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Oxford University Press Inc Doubt Is Their Product
Book SynopsisDoubt is our product, a cigarette executive once observed, since it is the best means of competing with the ''body of fact'' that exists in the minds of the general public. It is also the means of establishing a controversy. In this eye-opening expose, David Michaels reveals how the tobacco industry''s duplicitous tactics spawned a multimillion dollar industry that is dismantling public health safeguards. Product defense consultants, he argues, have increasingly skewed the scientific literature, manufactured and magnified scientific uncertainty, and influenced policy decisions to the advantage of polluters and the manufacturers of dangerous products. To keep the public confused about the hazards posed by global warming, second-hand smoke, asbestos, lead, plastics, and many other toxic materials, industry executives have hired unscrupulous scientists and lobbyists to dispute scientific evidence about health risks. In doing so, they have not only delayed action on specific hazards, but tTrade ReviewIn Doubt Is Their Product, David Michaels gives a lively and convincing history of how clever public relations has blocked one public health protection after another. The techniques first used to reassure us about tobacco were adapted to reassure us about asbestos, lead, vinyl chloride-and risks to nuclear facilities workers, where Dr. Michaels' experience as the relevant Assistant Secretary of Energy gave him an inside view. And if you're worried about climate change, keep worrying, because the same program is underway there. * Donald Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief, Science *We live in an age of unprecedented disinformation, misinformation, and outright lying by those in power. This important book shows who profits by misleading the public-and who ultimately pays with their health. * Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation *This well-researched book by someone who truly knows the system is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the cozy relationship between industry and regulatory agencies on matters that affect the health and safety of our families and neighbors. The cited examples illustrate how, with the help of irresponsible members of Congress and other public officials, corporate greed can trump any sense of ethics, morality, and human compassion. * Neal Lane, former Science Advisor to President Bill Clinton and former Director of the National Science Foundation *This brave, shocking book exposes the abuse of science by government and industry in ways that endanger the workplace, the home, the water supply, the air quality-in fact, our planet as a whole. David Michaels speaks authoritatively from his firsthand experience as a champion of occupational safety and health. He tells a terrific story. * Dava Sobel, author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter *In Doubt Is Their Product, David Michaels calls out the corporations you'll recognize them that bankroll lobbyists and unethical scientists to attack factual evidence that their products, such as asbestos, lead, and tobacco, are deadly. * Vanity Fair, Green Issue, May 2008 *In Doubt Is Their Product, David Michaels calls out the corporations you'll recognize them that bankroll lobbyists and unethical scientists to attack factual evidence that their products, such as asbestos, lead, and tobacco, are deadly. * Vanity Fair, Green Issue, May 2008 *David Michaels has written a powerful, thorough indictment of the way big business has ignored, suppressed or distorted vital scientific evidence to the detriment of the public's health. * Nature *From Newsweek, 5/12/08 _ That science can be bought is hardly news to anyone who knows about tobacco "scientists." But how pervasive, effective and stealthy this science-for-hire is-as masterfully documented by David Michaels of George Washington University in his new book, "Doubt Is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health"-will shock anyone who still believes that "science" and "integrity" are soulmates. In studies of how toxic chemicals affect human health, Michaels told me, "It's quite easy to take a positive result [showing harmful effects] and turn it falsely negative. This epidemiological alchemy is used widely." -Sharon BegleyFrom Nature, 6/12/08 _ David Michaels has written a powerful, thorough indictment of the way big business has ignored, suppressed or distorted vital scientific evidence to the detriment of the public's health. Doubt Is Their Product catalogues numerous corporate misdemeanours, especially in the United States, from the criminal neglect of the dangerous nature of asbestos and the lies told by the tobacco industry, to the suppression of adverse findings of deaths caused by the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx and the increased risk of suicide among teenagers taking selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors for depression. The book concludes with a list of prescriptions for securing better regulation and greater protection for the public, mainly through increased public disclosure of vested interests. -Dick TaverneThe book is a shocking portrayal of the tactics used by corporate America to delay public health and environmental regulation of their products for the sake of profit...It is a must read for anyone interested in public health and environmental protection. * Chemical & Engineering News *...Doubt Is Their Product reminds one of deeper risks that threaten scientific fields and democratic deliberation. ...The scientific community and the public need to be on guard against such abuses; Michaels's history of these events sounds an alert that must not be ignored. * Durrants *One of Library Journal's top 10 sci-tech books of 2008!Received an Honorable Mention in the Society for Environmental Journalism's 2009 Awards for Reporting on the Environment for the category Rachel Carson Environment Book Award.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: "Sound Science" or "Sounds Like Science?" 1. "Doubt Is Our Product" 2. Waiting for the Body Count 3. America Demands Protection 4. Why our Children are Smarter Than We Are 5. The Enronization of Science 6. Tricks of the Trade: How Mercenary Scientists Mislead You 7. Defending Secondhand Smoke 8. Still Waiting for the Body Count 9. Chrome-Plated Mischief 10. OSHA Gives Up 11. Defending the Taxicab Standard 12. The Country has a Drug Problem 13. Daubert: The Most Influential Supreme Court Ruling You've Never Heard Of 14. The Institutionalization of Uncertainty 15. The Bush Administration's Political Science 16. Making Peace with the Past 17. Four Ways to Make the Courts Count 18. Sarbanes-Oxley for Science: A Dozen Ways to Improve Our Regulatory System References Abbreviations
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Oxford University Press Oxford Professional Practice Handbook of Patient
Book SynopsisPocket sized and practical, this handbook is the ideal guide to support frontline staff and trainees, as well as all allied professionals in the name of patient safety. It will aim to demystify what is often seen as a complex topic, helping doctors understand the methods needed to provide safe care.Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction to science and theory of patient safety 1: Peter Lachman & John Fitzsimons: The Rationale and science of Patient Safety 2: Ahmeda Ali & John Fitzsimons: The Culture and system of Patient Safety 3: Blair L. Sadler & Peter Lachman: Transparent Leadership for safety 4: John Brennan, Eugene Nelson, Sibylle Erdmann & Margaret Murphy: Codesigning for Safety and Patients Leading for Safety 5: James F O'Mahony: The Economics of Patient Safety 6: Patricia O'Connor: Developing a Safe Clinical Team 7: David Crosby & Peter Lachman: Communicating to be Safe 8: Eoin Fitzgerald & Peter Lachman: Situation Awareness and patient safety 9: Thomas Jun & Sue Hignett: Practical Application of Human Factors and ergonomics to Improve Safety 10: Uma Kotagal & Peter Lachman: Reliability Theory and its application in daily work and standardisation 11: Kate Churruca, Robyn Clay-Williams, Janet C Long, Louise A Ellis & Jeffrey Braithwaite: Resilience Theory, Complexity Science and Safety 2 Part 2 Practical application and methodologies of patient safety 12: Jason Leitch & Thomas Lamont: Measuring Patient Safety at a System, Organisation and National Level 13: Jane Runnacles & John Fitzsimons: How to Measure Patient Safety on the Front Line 14: Peter Lachman, Susanne O'Reilly, Michael Marx and John Brennan: Improving to be Safe 15: Adrian Plunkett: Learning from Success to be safer 16: Kevin Stewart & Rachel Pool: Investigating and learning from Adverse Events 17: Mark O'Brien & Pallavi Bradshaw: Open Disclosure 18: Kris Vanhaecht: Caring for the Caregivers - The Second Victim Part 3 Translating theory to clinical practice 19: Christopher Cornue: Safety and information technology 20: Frank Frederico: Enabling Medication Safety 21: James Hoffman & Kristen Hughes: Paediatric medication safety 22: Rob Cunney: Preventing and Decreasing Infections 23: Rob Cunney: Sepsis and Antimicrobial stewardship 24: Anita Jayadev, Karen Britton & Shefal Patel:: Detecting and Limiting Deterioration 25: Tricia Woodhead and Gail Nielsen: Preventing and Limiting Diagnostic Error 26: John Brennan: Safety in Primary Care and General Practice 27: Damian Roland & Jay Banerjee: Safety in the Emergency Department 28: Anita Jayadev & Sean Harding: Safety in Outpatients and Ambulatory Care 29: Rob Bethune: Safety in the operating theatre 30: Jane Runnacles: Safety in Paediatrics and Child Health 31: David Crosby: Safety in Maternity and Women's Health 32: Daniel Hayes: Safety in Mental Health 33: Kevin Rooney & Suying Ong: Safety in Intensive Care 34: Kirstyn James: Safety in Patients with Frailty and Complex Long-Term Conditions 35: Kieran Murray & Michael Marx: Safety in a multi-disciplinary team 36: Kevin O'Hare: Safety in the laboratory 37: Riccardo Trataglia, Micaela La Regina and Peter Lachman: Safety in a pandemic
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Oxford University Press Inc The Triumph of Doubt
Book SynopsisOpioids. Concussions. Obesity. Climate change. America is a country of everyday crises -- big, long-spanning problems that persist, mostly unregulated, despite their toll on the country''s health and vitality. And for every case of government inaction on one of these issues, there is a set of familiar, doubtful refrains: The science is unclear. The data is inconclusive. Regulation is unjustified. It''s a slippery slope. Is it?The Triumph of Doubt traces the ascendance of science-for-hire in American life and government, from its origins in the tobacco industry in the 1950s to its current manifestations across government, public policy, and even professional sports. Well-heeled American corporations have long had a financial stake in undermining scientific consensus and manufacturing uncertainty; in The Triumph of Doubt, former Obama and Clinton official David Michaels details how bad science becomes public policy -- and where it''s happening today. Amid fraught conversations of alternative facts and truth decay, The Triumph of Doubt wields its unprecedented access to shine a light on the machinations and scope of manipulated science in American society. It is an urgent, revelatory work, one that promises to reorient conversations around science and the public good for the foreseeable future.Trade Review[Michaels] documents not only a shocking disregard for human welfare on the part of big business, but also a co-ordinated effort to compromise the culture of knowledge itself. * Times Literary Supplement *...chock full of good examples that were clearly researched (averaging over 30 references per chapter) and supplemented with Michaels' personal experiences. I think any scientist who wants to bridge the realm of research, policy, politics and ethics would benefit from reading this book. * JULIE POLLOCK, Chemistry World *David Michaels opens our eyes to the methods corporations employ that bend the facts of science in order to make a profit. * Chemistry World *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Science of Deception 3. The Forever Chemical 4. The NFL's Head Doctors 5. A Spirited Denial 6. The Deal with Diesel 7. On Opioids 8. Deadly Dust 9. Working the Refs 10. Volkswagen's Other Bug 11. The Climate Denial Machine 12. Sickeningly Sweet 13. The Party Line 14. Science for Sale 15. Future in Doubt
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Oxford University Press Inc The Vaccine Handbook
Book SynopsisWritten in a practical and easy to understand format, The Vaccine Handbook covers the majority of vaccine issues and is a resource for clinicians whose practices involve administering vaccines. The book is written so that healthcare providers in different specialties and at all levels of training and practice settings can optimally recommend the appropriate vaccines for their patients of any age according to CDC guidelines. Much has changed in the field of vaccinology over the last six years, and this new second edition features updates on COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination as well as updated guidance and vaccine schedules put out by the CDC for infants, children, adolescents, and adults. The book offers updated information on vaccines used in other areas of the world - focusing on SE Asia (Dengue vaccine), Europe (Cholera vaccine), India (fractional dose IPV with OPV), and areas of South America. With revisions to all chapters and up-to-date information on both new and established vacc
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Improvised Medicine Providing Care in Extreme
Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Deliver quality healthcare in the most challenging field conditionsComprehensive yet compact, practical, and enduring, Improvised Medicine: Providing Care in Extreme Environments, Second Edition, is the one book to toss into your bag when going to practice medicine in global, disaster, or other resource-poor settings, including theaters of war, regions of civil unrest, and economically deprived areas.Full of practical clinical pearls and field-tested strategies, this indispensable guide provides detailed instructions on how to work successfully outside of your comfort zone. It demonstrates how to devise effective treatment solutions when the traditional tools (medications, equipment, and staff) are unaTable of ContentsSection I: The SituationSection II: Basic NeedsSection III: Patient Assessment and StabilizationSection IV: Surgical InterventionsSection V: Nonsurgical Interventions
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Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd 7 Rules to Reset Your Mind and Body for Greater
Book SynopsisWritten by the most admired and respected Dr Hansaji Yogendra of The Yoga Institute, this step-by-step guide explains the importance of creating and maintaining balance in all aspects of your life.
