Personal and public health / health education Books
Nova Science Publishers Inc Health Insurance within the Affordable Care Act:
Book SynopsisIn March 2010, the 111th Congress passed health reform legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). ACA increases access to health insurance coverage, expands federal private health insurance market requirements, and requires the creation of health insurance exchanges to provide individuals and small employers with access to insurance. It also expands Medicaid coverage. The costs to the federal government of expanding health insurance and Medicaid coverage are projected to be offset by increased taxes and revenues and reduced spending on Medicare and other federal health programs. This book provides an overview of major ACA provisions, implementation and oversight activities.
£113.59
Nova Science Publishers Inc Health Insurance Exchanges: Availability &
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£72.24
Clinical Press Ltd PANDEMIC: Plagues, Pestilence and War: a
Book SynopsisA frank and amusing account of pandemics including covid-19. This book is incredibly timely .....The author has the surprising ability to grab the readers interest........simultaneously informative and amusing.** -- From the foreword by Professor Angus Dalgleish
£25.50
Clinical Press Ltd PANDEMIC: Conspiracies and Cover-ups!
Book SynopsisThe 2nd edition of PANDEMIC (Clinical Press 2021) updates the history of plagues and provides extra chapters concentrating on the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic, treatment, vaccination and the effect of lockdowns. As one furloughed doctor said the first edition sorted out my mind. We are very lucky to be living in the 21st century and comparison with the many plagues of the past puts the Covid-19 pandemic in its place. The second edition continues this cathartic exercise and puts into some order the origin, the prevention and the treatment of the condition. Historical records show that people who work with viruses are often prone to accidental escapes from their laboratories like the one giving origin to COVID-19. The lessons of history are heavily in favour of the lab-leak theory compared with the now-discredited theory of zoonotic origin. Interspersed with the serious history are true personal anecdotes and a few ridiculous cartoons. The author points out: Laughing at the things we fear is one of the best ways of putting those fears into perspective.
£13.50
John Libbey Eurotext Health in France 2002
Book SynopsisHow well are the French? What are the most important health-related issues for children of under 15 years of age, for young and older adults, for the elderly? What geographically and socially based inequalities affect health status? How can patients and users of the health care system -- members of the public -- be brought into the making of decisions that affect them in this literally vital field? Is our health care system well organised? And is it working in an efficient and democratic way? How are questions of resource allocation settled? This is the third in a series of official reports (the previous ones were published in 1994 and 1998) compiled by the High Committee on Public Health to analyse health status in the country, with an in-depth review of the strengths and weaknesses of the system as a whole. This report combines a critical analysis of the current health care system with a review of key current and projected health-related issues, focusing on public health targets identified from as broad and all-inclusive a perspective as possible.
£25.19
Random House, India Total Fitness: The Leena Morge Way
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£8.99
HarperCollins The AgeFree Zone
Book SynopsisOffers a plan to reverse the effects of aging through changes in diet designed to regulate hormones.
£14.24
Oxford University Press Integrative Womens Health Revised Weil Integrative Medicine Library
Book SynopsisIntegrative Women''s Health remains the only in-depth, broad-based reference on integrative women''s health written for health professionals. It helps providers address not only women''s reproductive health, but also conditions that manifest differently in women than in men, including cardiovascular disease, arthritis, HIV, depression, and cancer. The text presents the best evidence, in a clinically relevant manner, for the safe and effective use of herbs, vitamins, diet, and mind-body strategies alongside conventional medical treatments. As leading educators in integrative medicine, editors Dr. Maizes and Dr. Low Dog demonstrate how clinicians can implement their recommendations in practice, going beyond practical care to examine how to motivate patients, enhance a health history, and understand the spiritual dimensions of healing. In managing the patient, alternative therapies are never seen as substitutes for mainstream medical care, but always integrated into the overall regimen, and always subjected to the best available evidence. New to this second edition are chapters on environmental medicine and women''s reproduction, thyroid health, and lesbian health.Trade ReviewFeatured on Doody's Core Titles List for 2018The book is a beautiful synopsis of the medical options available to treat women's body/mind/spirit at all stages of life while incorporating the most current evidence in medicine. . . It is one of the most comprehensive and nonjudgmental collections of medical information that I've seen to date. * Barbara J. Gosse, MSOM (Northwestern Health Sciences University), Doody's Notes *Table of ContentsI. Lifestyle ; 1. Integrative Approach to Women's Health ; 2. Nutrition ; 3. Dietary Supplements ; 4. Physical Activity ; 5. Mind-Body Therapies ; 6. Healthy Aging ; II. Systems and Modalities ; 7. Traditional Chinese Medicine ; 8. Ayurveda ; 9. Energy Medicine ; 10. Homeopathy ; 11. Manual Medicine ; III. Reproductive Health ; 12. Premenstrual Syndrome ; 13. Vaginitis ; 14. Preconception Counseling and Fertility ; 15. Pregnancy and Lactation ; 16. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ; 17. Endometriosis ; 18. Chronic Pelvic Pain ; 19. Menopause ; 20. Prevention of Cervical Dysplasia and Cancer ; 21. Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment ; IV. Common Conditions in Women ; 22. Hypothyroidism ; 23. Anxiety ; 24. Depression ; 25. Urinary Tract Infections ; 26. Irritable Bowel Syndrome ; 27. Headaches ; 28. Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue ; 29. Rheumatoid Arthritis ; 30. Eating Disorders ; 31. Cardiovascular Diseases in Women ; 32. Osteoporosis ; V. Special Topics in Women's Health ; 33. Sexuality ; 34. Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Health ; 35. Environmental Exposures and Women's Health ; 36. Women, Soul Wounds and Integrative Medicine ; 37. Women's Health: Epilogue
£117.77
Oxford University Press Communities That Care Building Community Engagement and Capacity to Prevent Youth Behavior Problems
