Understanding the U.S. Health Services System, 3rd Edition
by: Phoebe Lindsey Barton

Understanding the U.S. Health Services System, 3rd Edition
By Phoebe Lindsey Barton

Publisher: Health Administration Press
Number Of Pages: 525
Publication Date: 2006-12-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1567932630
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781567932638

Product Description:

This comprehensive book is the definitive text on how the U.S. health services system is organized and financed. Ideal for survey classes in health administration, public health, public administration, allied health and related programs, the text addresses each aspect of system organization, management, financing, resource production, and delivery components. Students will learn about: * The needs that drive the system-including access to care * The role of the public and private sectors * The planning, administration, legislation, and regulation of services * The financing of the system-including the role of public and social health insurance * The resources need for system operation-including work force, facilities, and technology * How the delivery system works-including the continuum of care and quality of care * The measurement of system outcomes A complimentary instructor’s manual is available to instructors who adopt the book for classroom use. Includes chapter summaries, exercises (including distance learning exercises), discussion questions, and suggestions for future reading.

Summary: Review for “Understanding the U.S. Health Services System”
Rating: 4

It is a good fundamental book which describes the current development of the healthcare system in the U.S. Easy to understand.

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Understanding Health Policy (LANGE Clinical Medicine)
by: Thomas Bodenheimer, Kevin Grumbach

Understanding Health Policy (LANGE Clinical Medicine)
By Thomas Bodenheimer, Kevin Grumbach

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Number Of Pages: 232
Publication Date: 2008-08-18
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071496068
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071496063

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An engaging and clinically applicable work on the principles and structure of the U.S. healthcare system

. .
Understanding Health Policy is the best-written, most informative book available on the subject–and it’s the #1 choice for healthcare students and professionals alike. The authors carefully weave key principles, descriptions, and concrete examples into chapters that make important health policy issues both interesting and understandable.

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Fully updated to reflect current issues in the ever-changing world of healthcare, the newest edition addresses all the topics that affect you most, from the structure and organization of the industry to issues regarding government and private insurance, to access to healthcare.

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Everything you need to understand how the healthcare system works - and your role in it:

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Clinical vignettes in every chapter illustrate key points.
Detailed treatment of both U.S. and international issues.
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NEW Expanded coverage of healthcare workers other than physicians.
NEW Closer scrutiny of the pharmaceutical industry.
NEW Brand-new chapter on the medical education system
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Summary: Book great for class
Rating: 5

This book was required for class but it gave a great overview of different health care policies in the US and abroad.

Summary: Good overview, but only half the story
Rating: 3

As another reviewer noted, this book starts from the premise that health care is a right. As a result of this perspective, the first several chapters feature “sob stories” on nearly every page detailing hypothetical examples of people who are put in a bad situation in our current system. Now, our current system is deeply flawed and any unbiased observer would concede this point, but it struck me as odd that the authors would commenti so heavily on the shortfalls of the American system, and so little on the shortfalls of “universal models” of the type they advocate (long waiting time for the majority of procedures, crowded emergency rooms, less use of advanced technologies, health care rationing, and many of the best doctors leaving the country).

In summary, this is a very well researched book and there is little if anything stated here that isn’t true. There is, however, a great deal that is deemphasized or simply unsaid because it does not support the authors preconceived ideas of what an idea health care model ought to look like.

Summary: Everything You Want To Know
Rating: 5

This book turned out to be worth more than I paid for. It’s an easy read - and gives you fictional stories explaining the concepts behind health care issues and scenarios to help you put into perspective what the author is talking about. The stories are extremely helpful if you are a newbie to public health and health care issues. Should be one of the books you keep on the shelf to refer to from time to time. You cant go wrong with this book.

Summary: Should health care be a right?
Rating: 1

Beware: This is an highly ideological text that starts with the assumption that health care is a right! It than goes on to say that in order to fulfill that right it is necessary to control the costs of health care. Obviously, cost control is a very problematic economic proposition that calls for state intervention and that sometimes has consequences that are the opposite of what is desired.
In the UK, where health care is a right, cost control has led to shortages, waiting lists and an overall degradation of health care. The UK, currently, has the highest mortality rates for oncological problems of all the EU countries and British people got used to flying to France and India for medical care. Canadians also have shortages and Canadians resort to the US.
Sometimes a “right” can easily turn into a “wrong”!

Summary: Easy to read
Rating: 5

I got this book for a graduate class that I am taking. This book uses clear language when presenting the material and has many mini “case studies” for examples, which makes it easy to read. Though I am required to read this book, it is not the standard, wall-of-text, that I am use to reading.

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Nursing Student Retention: Understanding the Process and Making a Difference
by: Marianne R. Jeffreys

Nursing Student Retention: Understanding the Process and Making a Difference
By Marianne R. Jeffreys

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2004-05-24
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0826134459
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780826134455

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In the current nursing shortage, student retention is a priority concern for nurse educators, health care institutions, and the patients they serve. This book presents an organizing framework for understanding student retention, identifying at-risk students, and developing both diagnostic-prescriptive strategies to facilitate success and innovations in teaching and educational research. The author’s conceptual model for student retention, “Nursing Undergraduate Retention and Success,” is interwoven throughout, along with essential information for developing, implementing, and evaluating retention strategies. An entire chapter is devoted to how to set up a Student Resource Center. Most chapters conclude with “Educator-in-Action” vignettes, which help illustrate practical application of strategies discussed. Nurse educators at all levels will find this an important resource.

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Adaptation to Chronic Childhood Illness
by: Robert J. Thompson, Kathryn E. Gustafson
| American Psychological Association (APA)

Adaptation to Chronic Childhood Illness
By Robert J. Thompson, Kathryn E. Gustafson

Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Number Of Pages: 382
Publication Date: 1996-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1557983275
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In the United States, the lives of more than 10 million children are affected by chronic illnesses. In this book, the authors introduce a multidimensional framework for examining the development and adaptation of children with chronic illness. This framework encompasses biomedical, psychological and socio- ecological factors to be considered in developing intervention efforts to enhance adaptation in this population. Specific chronic illnesses discusses are asthma, cancer, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, sickle-cell disease and spina bifida. It is divided into four sections that cover the impact of chronic childhood illness, developmental changes, enhancement of adaptation and goals for public policy and research. This book is intended as more than a reference tool for those studying the process of adaptation; it can serve to influence the formulation of research questions, intervention programmes and public policy.

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-Issues: all 2002-2008

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Lasers in Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry
by: Lewis Clayman, Paul Kuo

Product Details
Hardcover: 188 pages
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers; 1 edition (November 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0865775664
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This book reviews and describes the uses for lasers in oral and maxillofacial surgery and dentistry. Purpose: The main purpose is to serve as an instructional guide and reference for the practitioner using laser surgery. Audience: The primary audience for this text is practicing oral and maxillofacial surgeons or plastic surgeons using laser surgery in the oral cavity. Features: The best features of this text are the color photos and illustrations. The book lacks adequate references. Assessment: This is a good supplemental book for practitioners using lasers in the oral cavity, but I do not feel it is good primary text for beginners.

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Physiology of Joints (Vol. 3, the Trunk and the Vertebral Column)
by: I. A. and Honore, L. H. (Trans.) Kapandji
en | Churchill Livingstone

Physiology of Joints (Vol. 3, the Trunk and the Vertebral Column)
By I. A. and Honore, L. H. (Trans.) Kapandji

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Publication Date: 1987
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by: Ibranim Adalbert Kapandji

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Understanding Addiction as Self Medication: Finding Hope Behind the Pain
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Too often addiction is perceived to be merely a moral weakness or purely a brain disease, ignoring the deep personal pain that can permeate the lives of the addicted. Doctors Khantzian and Albanese see addictions primarily as a kind of self-medication that can temporarily soothe anxiety or pain, but that ultimately wreaks havoc on the lives and health of both the addicted and their loved ones. With practical advice, compelling case studies, and nuanced theory drawn from years of clinical practice, this book looks at the underlying reasons behind many addictions and provides a pathway to hope.

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by: Jonathan P Van Kleunen

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-Treatment Guidelines: January, 2009 (Issue 77)-Drugs for Hypertension

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by: Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, Shiv Pillai

Cellular and Molecular Immunology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access (Cellular&Molecular Immunology (Abbas))
By Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, Shiv Pillai

Publisher: Saunders
Number Of Pages: 572
Publication Date: 2007-05-23
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An exceptionally lucid guide to the latest immunology concepts! Through five best-selling editions, readers worldwide have appreciated this book’s in-depth yet straightforward, richly illustrated approach to this complex subject. Now, sweeping updates incorporate the latest discoveries about innate immunity, the organization of lymphoid organs, and many other cutting-edge topics. Plus, online access via STUDENT CONSULT makes this an even more powerful learning resource!

Clearly explains the experimental observations that form the basis for the science of immunology at the molecular, cellular, and whole-organism levels-and the conclusions that can be drawn from those observations.
Highlights the implications of immunologic science for the management of human disease, emphasizing the clinical relevance of the material.

Innate immunity chapter has been increased and moved to the beginning of the book to reflect how this area is newly recognized as a critical part of immunology.
New material has been added on:
- recognition of microbial products by cytoplasmic and membrane sensors
- intricate organization of lymphoid tissues
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- roles of regulatory cells and inhibitory pathways in immune regulation.

Provides a wealth of excellent full-color photographs and illustrations that enable you to visualize immunologic processes quickly.
Includes highlighted “take-home messages” that make it easy to review key information.
Image Collection on Evolve

Summary: Good price for a decent science textbook
Rating: 4

It’s fairly easy to read and does a good job of going into detail. Coupled with the price. I’d definitely recommend this book.

Summary: good book
Rating: 4

It is a good immunology book, more suitable for a student who has some basic knowledge on immunology.

Summary: Good update of current topics in immunology
Rating: 4

The book includes updates of current topics in immunology. The on line access (new feature for this edition) give you the opportunity to check the book. It is good for copying images for power point presentations.