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Oxford University Press Inc Epidemiology by Design
Book SynopsisA (LONG OVERDUE) CAUSAL APPROACH TO INTRODUCTORY EPIDEMIOLOGY Epidemiology is recognized as the science of public health, evidence-based medicine, and comparative effectiveness research. Causal inference is the theoretical foundation underlying all of the above. No introduction to epidemiology is complete without extensive discussion of causal inference; what''s missing is a textbook that takes such an approach. Epidemiology by Design takes a causal approach to the foundations of traditional introductory epidemiology. Through an organizing principle of study designs, it teaches epidemiology through modern causal inference approaches, including potential outcomes, counterfactuals, and causal identification conditions.Coverage in this textbook includes: Introduction to measures of prevalence and incidence (survival curves, risks, rates, odds) and measures of contrast (differences, ratios); the fundamentals of causal inference; and principles of diagnostic testing, screening, and surveillTrade ReviewThis book adds to the existing collection of epidemiology books by incorporating causal inference while introducing and explaining new topics. This is an ideal text for aspiring health services researchers, clinician-scientists, and epidemiologists looking to begin learning about conducting and appraising health sciences research. Explanations provide a thorough introduction to the field, and references provide pathways to continue study. * Morgan B Swanson, Doody's *Much of epidemiology is about estimating causal effects: how risk factors or exposures relate to disease, or the effects of interventions or other factors on health outcomes. This introductory text by Westreich introduces students to the basics of epidemiology through this lens of intervention and impact. Its focus on how to articulate clear research questions, and design rigorous studies to answer them, will be particularly useful to students looking to make a difference in the public's health. * Elizabeth Stuart, Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health *Causal inference should be at the heart of epidemiology. And yet, introductory epidemiology has never been taught through the lens of causal thinking. This smart and engaging book does just that. Westreich brings a fresh perspective to teaching the foundations of the field one that positions the reader beautifully for subsequent deeper thinking about causes and how we may intervene to promote the health of populations. * Professor Sandro Galea, University of Boston, author of Urban Health *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Overview 1. Measuring Disease 2. Measures of Association 3. Causal Inference, Causal Effect Estimation, and Systematic Error 4. Diagnostic Testing, Screening, and Surveillance 5. Randomized Trials 6. Observational Cohort Studies 7. Case-Control Studies 8. Other Study Designs 9. Causal Impact, From Exposures to Interventions Index
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Oxford University Press Inc Measuring WellBeing
Book SynopsisThis edited volume focuses on both conceptual and practical challenges in measuring well-being. Leveraging insights across diverse disciplines, including psychology, economics, sociology, statistics, public health, theology, and philosophy, contributors consider the philosophical and theological traditions on happiness, well-being and the good life, as well as recent empirical research on well-being and its measurement. The chapters review what is known empirically about how different measures of well-being relate to each other and considers various arguments for and against use of specific measures of well-being in different contexts. Further, the volume includes discussion of how a synthesis of existing research helps us make sense of the proliferation of different measures and concepts within the field, while also foregrounding the insights gained by investigations and conceptual thinking occurring across diverse disciplines.Trade ReviewMeasuring Well-Being represents a tremendous advance in discussions of wellbeing. Bringing together diverse disciplines and perspectives into dialog, this book provides critical historical and conceptual background for understanding the complexities and challenges in measuring well-being. Importantly, this book also provides practical guidance for selecting tools and implementing assessment across a range of contexts. * Crystal Park, Professor of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, co-author of Trauma, Meaning, and Spirituality and co-editor of The Handbook of Psychology of Religion and Spirituality *This interesting volume has something for everyone. It brings together the down-to-earth empiricism of the World Happiness Report with a wide range of philosophical and theological perspectives. And miraculously they produce agreed recommendations. A very thought-provoking read. * Richard Layard, Programme Director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, Co-editor of the World Happiness Report, and author of Can We Be Happier? Evidence and Ethics *Measuring Well-Being: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from the Social Sciences and the Humanities, edited by Matthew Lee, Laura Kubzansky, and Tyler VanderWeele, is easily one of the most creative syntheses of past, present, and future research on well-being that exists. It is not often that a panel of such original and cooperative scholars—from disciplines such as psychology, psychiatry, philosophy, theology, economics, public health, political science, and policy—can be assembled. If you have an inquisitive mind and a creative motivation, this is a great read. * Everett L. Worthington Jr., Commonwealth Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, co-editor of Handbook of Humility: Theory, Research and Applications, and author of Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Theory and Application *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Empirical Research and Reflections on Well-Being Measurement Chapter 1: Measuring and Using Happiness to Support Public Policies, John F. Helliwell Chapter 2: Reflections on the Introduction of Official Measures of Subjective Well-Being in the UK: Moving from Measurement to Use, Paul Allin Chapter 3: Assessments of Societal Subjective Well-Being: Ten Methodological Issues for Consideration, Louis Tay, Andrew T. Jebb, and Victoria S. Scotney Chapter 4: Eudaimonic and Hedonic Well-Being: An Integrative Perspective with Linkages to Sociodemographic Factors and Health, Carol D. Ryff, Jennifer Morozink Boylan, and Julie A. Kirsch Chapter 5: A Review of Psychological Well-Being and Mortality Risk: Are All Dimensions of Psychological Well-Being Equal? Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, Laura D. Kubzansky, and Tyler J. VanderWeele Part 2: Conceptual Reflections on Well-Being Measurement Chapter 6: "Positive Biology" and Well-Ordered Science, Colin Farrelly Chapter 7: Philosophy of Well-Being for the Social Sciences: A Primer, Guy Fletcher Chapter 8: Defending a Hybrid of Objective-List and Desire Theories of Well-Being, William A. Lauinger Chapter 9: The Challenge of Measuring Well-Being as Philosophers Conceive of It, Anne Baril Chapter 10: Human Flourishing: A Christian Theological Perspective, Neil G. Messer Chapter 11: Comparing Empirical and Theological Perspectives on the Relationship Between Hope and Aesthetic Experience: An Approach to the Nature of Spiritual Well-Being, Mark Wynn Part 3: Advancing the Conversation about Measurement Chapter 12: The Comprehensive Measure of Meaning: Psychological and Philosophical Foundations, Jeffrey Hanson and Tyler J. VanderWeele Chapter 13: Empirical Relationships among Five Types of Well-Being, Seth Margolis, Eric Schwitzgebel, Daniel J. Ozer, and Sonja Lyubomirsky Chapter 14: Measures of Community Well-Being: A Template, Tyler J. VanderWeele Chapter 15: Inner Peace as a Contribution to Human Flourishing: A New Scale Developed from Ancient Wisdom, Juan Xi and Matthew T. Lee Chapter 16: Tradition-Specific Measures of Spiritual Well-Being, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Katelyn N. Long, and Michael J. Balboni Part 4: Scholarly Dialogue on the Science of Well-Being Chapter 17: Current Recommendations on the Selection of Measures for Well-Being, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, Paul Allin, Colin Farrelly, Guy Fletcher, Donald E. Frederick, Jon Hall, John F. Helliwell, Eric S. Kim, William A. Lauinger, Matthew T. Lee, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Seth Margolis, Eileen McNeely, Neil G. Messer, Louis Tay, Vish Viswanath, Dorota Woziak-Biaowolska, Laura D. Kubzansky Chapter 18: Advancing the Science of Well-Being: A Dissenting View on Measurement Recommendations, Carol D. Ryff, Jennifer Morozink Boylan, and Julie A. Kirsch Chapter 19: Response to "Advancing the Science of Well-Being: A Dissenting View on Measurement Recommendations," Tyler J. VanderWeele, Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, and Laura D. Kubzansky Chapter 20: Response to Response: Growing the Field of Well-Being, Carol D. Ryff, Jennifer Morozink Boylan, and Julie A. Kirsch Conclusion, Matthew T. Lee, Laura D. Kubzansky, and Tyler J. VanderWeele
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Oxford University Press Inc If Your Adolescent Has Autism
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Oxford University Press Inc Why We Forget and How To Remember Better The