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£29.49
Oxford University Press, USA Women at War
Book SynopsisIn the very first text of its kind, Women at War brings together all the available information and experience on Women''s health and mental health under one cover to enlighten the practitioners caring for them. 2.5 million US service members have deployed since September 11th, 2001 to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; with over 300,000 of these soldiers being women. While the available information on the medical and mental health needs of women in deployment and combat is sparse and hard to find, this new volume brings together the literature that exists on female active duty service members and veterans.Women at War reviews topics such as epidemiology, deployment health, reproductive and genitourinary issues, mothering, sexuality, PTSD and other psychological effects of war, wounds and disability, intimate partner violence, sexual assault and suicide. It provides health care providers with insight that can help treat and prevent illness in the female military population by bringing together researchers, clinicians and service member experience and knowledge and presents the information in a practical, actionable format. It also highlights areas where data is lacking and more study is demanded.Trade ReviewFeatured in- Clinical Psychiatry NewsTable of ContentsForeward Contributors Introduction Section I: Background and Introduction Chapter 1 Comparative Morbidity and Mortality of Women Serving in the U.S. Military during a Decade of Warfare Chapter 2 Female Soldiers and PTSD Chapter 3 Women at War in Australia Section II: Women at War Chapter 4 Medical Issues for Women Warriors on Deployment Chapter 5 Reproductive Health Chapter 6 Issues in the Prevention of Malaria among Women at War Chapter 7: Women, Ships, Subs & the U.S. Navy Chapter 8: Female Combat Medics Section III: Women Home from War Chapter 9: Human Sexuality and Women in the Area of Operations Chapter 10: Women Home From War Chapter 11: Mothers in War Chapter 12: Building the Framework for Successful Deployment Reunions Chapter 13: Traumatic Brain Injury: Implications for Women in the Military Section IV: Psychological Issues for Active Duty Women Chapter 14: Suicide-Related Ideation and Behaviors in Military Women Chapter 15: Intimate Partner Violence, Military Personnel, and Veterans Section V: The Female Veteran Experience Chapter 16: The Woman Veteran Experience Chapter 17: Mental health of women warriors: the power of belonging Chapter 18: The Veterans Health Administration Response to Military Sexual Trauma Chapter 19: Compensation, Pension, and other Benefits for Women Veterans with Disabilities
£46.07
Oxford University Press Healthier Fifty Thoughts on the Foundations of Population Health
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£53.79
Oxford University Press The Singers Guide to Complete Health
Book SynopsisAnthony Jahn, M.D., internationally-acclaimed for his work as an "opera doctor" with some of the most prestigious opera companies in the world, brings together some of the profession's greatest doctors, performers, and instructors in a thorough and comprehensible guidebook on all aspects of health and disease that affect the voice.Trade ReviewInvaluable ... Jahn has assembled a book that is a ready reference for the seasoned and novice, the CCM and the classical conductor, that has great value. * Donald Callen Freed, Choral Journal *Table of ContentsForeword ; Fred Plotkin ; 1. Good Health and Singing: An Overview ; Anthony F. Jahn, M. D. ; 2. The Vocal Apparatus: Structure and Function ; Anthony F. Jahn, M.D. ; 3. Pulmonary Medicine for Singers ; Len Horovitz, M.D. ; 4. Allergy Basics ; Boyan Hadjiev, M.D. ; 5. Disorders of the Nose, Sinuses and Throat ; Anthony F. Jahn, M.D ; 6. Hearing and Hearing Loss in Singers ; Anthony Jahn M.D. Marshall Chasin, Au.D. ; 7. Hearing conservation and hearing rehabilitation ; Marshall Chasin, Au.D., David Goldfarb, M.D., Maris Appelbaum, Au.D. ; 8. Sleep: The Art and Science ; Rebecca Scott, Ph.D. ; 9. Hormones and the Voice ; Jean Abitbol, MD. ; 10. Pregnancy: A Singer's Primer ; Anthony F. Jahn, MD ; 11. Nutrition and Weight Management ; Sharon Zarabi RD ; 12. Obesity and Bariatric Surgery for Singers ; Mitchell S Roslin, MD ; Barrett Polan ; 13. A Singer's Perspective on Bariatric Surgery ; Ory Brown ; 14. Skin care for the Performing Artist ; Karen H. Kim, MD ; Phillip C. Song, MD ; 15. Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Techniques ; Andrew Blitzer, MD, DDS ; 16. Anesthesia for Singers ; Anthony F. Jahn, MD ; 17. Facial Plastic Surgery: ; Maurice M. Khosh, MD ; 18. Advances in Laryngeal Surgery for Singers ; Steven M. Zeitels, MD ; 19. Home Remedies ; Anthony F. Jahn, MD ; 20. Medications and the Voice ; Youngnan Jenny Cho, MD ; 21. Exercise Programs ; Annette Osher, MD ; Richard A. Stein MD ; 22. Mental Health for Singers ; David M. Sherman, MD ; 23. The Alexander Technique ; Pedro de Alcantara ; 24. Eastern Philosophy: Practical Implications ; Steven K.H. Aung, M.D ; 25. Meditation and Relaxation Techniques ; Steven K.H. Aung, M.D ; 26. Yoga for Singers ; Judith E. Carman, DMA ; 27. Acupuncture ; Anthony F. Jahn M.D ; Gertrude Kubiena MD ; 28. Chinese Herbal Remedies for Singers ; Gertrude Kubiena MD ; 29. A singer's guide to self-screening for Vocal Injuries ; Anat Keidar, PhD. ; Nancy Kleemann, MA ; 30. Crossing Over Safely ; Jackie Presti, MA ; 31. That <"Somebody Done Somebody Wrong>" Sound ; Tom Cleveland, Ph.D. ; 32 Pearls and Pitfalls for the Performer ; Leontine Hass, BA, RAM ; 33. Surviving Eight Shows a Week on Broadway ; Joan Lader, MA ; 34. Perils of the Stage (and Backstage): An Insider's View ; Anthony Laciura ; 35. Secrets of a Long Career ; Marni Nixon ; 36. Coda: Reflections on the Treatment of Singers ; Anthony F. Jahn, MD
£45.59
Oxford University Press Defending the Indefensible The Global Asbestos Industry and Its Fight for Survival