Summary: Everything you need and more
Rating: 5

I was very glad that my undergraduate course in Immunology chose this textbook, because it has all you need to know and more to understand Immunology. A lot of my classmates and I found the text to be hard to read due to the fact that the material is very detailed and condensed, but the book is very well-laid out and describes the immune system well despite the inherent complexities involved. You might have to work hard to tie things together, but that’s just the nature of the material since it’s so intertwined.

All in all, my favorite textbook of my undergrad molecular biology curriculum so far.

Summary: Book explains concepts well
Rating: 5

Immunology is not an easy concept to digest at first, but luckily this book explains the difficult topics quite well. With any subject that deals with explaining molecular processes, both the descriptions and diagrams take great importance and I feel that this book for the most part addresses both very efficiently.

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“Immunology is a hard subject. This book makes it easy!
There are many drawings, and this really makes it easier to understand. Also, the authors have made a genius thing by starting the paragraphs with a bolded text giving just the information one need to get an overview. The summaries are good, giving the reader a possibility to get familiar with the chapter before reading it.”
Medical Student, University of Bergen, Norway

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Fitch MT, Nicks BA, Pariyadath M, McGinnis HD, Manthey DE. N Engl J Med 2008;359:e32, December 25, 2008.

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Genitourinary Radiology: Radiology Requisites Series
by: Ronald Zagoria

Genitourinary Radiology: Radiology Requisites Series
By Ronald Zagoria

Publisher: Mosby
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2004-04-02
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0323018424
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780323018425

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The thoroughly updated New Edition of this best-selling Radiology Requisites(tm) volume concisely synthesizes all of today’s core knowledge in genitourinary radiology. Clinically oriented coverage encompasses everything from basic principles through the latest diagnostic imaging techniques, equipment, and technology. Practice-proven tips and excellent problem-solving discussions are accompanied by more than 450 images of the highest quality. What’s more, abundant boxes, tables, outlines, and suggested reading lists make reference easy.

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Emerging Issues and Controversies in Infectious Disease (Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century)
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In this edition of the Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century Series, the editor reviews the research, diagnosis, and treatment of some common infections facing researchers, clinicians and family physicians such as sinusitis, otitis media and asymptomatic bacteriuria. Recent studies and surveys have shown that these conditions are often over diagnosed and treated unnecessarily with antibiotics. The approach and guidelines for diagnosis and management are reviewed in this volume. Other more complicated but less common conditions challenging internists, clinical infectious disease consultants and other specialists are also reviewed (i.e. meningitis, ventilator associated pneumonia, sepsis, hepatitis C, B, etc.).

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Implementing the Stop TB Strategy: A Handbook for National Tuberculosis Control Programmes
By A. Piot, P. Chaulet

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by: Michael J Murphy, Ronald L Cowan

Blueprints Psychiatry (Blueprints Series)
By Michael J Murphy, Ronald L Cowan

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ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780781782531

Product Description:

Part of the highly regarded Blueprints series, Blueprints Psychiatry provides students with a concise review of what they need to know in their psychiatry rotations or the Boards. Each chapter is brief and includes pedagogical features such as bolded key words, tables, figures, and key points. A question and answer section at the end of the book includes 100 board-format questions with complete rationales. This edition includes new images, more USMLE study questions, and a Neural Basis section for each major diagnostic category. A companion Website includes a question bank and fully searchable text.

Summary: “Blueprints” in Psychiatry
Rating: 5

This is a great concise review of psychiatric disorders, their diagnosis according to the DSM IV and management options. This series has served me well in my core rotations in psychiatry. Especially, if you do not have much downtime and you need something quick to review, this is a great resource.

Summary: An ok book, but not comprehensive.
Rating: 4

I am glad this book was not too long, could you really stand to read much more about this topic. Anyways, I found this book to be ok. It covered most topics and hit the highlights. There were definitely details that showed up on the shelf exam however that were not included in this book. For some reason, the psychiatry shelf exam is one of the tougher ones. I used this book in combination with a little pocket book called “Psychiatry: Current Clinical Strategies.” That little book filled in details that this blueprints book skipped. Using the combination of the two books was adequate for the rotation and to do well on the shelf exam.

This book is sufficient for USMLE step 2, but I used other sources for to study for the boards, such as First Aid, Boards and Wards, and Prescription for the Boards.

Summary: too basic
Rating: 3

not enough info for the shelf- very basic- some good charts- i mainly used pretest and platinum psychiatry vignettes to study- good for quick review

Summary: Quick and in great shape
Rating: 5

I would strongly recommend this seller. Item was delivered quickly and in great shape as described

Summary: DSM Rehash
Rating: 2

After hearing several positive things about Blueprints Psychiatry, I decided to go to the store and buy it. Didn’t want to work too hard, didn’t want to look like a total moron. Then I picked it up, and I think I’ve seen bulkier books written by another doctor (Seuss, that is). But brevity isn’t necessarily bad, so I checked it out at the library instead and read it in 3 days of semi-hard studying. Yeah… I think should’ve gone with the other book, Green Eggs and Ham.

The problem with Blueprints is that it largely rehashes DSM-IV guidelines. That’s OK, and it’s a big part of psych, but you can get that with the Current Clinical guidelines pocketbook. What I was really expecting/wanting was something that (1) had bits of annoying trivia pertinent to the exam (2) more information on psychoactive drugs (3) described in more detail patient presentations and (4) discussed how other medical diseases could present like psych disorders. Blueprints skims these issues.

I would buy First Aid for the Psych Clerkship instead. It’s a quick read as well but provides more info. I had a good score on the psych shelf, and I think switching primary sources had a great deal to do with it. If you like the Blueprints series, just check it out or borrow it from a friend. Blueprints Q&A, though, is an excellent question resource.

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The Pifizer Guide to Careers in Pharmacy
by: Marlene Lipson

The Pifizer Guide to Careers in Pharmacy
By Marlene Lipson

Publisher: Pfizer Pharmaaceuticals Group
Number Of Pages: 170
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 096026521X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780960265213

Summary: Wonderful resource
Rating: 5

This is a great book for anyone starting or considering pharmacy school - it gives you a good idea of what options will be open for you to pursue during your career&may help guide your choice of electives.

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Foodborne Disease Handbook, Volume 2: Viruses, Parasites, Pathogens, and HACCP (FOODBORNE DISEASE HANDBOOK)
by Y.H. Hui

Foodborne Disease Handbook, Volume 2: Viruses, Parasites, Pathogens, and HACCP (Foodborne Disease Handbook, Vol. 2)
By Y.H. Hui

Publisher: Dekker/CRC Press
Number Of Pages: 515
Publication Date: 2001-01-15
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A study of foodborne disease, focusing on viruses, parasites, pathogens and HACCP. This second edition contains new chapters on the role of US poison centres in viral exposures, detection of human enteric viruses in foods, environmental consideration in preventing foodborne spread of hepatitis A, seafood parasites, HACCP principles and control programmes for foodservice operations, and more.

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Foodborne Disease Outbreaks: Guidelines for Investigation and Control
by: Bernan

Foodborne Disease Outbreaks: Guidelines for Investigation and Control
By Bernan

Publisher: World Health Organization
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Upper and Lower Intestinal Tract Bleeding (an issue of Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology - april 2008)
by: G.N.J. Tytgat and M.E. van Leerdam (eds)

Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 207-388 (April 2008)

Upper and Lower Intestinal Tract Bleeding
Edited by G.N.J. Tytgat and M.E. van Leerdam

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Aims&scope/editorial board
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Stochastic Models with Applications to Genetics, Cancers, AIDS and Other Biomemedical Systems (Series on Concrete and Applicable Mathematics, Volume 4)
by: Tan Wai-Yuan

Stochastic Models with Applications to Genetics, Cancers, AIDS and Other Biomemedical Systems (Series on Concrete and Applicable Mathematics, Volume 4)
By Tan Wai-Yuan

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Number Of Pages: 460
Publication Date: 2002-02
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9810248687
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9789810248680

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This book presents a systematic treatment of Markov chains, diffusion processes and state space models, as well as alternative approaches to Markov chains through stochastic difference equations and stochastic differential equations. It illustrates how these processes and approaches are applied to many problems in genetics, carcinogenesis, AIDS epidemiology and other biomedical systems.

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Aging and Male Sexuality
by: Raul C. Schiavi

Product Details
Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (June 28, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521653916
ISBN-13: 978-0521653916

Review
‘This book is highly recommended to a broad readership of both professionals and lay persons. It is written by a medical scientist with profound insights into sexuality of the aging man but it is accessible to interested lay readers. The author’s humane approach to human sexuality and his sympathy for the subjects about and for whom he has written this work are throughout the book apparent.’ Louis Gooren, The Aging Male ‘… this book provides an insight into the scope for more rigorous study of male sexuality … well written and is a good starting point for the general or specialist reader who desires a broad overview of the subject.’ Tom Daly, Quality in Ageing - Policy, Practice and Research ‘The chapters on the assessment and management of sexual problems are a good and balanced summary of the available psychological and medical techniques available … This book reminds us of the many and various influences that define and limit the sexual satisfaction of older men …’. James Lindesay, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Review
“This is undoubtedly the most comprehensive overview of current knowledge (and lacunae) on the subject. It will be of value to those scientists, clinicians, and educators with an interest in this field.” Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health

“When did you last take a sexual history from an elderly patient? When did you last enquire about the impact of medication on their sexual performance? If your answer to these questions is, like mine, ‘not recently’, then you should read this book. James Lindesay, Department of Psychiatry, University of Leicester, UK

“This volume, whose goal is to explain and to improve our understanding of sexual issues in aging, is a welcome addition to the gerontology literature.” Contemporary Gerontology

…”may serve as an agent of social change in our health care community…a significant contribution ti health care providers understanding of social and psychological dimensions of aging and sexuality.” Jrnl of Marriage and a Family