Book SynopsisWhy We Forget uses the science of memory to empower you with the knowledge you need to remember better, whether you are a college student looking to ace your next exam, a business professional preparing a presentation, or a healthcare worker needing to memorize the 600+ muscles in the human body.Trade ReviewThis book is an essential read for all those concerned with memory loss and should be a part of all collections in the behavioral and social sciences. * Library Journal *In "Why we Forget", memory experts Andrew Budson and Elizabeth Kensinger provide readers with a practical and clearly explained masterclass in how memory works and how to keep it working well as we age. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand and maximize their memory functions. * Wendy Suzuki, Ph.D., Professor of Neural Science and Psychology, New York University and Internally Bestselling Author of Healthy Brain Happy Life and Good Anxiety *In this highly readable book, two authorities on the science of memory and the brain unpack everything you could want to know about memory and memory disorders. You will find surprising answers here to fascinating puzzles - for example, why we form false memories, why someone with Alzheimer's disease remembers how to play the piano but forgets the names of family members, how to distinguish between memory decline due to normal aging and disorders of memory, and why sleep is so important for memory. In addition, the authors describe evidence-based ways to remember better and to defend against false memories. * Ellen Winner, Ph.D., Professor Emerita at Boston College and author of the bestselling book, How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration *Budson and Kensinger have done a marvelous job creating an accessible summary of the wide-ranging field of memory research. A perfect place to start for anyone interested in understanding this fundamental human capacity. * Joshua Foer, B.A., Author of bestselling book Moonwalking with Einstein *This book delivers on all fronts. Written by two of the most eminent memory scientists in the world, the book draws in the reader immediately - engaging both the practitioners of the science of memory as well as those who are new to memory research. The reader is presented with many relatable, everyday examples and practical tips, and with concrete steps that unfold and explain complex theories of memory and forgetting. The authors cover a wide range of representative phenomena about when memory works and when it fails. The book delves into the neuroscience of memory and effects of aging at one end, strategies for improving memory at the other, and many key topics in between. I want this book for my memory course, and for my family and friends who are curious about how memory works. * Suparna Rajaram, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science at Stony Brook University *Everyone knows how memory works, we have our own experiences of remembering and forgetting to go on. But the science of memory, as Budson and Kensinger engagingly recount, teaches us so much more—how it really works and how it doesn't. And how this scientifically grounded knowledge enriches our understanding of our own minds. * Ken Paller, Ph.D., Padilla Chair and Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Program at Northwestern University *the book is worth the time for anyone wanting a better understanding of how memory works. Recommended. All readers. * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword, Daniel Schacter Preface Part 1: All the ways to remember Chapter 1: Memory is not one thing Chapter 2: Travel back in time Chapter 3: Keep it in mind Chapter 4: Muscle memory Chapter 5: Our store of knowledge Chapter 6: What we remember together Part 2: Remembering the days of our lives Chapter 7: Do you need to try to remember? Chapter 8: Get it into your memory - and keep it there Chapter 9: Retrieve that memory Chapter 10: Associate information Chapter 11: Control what you forget and remember Chapter 12: Are you sure that's not a false memory? Part 3: When there is too little memory - or too much Chapter 13: Just normal aging - or is it Alzheimer's disease? Chapter 14: What else can go wrong with your memory Chapter 15: When you can't forget Chapter 16: Those who can remember everything Part 4: How to remember better Chapter 17: Exercise, exercise, exercise Chapter 18: Diet, alcohol, and drugs Chapter 19: Sleep Chapter 20: Do the right things Chapter 21: Use strategies Chapter 22: Use memory aids Chapter 23: Putting it all together Appendix: Twelve tips to remember better Acknowledgments References About the Authors Index
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Oxford University Press Microbiomes A Very Short Introduction Very Short
Book SynopsisVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThe term ''microbiomes'' encapsulates an important scientific breakthrough of recent years. This is the realization that humans, other animals, and plants harbour communities of microorganisms which are mostly beneficial but can occasionally cause or exacerbate disease. Our quickly developing understanding of microbiomes is being translated into novel microbial therapies for human disease and is contributing to sustainable practices in agriculture and food production. On the flipside, there is a growing concern that some claims for microbiomes, especially in relation to human health, far exceed the scientific data.This Very Short Introduction is an essential guide to the fast-moving discipline of microbiome science. It accessibly distills the key facts about our resident microbiomes, explains how and why our health and wellbeing depend on them, and provides readers with the fundamental knowledge they need to judge the reliability of claims about microbiome-based applications.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introduction series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of illustrations 1: Living with microbes 2: How to get and keep a microbiome 3: Microbiomes, nutrition, and metabolic health 4: Microbiomes, the brain, and behaviour 5: Microbiomes and infectious disease 6: Plant microbiomes in agriculture and food production 7: Microbial therapies and healthy microbiomes Glossary Further reading
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Penguin Books Ltd Preventable
Book Synopsis**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK**The definitive story of COVID-19 and how global politics shape our health - from a world-leading expert and the pandemic''s go-to science communicator Professor Devi Sridhar has risen to prominence for her vital roles in communicating science to the public and speaking truth to power. In Preventable she highlights lessons learned from outbreaks past and present in a narrative that traces the COVID-19 pandemic - including her personal experience as a scientist - and sets out a vision for how we can better protect ourselves from the inevitable health crises to come.In gripping and heartfelt prose, Sridhar exposes the varied realities of those affected and puts you in the room with key decision makers at crucial moments. She vibrantly conveys the twists and turns of a plot that saw: deadlier varients emerge (contrary to the predictions of social media pundits who argued it would mutate to a milder form); countries with weak health systems like Senegal and Vietnam fare better than countries like the US and UK (which were consistently ranked as the most prepared); and the quickest development of game-changing vaccines in history (and their unfair distribution)Combining science, politics, ethics and economics, this definitive book dissects the global structures that determine our fate, and reveals the deep-seated economic and social inequalities at their heart - it will challenge, outrage and inspire.''A brutally compelling reminder that if voices like Devi''s had been listened to, so many more could have lived'' OWEN JONES''One of the most brilliant scientists in the world who has been proven consistently right in this crisis'' PIERS MORGAN''Excellent . . . Fair, clear and compelling'' NICOLA STURGEON''Those who have found Professor Devi Sridhar''s expertise and calm advice invaluable since the arrival of Covid-19 will be glad to know that she has written Preventable'' RACHEL COOKE, Guardian, Non-fiction to look out for in 2022Trade ReviewThe sensational story of how a disaster was turned into a catastrophe, with the clarity, precision and humanity that you would expect from one of the most important voices of reason of the COVID era. A brutally compelling reminder that if voices like Devi's had been listened to, so many more could have lived -- Owen JonesExcellent . . . Fair, clear and compelling. And like all of Devi's contributions over the course of the pandemic, very accessible -- Nicola SturgeonOne of the most brilliant scientists in the world who has been proven consistently right in this crisis -- Piers MorganPowerful . . . If we're to stop history from repeating itself when the next pandemic pathogen emerges, books such as Preventable are very much welcome -- Oliver Barnes * Financial Times *Contributions such as Devi's will be the building blocks of the learning we need, as a global community, to create the awareness required for the healthier and safer world all people deserve -- Dr Tedros, Director-General of the World Health OrganizationEssential reading -- Lorraine KellyDevi is a public health expert with deep knowledge and expertise in the field. She has a unique ability to translate complex public health challenges, research and recommendations into language experts and non-experts alike can understand. I always read and listen to what she has to say and I hope you will too -- Chelsea ClintonBrilliant. I read it like a thriller that I had lived through, a fascinating, detailed and personal account of the pandemic that takes you behind and beyond the headlines. I suspect it will be the most readable account of all the analyses that will follow -- Chris van TullekenSridhar's prescience transformed her into one of Britain's most prominent commentators once . . . In her new book, Preventable, Sridhar distils the lessons of the time -- George Eaton * New Statesman *Those who have found Professor Devi Sridhar's expertise and calm advice invaluable since the arrival of Covid-19 will be glad to know that she has written Preventable -- Rachel Cooke * Guardian, 'Nonfiction to look out for in 2022' *Devi Sridhar, professor of global public health at Edinburgh university, examines how the pandemic changed the world and how we might stop the next one happening * Financial Times, 'The books to read in 2022' *
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Trauma and Grief Assessment and Intervention