Book SynopsisIn the early twentieth century, asbestos had a reputation as a lifesaver. In 1960, however, it became known that even relatively brief exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, a virulent and lethal cancer. Yet the bulk of the world''s asbestos was mined after 1960. Asbestos usage in many countries continued unabated.This is the first global history of how the asbestos industry and its allies in government, insurance, and medicine defended the product throughout the twentieth century. It explains how mining and manufacture could continue despite overwhelming medical evidence as to the risks. The argument advanced in this book is that asbestos has proved so enduring because the industry was able to mount a successful defense strategy for the mineral - a strategy that still operates in some parts of the world. This defence involved the shaping of the public debate by censoring, and sometimes corrupting, scientific research, nurturing scientific uncertainty, and using allies in government, insurance, and medicine. The book also discusses the problems of asbestos in the environment, compensating victims, and the continued use of asbestos in the developing world. Its global focus shows how asbestos can be seen as a model for many occupational diseases - indeed for a whole range of hazards produced by industrial societies. The book is based on a wealth of documentary material gained from legal discovery, supplemented by evidence from the authors'' visits and researches in the US, the UK, Canada, Kazakhstan, Zimbabwe, Australia, Swaziland, and South Africa.Trade Review...Fascinating and thoughtful study of the asbestos industry...I found McCulloch and Tweedale's account a valuable addition to an already large literature. By globalizing the asbestos story, the authors reveal the tactics that have protected the industry for decades from sustained, intense criticism, and they clarify the challenges that remain in defending the victims whose lives have been irreparably damaged and in protecting us all from the threat of future injuries by this industry. * Marc J. Stern, Business History *Given all that has been written and said about asbestos over the past 30 years is there anything else worth knowing? Do we really need another book on asbestos? After reading Defending the Indefensible the emphatic answer I reached was yes. This book is a tour-de-force of informed and concerned scholarship. * Labour History *[A] compelling book. * The Lancet, Volume 373, Issue 9660 *An important and particularly essential addition to the existing literature on asbestos; its history, usage and controversial values of benefit and disaster...Splendidly presented and annotated... This is a brilliant text which answers many startling new questions and asks a good many more. * RoSPA Occupational Safety and Health Journal *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Making the World Safe ; 3. Building the Defences ; 4. The Challenge of Mesothelioma and Irving J. Selikoff ; 5. The Chrysotile Defence ; 6. Hiding the Elephant of Compensation ; 7. Don't Disturb the Dog: Asbestos in the Environment ; 8. Pushing Asbestos in the Developing World ; 9. Defending Asbestos: 21st Century Perspectives ; Sources and Acknowledgements
£89.30
St Martin's Press Fasting and Eating for Health
Book SynopsisJoel Fuhrman''s Fasting and Eating for Health: A Medical Doctor''s Program for Conquering Disease offers precise diet and fasting programs to relieve headache, hypoglycemia, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, colitis, psoriasis, lupus, and uterine fibroids. You''ll also learn:- How to use fasting to lose weight- How to start, what to expect, how to reintroduce food to maintain maximum benefits- How to work with a physician for longer fasts (more than 3 days)
£16.19
CSIRO Publishing Australias Dangerous Snakes
Book SynopsisAustralia's venomous snakes are widely viewed as the world's most deadly and are regarded with cautious curiosity, fascination and fear. This volume examines the biology, natural history, venom properties and bite treatment of medically important venomous marine and terrestrial snakes. It contains comprehensive identification profiles for each species, supported by keys and photographs.
£82.45
Springer Quality of Life in South Africa 1 Social Indicators Research Series
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£123.49
Springer Violence Through Environmental Discrimination Causes Rwanda Arena and Conflict Model 2 Social Indicators Research Series
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£123.49
Springer Japan after the Economic Miracle In Search of New Directions 3 Social Indicators Research Series
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£123.49
Springer Advances in Quality of Life Theory and Research 4 Social Indicators Research Series
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£85.49
Springer Social Development in Asia 5 Social Indicators Research Series
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Springer Work Teams Past Present and Future
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Springer Measuring and Monitoring Childrens WellBeing 7 Social Indicators Research Series
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£85.49
Springer Occupational Strain and Efficacy in Human Service Workers When the Rescuer Becomes the Victim
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Springer Occupational Strain and Efficacy in Human Service Workers When the Rescuer Becomes the Victim
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Springer Error Prevention and WellBeing at Work in Western Europe and Russia Psychological Traditions and New Trends
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£85.49
Springer New York Advances in the Conceptualization of the Stress Process Essays in Honor of Leonard I Pearlin
Book Synopsis(1981) described the core elements of the stress process in a brief paragraph: The process of social stress can be seen as combining three major conceptual domains: the sources of stress, the mediators of stress, and the manifestations of stress.Table of ContentsConceptual and Methodological Developments.- Understanding Health Disparities: The Promise of the Stress Process Model.- Compensatory Coping with Stressors.- Neighborhood as a Social Context of the Stress Process.- Suppression Effects in Social Stress Research and Their Implications for the Stress Process Model.- Stress Processes in Social Roles and Contexts: Family and Work.- Family Structure and Women’s Lives: A Life Course Perspective.- The Stress Process Model: Some Family-Level Considerations.- Linking Early Family Adversity to Young Adult Mental Disorders.- Work, Family, and Their Intersection.- Psychosocial Concepts and Processes.- Sense of Mattering in Late Life.- It’s Tough to Cope in Rural Mali: Financial Coping Style, Mastery, Self Confidence, and Anxiety in a Bad and Worsening Socioeconomic Environment.- Stress Valuation and the Experience of Parenting Stress in Late Life.- Stress Process Applications in Child Victimization Research.- The Evolution of the Stress Process Paradigm.- The Stress Process as a Successful Paradigm.
£98.99
CSIRO Publishing The Australian Dream
Book SynopsisExamines the impacts of housing tenure on older Australians who are solely or primarily dependent on the Age Pension for their income. Drawing on 125 in-depth interviews, it compares the life circumstances of older social housing tenants, private renters and homeowners.
£45.38
CSIRO Publishing Shark Attacks
Book SynopsisShark attacks are big news events and although the risk of shark attack on humans is incredibly low, the fact remains that human lives are lost to sharks every year. Shark Attacks explores the tension between risk and human fear and the need to conserve sharks and protect the important ecological roles they play in our marine environments.