“Schiavi’s Aging snd Male Sexuality is an impressive work that summarizes a wide-body of research on a comprehensive collection of topics related to the sexual life of aging men…The book has been throughly researched, presenting an impressive body of quantitative finding from the past two decades along with the author’s own clinical experiences…The book has been well organized and chapter titles and section headings will facilitate the identification of clearly relevant portions. Aging and Male Sexuality will serve as a useful resource to both health care students and seasoned practitioners.” ACTIVITIES, ADAPTING&AGING TITLES AND SECTION HEAD

“Aging snd Male Sexuality is an impressive book written by an impressive man…The material in these chapters is comprehensive, well digested and readable, and there are case histories to enrich the text and to bring stark scientific facts to life…This book should interest all psychiatrists, especially those working in the area of psychogeriatrics and sexual dysfunction.” Joural of Psychiatry Neuroscience Feb 2002

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Hematology in Clinical Practice
by: Robert Hillman, Kenneth Ault, Henry Rinder

Hematology in Clinical Practice
By Robert Hillman, Kenneth Ault, Henry Rinder

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Number Of Pages: 456
Publication Date: 2005-06-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071440356
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071440356

Product Description:

“Hematology in Clinical Practice, Fourth Edition” by Robert S. Hillman, MD, Kenneth A. Ault, MD and Henry M. Rinder, MD includes 48 superb full-color plates. Also from McGraw-Hill: Lichtman, Beutler, Kaushansky, Kipps and Seligsohn: “Williams Hematology, 7th Edition” and Hathaway and Goodnight: Disorders of Hemostasis and Thrombosis: A Clinical Guide”. Concise, easy-to-use, and thoroughly practical, this book is the most efficient guide to the diagnosis and management of all blood disorders. The highly practical approach of “Hematology in Clinical Practice” keeps practitioners at the cutting edge of the latest advances in the field. Each disease state features a review of pathophysiology, clinical features, and approaches to diagnosis and management. Plus, look for these highlights in the fourth edition. This book is more prescriptive than ever, with ‘Key Points’ boxes, algorithms, and ‘Author’s Preferred Management Approach’ for each disease. It features thoroughly updated therapy sections and state-of-the-art lab tests. It contains expanded coverage of genetic testing and therapy and enhanced coverage of thrombosis and hemostasis. It offers the latest advances in transfusion therapies and transplantation, and more detail on chemotherapies and supportive care. It contains precise drug dosages and potential combinations for tailoring multi-drug regimens. New illustrations elucidate molecular pathways and pathophysiologic progress of diseases. It offers previews of drugs soon to enter the clinical arena and is conveniently organized into sections on Red Blood Cell Disorders, White Blood Cell Disorders, and Disorders of Hemostasis. Plus, the highly focused discussions of specific disease states enable you to get the thorough information you need quickly - ideal for someone with a busy schedule like yours

Summary: if you work for hematology, must buy!
Rating: 4

If you work for hematology, this book is so nice to learn the basic line. I think the way of learning the basic line is the most important part for the medical students and residents. Of course, you must learn the latest things more with the internet. Sometimes this book is not enough for you, but with internet, it is quite enough.

Review
“The book summarizes general facts, clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of the main hematologic diseases and also provides detailed chapters on the normal processes of hematopoiesis, leukocyte function and coagulation. It is particularly strong in its coverage of benign hematology. The tables and figures are invaluably helpful and the color plates couldn’t be better. “This is an excellent book, full of condensed but easily understandable information. Compared to my other “portable” book…this book is far more detailed and much easier to read.” (Doody’s )

“Individual chapters well organized. This excellent and logical level of organization quickly directs the busy physician searching for an answer to a particular diagnostic or management question tot he most pertinent paragraphs.” (Journal of the American Board of Family Practice ) –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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by: K. Akert

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By K. Akert

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by: M.D. Dr. David M. Barrett

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By M.D. Dr. David M. Barrett

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Well and Good: A Case Study Approach to Biomedical Ethics
by John E. Thomas, Wilfrid J. Waluchow

Well and Good: A Case Study Approach to Biomedical Ethics
By John E. Thomas, Wilfrid J. Waluchow

Publisher: Broadview Press
Number Of Pages: 298
Publication Date: 1998-05-21
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Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Step-by-Step Guide
by: Beverly E. Thorn

Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Step-by-Step Guide
By Beverly E. Thorn

Publisher: The Guilford Press
Number Of Pages: 278
Publication Date: 2004-08-31
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1572309792
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781572309791

Product Description:

Grounded in state-of-the-art theory and research, this hands-on volume provides a complete cognitive-behavioral treatment program for clients suffering from chronic pain. Ten clearly organized modules for use with groups or individuals offer well-tested strategies for engaging clients, challenging distorted thoughts and beliefs about pain, and helping to build needed skills for coping and adaptation. Also featured are a detailed theoretical and empirical rationale, along with guidelines for setting up treatment groups and conducting effective assessments. Presented in a large-size format for ease of photocopying and use, the book contains everything needed to implement the program, including numerous case examples and troubleshooting tips and over 40 reproducible session outlines, client handouts, and assessment tools.

Summary: A helpful book for both patients and professionals
Rating: 5

“You’ll just have to learn to live with it.” That’s what many patients hear when there is nothing else that can be medically done to alleviate their pain. But how is a patient supposed to learn to “live with it?” Where this statement leaves off, Dr. Thorn’s book begins. Dr. Thorn’s book illustrates how a therapist can help patients with pain to better cope with their suffering, and to go on to live fulfilling lives. This book is aptly named, for it truly does take the reader on a step-by-step journey through the therapeutic process.

Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain is not a comprehensive chronic pain workbook, nor was it intended to be. It does not cover such issues as medications for pain, nor does it cover breathing techniques for pain or insomnia control. Rather, it takes one critically important aspect of pain disorders, how patients come to think about their pain, and deals with the therapeutic process more thoroughly than any other book currently available.

Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain book is a monumental work on the topic of how pain and suffering are influenced, for better or for worse, by a patient’s belief system. Beyond this, this book does an extraordinary job of taking current scientific theory and research about the nature of pain, and distilling from that concrete advice for both clinicians and their patients. This book leaves the reader with the awareness that Dr. Thorn is a master at simplifying complex ideas, and explaining them in a way that even a discouraged patient can understand and benefit from.

Unlike some books, which are scientifically sound but which offer little that is clinically usable, Dr. Thorn’s book is eminently practical. Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain walks the reader through the types of the beliefs that influence pain, how to assess them, therapeutic strategies, and homework assignment for the patients. This book even takes the additional step of identifying aspects of these assignments that patients are likely to have difficulty with, and strategies for helping patients overcome these difficulties.

Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain is organized with sections on theoretical matters, assessment devices with their scoring keys, and therapeutic strategies with actual homework forms. Additionally, there are also sample dialogs illustrating how to present this information, and how the patient might respond.

Dr. Thorn’s approach is at the same time sympathetic to the plight of patients with pain, while still offering hope. While never judgmental, she still challenges patients to identify ineffective coping strategies, and to learn better ones. Most health psychologists will have a chronic pain workbook on their shelf. Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain is the next step beyond such a workbook, and will be an indispensable addition to even a senior pain professional’s library.

Although this book is written as a guide for clinicians who treat pain, this book can also be a useful self-help guide for a motivated patient with pain.

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Doing Family Therapy: Craft and Creativity in Clinical Practice, Second Edition (The Guilford Family Therapy Series)
by: Robert Taibbi

Doing Family Therapy, Second Edition: Craft and Creativity in Clinical Practice (The Guilford Family Therapy Series)
By Robert Taibbi

Publisher: The Guilford Press
Number Of Pages: 278
Publication Date: 2007-05-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1593854773
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781593854775

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This popular text helps students and clinicians build essential skills common to all family interventions. The entire process of systemic therapy is richly illustrated with chapter-length case examples. Rather than advocating one best approach, the author shows that there are multiple ways of working, and provides reflection questions and exercises that encourage readers to develop their own clinical style.

Summary: Very helpful book.
Rating: 5

I am a new therapist practicing family therapy in a public agency. I found this book to be very useful and informative. The author uses the right mix of theory and practice to help you sort out what style or model of therapy works the best for you. As I read it I underlined a lot of parts that I will be referring back to as I continue my journey as a family therapist.

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Assessment of Childhood Disorders, Fourth Edition
by: Eric J. Mash, Russell A. Barkley

Assessment of Childhood Disorders, Fourth Edition
By Eric J. Mash, Russell A. Barkley

Publisher: The Guilford Press
Number Of Pages: 866
Publication Date: 2007-07-26
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1593854935
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781593854935

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Now in an extensively revised and expanded fourth edition, this leading text and clinical guide offers best-practice recommendations for assessing a comprehensive array of child and adolescent mental health problems and health risks. Leading authorities provide an overview of each disorder and describe methods and procedures that take into account the developmental, biological, familial, and cultural contexts of children’s problems, and that can inform sound clinical decision making. The fourth edition has been thoroughly updated with the growing knowledge base on child and family disorders and evidence-based assessment. Six new chapters cover bipolar disorder, suicidal and self-harming behaviors, posttraumatic stress disorder, early-onset schizophrenia, learning disabilities, and adolescent personality disorders.

Summary: great book
Rating: 5

This book is very beneficial for anyone who is interested in assessing and diagnosing disorders in children.

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Mayo Clinic On Chronic Pain: Lead a More Active and Productive Life With Answers from the World-RenownedmayoClinic (Mayo Clinic on Health)
by: Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic On Chronic Pain: Lead a More Active and Productive Life With Answers from the World-RenownedmayoClinic (Mayo Clinic on Health)
By Mayo Clinic

Publisher: K Trade Paper
Number Of Pages: 178
Publication Date: 1999-12-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 189300502X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781893005020

Product Description:

A valuable series drawing from the knowledge of physicians at the world-famous Mayo Clinic continues with a comprehensive resource on chronic pain control, discussing lifestyle changes that can ease the pain, presenting techniques for coping with it, and more. Original.