Book SynopsisWith clarity and eloquence, Trauma and Grief Assessment and Intervention comprehensively captures the nuance and complexity involved in counseling bereaved and traumatically bereaved persons in all stages of the life cycle. Integrating the various models of grief with the authors' strengths-based framework of grief and loss, chapters combine the latest research in evidence-based practice with expertise derived from years of psychotherapy with grieving individuals. The book walks readers through the main theories of grief counseling, from rapport building to assessment to intervention. Each chapter concludes with lengthy case scenarios that closely resemble actual counseling sessions to help readers apply their understanding of the chapter's content. In the support material on the book's website, instructors will find a sample syllabus, PowerPoint slides, and lists of resources that can be used as student assignments or to enhance classroom learning.Trade Review"Trauma and Grief Assessment and Intervention is a vital tool for integrating theory and practice. The diverse case scenarios give students the opportunity to hone their assessment skills while developing a thorough understanding of factors that impact the grief process. Using a strengths-based and trauma-informed lens that emphasizes cultural humility in practice, this book effectively prepares students for working with bereaved individuals." — Erin Spalding, LCSW-S, program director, The Christi Center"In Trauma and Grief Assessment and Intervention Garcia and Pomeroy have created an invaluable tool for those of us who work with people grieving the death of a loved one. It’s like a field guide for navigating the wilderness of grief, including the vicarious trauma that healthcare and bereavement professionals often experience. The authors weave thorough research and vast clinical experience into helpful case studies so that the reader discovers previously hidden pathways towards wholeness for the people they work with as well as for themselves. Highly recommended for social workers, chaplains, and bereavement professionals alike." — Rev. Nancy Chester McCranie, M.Div, director of Volunteer and Bereavement Services for Hospice Austin"I strongly endorse Trauma and Grief Assessment and Intervention. It is a must for anyone teaching or interested in grief and loss. Engaging and interactive in its strengths-based approach, this timely and culturally sensitive text effectively prepares students and professionals to work with clients struggling with a wide variety of grief related issues." — Diane G. Sherman, PhD, MSW, professor of social work at Florida Atlantic UniversityTable of Contents1. Understanding Grief and Loss – An Introduction 2. Grief and Trauma: A Complex Convergence 3. Expected and Traumatic Grief Interviewing and Assessment: Using the Strengths-Based Framework of Grief and Loss 4. Expected and Traumatic Grief in Adults 5. Expected and Traumatic Grief in Children and Adolescents 6. Expected and Traumatic Grief in Older Adults 7. Grief Reactions and Special Populations 8. Practice Implications for the Professional
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Conducting Research in Developmental Psychology A
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive guide offers a rich introduction to research methods, experimental design and data analysis techniques in developmental science, emphasizing the importance of an understanding of this area of psychology for any student or researcher interested in examining development across the lifespan. The expert contributors enhance the reader's knowledge base, understanding of methods, and critical thinking skills in their area of study. They cover development from the prenatal period to adolescence and old age, and explore key topics including the history of developmental research, ethics, animal models, physiological measures, eye-tracking, and computational and robotics models. They accessibly explore research measures and design in topics including gender identity development, the influence of neighborhoods, mother-infant attachment relationships, peer relationships in childhood, prosocial and moral development patterns, developmental psychopathology and socTable of ContentsPrefaceList of Contributors1. A Century of Research in Child Development: The Emergence of a New Science John W. Hagen, Carly A. Lasagna, and Sherri E. Packett2. Overimitation across Development: The Influence of Individual and Contextual FactorsBruce Rawlings, Natália Dutra, Cameron Turner, and Emma Flynn3. Ethics in Developmental ResearchDiana J. Meter and Marion K. Underwood4. Prenatal Animal Models of Behavioral Development Gale A. Kleven and Seanceray A. Bellinger5. Physiological and Behavioral Research Methods across Prenatal and Infant Periods Nancy Aaron Jones and Krystal D. Mize6. Studying Perceptual Development in InfancyFabrice Damon, Nicholas J. Minar, And Anne Hillairet De Boisferon7. Studying Children’s Verb Learning across DevelopmentJane B. Childers, Sneh Lalani, Blaire Porter, Sophia Arriazola, Priscilla Tovar-Perez, and Bibiana Cutilletta8. Developmental Robotics for Language Learning Angelo Cangelosi and Matthew Schlesinger9. Attachment Theory and Research in a Developmental FrameworkPatricia Crittenden and Susan Spieker10. Social Ecological Influences: The Role of Residential Neighborhoods in the Development of Children and YouthMargaret O’brien Caughy*11. Measuring Peer Relationships During Childhood: Exploring the Benefits of Using Peer NominationsChristopher D. Aults12. Gender Identity DevelopmentMadhavi Menon and Sara M. Gorman13. Methodological Issues in Cross-Cultural Research on Prosocial and Moral DevelopmentGustavo Carlo and Sahitya Maiya14. Translational Science: Developmental Psychopathology and Social PolicyRoss A. Thompson15. Methodological Considerations in Collaborative Memory and Aging Research Michelle L. Meade, Summer R. Whillock, and Katherine M. HartIndex*Dr. Tammy Leonard contributed the activities/supplemental materials that are a part of this chapter and included on the Taylor and Francis website.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Implementation Science
Book SynopsisThis accessible textbook introduces a wide spectrum of ideas, approaches, and examples that make up the emerging field of implementation science, including implementation theory, processes and methods, data collection and analysis, brokering interest on the ground, and sustainable implementation. Containing over 60 concise essays, each addressing the thorny problem of how we can make care more evidence-informed, this book looks at how implementation science should be defined, how it can be conducted, and how it is assessed. It offers vital insight into how research findings that are derived from healthcare contexts can help make sense of service delivery and patient encounters. Each entry concentrates on an important concept and examines the idea's evidence base, root causes and effects, ideas and applications, and methodologies and methods. Revealing a very human side to caregiving, but also tackling its more complex and technological aspects, the contributors draw on rTable of ContentsPart I Principles and Concepts of Implementation Science. 1.Complexity Science. 2.Taking a Systems View. 3.Resilience Changes the Lens for Healthcare Implementation Systems. 4.Implementation Systems That Support Resilient Performance. 5.Principles of Implementation Science. 6.Medical Humanism: The Role of Character in Implementation Science. 7.Theorizing. 8.Theories, Models, and Frameworks in Implementation Science: A Taxonomy. 9.The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). 10.The Theoretical Domains Framework. 11.Organization Theory for Implementation Science. 12.Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) Framework. 13.Implementation Science as Process Ecology: Normalization Process Theory. 14.Diffusion of Innovation Theory. 15.Health-related Quality of Life. 16.Shared Decision Making: Consider Context. 17.Core Aspects of Nudge as a Behaviour Change Paradigm in Implementation Science. 18.Pipeline and Cyclical Models of Evidence Building: The Roles of Implementation Research. Part II Methodology and Methods of Implementation Science. 19.Application. 20.Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA). 21 Formative Evaluation Feedback Loops 22.Implementation or Continuous Design? The Contribution of Human Factors and Engineering to Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety. 23.Core and Variation Components. 24.Sensemaking: Appreciating Patterns and Coherence in Complexity. 25.Methodological Diversity. 26.Applying the Theoretical Domains Framework: Its Uses and Limitations. 27.Ethnography. 28.Walking Methods. 29.Modelling Complex Socio-Technical Systems: The Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM). 30.Getting a handle on the social processes of implementation: Social network research. 31.Sentiment Analysis for Use within Rapid Implementation Research: How Far and Fast Can We Go? 32.Mixed Method Design. 33.Simulation to Improve Patient Care. 34.In Situ Simulation. 35.Emergency Implementation Science. 36.Planning for Implementation: Why, Who, and How. 37.Consensus Building: A Key Concept in Implementation Science. 38.Nudge: Finding Clues and Using Cues to Shift Clinician Behaviour. 39.Design and Implementation of Dashboards in Healthcare. 40.Sensemaking: Paying Attention to the Stories We Tell to Improve Our Ability to Act. 41.Adaptations. Part III Challenges with Evidence into Practice: Translation, Evaluation, Sustainability. 42.Evidence Synthesis: Maximizing the Potential. 43.Theory-driven Evaluation. 44.Process Evaluation of Implementation Strategies. 45.Dissemination. 46.A Learning Perspective on Implementation. 47.Alignment: Impact on Implementation Processes and Outcomes. 48.Work-as-Imagined and Work-as-Done. 49.Leading Implementation by Focusing on Strategic Implementation Leadership. 50.Agents of Change: The Example of an Allied Health Professional. 51.Clinical Decision Support. 52.Interprofessional Team Working: The Case of Care Pathways. 53.Older People’s Care. 54.Implementation Interventions to Enhance Patient Self-management. 55.Complex Systems and Unintended Consequences. 56.The Nature and Need for Slack in Healthcare Services. 57.Diagnosis Errors. 58."Scaling-Out" Evidence-based Practices. 59.Implementation Sustainability. 60.De-implementation.