£24.71
CSIRO Publishing Harmful Australian Marine Microalgae
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Read Books Chronic Disease - A Working Hypothesis
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Celestial Arts The Drinking Water Book: How to Eliminate Harmful Toxins from Your Water
Book SynopsisThe Drinking Water Book takes a level-headed look at the serious issues surrounding America''s drinking water supply. In the completely revised comprehensive guide to making tap and bottled water safer, you''ll find unbiased reporting on what''s in your water and how to drink safely. Featuring the latest scientific research, Ingram evaluates the different kinds of filters and bottled waters and rates specific products on the market. The Drinking Water Book: · Honestly and thoroughly tackles a subject vital to ongoing environmental, health, and safety concerns · Shows how to avoid bogus safety tests, scams, and unnecessary expenditures· Explains the toxins in our water, how to test for them, and how to get rid of them · Details which toxins aren''t regulated by federal and state water standards
£15.37
Celestial Arts Health Is Your Birthright: How to Create the Health You Deserve
Book SynopsisSuffering scoliosis and chronic pain, fatigue, and depression due to a back injury, Ellen Tart-Jensen became determined to take charge of her life. She began researching natural health care and discovered that by listening to one''s body and following nature''s simple laws, health is attainable for everyone?herself included. Now a nutritional consultant and certified iridologist, she''s at her absolute healthiest and travels the world coaching others in self-care. Filled with a wealth of tips on nutrition, therapeutic teas, exercise, cleanses, and more, HEALTH IS YOUR BIRTHRIGHT is a roadmap for those looking to take charge of their ailments, or at least lead a more balanced, vibrant lifestyle.
£17.99
Royal Classics The Decameron (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
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IntechOpen Oral Health Care: An Important Issue of the Modern Society
Book SynopsisOral health care is an issue of modern society that is sometimes difficult to manage. Considered a key indicator of global health, well-being, and quality of life, oral health’s relationship with general health is of utmost importance. As such, maintenance of oral health should be a lifelong commitment as well as a daily priority. This book includes twenty chapters that focus on different aspects of oral health issues, including prevention, treatment, and management.
£132.05
Healthy Vegan Recipes Slow Cooker: 100% Vegan Indian - Tantalizing and Super Nutritious Vegan Recipes for Optimal Health
£11.39
Fremantle Press The Happy Bowel
Book SynopsisWhen push comes to shove, there is nothing as fundamental as a well-functioning bowel. Dr Michael Levitt, highly respected surgeon, has restored hundreds of patients to bowel health and happiness. This comprehensive guide is full of practical advice, helpful tips and clear explanations for how to obtain and maintain a successfully working bowel.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Methods for Analysing and Reporting EQ-5D Data
Book SynopsisThis open access book is the first published guide about how to analyse data produced by the EQ-5D, one of the most widely used Patient Reported Outcomes questionnaires world wide. The authors provide practical, clear and comprehensive guidance in five concise chapters. Following an overview of the EQ-5D and its analysis, we describe how the questionnaire data – the EQ-5D profile and EQ VAS – can be analysed in different ways to generate important insights into peoples’ health. We then show how the value sets which accompany the EQ-5D can be applied to summarise patients’ data. The final chapter deals with advanced topics, including the use of Minimally Important Differences, case-mix adjustment, mapping, and more. This book is essential for those new to analyzing EQ-5D data and will be also be valuable for those with more experience. The methods can be applied to any EQ-5D instrument (for example, the three- and five-level and Youth versions) and many of the methods described will be equally relevant to other Patient Reported Outcomes instruments. Table of ContentsForeword Preface Chapter 1 An introduction to EQ-5D instruments and their applications 1.1 Measuring health using the EQ-5D 1.2 What does the EQ-5D measure? 1.2.1 The EQ-5D self-reported health state (EQ-5D profile) 1.2.2 EQ VAS 1.2.3 EQ-5D values 1.2.4 What aspect of the information provided by the EQ-5D should be the primary focus on my analysis? 1.3 EQ-5D data collection and data handling 1.4 Before starting your analysis 1.4.1Treatment of missing data – what to do, what not to do 1.4.2 Planning your analysis 1.5 Guide to the rest of this book References Chapter 2 Analysis of EQ-5D profile data 2.1 Cross-sectional analysis: describing health at a point in time by dimension and level 2.2 Longitudinal analysis: describing changes in health between two time points by dimension and level 2.3 Cross sectional analysis: describing health at a point in time using profiles 2.4 Longitudinal analysis: describing changes in health between two points in time using profiles 2.4.1 The Paretian Classification of Health Change (PCHC) 2.4.2 The probability of superiority 2.4.3 Health Profile Grid (HPG) 2.5 Summarising the severity of EQ-5D profiles 2.5.1 The level sum score (LSS) 2.5.2 The level frequency score (LFS) 2.6 Analysing the informativity of EQ-5D profile data 2.6.1 Shannon Indices 2.6.2 Health State Density Curve (HSDC) 2.6.3 Health State Density Index (HSDI) and other related indices References Chapter 3 Analysis of EQ VAS data 3.1 Interpreting the EQ VAS 3.2 Simple descriptive statistics and inference 3.3 Modelling determinants of EQ VAS scores References Chapter 4 Analysis of EQ-5D values 4.1 Value sets and their properties 4.2 Positive and normative considerations in choice of value set 4.3 Simple descriptive statistics and inference 4.4 Examining the distribution of EQ-5D values 4.5 Variance and heteroskedasticity 4.6 exploring clusters in EQ-5D value distributions 4.7 Regression analysis 4.8 Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis References Chapter 5 Advanced topics 5.1 Analysing changes and differences in EQ-5D values and EQ VAS scores 5.1.1 Defining the outcomes of an intervention study as a change 5.1.2 Minimal Important Differences (MIDs) · Using EQ-5D MIDs · MID estimation methods 5.1.3 Case-mix and risk adjustment of EQ-5D data 5.2 Mapping References Glossary of terms
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Springer Handbook of Quality of Life and Social Change
Book SynopsisA. What is quality of life? 1. Europe (Alex C. Michalos).- 2. North America.- 3. Africa (Irma Eloff).- 4.South East Asia (Yunsun Chung).- 5. South America (Graciela Tonon).- 6. Middle East (Abdellatif Bouazza/Hicham Ait Mansour).- 7. Australia/Oceania (Max Kelly).- B. Logic and limitation of players.-8. Humanitarian Action (Gareth Owen).- 9. Development Aid (Jan Vandemoortele).- 10. Private Sector/Corporate Social Responsibility (Joan Ai).- 11. Governments (Enrique Delamonica).- 12. Faith-based institutions (Ulrich Hemel).- 13. Academia (Viktor Jacupec).- C. Present and future promises.- 14. Empowerment through Design Thinking (Joan Halpern).- 15. Assessing and Assisting leaders to thrive (Hiva Mann).- 16. Behaviour change based on behaviour insights (Tim Houlihan).- 17. Removing obstacles and adding fuel to fire the rocket of personal change (Dan Ariely).- 18. Prototyping Purpose for Power (Elizabeth Augustin/Cornelia Walther).- 19. Community development for and through quality of life (Rhonda Philipps).- 20. Healing individuals and communities through tradition (Jaha Cummings).- 21. Localization in action, investing in local organizations (Sabba Almubaslat).- 22. Storytelling to create community cohesiveness (Tracy Brandenburg).- 23. Democracy beyond paper (Isabele Ortiz).- 24. Holistic Social protection (Enrique Delamonica).- 25. From Inequality to Inequity to Universal Access (Alberto Minujin).- 26. Measure to treasure, the right things (David Gordon).- 27. Equal chances beyond gender limitations (Gabriele Koehler).- 28. Creating a new user interface (David Nobles).- 29. Reversing the position of humans and technology (Chris Covert).- 30. GigaMe Universal access to learning (Chris Fabian).- 31.Artificial intelligence and Aspirational Algorithms (Cornelia Walther).- D. Visions for social change .- 32. The Humanitarian of Tomorrow (Gareth Owen).- 33. Overcoming the burden of bureaucracy (Yvonne Helle).- 34. Revamping the United Nations to inspire change (Marielle Sander).- 35. Shaping Leadership that matters (Sabine Bhanot).- 36. Healing Communities (Jaha Cummings).- Conclusion.