Summary: Cool Alternature Therapies
Rating: 5

You’d think the Mayo Clinic would be hardline Western medicine. But this book rocks. There are alternative treatments and everything.

Summary: Managing Pain Before It Manages You
Rating: 5

This is THE chronic pain management book according to my doctor, and I’m a believer. I lead a more active and productive life because of his work.

What you may not “like” about this book is the emphasis on the patient’s responsibility. Once a proper diagnosis is reached, the PATIENT must do things to get better.

* Stopping what is was that caused the pain to become chronic,

* Coping with overweight,

* Dealing with uncontrolled anger, depression.

* Using the mind to relax.

* Relieving stress (and the destructive hormones it releases) to loosen up the painful area.

* Getting more sleep. Setting attainable goals.

* Assessing one’s personal spiritual life (not religious, but spiritual — there’s a huge difference).

Among themselves, the Mayo Clinic pain specialitsts have different philosophies and treatments. All are covered evenly in this book.

Summary: A LAUNDRY LIST OF PAIN TREATMENTS BUT NO EVALUATION OF THEIR EFFECTIVENESS
Rating: 1

This book was really boring to read for me. It spent a lot of time trying to define what pain was and all, and then it went to this big list of alternative treatments - they just listed all the possible treatments, but they didn’t evaluate them further, they didn’t show how effective each treatment was, you were like supposed to guess one - try it and if it helped you great and if not then try another one. - then the whole premise is to block out the pain mentally, but the problem with pain is there is usually a reason, and just because you haven’t found the reason doesn’t mean there isn’t a problem. I like the idea of refusing to acknowledge it and let it dominate your life and conversation - giving it more power than it needs, but the book doesn’ do a good job dealing with that either. it just plain lacks significan’t detail. honestly all this book is - is an outline of their 16 day program. They don’t give any more details of the topics covered in the program, and this is just a summary of what they do. But what are you paying this money for the book for - the brochure of the program tells you as much as this book does, and in fact when I checked out the program they told me more information just at my 30 minute meeting with them than they covered in this whole book. The book was fairly worthless and not worth the money. The ideas are good, but there’s no information to back it up. If you want more you have to enroll in their program. The book is not worth the money. I wish they would have done a better job and given the book more details, but then if they did that you wouldn’t need to pay the big bucks to enroll in their program. I feel pretty ripped off that I bought this book but the laundry list was actually helpful because I could then research each pain treatment so even though I don’t think it’s a great book - it actually helped me some.

Summary: Too General and Extremely Topical
Rating: 1

This book reminds me of many magazine covers: it promises a lot more information than it delivers. There is very little of any specific help here. Worse, it sounds like it is written by someone who has no real idea what it is like to live with debilitating chronic pain. Run 5K??!! How about, I can’t walk around the block? There is no help offered for people with pain that is more than moderate in nature. Topics that should receive some real attention are skimmed over in a matter of a couple of pages or even a few paragraphs. I had expected better from a Mayo Clinic publication.

Summary: Dogeared My Copy
Rating: 5

As stated in the credits on the first page, this book provides “reliable, practical information on managing chronic pain.” What it doesn’t say is just how invaluable this book can be for all of us who have suffered. Until I read this book, I had not realized that I had been living with pain since before entering grade school - and this book gave me the insight and tools to face it and deal with it constructively. I bought it at the recommendation of one of my physical therapists to help with my recently diagnosed fibromyalgia, but found a wealth of information that has helped me recognize and acknowledge emotional and behavioral stages of pain that I have been cycling through, unrecognized, for decades. I had just written off my symptoms as part of being bipolar, as being something I just had to put up with. Through physical therapy and reading this book, I now see how I have become physically, emotionally, and behaviorally misaligned and crippled as the direct result of pain. This book, an easy read, almost every page post-it tagged, has drawn the interest of everyone I’ve shown it to or discussed it with. It explains chronic pain - how to understand it, recognize it, treat it, and manage it. It has chapters that include evaluations of standard and alternative therapies and their documented effectiveness or lack of, how to set goals, find the right doctor for your situation, deal with your emotions and behaviors, manage stress, get healthy through diet and exercise, how your pain affects those close to you, how to organize your day, and includes a personal planner, great additional resources, and more. REALLY packed with the latest tested research and developments in the area of chronic pain from one of the great medical clinics. I can’t rate this book highly enough. If you or someone you know is suffering in any way shape or form from any kind of chronic pain, this book is a lifesaver. Buy it, read it, pass it around, share it with your doctor.

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Mayo Clinic On Prostate Health: Answers from the World-Renowned Mayo Clinic on Prostate Inflammation, Enlargement, Cancer (Mayo Clinic on Health)
by: M.D. Dr. David M. Barrett

Mayo Clinic On Prostate Health: Answers from the World-Renowned Mayo Clinic on Prostate Inflammation, Enlargement, Cancer (Mayo Clinic on Health)
By M.D. Dr. David M. Barrett

Publisher: Mayo Foundation /Kensington Pub
Number Of Pages: 178
Publication Date: 2000-03-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1893005038
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781893005037

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Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Focuses on three common conditions: prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer. Comprehensive guide to understanding, treating, and living with prostate cancer. Includes when to have a PSA Test, symptoms, factors that increase risk, diet and exercise to improve prostate health, and relieving pain. For consumers. Softcover.

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Mayo Clinic Guide to Self-Care: Answers for Everyday Health Problems
by: Philip T. Hagen

Mayo Clinic Guide to Self-Care: Answers for Everyday Health Problems
By Philip T. Hagen

Publisher: K Trade Paper
Number Of Pages: 279
Publication Date: 1999-12-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0962786578
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780962786570

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From the renowned Mayo Clinic, a world leader in medicine and research, comes a remarkable book that delivers comprehensive, reliable, and easy-to-understand health information on 150 medical conditions and issues relating to health.

Summary: Circumcision article
Rating: 1

Having recently assisted at the birth of my son and well informed in the most up-to-date research into the anatomy of the penis and the history and practice of circumcision in the U.S., I read with some surprise and no little chagrin the tendentious and rather uninformed presentation on the subject of circumcision. It is surprising that so little account is taken of penile anatomy or the rights of the subject (most often an infant) of this surgery. In the case of baby boys, no notice at all is taken of circumcision as the surgical removal of significant healthy genital tissue from healthy baby boys. A significant surgical procedure with no medical necessity…seems a bit odd to me. In any event, it certainly casts much doubt for me on the authority of the rest of the manual, which I surely hope stands on firmer scientific footing.

Summary: Excellent self-help and medical info large book
Rating: 5

I’ve read dozens of medical information books, this one is the best. 300 pages that cover most “conditions” with 1. Illustrations and information. 2. Self-Care 3. Medical care. I first saw it at my library and had to buy my own copy.

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Mayo Clinic on Arthritis
by: Gene G. Hunder

Mayo Clinic on Arthritis
By Gene G. Hunder

Publisher: Mayo Clinic
Number Of Pages: 188
Publication Date: 1999-03-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1893005003
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Easy-to-understand answers about the most common forms of arthritis–osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis–with an emphasis on what people can do to help themselves.

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Mayo Clinic on High Blood Pressure
by: Sheldon G. Sheps

Mayo Clinic on High Blood Pressure
By Sheldon G. Sheps

Publisher: K Trade Paper
Number Of Pages: 180
Publication Date: 1999-03-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1893005011
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781893005013

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The Mayo Clinic promotes lifestyle changes to reduce high blood pressure, helping readers make those changes by providing answers to questions on diet, exercise, and medication.

Summary: Well done introduction
Rating: 4

This book is a nice summary of the subject covering the technical background of high blood pressure as well as treatments-including diet and exercise and drug therapy. Although most of us have primary hypertension-caused by hereditary factors, some have secondary hypertension, ie as a symptom of underlying conditions. The book does name the two most common ones: renal artery stenosis (RAS), about 1/100 odds and pheochromocytoma, about 1/1000 odds. Those taking more than three meds to control high blood pressure should be evaluated for these conditions (though some say the odds are so low, the tests are not worth the cost).

Most useful is the obesity table and the relationship that to lose wt, your daily calorie intake should be no more than 10 times your weight in pounds or 22 times your weight in kilograms.

The book includes a well written overview of drug classes and how they are commonly used, which combinations are preferred. Nearly every commercial medication offered has clinical data showing that it saves lives under some circumstances. Those studies tend to encourage combinations of drugs-even more than does avoidance of unacceptable side effects. The drugs list seems current and up to date. But one should not rely on their brief summaries of side effects. Read your package inserts and research them on line to learn what side effects are potentially a problem with the drugs prescribed for you.

The book includes a few recipes and menus, but we seem to get into the same classical paradox. So much is written about healthy diet that its tough to weave a menu that truly sticks to the straight and narrow. We have the usual rabbit food-salads and veggies, served without salt or fat containing sauces blended with minor amounts of fish and chicken. They clearly do not believe in the low carb diet. And heavy fish eaters might want to worry about mercury.

Serious healthy eaters will want a more complete heart healthy cookbook, of which there are several.

This book is a nice introduction to the subject. It should help most patients who want to communicate better with their doctors and especially understand what it is they are trying to tell you. Index. List of resources and their web addresses.

Summary: great book for the average person with high blood pressure
Rating: 5

As an RN I have referred many patients to this as well as other books published by the Mayo Clinic. The material is well written, understandable and offers valuable infomation on many topics surrounding high blood pressure, diet, medications, exercise, as well as alternative therapies.

Summary: Wonderful Information
Rating: 5

I stopped smoking 8 months ago, and once I stopped I gained over 20lbs. I went to the doctor for several checks ups in a 2 month period, each time my pressure was taken. Each time it was a little high. I was diagnoised with Hypertension a mild case. In my book any case is enough….I was scared.

I wrote to my email book group (RAWSistaz) and one of the members sent me this book. I read this book in 2 hours. The book is 172 pages chock full o information.

Each Chapter has bold lettering for clarity. The subtopics listed within the Chapters are easy to locate if your just browsing.

