? Welche Rolle spielen die Betroffenen selbst und die anderen Player im Gesundheitsökosystem bei einer langfristigen Lebensstiländerung? Konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen, die sich aus den Erkenntnissen ableiten lassen, werden praxisnah in einer Toolbox zusammengefasst.Table of ContentsTeil I: Einführung und Grundlagen.- 1. Herausforderungen einer nachhaltigen Lebensstiländerung.- 2. Psychologische Grundlagen und Erkenntnisse aus der Wirkungsforschung.- 3. Grundlagen und Erkenntnisse aus dem Dienstleistungsmanagement und der Gesundheitsökonomie.- Teil II: Empirische Studien.- 4. Praxistaugliche Massnahmen für einen nachhaltigen Lebensstilwandel.- 5. Akzeptanz motivationsorientierter Verhaltensänderungstechniken und Relevanz der Akteurinnen und Akteure im Ökosystem.- 6. Wirkung der Nutzung digitaler Massnahmen.- 7. Analyse der Customer Journey im Gesundheitsökosystem.- 8. Die Rolle von Apotheken innerhalb des Gesundheitsökosystems.- Teil III: Handlungsempfehlungen und Toolbox.- 9. Fazit.-10. Toolbox für die Aufrechterhaltung eines gesunden Lebensstils.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Vorsicht Heilpraktiker: Eine kritische Analyse
Book SynopsisSeit 1939 gibt es in Deutschland Heilpraktiker. Heute sehen ihn immer mehr Konsumenten als eine echte Alternative zur konventionellen Medizin. Doch was steckt wirklich hinter diesem Beruf? Edzard Ernst geht dieser Frage auf den Grund. Er erläutert die Geschichte, Befugnisse, Methoden und Therapieansätze der Heilpraktiker. Sein Ziel ist es, dem Verbraucher durch klar verständliche, evidenzbasierte Analysen einen Zugang zur Thematik zu ermöglichen, Missverständnisse auszuräumen, und kritisches Denken zu fördern. Die Gefahren, die er dabei aufdeckt, stellen die dringliche Frage nach der Sinnhaftigkeit des Heilpraktiker-Berufs in den Raum. Der Faktencheck zum aktuellen Gesundheitsdisput. Trade Review“... „Vorsicht Heilpraktiker“ ist ein fesselndes Buch, das in klarer, verständlicher Sprache, sachlich fundiert ohne Fachjargon, einen kritischen Blick auf die Praktiken alternativer Heilmethoden wirft ....” (Dr. Gerfried Pongratz, in: Humanistischer Verband Österreich, humanisten.at, 12. April 2023)“... Dies ist nach meinem besten Wissen das umfassendste Buch zur Entstehungsgeschichte, zur gegenwärtigen Verortung der Heilpraktiker im Gesundheitssystem, zu seinen Angeboten und deren Bewertung aus der Sicht der evidenzbasierten Medizin ...” (Norbert Schmacke, in: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie, Jg. 48, Heft 2, 2023)Table of ContentsINHALTSVERZEICHNIS1. Einleitung2. Geschichte3. Die derzeitige Situation4. Berufsvoraussetzungen und rechtliche Grundlagen5. Ausbildung und Pruefung6. Das Standardlehrbuch7. Die Ethik der Heilpraktiker8. Glaubensbekenntnisse der Heilpraktiker9. Werbung durch Heilpraktiker10. Kritik an der ‘Schulmedizin’11. Befugnisse, Pflichten und Aufsicht12. Welche Leiden behandeln Heilpraktiker?13. Diagnostische Verfahren der Heilpraktiker14. Therapeutische Verfahren der Heilpraktiker15. Sektorale Heilpraktiker16. Gefahren durch Heilpraktiker17. Blick in die Zukunft18. Anhang 119. Anhang 220. Index
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Springer Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
Book SynopsisChallenges of sustainable lifestyle change.- Psychological basics and findings from impact research.- Basics and findings from service management and health economics.- Practical measures for sustainable lifestyle change.- Acceptance of motivational behavior change techniques and relevance of actors in the ecosystem.- Impact of the use of digital measures.- Analysis of the customer journey in the healthcare ecosystem.- The role of pharmacies within the healthcare ecosystem.- Conclusion.- Toolbox for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
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Springer Longevity Ein Leben lang leben
Book SynopsisWarum werden einige Menschen 120 Jahre alt, andere noch nicht einmal 70?.- Warum werden Wildtiere im Zoo fast doppelt so alt, wie in der freien Wildbahn?.- Warum werden Menschen in bestimmten Regionen deutlich älter als in anderen?.- Was sind die Merkmale alter Menschen?.- Was unterscheidet Früh- von Spätsterbenden?.- Welche Rolle spielt die Ernährung?.- Was bewirkt Bewegung?.- Wie viel Sport ist gesund?.-Ist der Stress an allem schuld?.- Welchen Einfluss hat die Leistungsgesellschaft auf die Entstehung von Stress? -Über wie viel Energie verfügen wir?.- Wer sind die größten Energieverbraucher im eigenen Körper?.- Welchen Einfluss hat der Sauerstoff?.- Wie groß ist die Bedeutung unseres Lebensstils?.- Wie beeinflussen das Selbstbewusstsein und der Mangel daran die Energiepotenziale?.-Was hat Bildung mit einem langen Leben zu tun?.- Wir haben mehr in der Hand als wir glauben.- Was können wir selbst tun.