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Handbook of International
Book SynopsisMental health has always been a low priority worldwide. Yet more than 650 million people are estimated to meet diagnostic criteria for common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety, with almost three-quarters of that burden in low- and middle-income countries. Nowhere in the world does mental health enjoy parity with physical health. Notwithstanding astonishing medical advancements in treatments for physical illnesses, mental disorder continues to have a startlingly high mortality rate. However, despite its widespread neglect, there is now an emerging international imperative to improve global mental health and wellbeing. The UNâs current international development agenda finalised at the end of 2015 contains 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG3, which seeks to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages. Although much broader in focus than the previous eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the need for worldwide improvement in mentTrade Review'This superb collection of chapters, written by over 30 leading experts around the world including the editor, Laura Davidson, comprehensively surveys mental health in the context of international development. Bringing together a range of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives ….[a] clear message emanating from this book is the inter-connectedness of SDG3 with many of the other SDGs .... [it is] an indispensable and unique tool for what ought to be one of the highest priorities of the SDG era.'—Foreword by Jeffrey D. Sachs, Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General on the Sustainable Development Goals
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Managing Longterm Conditions and Chronic Illness
Book SynopsisThis practical guide will assist healthcare practitioners to manage and meet the physical and psycho-social needs of people with complex chronic diseases/long-term conditions. Systematic and evidence-based care which takes account of the expert patient and reduces unnecessary hospital admissions is vital to support those with long-term conditions/chronic diseases and those who care for them. Effective management of long-term conditions is an essential part of contemporary nursing and healthcare policy and practice globally. Reflecting recent changes in the curriculum, this fully updated multidisciplinary edition highlights the key issues in managing long-term conditions. It provides a practical and accessible guide for nurses and allied health professionals in the primary care environment including: case studies on HIV and dementia and content on mental health the physical and psychosocial impact of living with long-tTrade Review"This is a practical handbook for long term condition management, suitable for pre and post registration nurses, but not solely to the nursing profession. Despite the scale and complexity of this subject, the author presents a well structured, engaging and accessible guide. This is supported by the use of summary key points and reference to further reading; excellent prompts for reflection are liberally used and a whole chapter on case studies brings the text to life. The patient perspective is always present and recognition of the knowledge they have of their condition(s). The importance of using knowledge comes through strongly, not only through a dedicated chapter but threaded through the book, for example the reference to evidence underpinning self management practice. The author highlights the importance of not throwing out initiatives that work for the sake of something new. Despite digital health being an ever changing area, the author provides a useful overview of this topic. Recognising the speed of technological developments she offers other sources for evolving updates." - Sian Jones, registered nurse and former respiratory nurse specialist Table of Contents1.Social and political background. 2.Physical, psychological and psychosocial impact of living with a LTC and social influences on health 3.Care coordination and the role of multi-disciplinary teams. 4.Importance of self-management. 5.Motivational interviewing. 6.How to identify a person with a long-term condition. 7.Effective management of people with a long-term condition. 8.Evidence-based practice. 9.Case scenarios. 10.Nutritional and medication management. 11.Afterword.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Interdependency and Care over the Lifecourse
Book SynopsisInterdependency and Care over the Lifecourse draws upon theories of time and space to consider how informal care is woven into the fabric of everyday lives and is shaped by social and economic inequalities and opportunities. The book comprises three parts. The first explores contrasting social and economic contexts of informal care in different parts of the world. The second looks at different themes and dynamics of caring, using fictional vignettes of illness and health, child care, elderly care and communities of care. The book examines the significance to practices of care throughout the lifecourse of: understandings and expectations of care emotional exchanges involved in care memories and anticipations of giving and receiving care the social nature of the spaces and places in which care is carried out the practical time-space scheduling necessary to caring activities.Table of ContentsPart 1. 1. The Care Context 2. Care and Interdependency Part 2. 3. Living with Care 4. Learning to Care 5. Networks and Chains of Care 6. Working and Caring Part 3. 7. Visions of Care
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Physical Activity and Health
Book SynopsisPhysical Activity and Health explains clearly, systematically and in detail the relationship between physical activity, health and disease, and examines the role of exercise in the prevention and management of a wide range of important conditions.Now in a fully updated and expanded third edition, this is the most complete and engaging textbook on the subject. It offers a balanced examination of the latest evidence linking levels of physical activity with the risk of mortality, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, cancer, osteoporosis and dementia. Designed to help the reader evaluate the quality of the evidence, the book includes an invaluable discussion of common study designs and the inherent difficulties of measuring physical activity. It examines the evidence in relation to child and adolescent health, older adults, hazards of exercise, sedentary behaviour, public health policy and, in a new chapter, mental health, and an epilogue considers the emerging evidence regarding the significance of physical activity and COVID-19.Containing chapter summaries, study tasks, guides to supplementary reading, a glossary of key terms and an abundance of figures and tables, Physical Activity and Health is an essential course text, and important reading for undergraduate, masters and postgraduate research students of sport and exercise science, public health, physical therapy, medicine and nursing.This third edition is supported by an updated companion website featuring self-test questions, PowerPoint slides, learning activities and website links.Trade Review"Physical Activity and Health has become a classic in our field, edited by three highly respected international scholars in David, Adrianne, and Jason. This expanded edition, with support from further experts, confirms its place as the leading book on this topic. Coverage of epidemiological foundations linking physical activity with health, the key chronic health conditions affected by physical inactivity, as well as different age groups and issues, are all covered in a clear and engaging style with excellent illustrations. It’s my ‘go to’ text for understanding how physical activity affects our health status."Professor Stuart Biddle, Director, Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, Australia"This book is a great read for anyone who is looking to develop their breadth and depth of understanding about topics related to physical activity and health. It draws together information in an accessible and interesting way. The updated focus of the book makes it very relevant to every day contemporary issues in physical activity and health."Amanda Daley, Professor of Behavioural Medicine, Loughborough University, UK"I am delighted to see that an updated and expanded third edition of this marvellous book has been published. This is an essential text for anyone interested in understanding how physical activity improves health. It is unique in the way that it cuts through the complexities associated with the underlying evidence to provide a coherent and insightful picture of contemporary understanding."Dylan Thompson, Professor of Human Physiology, Department for Health, University of Bath, UK"This is the core textbook for our M.Sc in Physical Activity for Health and the third edition is most welcome. Chapters and study tasks have been expanded and some new topics, such as mental health, added. There is an important epilogue on the topic of the global pandemic of COVID and the implications for physical activity. Written by a distinguished team of authors led by three giants in this field, it is a go to text for understanding the relationship between physical activity and health."Professor Nanette Mutrie, Director of Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, UKTable of ContentsPart I: Assessing the evidence, 1. Introduction, 2. The nature of the evidence, 3. Physical activity and mortality, Part II: Influence of physical activity on the risk of disease, 4. Cardiovascular disease, 5. Type 2 diabetes, 6. Obesity, 7. Cardio-metabolic risk factors, 8. Cancer, 9. Skeletal health, 10. Mental health, Part III: Physical activity in youth and old age, 11. Child and adolescent health, 12. Ageing, Part IV: Physical activity – risks and opportunities, 13. Hazards, 14. Public health, Epilogue
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Gill Murray S Burnout Solution
Book SynopsisWe live in an era of yes, I can'.We tell ourselves that whatever we want to achieve, if we work hard enough, we can do it.But sometimes this results in something very different indeed a severe case of no, I really, really can't'.Burnout is a state of chronic stress that leads to physical and emotional exhaustion, cynicism, detachment, feelings of ineffectiveness and lack of accomplishment many of the same symptoms as depression. Burnout is on the increase as we struggle to juggle the pressures of work and family life with a constant feeling of always being on.Through her own experience of burnout and her work as a psychotherapist, Siobhán Murray has developed a 12-week plan for overcoming this condition.The Burnout Solution offers a step-by-step path through feelings of stress and anxiety towards renewed clarity of mind and an ability to prioritise the important things in life. Learn the beauty of saying no, rethink your boundaries, find your non-negotiables' and regain your power, passion and sense of purpose.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Disease and the Modern World 1500 to the Present
Book Synopsis'Mark Harrison's book illuminates the threats posed by infectious diseases since 1500. He places these diseases within an international perspective, and demonstrates the relationship between European expansion and changing epidemiological patterns. The book is a significant introduction to a fascinating subject. ' Gerald N.Trade Review'Harrison has done an especially nice job in his treatment of major historiographical trends and debates, sketching them in with a light touch, and offering compelling and clear examples of the impact and limitations of different approaches. For this, all of us teaching (and indeed researching) the history of medicine should be thoroughly grateful.' --Roberta Bivins, Cardiff University, British Society for the History of Science "This thoroughly researched and thought-provoking book is an easy and enjoyable read...an excellent introductory text on the history of disease and medicine." --Choice, February 2005 "Harrison's book is a masterful mix of narrative and historiographic analysis. his thesis about disease and the modern state, as well as the clarity of his text, will make this an accessible book even for beginner students, yet the breadth of his research and his explication of debates will make it useful to even the most advanced student and scholar." --History: Reviews of New Books, Winter 2005 "In short, this is a well-crafted and well-written synthesis that meets the goal of accessibility for undergraduate courses." Bulletin of the History of MedicineTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction - Disease and Modernity. Chapter 1 - Disease and Medicine before 1500. Chapter 2 - Early Modern Europe. Chapter 3 - Disease and Social Order: The Enlightenment and its Legacy. Chapter 4 – The World Beyond Europe. Chapter 5 – Disease in an Age of Commerce and Industry. Chapter 6 – The Individual and the State. Chapter 7 – Disease, War and Modernity. Chapter 8 – Health for All: Affluence, Poverty and Disease Since 1945. Glossary
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Octopus Publishing Group 2 Weeks to Feeling Great
Book SynopsisAn accessible guide to health and nutrition to encourage shifts in diet and lifestyle to a healthier, happier you 2 Weeks to Feeling Great is nutritionist Gabriela Peacock''s comprehensive guide to health and wellbeing aimed at busy people who may not have the time - or inclination - to commit to strict rules that are not compatible with real life and focuses on what is achievable. It includes two detailed 14-day programs on intermittent fasting, scientifically proven to be the most effective method of safely reaching a healthy weight. The book focuses on the 4:3 and 16:8 two-week plans - the two most effective and clinically researched weight-loss methods. It also includes quick and easy recipes to support the weight-loss plans. Covering everything from improving sleep to rebalancing hormones and increasing energy, the easy-to-remember tips and recommendations require minimal effort but deliver significant results. Gabriela also looks at other
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Cambridge University Press Understanding Obesity
Book SynopsisWritten for a general audience who are interested in or are concerned about body weight, fatness, or obesity, either personally or professionally. It unpacks the complexity of obesity, and why it has proven impossible to fix, using perspectives from biology, social science, public policy, medicine and public health.Trade Review'This excellent, highly accessible book is for anyone who struggles to make sense of the conflicting portrayals of obesity in our media and across society. Stanley Ulijaszek takes the reader on a fascinating journey from genetics to ultra-processed foods, from swimming to stigma. He explores the latest science to unpick assumptions and misconceptions about obesity in ways that are both enlightening and entertaining, throwing fresh light on this highly complex challenge.' Harry Rutter, Professor of Global Public Health, University of Bath'This is a gem! In particular for someone entering obesity research with a wish of acquiring a broader perspective of a complex area. Professor Ulijaszek's profound knowledge, ranging from social, anthropological to biological aspects of obesity is generously shared. He provides the reader with the key steps on how the concepts of obesity have developed historically and how this impacts on the human being today. The writing is crisp and clear, simply a delight to read.' Fredrik Karpe, Professor of Metabolic Medicine, University of Oxford'The rising rate of obesity despite scientific and medical advances and dissemination thereof is a complicated paradox - one that warrants careful, thoughtful assessment. Stanley Ulijaszek has furnished just such an assessment in this highly engaging and accessible book, which deftly dissects prominent narrative axioms of the public discourse of obesity and clarifies, in each case, the particular disconnects between science and popular understanding. It's long been clear that obesity is not simply a matter of biology, nor its redress one of the right practice or policy. Accordingly, this careful parsing is a valuable and vital contribution to understanding the myriad contexts and entanglements that shape public understandings of obesity, as well as what productive responses might look like in that complicated terrain.' Helene A. Shugart, Distinguished Professor of Communication, University of Utah'Obesity is a complex problem, but in this handy book, Professor Stanley Ulijaszek masterfully explains and simplifies all of the nuances from causes to effects to solutions. With the unique perspective of an anthropologist focussed on food and behaviour, he is able to carefully explain in real simple language why the answer to many of the recurrent questions is 'Yes and No'. Things aren't always as straightforward as they seem but here we have easy-to-understand explanations of all the important aspects in the obesity equation, from genes to brains, the bugs in your gut, the place where you live, the food we eat and how it's designed and marketed by food companies.' Michael I. Goran, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair for Research, Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, and author of Sugarproof'Understanding Obesity reflects on all aspects of obesity, from the more individual to the more societal: genetics, epigenetics, metabolism, stigma, the food environment, food companies, health inequalities and insecurity … Written in a clear and engaging style, it provides an account of the complexity of obesity, calling for multifaceted, carefully considered responses, and inviting us - ultimately - to be more compassionate human beings towards one another. This book could only have been written by someone such as Stanley Ulijaszek who has immense interdisciplinary expertise, an inquisitive mind and a genuine worldwide view. A small but mighty book!' Amandine Garde, Professor of Law, University of LiverpoolTable of Contents1. I'm too fat; 2. It's my genes; 3. It's my metabolism; 4. I blame the food corporations; 5. I blame society; 6. You've only got yourself to blame; 7. You eat too much; 8. You don't get out enough; 9. Understanding the imperfect storm; Summary of common misunderstandings; References; Figure credits; Index.