This book is for someone who has the disease and for those wanting to know if they are at risk. The Mayo clinic gives tips and suggestions that you can use each day to help you manage your blood pressure.

Also included in this wonderful book is the following: Daily menus, 6 step fitness plan, Better way to shop and cook, plus much much more. One of the best things about this book aside from the information you don’t need a PHD to understand it nor do you need to know medical jargon.

Along with Slim Down Sister, both these books will help me to live healthier, happier and longer.

visit http://www.mayohealth.org

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An Introduction of the Sociology of Health and Illness
by: Kevin White

An Introduction of the Sociology of Health and Illness
By Kevin White

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Number Of Pages: 196
Publication Date: 2002-06-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0761963995
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780761963998

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The main purpose of this book is to demonstrate that disease is socially produced and distributed. Becoming sick and unhealthy is not the result of individual misfortune or an accident of nature. It is a consequence of the social, political and economic organization of society.

In developing this thesis, the book systematically introduces students to the major sociological explanations of the role and functions of medical explanations of disease. For example, Marxists focus on the way the organization of production produces sickness and disease. Parsonian sociology demonstrates how medicine acts to control deviance. Foucauldian sociology indicates how medicine constructs categories of `normal’ behaviour and acts to enforce them. While, for feminists, medical knowledge is permeated with thinly disguised patriarchal assumptions about the nature and appropriate social roles for women.

The book situates the student securely in the literature and provides a guide to the strengths and weaknesses of the major sociological approaches. It draws out the essential features of the major sociological contributions and elucidates how an appreciation of the dynamics of class, gender, ethnicity and the sociology of knowledge challenges medical power.

Comprehensive, reliable and written with the needs of undergraduates firmly in mind, the book will be of interest to students of Medical Sociology and Medicine.

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An Introduction to Dramatherapy (Creative Therapies in Practice series)
by: Dorothy Langley

An Introduction to Dramatherapy (Creative Therapies in Practice series)
By Dorothy Langley

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Number Of Pages: 184
Publication Date: 2006-12-13
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Illustrated throughout with vivid examples from dramatherapy sessions, An Introduction to Dramatherapy shows how drama can be used in an intentional and directional way to achieve constructive change with individuals or groups. In particular, the book highlights the power of drama as a therapeutic medium because of its foundations in metaphor, power which can be harnessed through the use of techniques such as role play, enactment, story-telling and the use of puppets and masks.

The book provides a welcome overview for readers who are new to the field and an excellent starting point for further study. (20070905)

Review
“This valuable book explains and encourages a useful, creative, important system of therapeutic theory and practice for a broad range of psychology.” -D. Sydiaha, Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan — D. Sydiaha, Professor Dmeritus CHOICE 20070905

Review
“This valuable book explains and encourages a useful, creative, important system of therapeutic theory and practice for a broad range of psychology.” -D. Sydiaha, Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan (D. Sydiaha, Professor Dmeritus CHOICE )

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Nuclear Receptor Coregulators And Human Diseases
by: Bert W. O’Malley, Rakesh Kumar

Nuclear Receptor Coregulators And Human Diseases
By Bert W. O’Malley, Rakesh Kumar

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Number Of Pages: 450
Publication Date: 2008-03-14
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This book serves as a treasure for all those who have an interest in nuclear receptor coregulators and human diseases. Written by experts in the field, each chapter provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on the physiologic and pathologic roles of coregulators in specific organ systems, giving biomedical students; basic and clinical researchers; and educators in diverse sub-specialties a thorough summary of the overall subject. Readers will be able to understand the important current information and views on specific coactivators and corepressors and their roles in the pathogenesis of human diseases in areas outside their own expertise or experience. A special emphasis is placed on the “classic” papers as well as perspectives on future directions for the field.

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Nuclear Receptor Coregulators in Human Diseases (R B Lanz et al.);
p160 Coactivators: Critical Mediators of Transcriptional Activation by Nuclear Receptors (J H Kim&M R Stallcup);
Regulation of Nuclear Hormone Receptor Functions by Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway (A Ismail et al.);
Coregulators as Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressors (R Kumar & A E Gururaj);
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Thyroid Hormone Receptors, Coregulators, and Disease (M L Privalsky);
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Nuclear Receptor Cofactor Interactions as Targets for New Drug Discovery (L L Grasfeder & D P McDonnell).

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The Scientific Basis of Tissue Transplantation (Advances in Tissue Banking)
by: G O Philips

The Scientific Basis of Tissue Transplantation (Advances in Tissue Banking)
By G O Philips

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Number Of Pages: 604
Publication Date: 2001-12
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This important book contains in one volume various subjects, including anatomy, physiology, microbiology, radiation sciences, biology of healing of allografts, biomechanics of allografts and transplantation immunology. It is intended for easy and comprehensive use by practitioners in the field of tissue banking and tissue transplantation. It can also serve as a textbook for a course in tissue banking.

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This book can serve as an excellent textbook for medical students, tissue bankers and tissue transplantologists. — Dr Jan Rosocha, Head of the e Associated Tissue Bank, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, P J Safarik University, Kosice, Slovak Republic

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Asperger Syndrome
by: Ami Klin, Fred R. Volkmar, Sara S. Sparrow

Asperger Syndrome
By Ami Klin, Fred R. Volkmar, Sara S. Sparrow

Publisher: The Guilford Press
Number Of Pages: 489
Publication Date: 2000-02-18
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1572305347
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781572305342

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Usually diagnosed in childhood, Asperger syndrome is a lifelong social disorder that bears many similarities to high-functioning autism. Individuals with the disorder are characterized by a lack of empathy, little ability to form friendships, one-sided conversations, clumsy movements, and intense absorption in special interests. While Asperger syndrome has received increasing attention from researchers, clinicians, educators, and parents in recent years, numerous central questions about the disorder remain unanswered. This groundbreaking volume brings together preeminent scholars and practitioners to offer a definitive statement of what is currently known about Asperger syndrome and to highlight promising leads in research and clinical practice. Diagnostic and conceptual issues are explored in depth, and the disorder’s assessment, treatment, and neurobiology are thoroughly reviewed. The book examines the effects of Asperger syndrome on an individual’s social, communication, and behavioral development, and identifies the challenges that these individuals face at home, in school and the workplace, and in other settings. The volume concludes with several parent essays that exemplify the trials and tribulations–as well as the joys and the victories–of life with a child with Asperger syndrome.

Summary: For Academics.
Rating: 5

This books is more of a research overview than anthing else, with a variety of papers written from several perspectives. A particular disappointment to me was that, rather than getting essays from the many talented Aspies out there, they got some from their parents to close the book out. It is probably more useful to psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, and the specialist working on a Ph.D. in Special Ed than any parent or newly diagnosed Aspie.

If you are a parent, and interested in getting into your child’s mind, I would suggest reading Liane Holliday Wilson (Aspergers) or Temple Grandin (HFA) or Steven Shore (Aspergers). Szatmari’s book is also decent, but is more of a professional’s attempts to get into our heads, rather than truly being a first hand account.

There is also a great deal of information, both academic and first-hand accounts, by people on the internet. Viewer beware, however. There is a great amount of nonsense about chelation treatments and other such things that have never been scientifically proven to improve your child’s behavior or social skills.

For the latter, I suggest a book called “Incorporating Social Skills in the Classroom”, and also a book on NLD whose name I can’t currently remember but that you can find in my recently reviewed list.

Summary: Very good reference on the topic.
Rating: 4

I agree with both reviewers already listed. This book is NOT for the casual reader and most family/ friends will find it difficult, distracting and frustrating. For the newcommer to the field there are better books out there. However this is the best I’ve seen for someone alreadh familiar with the disorder who wants a good review of the state of the art in 1999-2000. For the serious student however, one would want to augment the text with more up to date journal materials as new information is available. It would be great to see a new addition of this book released.

Summary: Excellent source of material for researchers
Rating: 5

The collection of papers in this volume are really top class. All the academic authors (there are a few snippets from parents) are very well published. The erudition shows in the breadth and depth of coverage. In such a rapidly hanginf field this is as near as you can come to frozen slice of current thinking. Unlike many anthologies, wherein authors expound on a particular niche obsession, the bulk of articles here offer broad overviews of work. The diagnosis and symptomatology debate is well presented in a series of papers opening the book. Leaving aside the technical academic ares, most paretns will find teh sections on langauge and interventions informative but downheartening. What come across is that adoelscents AS are so heterogenous as a group that even assessing theor conversational deficits is several dozen research projects in itself. The one area of the book that I personally was a little weak on recommendations related to interventions. The emphasis here was on methodological concerns and in fact often meta-methodological concerns. It is eqaully clear that many researchers regard the possibility of remission of AS has highly improbable - to be polite about it. Be that as it may, I reflected to myself a number of times during the course of reading the book (and being part of team looking into interventions), that if a fraction of the effort expended was applied to intervention research would be make better strides? It’s a moot point, but if we lose hope we better close down science.

Summary: This one is demanding!
Rating: 4

On the jacket, Sally J Rogers, Ph D states, “………..Adults with AS and parents of children with AS will find it a veritable encyclopedia………….”. I certainly agree with this statement, but would add some qualifying remarks. It is undoubtedly intended as a detailed text for scholars and specialists in Psychiatry and Psychology who are fully versed in scientific investigatory techniques, and lay readers including even many with good levels of general education, will find reading it a daunting task. However, dogged persistence may well be very rewarding. For those general readers who wish to gain some insight into what has become known as Asperger Syndrome, I would recommend that they first read less demanding texts in order to obtain some general grounding in the subject - such as ‘Asperger’s Syndrome’ by Dr Tony Attwood.

Summary: From the ? inside
Rating: 4

On the jacket, Sally J Rogers, Ph D states, “………..Adults with AS and parents of children with AS will find it a veritable encyclopedia………….”. I certainly agree with this statement, but would add some qualifying remarks. It is undoubtedly intended as a detailed text for scholars and specialists in Psychiatry and Psychology who are fully versed in scientific investigatory techniques, and lay readers including even many with good levels of general education, will find reading it a daunting task. However, dogged persistence may well be very rewarding. For those general readers who wish to gain some insight into what has become known as Asperger Syndrome, I would recommend that they first read less demanding texts in order to obtain some general grounding in the subject - such as ‘Asperger’s Syndrome’ by Dr Tony Attwood.