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Springer Wellbeing During the Pandemic
Book SynopsisIntroduction: Threats to Well-Being During the Covid-19 Pandemic.- Part I: The Impact of Covid-19 on Life Satisfaction and Happiness: Comparative and Longitudinal Perspectives.- The Impact of Covid-19 on Life Satisfaction: A Cross-National, Long Term Perspective.- Happiness Trends Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia: Assessing the Influence of Charitable Donations and Pandemic Severity.- The Well-Being of Young People in Europe During the Pandemic: The Social Ties, Labor Market Integration, and the Social Inequalities.- Part II: The Impact of Covid-19 on Employment and Workers' Well-Being.- Employment Vulnerabilities of Female and Young Adults in Arab Countries: Trends Since the Onset 0f Covid-19.- The Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Faculty Well-Being: A Study of Academic Staff at Three Colleges in New York State.- Limited Social Contact at Work During the Covid-19 Pandemic and Shift Worker's Health and Well-Being.- Part III: Sociability, Civic Participation and Solidarity During the Pandemic.- The Pandemic Effects on Sociability and Well-Being of Low-Income Adolescents in Mexico.- The Latent Classes of the Volunteer Satisfaction Index and Donation During the Pandemic in Singapore.- Covid-19 and Community-Based Volunteerism: How the Rohingya Volunteers Acted for Community Engagement to Fight Against the Pandemic in Rohingya Refugee Camps of Bangladesh.- Part IV: The Impact of Covid-19 on Children's Well-Being.- Children's Well-Being During the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study Among 1012 Year Old School Children in Bangladesh.- Children's Profiles of Subjective Well-Being Change During the Covid-19 Pandemic and its Correlates: A Multi-National Study.- The Impact of Covid-19 on Young People's Levels of Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Hilda 20012020.
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Brill David Livingstone and the Myth of African Poverty and Disease: A Close Examination of his Writing on the Pre-colonial Era
Book SynopsisThis study about David Livingstone is different from all other publications about him. Here, Livingstone is not the main topic of interest; the focus of the author is on nutrition and health in pre-colonial Africa and Livingstone is his key informant. David Livingstone and the Myth of African Poverty and Disease is an unusual book. After a close examination of Livingstone’s writings and comparative reading of contemporary authors, Sjoerd Rijpma has been able to draw cautious conclusions about the relatively favourable conditions of health and nutrition in southern and central Africa during the pre-colonial period. His findings shed new light on the medical history of Sub-Saharan Africa.Trade Review"[...] this volume would be of interest to the student of southern African history pre-1880, especially Africans themselves in order to appreciate their heritage (rather than just the often negative colonial version of it), and those interested in re-thinking how agricultural practices could be environmentally sensitive and appropriate to southern African soils." - Margaret O’Callaghan, Australian National University, in: Australasian Review of African Studies 37.2 (December 2016), pp. 149-151 "[...] In conclusion it may be said that Rijpma provided a modified depiction of the historical significance of Livingstone as explorer. In his data the author found confirmation for many things reported by others, but he was unable to accept Livingstone’s plea for the colonization of Africa. Because of this plea the explorer did not do justice to the authentic value of African culture and society." - Jaap van Slageren, in: Exchange 46.1 (2017) pp. 85-87Table of ContentsForeword Preface Preface to the 2015 Edition Some Basic Data (Tables I and II) David Livingstone Chronology Acronyms and Abbreviations PART I AFRICA’S PAST: SURPRISING N EW ASPECTS Introduction to Part 1 1. ‘Health and nutrition’ or ‘disease and hunger’? - What is the actual meaning of ‘malnutrition’? - Poverty in precolonial Africa - Malaria, malaria and ‘fever’ - The correlation between health and nourishment - What is meant by resistance? - Assumptions PART II DAVID LIVINGSTONE IN TROPICAL AFRICA 2. 1849–56: Missionary Travels and Researches Sojourn and travels in southern Africa (1841–49), the ‘missionary travels’ (1849–53), the trans-Africa journey (1853–56) A paraphrase of a number of aspects of the book - The first ten years in southern Africa - The Kololo - To Luanda (1853–54) - Luanda (1854); back to Linyanti (1854–55) - From Linyanti to Quelimane (1855–56); reflections on Livingstone’s Missionary Travels; Missionary Travels compared Preparations for the Zambezi expedition 3. 1858–64: Narrative of an Expedition Exploration of rivers and lakes; return to Linyanti with the Kololo. A paraphrase of various aspects of the second book - Investigating the Zambezi - Exploring the River Shire and Lake Malawi - Intermezzo: a journey on foot from Mozambique to Linyanti and back - The Universities’ Mission; the Ruvuma explorations - The end of the expedition Reflections on Narrative of an Expedition; Narrative of an Expedition compared; once again to Africa 4. David Livingstone: a usable source of ‘general’ information? PART III UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES IN TROPICAL AFRICA Introduction to Part 3 5. 1849–56: Missionary Travels and Researches Sojourn and travels in southern Africa (1841–49), the ‘missionary travels’ (1849–53), the trans-Africa journey (1853–56). A paraphrase with the emphasis on health and nutrition - The first ten years in southern Africa - The Kololo - To Luanda (1853–54) - Luanda (1854); back to Linyanti (1854–55) - From Linyanti to Quelimane (1855–56) Reflections: health and nutrition in Missionary Travels 6. 1858–64: Narrative of an Expedition Exploration of rivers and lakes; return to Linyanti with the Kololo. A paraphrase with the emphasis on health and nutrition - Investigating the Zambezi - Exploring the River Shire and Lake Malawi - Intermezzo: a journey on foot from Mozambique to Linyanti and back - The Universities’ Mission; the Ruvuma explorations - The end of the expedition Reflections: health and nutrition in Narrative of an Expedition 7. 1866–73: Waller’s 'The Last Journals of David Livingstone'; searching for the sources of the Nile A paraphrase of Waller’s 'The Last Journals of David Livingstone' - To Lake Malawi, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Mweru and Lake Bangweulu (1866–68) - From Lake Bangweulu to Lake Tanganyika and back (1868–73). Reflections on Waller’s The Last Journals of David Livingstone Reflections: health and nutrition in The Last Journals 8. What David Livingstone really discovered in tropical Africa - Children without ‘malnutrition’ - Health and limited sickness - Full value nourishment and food supply, and green revolutions - His opinion on health and nutrition SOME CLOSING REMARKS LITERATURE Books consulted, not cited INDEX MAPS: from David Livingstone and the Victorian Encounter with Africa.
