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[SERIES COPY] New to the Adolscent Mental Health Initiative series are books written specifically for teens and adolescents. Each book addresses some of the major mental health issues facing young people today: depression, alcoholism, drug abuse, eating disorders,...
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Oxford University Press
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2006-08-15
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People with mental illness commonly describe the stigma and discrimination they face as being worse than their main condition. Discrimination can pervade every part of their daily life - their personal life, working life, sense of citizenship, their ability to maintain...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2006-07-13
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Bipolar disorder is often not recognized as an illness, and people may suffer for years before it is properly diagnosed and treated. Like diabetes or heart disease, bipolar disorder is a long-term illness that must be carefully managed throughout a person's life....
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Wiley
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2006-06-14
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Cigarette smoking is estimated to lead to 4.9 million premature deaths per year worldwide. This is predicted to rise to 10 million by 2020. In western countries it kills half of all smokers who fail to stop. The prevailing model for tobacco addiction is that nicotine...
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Wiley
Parution :
2006-06-14
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Novartis Foundation Symposia
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For those seeking APBN certfication in neurology, this book is an indispensible guide to the oral exam. Based upon the exam itself, this text will help the candidate through all phases of the notoriously daunting oral exams. The text includes clinical vignettes, lists,...
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Springer
Parution :
2006-05-28
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The later stages of dementia are as important, if not more so, as the earlier stages, since they harbour unique characteristics and events, which profoundly affect the lives of patients and their carers. Severe dementia has not had a high profile in the clinical...
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Wiley
Parution :
2006-05-12
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This is a comprehensive yet practical guide to the care and management of patients with dementia from the time of diagnosis to the end of life. It is intended for the increasing number of physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, and...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2006-01-19
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Dementia is an illness that raises important questions about our own attitudes to illness and aging. It also raises very important issues beyond the bounds of dementia to do with how we think of ourselves as people - fundamental questions about personal identity. Is the...
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OUP Oxford
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2005-12-08
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Be Guided by the Evidence... Somatoform disorders are more common than many clinicians realize and are often underdiagnosed and poorly managed. This practical guide provides a comprehensive overview of all somatoform disorders. It aims to enable the mental health...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2005-11-01
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WPA Series in Evidence & Experience in Psychiatry
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The main message of this monograph is that the appearance of the mammalian brain with the ability to acquire drives ensured the development of social life, and eventually led to the evolution of the human society. This most sophisticated form of organized life on earth...
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Springer
Parution :
2005-10-14
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It is estimated that 7.2 million people in the United States have mental retardation or associated impairments - a spectrum now referred to as "intellectual disability." This book provides professionals with the latest and most reliable information on these...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2005-09-01
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Spirituality has emerged as a prominent theme in contemporary culture. It is seen in issues as diverse as Eastern philosophies and religious awakenings; its psychological impact is apparent in alternative medicine, Alcoholics Anonymous, and meditation. In their own...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2005-07-07
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According to the World Health Organization’s World Health Report 2001, one family in four worldwide has at least one member currently suffering from a mental disorder. This disorder often remains undiagnosed and untreated, but the behaviour of the ill person usually has...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2005-05-13
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World Psychiatric Association
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This 8th volume of the WPA series in Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry provides an update of research evidence and clinical experience concerning personality disorders. A general term for a group of behavioural disorders, personality disorders are usually...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2005-05-13
Collection :
WPA Series in Evidence & Experience in Psychiatry
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Written by an outstanding team of internationally recognised experts, this practical textbook is based on the European Certificate in Anxiety and Mood Disorders. It provides a thorough overview of diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders and analyses the most recent...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2005-04-08
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This title provides a comprehensive overview of clinical, epidemiological, psychobiological, psychosocial and service organization aspects of disaster psychiatry. It takes a practical approach and includes a series of reports on significant experiences made in this...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2005-01-28
Collection :
World Psychiatric Association
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Research evidence concerning the precursors (a sign or symptom that heralds another) and prodromes (an early or premonitory symptom of a disease) of the various mental disorders is growing but is at present widely dispersed and inaccessible. Clinicians have to rely on...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2005-01-28
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World Psychiatric Association
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People who suffer from chronic pain are typically found to be more anxious and fearful of pain than those who do not. Recent evidence has shown that the fear itself serves as a mechanism through which chronic pain is maintained over time. Even once the muscle or tissue...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2004-07-29
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We live in an aging world. Illnesses that are prevalent and cause significant morbidity and mortality in older people will consume an increasing share of health care resources. One such illness is depression. This illness has a particularly devastating impact in the...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2004-07-15
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