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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Clinical Guide
by: Robert P. Baughman, Roberto G. Carbone, Giovanni Bottino

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Clinical Guide
By Robert P. Baughman, Roberto G. Carbone, Giovanni Bottino

Publisher: Humana Press
Number Of Pages: 290
Publication Date: 2008-12-12
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Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a broad category of lung diseases that includes more than 150 disorders characterized by scarring or fibrosis of the lungs. In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Interstitial Lung Disease: A Clinical Guide, renowned experts provide a state-of-the-art overview of the problems seen by physicians in the clinical management of ILDs. Divided into two sections, the first part provides and update on general issues and introduces both interstitial lung disease and associated pulmonary hypertension. A detailed analysis of the pathology of the various interstitial lung diseases is also provided. The second part addresses specific categories of disease. Bronchiolitis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and other conditions are covered, and the use of inspiratory and expiratory high resolution CT scan is discussed as well. This important new text is an invaluable resource for the practicing physician who must be aware of the broad and troubling manifestations of interstitial lung disease.

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Myeloma Therapy Pursuing the Plasma Cell (Contemporary Hematology)
by: Sagar Lonial

Myeloma Therapy:: Pursuing the Plasma Cell (Contemporary Hematology)
By Sagar Lonial

Publisher: Humana Press
Number Of Pages: 664
Publication Date: 2008-11-25
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Therapeutic options for patients with myeloma have radically changed over the past ten years. Beginning with the advances in therapy resulting from the use of high dose therapy and autologous bone marrow or stem cell transplant, we have more than doubled the median survival for patients as a whole, and have now a wealth of different biology based treatment approaches for our patients in all disease stages. The purpose of this book is to update the various treatment options for patients with myeloma, as well as to focus on the emerging and speculative aspects of myeloma therapy. This will require review of basic mechanisms of disease as well as further discussions on how these mechanisms can best be targeted. While there will be text covering most areas of myeloma therapy, the prime focus of the book will be the novel agents currently in testing as well as potential future novel targets and agents.

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The Neuropsychology Handbook, 3rd Edition
by: Arthur M. Horton Jr., Danny Wedding

The Neuropsychology Handbook, 3rd Edition
By Arthur M. Horton Jr., Danny Wedding

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Number Of Pages: 856
Publication Date: 2007-10-18
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0826102514
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780826102515

Product Description:

In the last decade, the number of books, courses, training opportunities, and journals dealing with clinical neuropsychology has greatly increased. Demand for a complete reference in the field is growing as practitioners in private practice, the court system, and the medical field continue to make discoveries and advance our knowledge of the brain system and how it affects our everyday lives. In order to address this urgent need, Drs. Horton and Wedding have edited this Third Edition of the classic Neuropsychology Handbook

. In its pages are reviews of all the major areas in which clinical neuropsychologists work:

the foundations of clinical neuropsychology
brain structure and function
neurological disorders
psychiatric disorders
diagnostic decision-making
symptom validity testing
neuroimaging
behavioral change following traumatic brain injury
disability determination
rehabilitation planning, and more

Very specialized areas of practice such as clinical neuropsychology with children, clinical neurotoxicology, and neuropsychological assessment in criminal law cases also receive chapters.

Summary: Solid Overview of Neuropsychology
Rating: 5

The Neuropsychology Handbook, 3rd Edition edited by Arthur M. Horton Jr., Danny Wedding (Springer Publishing Company) In the last decade, the number of books, courses, training opportunities, and journals dealing with clinical neuropsychology has greatly increased. Demand for a complete reference in the field is growing as practitioners in private practice, the court system, and the medical field continue to make discoveries and advance our knowledge of the brain system and how it affects our everyday lives. In order to address this urgent need, Drs. Horton and Wedding have edited this Third Edition of the classic Neuropsychology Handbook
. In its pages are reviews of all the major areas in which clinical neuropsychologists work:
* the foundations of clinical neuropsychology
* brain structure and function
* neurological disorders
* psychiatric disorders
* diagnostic decision-making
* symptom validity testing
* neuroimaging
* behavioral change following traumatic brain injury
* disability determination
* rehabilitation planning, and more
Very specialized areas of practice such as clinical neuropsychology with children, clinical neurotoxicology, and neuropsychological assessment in criminal law cases also receive chapters.
Great enthusiasm among professional psychologists in independent practice for the specialization of clinical neuropsychology can be seen in a number of events. In the last decade, a number of books dealing with clinical neuropsychology have been published for the graduate and professional markets, departments of psychology are developing courses and providing training experiences, and new journals have been established. There are also increasing numbers of requests from attorneys and judges for neuropsychologists to interact in the clini¬cal setting by quantifying the nature and extent of cortical damage in cases of automobile or industrial accident or neurotoxin exposure.
Indeed, there is considerable evidence to support the opinion that clinical neuropsychology is rapidly expanding as a professional prac¬tice area across the nation. While managed care has reduced reimbursement for psychological services in the last decade, there has still been significant growth in the need for clinical neuropsychological services. A salient fact concerning clinical neuropsychology is that it is perhaps the prime example of an area of professional specialization that was developed by practitioners. While many clinical neuropsychologists engage in full-or part-time independent practice, there has been con¬siderable evolution of the traditional independent practitioner role.
In order to address the urgent need for an authoritative reference work for the rapidly growing field, The Neuropsychology Handbook, Third Edition, has been published. The Handbook reviews the major areas in which clinical neuropsychologists work. Specific areas covered include the foundations of clinical neuropsychology, such as the neuropsychological basis of mental abilities, diagnostic decision making, and symptom validity testing. Specific chapters include nemoimaging, behavioral change following traumatic brain injury, and rehabilitation planning. A remaining section includes very specialized areas of practice chapters on clinical neuropsychology with children, clinical neurotoxicology, and neuropsychological assessment in sports. A concluding chapter on the future of clinical neuropsychology completes the Handbook.
The Neuropsychology Handbook, Third Edition, is intended for clini¬cal neuropsychologists in practice and others who utilize neuropsy¬chological data in their decision making. Also, other professionals who enter the clinical arena and rely on neuropsychological opinions, such as psychiatrists, neurologists, clinical psychologists, school psychologists, social workers, counselors and special educators, as well as other health care and educational professionals, will find the Handbook of considerable value. The hope and expectation is that the Handbook will make an important contribution to clinical neuropsychology and will thereby meet the challenge of alleviating human misery and promoting positive adaptation by brain-injured children and adults.

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Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews: Immunology (Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews Series)
by: Thao Doan, Roger Melvold, Susan Viselli, Carl Waltenbaugh

Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews: Immunology (Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews Series)
By Thao Doan, Roger Melvold, Susan Viselli, Carl Waltenbaugh

Publisher: Lippincott Williams&Wilkins
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2007-07-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0781795435
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780781795432

Product Description:

Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews: Immunology is a brand-new addition to the internationally best-selling Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews Series. This volume offers a highly visual presentation of essential immunology material, with all the popular features of the series: over 300 full-color annotated illustrations, an outline format, chapter summaries, review questions, and case studies that link basic science to real-life clinical situations. Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews: Immunology can be used as a review text for a short immunology course, or paired with Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews: Microbiology for a combined microbiology/immunology course.

Summary: Excellent and fun introduction to Immunology
Rating: 5

Though I have had a module on Immunology as a part of Biochemistry in medical school, my essential knowledge of Immunology had all but flown out the window when I picked up this book. It was an excellent re-introduction to the subject.

The text was simple and clear. I whizzed through the entire book in a week and was able to retain a vast number of important concepts because of the book’s amusing and colourful diagrams. The accompanying explanations were lucid and easy to understand. The book makes very few assumptions about the reader’s prior experience with Immunology. Jargon, when used, is amply explained and illustrated. Though its labeled a review, I used it as a textbook. It’s a nice starting point for someone with little or no exposure to Immunology.

Thus, I would highly recommend Lippincott’s Illustrated Review in Immunology
a) as an introductory/basic text.
b) to anyone looking for a fun but good introduction to Immunology
c) to clinicians who want an essential grasp of the subject but have very little time or energy.
d) as a starting point for generating interesting ideas in interdisciplinary research involving Immunology for researchers whose primary field of research is not Immunology.

Summary: Great review of the basics
Rating: 4

I am a trained / board-certified pediatrican, and like most doctors have found that residency and practice have distanced me from the basics. I’ve enjoyed reviewing these “1st year” texts to help provide a more solid foundation for my clinical practice. Great review, very nice illustrations, succinct.

Summary: Good immuno REVIEW (not a text)
Rating: 4

Well written and with concise diagrams. Does a nice job of covering the pertinent material without going into so much detail you lose the forest for the trees. I’d have given it 5 stars if there were a comprehensive test at the end, but even as-is I’d buy it again.

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Functional Neuroimaging in Clinical Populations
by: Stephen M. Rao, Frank G. Hillary, John DeLuca

Functional Neuroimaging in Clinical Populations
By Stephen M. Rao, Frank G. Hillary, John DeLuca

Publisher: The Guilford Press
Number Of Pages: 414
Publication Date: 2007-06-06
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 159385479X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781593854799

Product Description:

Bringing together leading experts, this volume reviews cutting-edge applications of neuroimaging techniques in the study of brain injury, brain disease, and normal aging. It provides up-to-date descriptions of EEG, MEG, PET, and fMRI; discusses salient methodological issues; and presents significant clinical advances that have been brought about through the use of these procedures. Specific disorders addressed include epilepsy, aphasia, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, alcoholism, autism, schizophrenia, and stroke. Analyzing what functional imaging has revealed about the causes and mechanisms of sensory, motor, and cognitive disturbances associated with these conditions, the book also explores implications for improving cognitive rehabilitation. More than 60 illustrations, including 24 in full color.