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New Age International Pvt Ltd Publishers Tobacco Use Health and Behaviour
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Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum Psychosociale Zorg Bij Chronische Ziekten: Klinische Praktijk En Effectiviteit
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HarperCollins India Immunity+: Revitalise in 28 Days
Book SynopsisDr Mickey Mehta and chef Sanjeev Kapoor collaborate in "Immunity+: Revitalise in 28 Days" to provide a holistic approach to boosting immunity through yoga, meditation, and nutritious vegetarian recipes. The book combines ancient wisdom with modern science to help readers enhance their body's natural defenses and lead a healthy life.
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Springer Psychological Health Effects of Musical
Book SynopsisThis book is about links between music and health. It focuses on music and public health, and, in particular, the potentially positive and negative effects of listening to and making music on the health of the general population. The book starts out by discussing the protection music offers against adverse effects of stress. It then discusses social aspects of music production and listening and examines religious music within the framework of social functioning. It offers insight into the physiological and psychological effects of music listening, the biological effects of singing, and the use of music in therapeutic situations and the rearing of children. The book concludes by discussing the significance of music for musicians and their health. Although it may seem that music has only good health effects, and therefore all professional musicians should be healthy, not all music effects are positive. The book describes situations in which music has negative health effects and makes clear that there is a pronounced difference between living with music for joy and to earn one´s living from making music. In the latter situation, performance anxiety may become a factor that affects health adversely.Trade Review“He discusses a range of the research-based evidence of the effects of musical participation upon health, including some of his own studies. … This discussion of the myriad benefits of music during human development, and its contribution to our holistic wellbeing and social integration, provides a wealth of evidence which may be useful in several practical contexts … . This book is a useful resource for anyone with an interest in music and wellbeing.” (Michael Bonshor, Arts Health Early Career Research Network Blog, artshealthecrn.com, August, 2018)Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Stress and Music.- Chapter 3: Music in Social Cohesion.- Chapter 4: Music in Religion.- Chapter 5: Physiological Aspects of Listening to Music.- Chapter 6: Music in Treatment.- Chapter 7: What Happens in the Body during Singing? Chapter 8: Singing Together.- Chapter 9: Growing up with Music.- Chapter 10: The Musician´s Health.- Chapter 11: Final Thoughts.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Health and Wellbeing in Late Life: Perspectives and Narratives from India
Book SynopsisThis open access book takes a multidisciplinary approach to provide a holistic understanding of late old age, and situates the aged person within the context of family, caregivers, clinical and other institutions. All through the book, the author discusses preparedness for an aging individual as well as the society in the Indian context. The book highlights inevitable but mostly neglected health issues like depression, dementia, fall, and frailty and provides detailed analyses of solutions that are practicable in low resource settings. It also brings up intergenerational differences and harmony in the context of holistic care of older Indians. Alongside clinical perspectives, the book uses narratives of elderly patients to dwell on the myriad of problems and issues that constitute old age healthcare. Demonstrating cases that range from the most influential to the most underprivileged elderly in India, the book enlightens multiple caregivers—doctors, nurses, and professional caregivers as well as family members—about the dynamic approach required in dealing with complex issues related to late old age. The narratives make the book relatable and interesting to non-academic readers, with important lessons for gerontological and geriatric caregiving. It is also of use to older adults in preparing for active aging. Table of Contents1. Understanding Frailty: The Science and Beyond.- 2. Living with Failing Memory: From a Caregiver’s Perspective.- 3. Panorama of Cancer.- 4. Meaningful Engagement: An Option or Not.- 5. Constipation: Much more than a Symptom.- 6. Fall: A Geriatric Syndrome with Endless Agony.- 7. Stroke, Premorbid Status and Resilience.- 8. Discussion about Sexual Health: Is it Age Inappropriate?.- 9. Treat or Not to Treat.- 10. Successful Ageing: An Opportunity and Responsibility for All.
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Sub-Saharan Publishers Curing our Ills: The psychology of chronic
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Urano World Cuida Tu Intestino
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Austin Macauley Publishers LLC Psychedelics A Full Story
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