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Brill A History of Population Health: Rise and Fall of Disease in Europe
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2021 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award In A History of Population Health Johan P. Mackenbach offers a broad-sweeping study of the spectacular changes in people’s health in Europe since the early 18th century. Most of the 40 specific diseases covered in this book show a fascinating pattern of ‘rise-and-fall’, with large differences in timing between countries. Using a unique collection of historical data and bringing together insights from demography, economics, sociology, political science, medicine, epidemiology and general history, it shows that these changes and variations did not occur spontaneously, but were mostly man-made. Throughout European history, changes in health and longevity were therefore closely related to economic, social, and political conditions, with public health and medical care both making important contributions to population health improvement. Readers who would like to have a closer look at the quantitative data used in the trend graphs included in the book can find these it here.Trade Review"[...] strengths of this excellent book include its meticulous and extensive documentation, transparent discussion of what data is and is not available, analysis of prevailing theoretical explanations, use of supplementary tables, and Mackenbach's clear and compelling writing. [...] Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals. General readers." - M. D. Lagerwey, Western Michigan University, in: Choice, February 2021 Vol. 58 No. 6 "Mackenbach’s longue durée, Braudel-inspired, and erudite book wades into scholarly territory that will be familiar to readers of Journal of British Studies. […] Mackenbach’s book will provide an important starting point for future research on the role of politics and public health in curbing COVID-19." - Jacob Steere-Williams, College of Charleston, South Carolina, in: Journal of British Studies, Vol. 60 (3), 2021, 746-748 pp.Table of ContentsPreface List of illustrations Chapter 1. Introduction Utopia come true? Rising life expectancy The rise and fall of disease The epidemiologic transition theory The McKeown debate and the Preston-curve The role of human agency &;How to read this book Concepts, sources, data and methods PART I. LONG-TERM TRENDS: A BIRD’S EYE VIEW Chapter 2. Long-term trends in population health Changes in over-all population health Declining mortality Young and old, men and women Regional and social inequalities Rising height More years in good health, more years in bad health? Changes in disease patterns Shifting causes of death Shifts in the burden of disease Diseases rise, diseases fall Epidemiologic transition 2.0 A theory in need of repair How: characterizing change When: staging change Where: locating change Chapter 3. Understanding trends in population health Theories of population health An ‘ecological-evolutionary theory’ of the origins of disease Explaining long-term change Economic, political and sociocultural conditions Economic history: improvements in living standards Political history: the rise of the modern state Sociocultural history: the lights go on Public health and medical care A short history of public health The impact of public health A short history of medical care The Role of Medicine PART II. ZOOMING IN: THE RISE AND FALL OF DISEASES Chapter 4. Health problems of pre-industrial societies Violence and hunger War Homicide Famine Great epidemics Plague Smallpox Typhus Malaria Chapter 5. Health problems of industrializing societies Communicable diseases Cholera, dysentery, typhoid Tuberculosis Syphilis Scarlet fever, measles, whooping cough, diphtheria Pneumonia, influenza Maternal, infant and perinatal mortality Maternal mortality Infant mortality Still-births Other health problems of industrializing societies Pellagra, rickets, goitre Peptic ulcer, appendicitis Lung diseases caused by occupational and environmental exposures Chapter 6. Health problems of affluent societies Chronic diseases Ischaemic heart disease Cerebrovascular disease Diabetes mellitus Stomach, colorectal, breast, prostate cancer Lung cancer Liver cirrhosis Dementia Depression Injuries Road traffic injuries Suicide A new plague AIDS PART III: SYNTHESIS AND OUTLOOK Chapter 7. Why? Why did European population health improve? The rise and fall of disease The role of human agency The role of public health and medical care The Rise of the West: was there a ‘prime mover’? Why did some countries rush ahead or lag behind? Northern lights: the Swedish advantage Dutch comfort: we were the champions Southern miracles: from rear-guard to forefront Balkan troubles: the weight of the past Russian roulette: the value of life Chapter 8. Outlook Feathers of Icarus Geopolitical instability Increasing inequality Global environmental change The way ahead The public health paradigm An expanding circle of concern Re-thinking Utopia By way of conclusion Through the telescope of history The European experience The role of politics The future Appendices Bibliography Index
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Brill Planetary health approaches to understand and control vector-borne diseases
Book SynopsisMosquitoes transmit many of the pathogens that cause zoonotic diseases from wildlife and livestock to people, with devasting consequences for public health. The factors affecting the ecology and evolution of the transmission dynamics of these mosquito-borne pathogens can be revealed using multidisciplinary research approaches. This 7th volume of the ECVD series focuses on the ecological factors that determine the transmission dynamics of mosquito-borne pathogens naturally circulating between animals of different taxa and their importance for human health. The authors revise the current knowledge on the pathogens that affect wildlife, including those maintained in captivity, as well as the use of cutting-edge techniques for the identification of potential vectors of these pathogens. In addition, this volume explores the role of factors related to global change, including changes in landscape use, deforestation and urbanization, as major drivers of the distribution of mosquito vectors and the dynamics of pathogen transmission. Finally, updated information on the approaches used to identify and control mosquito-borne diseases is presented, with a particular focus on those affecting humans. In summary, this book provides an updated review of the different mosquito-borne pathogens affecting animals and their public health relevance.Table of ContentsContents Ecology and control of vector borne diseases Dedication Notes on Editors Contributors Introduction Jan E. Conn, Maria Anice Mureb Sallum and Kimberly M. Fornace Part 1: Impacts