Review

“This book is a highly useful reference for neuropsychologists and their students interested in imaging research. The contributors provide succinct and easily understood summaries of acquisition techniques, methods of analysis, and clinical applications of fMRI, PET, and other imaging modalities.”–Paul Malloy, PhD, Butler Hospital and Brown University Medical School “In the past two decades, there has been a revolution in the ability of investigators to observe alterations of physiological functions as well as neurotransmitters and the deposition of abnormal products in specific anatomic sites of the brain. Now these functional imaging techniques are beginning to influence the clinical practice of neurology and psychiatry. This excellent volume contains comprehensive reviews of these advances, written by many of the leaders in this field. For clinicians who deal with brain disorders and for clinical investigators, this book should be essential reading.”–Kenneth M. Heilman, MD, Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine “This is one of the first texts to focus on clinical applications of functioning neuroimaging, not just basic research. The book provides an excellent review of PET, fMRI, MEG, and EEG techniques, and highlights their potential for furthering the diagnosis and treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. The contributors are leaders in their respective areas of study, and together they offer an up-to-date review and integration of this burgeoning field. The quality of writing and depth of coverage make this text an ideal selection for graduate courses in cognitive neuroscience and clinical neuropsychology.”–Erin D. Bigler, PhD, Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University

“The editors and contributors have done an exemplary job in balancing two elements critical to any book focused on functional neuroimaging in clinical conditions. First, the book maintains a superb balance of technical detail and simple explanation. Indeed, the work is among the best I have read that consistently provides sufficient detail to describe highly technical elements of imaging, without overburdening the reader through the process. An important application of this is that the book will appeal to a broad readership, including individuals with solid backgrounds in one or more aspects of the imaging methodologies reviewed in the book, but also to individuals with solid backgrounds in one or more aspects of the imaging methodologies with less defined experience in functional neuroimaging….Second, the editors and contributors effectively communicate multiple themes throughout the book, including the basic technical underpinnings of functional imaging, methodological applications and limits of these approaches, as well as the outcomes that have informed us about specific clinical conditions….A separate strength of this book in comparison to others that have been written on the topic to date is the focus on clinical populations….This an excellent book that reviews the basics of signal generation, key elements of methodology, and outcomes from research in clinical populations. The focus on clinical populations provides new information about brain organization and function, and this is a unique aspect compared to other available texts. Given these strengths, I anticipate that both research- and clinically oriented neuropsychologists will very much appreciate this book as an opportunity to ’see the brain action.’”–Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology “An excellent single resource for the current status of clinical functional neuroimaging….It demonstrates the great potential of functional neuroimaging as well as the numerous challenges faced by this young field. It would be an ideal text for a speciality graduate seminar as well as a useful desk reference….After you finish the book, you will have a historical and current perspective on functional neuroimaging and may even appreciate the evolution in brain-behavior research we are currently experiencing….Has a sense of optimism and provides clear direction for future research. It seems to capture the mood and energy of a changing field. The careful reader will be abundantly rewarded for digesting this volume.”–Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology “This volume does double duty as an introduction to the currently used major functioning imaging tools, and their use in evaluating selected clinical populations….This is a useful introduction to its field, suitable for residents and graduate students.”–Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
“This book, written and edited by nationally recognized cognitive neuroscientists, is an outstanding review of the literature of functional imaging in neuropsychiatric disorders and is a welcome contribution to the field….This is a scholarly work, with pertinent and recent citations of the scientific literature at the end of each chapter. The index is especially helpful in a book covering a variety of disorders. This is an excellent book summarizing the field of functional brain imaging in neuropsychiatric disorders. If you are interested in keeping abreast of the scientific revolution in cognitive neuroscience, then this book is required reading.”–Doody’s Review Service

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Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, Third Edition
by: Alan S. Gurman, Neil S. Jacobson

Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, Third Edition
By Alan S. Gurman, Neil S. Jacobson

Publisher: The Guilford Press
Number Of Pages: 731
Publication Date: 2002-07-03
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1572307587
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781572307582

Product Description:

Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this acclaimed handbook and clinical text provides comprehensive coverage of the full range of couple therapy interventions. Noted contributors, many of whom developed the approaches they describe, combine clear conceptual and historical exposition with hands-on presentations of therapeutic strategies and techniques. Chapters in the new edition adhere even more closely to a uniform structure, facilitating easy comparison of different therapeutic models, and have been extensively rewritten to reflect the latest conceptual, clinical, and empirical advances. Entirely new chapters cover structural¿strategic, transgenerational, narrative, solution-focused, brief integrative, and affective¿reconstructive approaches; prevention and psychoeducation; interventions with families during and after divorce; multicultural couple therapy; and treatment of clients with bipolar disorder as well as other psychiatric and medical problems.

Summary: Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy - 3rd edition
Rating: 5

Excellent quality, extremely well-written and does a great job of covering the “territory” of couple therapy. Material is up to date with the latest from Gottman, narrative therapy and emotionally focused therapy as well as 12 chapters devoted to special populations and problems. I found it to be an informative, interesting and enjoyable read. Would recommend it without reservation.

Summary: Good service!
Rating: 4

I received the book and it was timely and in good
condition. Thanks.

Summary: very boring read
Rating: 3

This book exposes you to a lot of types of therapy, but the chapters arevery dry and boring. Unless youa re used to reading APA style i would not recomend it.

Summary: comprehensive
Rating: 5

Greating learning guide for clinicians and students. Provide good case illustrations and history of each approaches.

Summary: Overview of several couple therapies
Rating: 4

This is a collection of chapters written about couple and marital therapy. The chapters are authored by recognized experts in the different therapies, and contain theoretical background, techniques, and case examples. It provides a general overview of the therapies, without going in great detail about any of them.

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Expressive Therapies
by: Cathy A. Malchiodi

Expressive Therapies
By Cathy A. Malchiodi

Publisher: The Guilford Press
Number Of Pages: 220
Publication Date: 2004-11-11
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1593850875
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781593850876

Product Description:

This timely volume helps mental health clinicians incorporate different expressive modalities into practice with children, adults, and groups. Expert contributors present in-depth descriptions of their respective therapies, including art, music, dance/movement, drama, poetry, play, sandtray, and integrative approaches. In addition to reviewing the theoretical and empirical bases of each modality, chapters detail the process of assessment and intervention with people experiencing specific clinical problems and life challenges. A wealth of concrete examples and case vignettes are featured throughout to bring key concepts to life. Giving particular attention to strategies for integrating expressive work with other forms of psychotherapy and counseling, this is an eminently practical resource for clinicians of any orientation.

Summary: Very comprehensive
Rating: 5

Excellent textbook on expressive arts therapies, covering quite a range of them. of course, because it covers a whole range, it’s not in depth with each but it definitely introduces each element quite well for what it is. It broadened my understanding of expressive therapies.

Summary: An excellent book and resource
Rating: 5

I use expressive arts with my own clients and found this book to be a very powerful resource. Each expressive arts therapies are explained and there are examples of each modality through different therapist working with patients or clients of their own. Very well-written and organized. I have several expressive arts books and have to say that this book is very good to a beginner who needs understanding of expressive therapies and for advance therapist who may need a reminder or simply need a new idea. This book is informative…and even gives major evaluations and assessments! Everything is defined for clear and complete comprehension. Great for a class!

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The Cognitive and Neural Bases of Spatial Neglect
by Hans-Otto Karnath, A. David Milner, Giuseppe Vallar

The Cognitive and Neural Bases of Spatial Neglect
By Hans-Otto Karnath, A. David Milner, Giuseppe Vallar

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2003-02-20
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0198508336
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780198508335
Binding: Hardcover

Spatial neglect is a disorder of space-related behaviour. It is characterized by failure to explore the side of space contralateral to a brain lesion, or to react or respond to stimuli or subjects located on this side. Research on spatial neglect and related disorders has developed rapidly in recent years. These advances have been made as a result of neuropsychological studies of patients with brain damage, behavioural studies of animal models, as well as through functional neurophysiological experiments and functional neuroimaging. The Cognitive and Neural Bases of Spatial Neglect provides an overview of this wide-ranging field of scientific endeavour, providing a cohesive synthesis of the most recent observations and results. As well as being a fascinating clinical phenomenon, the study of spatial neglect helps us to understand normal mechanisms of directing and maintaining spatial attention and is relevant to the contemporary search for the cerebral correlates of conscious experience, voluntary action and the nature of personal identity itself. The book is divided into seven sections covering the anatomical and neurophysiological bases of the disorder, frameworks of neglect, perceptual and motor factors, the relation to attention, the cognitive processes involved, and strategies for rehabilitation. Chapters have been written by a team of the leading international experts in this field. This will be essential reading for neuropsychologists, neurologists, neurophysiologists, cognitive neuroscientists and psychologists.

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This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession [Audio Book ]
by Daniel J. Levitin

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
By Daniel J. Levitin

Publisher: Penguin Audio
Number Of Pages: 1
Publication Date: 2007-08-16
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0143142321
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780143142324
Binding: Audio CD

In this groundbreaking union of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores the connection between music—its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it—and the human brain. Drawing on the latest research and on musical examples ranging from Mozart to Duke Ellington to Van Halen, Levitin reveals:
• How composers produce some of the most pleasurable effects of listening to music by exploiting the way our brains make sense of the world
• Why we are so emotionally attached to the music we listened to as teenagers, whether it was Fleetwood Mac, U2, or Dr. Dre
• That practice, rather than talent, is the driving force behind musical expertise
• How those insidious little jingles (called earworms) get stuck in our heads

And, taking on prominent thinkers who argue that music is nothing more than an evolutionary accident, Levitin argues that music is fundamental to our species, perhaps even more so than language. This Is Your Brain on Music is an unprecedented, eye-opening investigation into an obsession at the heart of human nature.