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Taylor & Francis From Cultural Deprivation to Cultural Security
Book SynopsisThis important book considers how youth of color and other marginalized youth experience socio-cultural deprivation from the repetition of traumatic socio-historic experiences as well as from the institutions they interact with such as schools, mental health organizations, and social services agencies. Focusing on the importance of connection to cultural heritage, the book shows how young peopleâs cognitive development can be mediated in educational settings through humanizing and culturally sustaining rituals that build rapport and facilitate learning and healing.The authors define socio-cultural deprivation and locate its origins for marginalized youth in post-traumatic slave syndrome, post-apocalyptic stress syndrome and similar socio-historic trauma, epigenetic trauma, and contemporary trauma. They weave theory and research, autobiography, and professional anecdotes to identify and elaborate upon socio-cultural deprivation and to provide rituals for rapport-building that can be applied to classrooms, group counselling, social work practices, and other human-centred work. Rituals include those acknowledging indigeneity; exploring personal ancestry and alternative forms for those who have no connection to their biological family; healing experiences through yoga, meditation, progressive relaxation, and visualization practices; and explicit relationship-building activities.From Cultural Deprivation to Cultural Security will be a crucial text for training and practising psychologists, educators, social workers, youth workers and counsellors, concerned with the positive development of children, adolescents, and young adults.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Applied Sociology of Health and Illness
Book SynopsisThis popular and accessible text continues to cover the basic principles of the sociology of health and illness in an eminently readable way. This book investigates the relevance of sociology and considers a new direction one that places sociology in the context of healthcare settings, making the topic more realistic.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Lay health beliefs and doctor-patient relationships2. The body as a social entity3. The experience of chronic illness and disability4. Labelling and stigma5. Mental illness6. Social inequalities in health7. Gender and health8. Ethnicity and health9. Ageing society and older people10. Digital health
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Taylor & Francis Health Education and Promotion
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive textbook provides students with an accessible overview of both the key concepts and practical skills required to work in the field of health education and promotion.Primarily aligned with the core competencies identified by the National Health Education Commission, Inc. Areas of Responsibility and designed as ideal preparation for those taking the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) examination, this book offers both the theoretical foundations and practical skills required to fulfill a range of roles. From program planning and evaluation to communication and leadership, each chapter details best practices based on the latest research, as well as case studies to show its application in multiple settings. Each chapter is also supported by discussion questions and activities to enable students to engage further with the content.This is an essential text for students taking a range of courses in health promotion, education, and planning, as wel
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Taylor & Francis Global Pandemics and Media Ethics
Book SynopsisThis topical volume illuminates ethical issues brought to the fore by the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on a broad range of case studies from different regions, it provides insights into the multiple and complex ways in which the pandemic has shaped media ethics. The chapters employ a wide range of innovative theoretical and methodological approaches to dissect enduring and emerging ethical questions during the pandemic, providing lucid accounts of axiological dimensions in pandemic discourses, ethics of emotional mood, ethical challenges and dilemmas in news reporting, propaganda, misinformation, disinformation and Othering. While the case studies in this book are unique, the authors have extrapolated common strands from their analysis of ethical issues applicable to any other country or region during the pandemic, contributing unique perspectives on how media ethics are circumscribed by global health pandemics.The book will appeal to researchers, academics and practitio
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Taylor & Francis Understanding the Lived Experience of the Stroke Patient
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Taylor & Francis Understanding Mesothelioma
Book SynopsisThis practical text highlights the lived experience of mesothelioma. Following the patient journey and underpinned by the evidence, it explores what good care for mesothelioma looks like. Mesothelioma is complex in its aetiology, presentation, symptom burden and patient pathway. The public health context is shifting, as the way people are exposed to asbestos changes and there are new life lengthening treatments available with many benefits but also challenges.This timely book provides the context for mesothelioma, what it is and why it occurs before profiling a range of experiences across the patient pathway to highlight implications for care delivered by nurses and other health and social care practitioners. The second section of the book follows the patient pathway from diagnosis through to end of life care and bereavement, highlighting the lived experience and summarising the implications for practice. The final section of the book discusses aspects about the mesothelioma experience that are unique to the condition, including mental health impacts, and financial and legal implications.Presenting insights that will inform practice in a diverse range of fields, including health, social care and law, this book is an essential reference for all those working with people with mesothelioma and their families. It is also an important reference for those working in cancer care more generally and academics with an interest in the lived experience of health conditions.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Dispelling the Shadow
Book SynopsisDispelling the Shadow provides a context for navigating through the challenges and emotions that children may experience when discussing the cycle of life.Using a curriculum framework adaptable to many different settings and purposes, this book contains discussion prompts, activities and resources grounded in science, folklore, belief systems and creative expression to allow young people at varying age levels to begin to confront death and grief with compassion and curiosity. Each section covers a different age level and contains overarching themes and activities designed to inspire thoughtful conversation between adult and child. Each chapter includes downloadable expanded activities and additional age-appropriate readings to continue the conversation as needed.With its comprehensive view of universal themes and immediately implementable practical advice, this book is an essential tool for parents, social workers, educators, librarians and child advocates to
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Taylor & Francis A History of Rhetoric Sound and Health and
Book SynopsisA History of Rhetoric, Sound, and Health and Healing argues for medico-sonic knowledge â systematically interpreted bodily sounds with medical knowledge mediated by rhetoric â as an evolving corporeal practice with an incomparable, sprawling history.Taking a materialist-feminist perspective, the book rhetorically accounts for sound and suggests rhetoric enables bodily sounds as understandable, knowable, and treatable with power to help and discipline bodies in health, healing, and hospital contexts. From an expansive, pan-historiographic approach integrated with and influenced by fieldwork from neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in Denmark and the United States, the author explores intentional and unintentional diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic uses of sound in contemporary Western biomedical health systems and promotes a new research concept and fieldwork practice, sound in all research.The insightful, timely volume will interest students and researcher
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Taylor & Francis Harnessing Hope in Managing Chronic Illness
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Taylor & Francis Reversible Causes of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
Book SynopsisThis pioneering book covers a broad range of reversible causes of cognitive decline and dementia, ranging from the basic neuroscience of the condition to clinical manifestations, and practice treatment implications.It offers something new to the field of dementia assessment and treatment by shining a light on the multiple comorbidities that compound the patientâs clinical presentation and exacerbate cognitive decline, and by presenting differential diagnoses and the imperative to rule out reversible causes of cognitive impairment/dementia in one key text. Taking a global approach, chapters includemild cognitive impairment, and the impact of drugs and substance abuse and other medication effects. The book goes on to look at depression and other psychiatric presentations, chronic pain, metabolic conditions, and tumors and other space-occupying lesions. Infectious diseases and other medical illnesses that affect cognition are explored, along with the impact of sleep disorders and delirium. The book concludes with a focus on applications and treatment when maximizing an older personâs functioning and assessing their cognition and/or their capacity.It is essential reading for clinicians, researchers and specialist nurses in aging and dementia as well as students of neuropsychology/neurocognition, medicine, and health and social work.