of environmental change on VBD ecology 1 Landscape ecology and vector-borne diseases in the Amazon Paula R. Prist and Gabriel Zorello Laporta 2 The emerging epidemiology and changing landscape of mosquito-borne infectious diseases in Venezuela Maria E. Grillet, Jorge E. Moreno, Alberto Paníz-Mondolfi and Juan C. Navarro 3 Malaria in the Amazon Basin: how climate change and natural disasters create new challenges for an old disease Leonardo Suveges Moreira Chaves, Tatiane Moraes de Sousa, Luiz Carlos Ferreira Penha and Sandra S. Hacon 4 Relationship between environmental factors and arboviruses in urban areas Thiago Salomão de Azevedo and Rafael Piovezan Part 2: Coupled human and natural systems 5 A conceptual framework for understanding extractive settlements and disease: demography, environment, and epidemiology Natasha Glendening, Werissaw Haileselassie and Daniel M. Parker 6 The economic impacts of malaria: past, present, and future Nikolas Kuschnig and Lukas Vashold 7 Mapping patchy malaria: the role of drone technologies in depicting particular environments and contingent risk Jacob Brockmann and Dalia Iskander 8 Vector control and surveillance under lockdown: COVID-19 and future pandemics Jose del Rosario Loaiza Rodríguez, Gillian Eastwood and Luis F. Chaves Sanabria 9 Agriculture and health: mitigating risks and optimising benefits Isabel Byrne and Kallista Chan Part 3: VBD surveillance and control in changing environments 10 Modelling the effects of climate and climate change on transmission of vector-borne disease Marta S. Shocket, Jamie M. Caldwell, Paul J. Huxley, Catherine A. Lippi, Francis A. Windram and Alexander C. Keyel 11 Leveraging earth observation data for surveillance of vector-borne diseases in changing environments Kimberly M. Fornace, Emilia Johnson, Marta Moreno, Andy Hardy and Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar 12 Early warning systems for vector-borne diseases: engagement, methods and implementation Emilie Finch, Martin Lotto Batista, Tilly Alcayna, Sophie A. Lee, Isabel K. Fletcher and Rachel Lowe 13 Impacts of climate change on malaria vector control in Africa Heather M. Ferguson and Nicodem J. Govella Conclusions Kimberly Fornace, Leonardo Suveges Chaves, Maria Anice Sallum and Jan Conn Index
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Brill Dimensions of Health and Health Promotion
Book SynopsisThis book contains scholarly contributions to several current debates in the philosophy of medicine and health care regarding the nature of health and health promotion, concepts and measurements of mental illness, phenomenological conceptions of health and illness, allocation of health care resources, criteria for proper medical science, the clinical meeting, and ethical constraints in such a meeting. With one exception, the authors in this book are or have been teachers or graduate students at the interdisciplinary Department of Health and Society (Tema H) at Linköping University, Sweden. While all the texts have a philosophical focus, many other disciplines have influenced the choice of specific perspectives. The university backgrounds of the authors range from medicine, psychology, sociology, and religion to philosophy. What binds the authors together is their deep interest in the theory of medicine and in the pursuit of a philosophy of humanistic medicine and health care.Trade Review"Nordenfelt [is] one of the most famous experts on philosophy of health and on questions of health care …the book overall raises some very interesting questions and discusses them on a high level … a very valuable read" - in: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, Vol. 6, No. 3 (2003)Table of ContentsForeword by Ingmar Pörn Editors’ Preface Part One Characterizations of Health and the Good Life ONE Bo PETERSSON: Health, Doctors, and the Good Life: A Footnote to Plato TWO Per SUNDSTRÖM: Health as Metaphor and as Metonymy – An Exploration THREE Lennart NORDENFELT: An Evolutionary Concept of Health: Health as Natural Function Part Two Concepts and Measurements of Mental Health. The Context of Psychotherapeutic Treatment FOUR Einar JAKOBSSON: Health, Psychopathology, and the Action of the “Talking Cures” FIVE Per-Anders TENGLAND: A Conceptual Approach to Measuring Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Treatment Part Three Health and Illness from a Phenomenological Point of View SIX Jennifer BULLINGTON: Health as Receptivity: A Phenomenological Interpretation of Allostasis SEVEN Fredrik SVENAEUS: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Concepts Handicap and Illness Part Four Health and Health Promotion from the point of view of family medicine, medical genetics and the care of the elderly EIGHT Olle HELLSTRÖM: Health and Dialogue-Based Medicine NINE Kristin ZEILER: Transgressive Technologies in Reproductive Medicine: Do They Call for a Revision of Notions of Health? TEN Bengt RICHT: Old, Ill and Estranged: On the Needs of Persons Receiving Elderly Care Part Five Constraints on Interventions: Scientific and Ethical Requirements ELEVEN Per-Erik LISS: Allocation of Scarce Resources in Health Care: Values and Concepts TWELVE Ingemar NORDIN: Quackery THIRTEEN Nina NIKKU: Private Life: Sketching Entrances for Ethical Analysis Works Cited About the Contributors Index
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Brill Cutting Through the Surface: Philosophical Approaches to Bioethics
Book SynopsisThis book examines the role of philosophy and philosophers in bioethics. Academics often see bioethical studies as too practical while decision makers tend to see them as too theoretical. The purpose of this collection of new essays by an international group of distinguished scholars is to explore the troubled relationship between theory and practice in the ethical assessment of medicine, health care, and new medical and genetic technologies. The book is divided into six parts. In the first part, philosophers consider the definition of bioethics, the nature of applied ethics more generally, and the possibility of combining utilitarian and liberal strands of thinking in moral and political studies. In the second part, authors discuss the place and justification of principles in bioethics and the significance of medical and nursing experience in moral decision making. The third part addresses the complementary (or contradictory, as the case may be) principles of dignity, autonomy, precaution, and solidarity, and their use in theoretical and practical settings. In the fourth part, public health measures and experimental research are defended against traditional moral concerns. Part five scrutinizes parental responsibilities in bearing and rearing children, especially the reasons for and against human reproduction in individual cases. In part six, enhancements to human nature by various means are analyzed. Following