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CRC Press Research Design in Chinese Medicine
Book SynopsisResearch Design in Chinese Medicine: Linking Social and Health Sciences is an innovative and comprehensive guide that bridges the ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with modern research methods in social and health sciences. Authored by an expert with a background in Chinese medicine and a doctorate in education from Johns Hopkins University, this book is set to revolutionize the way TCM is studied and practiced in the contemporary world.Designed for a diverse readership, from TCM students and practitioners to those in social sciences and holistic medicine, the book provides a unique integration of traditional techniques and modern research approaches. It offers invaluable resources for Doctor of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (DAHM) students, helping them deepen and refine their research skills. Additionally, it serves as an essential academic tool for educators in TCM and related fields, perfectly suited for course adoption in over 50 accredited ac
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Taylor & Francis Chronic Illness and Eating Disorders
Book SynopsisChronic Illness and Eating Disorders addresses the intersection of eating disorders and the importance of treatment of clients with eating disorders and chronic illness, specific interventions, and resilience in a body that continues to change.This book explores the intricacies of those with chronic illness, and how it can lead to disordered eating. Chapters cover lifelong and acquired illnesses and conditions, visible and invisible disabilities, sports injuries, chronic pain, grief, and more. The author examines how each of these conditions can affect appetite, body image, and overall perception of food and health. Treatments such as EMDR and CBT are discussed alongside mindful approaches such as body neutrality.Therapists, dietitians, and other medical professionals will gain a deep understanding of body image disturbance and how that is different than body image distortion.
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Taylor & Francis Flipping the Story on Disability and Violence
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Taylor & Francis Aging in Society
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1983, Aging in Society consists of a selection of papers that were prepared by various authors as background papers for the 1981 White House Conference on Aging. The papers provided an overview of knowledge on various aspects of aging in the United States at the time. Topics covered include aging and the family, economic aspects of an aging population, recent trends in the geographical distribution of the elderly population and mortality and health differentials by sex. Today it can be read in its historical context.
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Taylor & Francis ValuesBased Practice
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Life at Home for People with a Dementia
Book SynopsisLife at Home for People with a Dementia provides an evidence-based and readable account of improving life at home for people with a dementia and their families. There are estimated to be 47 million people with a dementia worldwide, the majority of whom will live, or want to live, in their own home. Yet there is a major shortcoming in available knowledge on what life is like for people with a dementia living at home. Most research focuses on care in hospitals or care homes, and takes a medical perspective. This book bridges this gap in knowledge by providing a comprehensive and critical overview of the best available evidence on enabling people with a dementia to live well at home from the viewpoint of those living with the condition, and in the context of global policy drivers on ageing and health, as well as technological advances. The book includes chapters on citizenships â that is, the diversity of people living with a dementia â enabling life at home, rethinking self-management, the ethics and care of people with a dementia at home, technological care and citizenship, and sharing responsibilities. It concludes with a care manifesto in which we set out a vision for improving life at home for people with a dementia that covers the areas of professional practice, education and care research. By covering a wide range of interrelated topics to advance understanding and practice as to how people with a dementia from diverse backgrounds can be supported to live well at home, this book provides a synthesised, critical and readable understanding of the complexities and risks involved. Trade Review‘This is an exciting, innovative and hugely informative book that is not afraid to face up to the symbolism of home and its place in the everyday lives of people with dementia and their families’. - Professor John Keady, The University of Manchester, UK Table of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; Foreword – a poem; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Part One: Understanding Life at Home; Chapter 2: Citizenships: The diversity of people living at home; Chapter 3: Enabling life at home; Chapter 4: Rethinking self-management and dementia; Part Two: Towards Social Justice; Chapter 5: Ethics and care for people with a dementia at home; Chapter 6: Technological enhanced care and citizenship; Chapter 7: Sharing responsibilities; Chapter 8: Care Manifesto; Index
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CRC Press Environmental Health and Housing
Book SynopsisThe second edition of Environmental Health and Housing has been completely updated to cover the contemporary issues in public health that have emerged in recent years. With a theory and practice approach to public health, this edition focuses more on population health, health protection and improvement, and inter-agency approaches to effective intervention in housing and health through evidence-based practice. It provides the ideal introduction to the area, covering policy and strategy in housing, housing and inequality, housing inclusion, and the public health agenda. It provides a renewed focus on research into evidence-based housing and health issues, which have become subjects of growing international interest in recent years. This edition includes more case studies, reflection, and a greater emphasis on wider living environments. It also includes major pieces of new legislation, most notably the Housing Act 2004 and the Housing and Planning Act 2016, as well as related regulations.Trade Review"The book is an easy read, but retains academic robustness. It covers a wide housing and health-related subject matter. It is a great source of reference material and provides some good strategic and historical oversight. The authors have had a challenging task, given the need to balance having sufficient content with not repeating other reference sources... Case studies bring a reality to the hard work and innovative practice taking place, and illustrate the art of the profession, which is the ability to be able to assess cause and effect and ensure resources are channelled in the direction of reducing the impact of cause... It highlights for me how important it is to maintain the profile and share good practice at every opportunity. I am sure that many colleagues will read the book and shout out loud, 'We do that' - but the difficulty comes with finding the time to provide evidence that can be scrutinised and to capture your work." Dave Arkle, Environmental Health News, June 2018 "Using an intersectoral lens, the publication reinforces the importance of an interagency approach that includes health protection and other social, municipal and health professions. Case studies are also incorporated, as well as a review of regulations and legislation that impact housing-related issues in the United Kingdom. This book can be useful to students and both emerging and mature professionals to inform public interventions on housing and health." National Collaborating Centre on the Determinants of Health "Environmental Health and Housing is well documented and researched with detailed references throughout and includes extensive acknowledgements...This book is excellent for updating an experienced EHP. It is invaluable for the student to understand why housing is so important and how the EHP and their professional colleagues can contribute to improving people’s experience of house and home... Jill Stewart and Zena Lynch have produced an outstanding contribution to the environmental health profession." Tim Deveaux, independent environmental health practitioner and authorTable of ContentsChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Why environmental health, public health and housing?Chapter 3 Gathering evidenceChapter 4 Legislation for healthier and safer housingChapter 5 Working more effectively togetherChapter 6 ConclusionsReferencesIndex
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Taylor & Francis Research with Children
Book SynopsisThe entirely revised third edition of Research with Children forms a unique resource book on the methodology of childhood research with a core emphasis on theory driven practices. As in the previous two editions, this edition presents particular standpoints in the field, whilst also reflecting the latest developments in the now well-established interdisciplinary field of childhood studies. A rich collection of contributions from leading researchers across a range of disciplinary backgrounds, research practices and theoretical perspectives discuss central questions of epistemology and methodology, demonstrating the links between theory and practice. This edition includes exciting new chapters on: Internet-based research and contemporary technology, Family based research, Children as researchers, Participatory research in the global context, New directions for childhoTable of ContentsIntroduction: Researching children and childhood: Cultures of communication 1. Entering and observing in children’s worlds: A reflection on a longitudinal ethnography of early education in Italy 2. Macroanalysis of childhood 3. Researching children and childhood in the digital age 4. Using visual and digital research methods with young children 5. Researching children’s complex family lives and respecting inter-generational relationships 6. Race, gender and critical reflexivity in research with young children 7. Disabled children, ethnography and unspoken understandings: The collaborative construction of diverse identities 8. Listening to children: And hearing them 9. Turning the tables: Children as researchers 10. Participatory research on kinship care in East Africa 11. Utopian research with children
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Skeptics Guide to Sports Science
Book SynopsisThe global health and fitness industry is worth an estimated $4 trillion. We spend $90 billion each year on health club memberships and $100 billion each year on dietary supplements. In such an industrial climate, lax regulations on the products we are sold (supplements, fad-diets, training programs, gadgets, and garments) result in marketing campaigns underpinned by strong claims and weak evidence. Moreover, our critical faculties are ill-suited to a culture characterized by fake news, social media, misinformation, and bad science. We have become walking, talking prey to 21st-Century Snake Oil salesmen.In The Skeptic's Guide to Sports Science, Nicholas B. Tiller confronts the claims behind the products and the evidence behind the claims. The author discusses what might be wrong with the sales pitch, the glossy magazine advert, and the celebrity endorsements that our heuristically-wired brains find so innately attractive. Tiller also explores the appeal of the one qTable of ContentsChapter 1: Snake Oil for the 21st-Century Chapter 2: Sharpen Your Tools Chapter 3: Logical Fallacies in Sports Science Chapter 4: Show Me the Research Chapter 5: Placebo Products and the Power of Perception Chapter 6: Sports Nutrition Chapter 7: Supplements and Drugs Chapter 8: Training Programmes and Products Chapter 9: Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Sport Chapter 10: Check Your Ego
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Brief Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Cancer