in the footsteps of four previous collections in the Values in Bioethics special series by the same editorial team—Scratching the Surface of Bioethics, Bioethics and Social Reality, Ethics in Biomedical Research, and Arguments and Analysis in Bioethics—this book, compiled in honor of Professor Matti Häyry’s 50th birthday, drills into the core of the discipline to show the philosophical depths that lie under the polished surface of policy-driven everyday bioethics.Trade Review"If the field of bioethics were music, then this book would certainly be rock’n’roll. It certainly rocks and it is rebellious. (…) And even if you are new to the party, you truly learn a lot, as all the authors take their time to thoroughly ground their ideas and arguments in an impressively coherent style. It is this coherent style that distinguishes this book from other loosely edited volumes. In this book, all 23 texts perfectly fit together." – in: Medical Health Care and Philosophy 13 (2010) "…covers quite a vast territory over the landscape of relevant issues in current bioethics. It does so whilst maintaining a high standard of rigorous argument and without superficial coverage. … The editors have fulfilled their promise to bring theory to bear on the real practical issues that affect people’s lives. As such it would be highly relevant not only to philosophers but also to members of the other disciplines that share this field of study, in particular, the health care professions." – in: MetascienceTable of ContentsForeword by Matti Häyry Preface Tuija Takala, Peter Herissone-Kelly, and Søren Holm: Introduction. Bioethics: What Lies Under the Surface? What is Bioethics and Where Should It Be Going? Sirkku K. Hellsten: Why “Definitions” Matter in Defining Bioethics? Sven Ove Hansson: Ethics Beyond Application Harry Lesser: Utilitarianism and Liberalism How To Do Bioethics? Veikko Launis: The Unbearable Lightness of Bioethical Principles Juha Räikkä: The Method of Wide Reflective Equilibrium in Bioethics Pekka Louhiala: But How Could They Know? Reflections on the Role of Philosophy and Philosophers in Medical Ethics Leila Toiviainen: Does Nursing Ethics Fit in with Philosophy and Bioethics? Dignity, Precaution, and Solidarity Simon Woods: Dignity: Yet Another Look Niall Scott: Autonomy (and a Little Bit of Dignity) in Bioethics Michael Parker and Paolo Vineis: Concepts and Definitions of the Precautionary Principle: An Ethical Analysis Vilhjálmur Árnason: Justice or Solidarity? Thinking about Nordic Prioritization in the Light of Rawls Søren Holm: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, When I’m 64? An Ethical Problem for the Modern Cosmopolitan Academic Tests and Experiments Margaret P. Battin, Charles B. Smith, Larry Reimer, Jay A. Jacobson, and Leslie P. Francis: Universal Rapid Testing for Infectious Disease in Airports and Places of Public Contact: A Thought Experiment about the Ethical Challenges John Harris: Pigs and Principles: The Use of Animals in Research Rosamond Rhodes: Research Ethics: A Decent Proposal Rationality, Morality, and Reproduction Floora Ruokonen and Simo Vehmas: Parental Responsibility and the Duty to Love One’s Children Frank J. Leavitt: The Meaning of Suffering: A Critique of the Häyry Syndrome Richard Ashcroft: Is It Irrational to Have Children? Rebecca Bennett: Human Reproduction: Selfish and Irrational But Not Immoral Tom Buller: Gambling, Risks, and Reproduction: A Reply to Matti Häyry Philosophical Responses to Enhancements Lisa Bortolotti: Do We Have an Obligation to Make Smarter Babies? Heta Aleksandra Gylling: Youthful Looks—No Matter What It Costs? Timo Airaksinen: New Life Forms: Min or Max Cyborgs? About the Authors and Editors Index
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Springer The Science of Well-Being: The Collected Works of Ed Diener
Book SynopsisMajor Theoretical Questions Theories about subjective well-being have grown over the past several decades, but have been re ned only slowly as adequate data have been compiled to test them. We can characterize the theories describing happiness along several dimensions. The rst dimension is whether the theory places the locus of happiness in external conditions such as income and status, as many sociological theories do, or within the attitudes and temperament of the individual, as many psychological theories do. Some have maintained that people adapt to all circumstances over time, so that only individual personality matters for producing happiness, whereas others believe that economicandothersocietalfactorsarethedominantforcesinproducingwell-being. Throughout my writings there is a mix of both the internal and external factors that in uence well-being. A second dimension that characterizes scholarship on well-being is the issue of whether the factors affecting well-being are relative or absolute. That is, are there standards used by people at all times and places in judging their lives and in reacting to events? Or are standards dependent on what other people possess, on expec- tions,andonadaptationlevelsbasedonpastcircumstances?Again,thereisevidence supporting the role of both universal and relative standards. People around the globe are probably in uenced by common factors such as friendship versus loneliness, but even these universal in uences on happiness are probably subject to some degree of comparison depending on what the person is used to and what others have. However, some factors might be much more comparative than other in uences, as Hsee, Yang, Li, and Shen (in press) have described.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: “The Science of Well-Being, is a potpourri of papers—literature reviews and theory pieces—that overview the field that Diener helped establish. … Certainly academic researchers interested in well-being will find them extremely useful. … The audience should extend beyond research psychologists and include policy makers as well as interested members of the general public. … the collected works of Ed Diener are timely, impressive, and useful.” (Christopher Peterson, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 54 (50), 2009)Table of Contents1. Introduction - Diener 2. Subjective Well-Being - Diener 3. In Pursuit of Happiness: Empirical Answers to Philosophical Questions - Kesebir & Diener 4. Personality and Subjective Well-Being - Diener & Lucas 5. Beyond the Hedonic Treadmill: Revising the Adaptation Theory of Well-Being - Diener, Lucas & Scollon 6.Will Money Increase Subjective Well-Being? - Diener & Biswas-Diener 7. The Well-Being of Nations: Linking Together Trust, Cooperation, and Democracy - Tov & Diener 8. The Optimum Level of Well-Being: Can People Be Too Happy? - Oishi, Diener & Lucas 9. Beyond Money: Toward an Economy of Well-Being - Diener & Seligman 10. Conclusion - Diener
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