Book SynopsisBrief Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Cancer Patients is a practical, clinical guide that allows for the integration of techniques from multiple newer CBT models, organized around a clear conceptual foundation and case conceptualization. The book targets those cognitive, emotional, and behavioral processes that research suggests are instrumental in the maintenance of human psychological suffering. Author Scott Temple also draws on newer models that build on strengths and resilience and brings clinical work to life through vivid case examples, worksheets, and case conceptualization forms. Detailed vignettes show clinicians how to create a case conceptualization as a guide to treatment, as well as how to integrate Beckian and newer CBT techniques.Trade Review"Deep, thoughtful, and practical, this books explores every wave and corner of the cognitive behavioral tradition in search of the best available methods to empower cancer patients. Not content merely to create a jumbled pile of possibilities, Scott Temple lays out a balanced clinical model that makes sense of old and new methods. The years of devotion put into this effort is evident on every page. While a must read if you work with cancer patients, all CBT clinicians will benefit greatly from it, regardless of wave or corner."Steven C. Hayes, PhD, Foundation Professor of Psychology, University of Nevada"Dr. Temple has written a moving and meaningful book. His humanity and empathy shine through in his writing. Setting aside the considerable utility of the text in describing work with such patients, the work also masterfully explains the key principles of modern-day CBT and incorporates perspectives from ACT, DBT, and MBCT that amplify and enhance the original model. Vivid case examples and clear summaries make the principles easy to grasp; this is a must read!"Donna M. Sudak, MD, professor of psychiatry, senior associate training director, and director of psychotherapy training at the Drexel University College of Medicine and past president of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy"This book provides a unique blend of scholarly and clinical information on all aspects of cognitive behavioral therapy. It is extremely well written and thoroughly edited. I greatly enjoyed reading it and I strongly recommend this book to all healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with cancer."Eduardo Bruera, MD, FT McGraw Chair in the Treatment of Cancer and chair of the Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, & Integrative medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center"In this excellent book, Dr. Temple gives invaluable clinical guidance to those suffering from cancer. His expert advice is rooted in modern CBT and delivered in a compassionate and engaging style. This makes it an important, much needed, and enduring contribution to the literature. The many worksheets, case conceptualizations, and case examples provide patients with concrete tools to relieve some of the suffering and despair. I highly recommend it."Stefan G. Hofmann, PhD, professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University and author of Emotion in Therapy: From Science to Practice "Integrating the best of traditional models of CBT with exciting new developments in the field to develop a coherent treatment approach is no easy project, especially when focusing on the multifaceted issue of cancer. Scott Temple has masterfully accomplished this task, providing a guide that is based in solid theory and research while being clinically useful and highly accessible. This book will be an invaluable resource for any health professional helping people cope with cancer."James D. Herbert, PhD, dean, executive vice provost, and professor of psychology at the Drexel University Graduate College"Helping cancer patients face their psychological suffering is a huge challenge. Based on a sound case conceptualization principle, Scott Temple addresses this challenge in the best conceivable manner, bringing to therapists of any persuasion a clear and organized text that integrating perspectives from the traditional Beckian CBT and the newer CBT approaches and is richly illustrated with case vignettes. This book offers a compassionate view of those suffering from cancer. I highly recommend it."Irismar Reis de Oliveira, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry in the Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, and founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive TherapyTable of ContentsIntroduction Acknowledgements Part I: Theory and Research 1. The Psychological and Physical Challenges of Cancer 2. Re-visioning Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Cancer Patients 3. Opening Moves and Session Structure in CBT for Cancer Patients 4. Creating Case Formulations for Work with Cancer Patients Part II: Clinical Applications 5. Understanding Depression in Cancer Patients 6. Interventions for Depression in Cancer Patients 7. Treating Anxiety in Cancer Patients 8. Putting a Floor Under the Distressed Patient 9. Therapist Self-Care and Self-Practice Appendix A: Edmonton Symptom Assessment System References
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Manchester University Press Shell-Shocked British Army Veterans in Ireland,
Book SynopsisWith a focus on mental illness, Shell-shocked British Army veterans in Ireland provides the first in-depth investigation of disabled Great War veterans in Ireland. The book is a result of five years of researching previously untouched archival sources including psychiatric records of former patients otherwise closed to the public. The remit of the work contributes to various historiographical fields including disability history, the social history of medicine, the cultural history of modern war, the history of psychiatry and Irish studies. It also seeks to extend the scope of the First World War with an emphasis on how war-induced disability and trauma continued to affect large numbers of ex-servicemen beyond the official cessation of the conflict.Trade Review'Michael Robinson’s study is a welcome addition to the study of war-related mental disabilities. [...] this is a balanced study that will be a welcome addition to scholars interested in the detailed history of mentally disturbed Great War veterans. The depth and breadth of research is a model for how to approach such a subject.'H-Disability'Michael Robinson has done an outstanding service both to twentieth-century Irish history and to medical military history more widely in his study of shell-shocked British army veterans in Ireland between 1918 and 1939. [...] As such it is a fine addition not only to the field of disability history but also to the wider social history of the time.'Irish Historical Studies -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1: ‘A Definitive Neurasthenic Temperament’?: The Irish Tommy and Veteran2. Neurasthenic Pensioners in Revolutionary Ireland, 1918-19213. Neurasthenic Pensioners in the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland, 1922-19394. The War Hospital in Ireland5. The Service Patient Scheme in Ireland BibliographyIndex
£21.00
Hachette Books Ireland Overcoming: The powerful, compelling,
Book SynopsisSunday Times Memoir of the Year 2019An Post Irish Book of the Year 2019When Vicky Phelan delivered an emotionally charged statement from the steps of the Four Courts in April 2018 - having refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement in the settlement of her action against the HSE - she unearthed the medical and political scandal of our times. It would emerge that, like Vicky, 220 other women who were diagnosed with cervical cancer were not informed that a clinical audit -carried out by the national screen programme CervicalCheck - had revised their earlier, negative smear tests. Their cancers could possibly have been preventable.Since then, Vicky has become women's voice for justice on the issue, and her system-changing activism has made her a household name.In her memoir Overcoming, Vicky shares her remarkable personal story, from a life-threatening accident in early adulthood through to motherhood, a battle with depression, her devastating later discovery that her cancer had returned in shocking circumstances - and the ensuing detective-like scrutiny of events that led the charge for her history-making legal action.An inspiring story of rare resilience and power, Overcoming is an account of how one woman can move mountains - even when she is fighting for her own life - and of finding happiness and strength in the toughest of times.'Calls to mind the work of Emilie Pine, or the memoir by Maggie O'Farrell, I Am, I Am, I Am ... Overcoming is more than the retelling of an extraordinary life. Its pacing and gentleness leaves plenty of room for tears and for reflection' Irish IndependentTrade ReviewCalls to mind the work of Emilie Pine, or the memoir by Maggie O'Farrell, I Am, I Am, I Am ... Overcoming is more than the retelling of an extraordinary life. Its pacing and gentleness leaves plenty of room for tears and for reflection - Irish IndependentPowerful ... compelling - ImageRefreshingly honest ... Overcoming gives an incisive account of one of the country's biggest healthcare scandals from the perspective of a woman who refused to be silenced, took on the system, uncovered that scandal, and did women in this State a huge service. It also offers an insight into the strength of character, resilience, determination and courage of a woman who has been faced with and has overcome many other major challenges in her life - Irish Examiner*Memoir of the Year 2019* Overcoming clips along with the lithe and engaging pace of a chat with a close friend, and has the drama of a domestic page-turner. Phelan has written her name into history as an activist for Irish women - Sunday Times
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Hodder & Stoughton Transforming Trauma: Discovering Wholeness and
Book SynopsisThe definitive new guide on healing trauma and taming our triggers, by Harvard-trained-Psychiatrist and pioneer of mind-body medicine, Doctor James Gordon.Trauma comes to all of us, through grief or from a painful experience; even if our symptoms do not reach that of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, the consequences can be devastating. The good news is that there are self-care tools to help us face the storm, heal our traumas and become healthier and more whole than ever before because of them. In Transforming Trauma, Doctor Gordon equips readers with the first evidence-based program to reverse the effects of trauma on our bodies and minds that he has used to support thousands of people across the world who have suffered - from Syrian refugees and 9/11 survivors to everyday people with emotional or physical illness.Doctor Gordon believes that any challenge can be overcome once you have the right techniques - he will show us how to recognise our triggers step-by-step - those words, actions, perceptions that in some way resemble a past trauma - and let them become our teachers, so we can finally realise that that is then and this is now and in turn, open the door for freedom from our past and a fresh route for hope, purpose and love.'This is the book on trauma treatment I've been waiting for' - Dr Andrew Weil, New York Times bestselling author + Professor of Medicine'This book could give you back your life in unimaginable ways, it will inspire you to say 'yes' to the seemingly inconceivable and impossible' - Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Taylor & Francis Inc The Physical Therapists Guide to Womens Pelvic
Book SynopsisThe Physical Therapist's Guide to Women's Pelvic, Perinatal, and Reproductive Health provides physical rehabilitation throughout the lifespan for women and focuses focus on pelvic, pregnancy, and reproductive conditions in women.
£37.99
Jessica Kingsley Publishers Enhancing Sexual Health, Self-Identity and
Book SynopsisBy analysing research into links between low psychological wellbeing and sexual risk-taking behaviours that occur in men who have sex with men (MSM), this book demonstrates what impact social and psychological interventions could have on MSM at risk of poor sexual outcomes. At the heart of the book is Identity Process Theory, co-developed by the author, a social psychological theory of identity construction, threat and coping. The book considers the emerging debates in MSM's health, such as the use of Grindr and 'chemsex', and also explores the socio-structural factors, such as homophobia and stigma, that threaten the self-identity of MSM. The book offers principles and techniques from this theory that can be used as an effective intervention and therapeutic model with MSM to build more positive identities and reduce sexual risk-taking.Trade ReviewIn an era where the life-expectancy for people living with HIV is similar to the general population, combatting internal and external stigma is ever more important as one of the remaining challenges ahead of us. Enhancing well-being and sexual health amongst men who have sex with men and indeed all people living with HIV is at the heart of this and the British HIV Association strongly supports this work. -- Professor Chloe Orkin, Chair of the British HIV AssociationThis is an important resource for all of us who work in supporting and empowering men who have sex with men. Professor Jaspal invites us - as we wrestle with identity, sexual risk and wellbeing - to consider our approach to working with this group. This is a must read resource for all of us working within this space. -- Ian Green, Chief Executive of Terrence Higgins TrustTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Foreword by [TBC]; Foreword by Dr Laura Waters; Part I: Introduction; 1. Social Psychology for Practitioners in Sexual Health and Wellbeing; Part II: Theory & Research; 2. Self-Identity, Sexual Health & Wellbeing among MSM; 3. Social Psychological Approaches to Promoting Health & Wellbeing; 4. Identity Process Theory: Social Representation, Identity & Action; Part III: Practice; 5. Promoting Psychological Wellbeing among MSM; 6. Developing Effective Sexual Health Interventions for MSM; 7. Incorporating Tenets of Identity Theory into HIV medicine; Part IV: Conclusion; 8. Integrating Theory into Practice; References; About the Author; Subject Index; Author Index
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