Summary: Brilliant and Inspiring
Rating: 5

Brilliant and inspiring. It gives a great understanding of music and how we perceive it. It is written in a very accessible language for those of us music enthusiasts with no knowledge of neuroscience.

Summary: Literary Cheesecake for Your Musical Soul
Rating: 3

This book is so highly reviewed I doubt the utility of typing one of my own but here goes.

I think Andrew Palmer (see his review, 1-star) said it best in one thought. He “found it to read like an extended Wikipedia entry”. The errors and glosses in Levitin’s book are too numerous for me to list here - read the 1-star entries and no doubt most of them can be had, if you really must know without reading the book yourself. For my own review of the book condensed into a single thought - it seems to me that the only research Dr. Levitin did for this book was to look back through his extensive personal experience and jot down his thoughts in some semblance of order. Ironically the truth of this critique is printed right on the back cover of the book: “Dr. Levitin is an unusually deft interpreter full of striking scientific trivia”. Put emphasis on the word trivia, maybe a dig for so much name-dropping and then you’ll have the heart of this book.

Since I am taking the time for a review I will discuss three classes of faults not specifically mentioned in the other reviews I read. The three classes are -> Editing Errors, Goofy Statements & Logical Errors.

On page 15 Dr. Levitin says, “Pitch is a purely psychological construct…”. Then on page 29, “Pitch is so important that the brain represents it directly…” and goes on to elaborate, “This direct mapping of pitch is so important, it bears repeating… if I put electrodes in your auditory cortex and play a pure tone in your ears at 440 Hz, there are neurons in your auditory cortex that will fire at precisely that frequency, causing the electrode to emit electrical activity at 440 Hz - for pitch, what goes into the ear comes out of the brain!” (exclamation in original) So is pitch a psychological construct or isn’t it? Clearly it’s not but then what was he talking about on page 15?

The book has its share of fatuous statements: On page 128, while discussing the synesthetic experience of babies, “Babies may see the number five as red, taste cheddar-cheeses in D-flat, and smell roses in triangles.” I’ll let that pass without direct comment - if it is not plainly silly to you my explanation will likely not reach you anyway.
On page 243, Dr. Levitin is hesitant to listen to music composed by the notorious anti-Semite Wagner, “I feel reluctant to give into the seduction of music created by so disturbed a mind and so dangerous (or impenetrably hard) a heart as his, for fear I might develop some of the same ugly thoughts”. Give me a break! Has it ever occurred to Dr. Levitin that Wagner’s music might have been the only sane part of his life? And besides, if mind control were really that easy we would all be Nazis already.

Dr. Levitin fails logic/coherency most obviously (and repeatedly) when promoting evolutionary adaptation in regards to music and/or to overturn Dr. Steven Pinker’s oft quoted assertion that `music is auditory cheesecake’.

On page 248, he defines evolutionary spandrels by example: “Birds evolved feathers to keep warm, but they coopted the feathers for another purpose - flying. This [meaning feathers] is a spandrel. Many spandrels are put to such good use it is hard to know after the fact whether they were adaptations or not”. For those not acquainted with evolutionary theory this might seem like a huh? criticism but my point is this: To say a spandrel is so well utilized that it has occluded its adaptive history is to admit that it is not a spandrel. Spandrels, by definition, show up as adaptive leftovers coopted into another use.

Dancing to music is a sign of sexual-fitness display for attracting mates and thus preferentially leaving progeny (page 253-4). Really? One would think that the fact that the man can’t hunt would be enough of a clue not to mate with him. or perhaps some dancers only get the girls who are too stupid to realize that they can’t hunt? That would explain allot of human history, right up to today! Hmmm. . . maybe Dr. Levitin is on to something?

Dr. David Huron (musicologist at Ohio state, page 265) also does not like Dr. Pinker’s “auditory cheesecake” argument. Cheesecake is not healthy and unhealthy things are non-adaptive in evolutionary terms. Dr. Levitin quotes Dr. Huron, `Heroin users tend to neglect their health and are known to have high mortality rates. Furthermore, heroin users make poor parents; they tend to neglect their offspring’.

Here we see the logical fallacy of False Analogy. Heroin use is not like music in the sense that Drs. Huron and Levitin think. You see, neither Dr. Huron nor Dr. Levitin have read Dr. Pinker’s criticism carefully enough to be able to counter it with logical consistency. Music, states Dr. Pinker, is a by-product of a very useful trait called language. Heroin, like music, is pleasurable in it’s own right but it suffers from not being able to piggy-back on something more useful and as such the unhealthy qualities of heroin use quickly consume the fun part. As a stand-alone pleasure heroin - like eating only cheesecake - will quickly kill you.

Aside from factual errors - alluded to here and mentioned ad nauseam in the other reviews - I found this book interesting and easy to read. And for the general public I think 3-stars is a good compromise. Especially since, if you look closely at the extensive bibliographic notes (on pages 277-306), you will find more than enough depth and details to set off in full pursuit of the science of music.

BTW - From what I can tell, his follow up book, The World in Six Songs, is trying to feed off the mojo created by this one. I think I will pass on the warmed over mojo.

Summary: Offensive
Rating: 1

What happens when someone takes a wonderful idea and betrays it?

Narcissistic
Inaccurate
Distasteful

Remember that the majority prefers mediocrity and that’s why a book like this becomes popular.

Summary: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Music & Your Brain
Rating: 3

and I mean EVERYTHING. The title pretty much says it all.

The book delves into studies done by the author and others on how the different aspects of music affect the various parts of the brain, and how the brain interprets the different qualities of music.

It is fairly complicated due to music’s many components - from rhythm to timbre - and musical terminology. But the good news is the reader does get enough information without getting trapped in the scientific data.

This would be much better as an audio book, due to the countless references to various songs and beats.

Summary: Can’t live without music
Rating: 5

This is a simple book on the basics of music. It is so much fun to read. Levitin has written it in a style that is easy to follow and he has written about what all of us experience in our lives at one time or another. I gifted a copy to my music teacher and I have one for myself. What an amazing book!
I got the copies brand new and in pristine condition being a paperback and all. As usual prompt delivery. Thanks Amazon.

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Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Multidisciplinary Approach
by G. Willy Davila, Gamal M. Ghoniem, Steven D. Wexner

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Multidisciplinary Approach
By G. Willy Davila, Gamal M. Ghoniem, Steven D. Wexner

Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 380
Publication Date: 2008-10-20
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1848003471
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Binding: Paperback

This book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive aspects of evaluation and therapy of female pelvic floor dysfunction. It is edited by well-known international surgeons with clinical practices within one tertiary referral institution, the Pelvic Floor Center at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston (Fort Lauderdale), Florida which serves as a National and International referral center for women with symptomatic pelvic floor problems. Recognized worldwide for its excellence, Cleveland Clinic departments of Gynecology, Urology, and Colorectal Surgery have combined their expertise in producing this text.

Focused on urinary incontinence and other voiding dysfunctions, fecal incontinence and other distal gastroenterologic problems, genital and rectal prolapse, and other recognized pelvic floor problems, the book should be of great interest to the practicing Gynecologist/Urogynecologist, Urologist, and Colorectal Surgeon as well as Sexual Dysfunction specialist, Gastroenterologist and Physical Therapist.

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Contraceptive Use and the Quality, Price, and Availability of Family Planning in Nigeria (Lsms Working Paper)
by Bamikale James Feyisetan, Martha Ainsworth

Contraceptive Use and the Quality, Price, and Availability of Family Planning in Nigeria (Lsms Working Paper)
By Bamikale James Feyisetan, Martha Ainsworth

Publisher: World Bank
Number Of Pages: 47
Publication Date: 1994-09
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0821330179
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780821330173
Binding: Paperback

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Contraceptive Use in Ghana: The Role of Service Availability, Quality, and Price (Lsms Working Paper)
by Raylynn Oliver

Contraceptive Use in Ghana: The Role of Service Availability, Quality, and Price (Lsms Working Paper)
By Raylynn Oliver

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Medicare Made Easy
by Charles B. Inlander, Michael A. Donio

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By Charles B. Inlander, Michael A. Donio

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This comprehensive guidebook offers the most current information on Medicare, explaining eligibility requirements, coverage, hospital information, long-term care, doctor fees, treatment options, and more.

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Metabolic Syndrome and Psychiatric Illness: Interactions, Pathophysiology, Assessment & Treatment

Metabolic Syndrome and Psychiatric Illness: Interactions, Pathophysiology, Assessment & Treatment
By Scott D Mendelson

Publisher: Academic Press
Number Of Pages: 226
Publication Date: 2007-10-25
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0123742404
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Metabolic syndrome is a set of risk factors that includes: abdominal obesity, a decreased ability to process glucose (insulin resistance), dyslipidemia (unhealthy lipid levels), and hypertension. Patients who have this syndrome have been shown to be at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and/or type 2 diabetes. Metabolic syndrome is a common condition that goes by many names (dysmetabolic syndrome, syndrome X, insulin resistance syndrome, obesity syndrome, and Reaven’s syndrome).

This is the first book to fully explain the relationships between psychiatric illness, Metabolic Syndrome, diet, sleep, exercise, medications, and lifestyle choices. Metabolic Syndrome is a major risk factor in Major Depression, Alzheimer’s Disease, Sleep Disorders, Sexual Dysfunction, Fibromyalgia, and several other illnesses of psychiatric significance. Conversely, some psychiatric illnesses tend to predispose patients to Metabolic Syndrome. Of further interest is the fact that some of the medications used in the treatment of psychiatric illnesses have been found to cause or exacerbate Metabolic Syndrome.

The author here provides basic information about what genetic predispositions, medical conditions, and lifestyle choices make Metabolic Syndrome more likely to occur. Among the contributing factors that are discussed are genetics, habitual intake of high glycemic index carbohydrates, fructose, saturated fats, trans fatty acids, vitamins, micronutrients, obesity, smoking, and lack of exercise.

The author describes the actual mechanisms by which Metabolic Syndrome progresses and causes damage in the body, including the action of insulin and the pathophysiology of insulin resistance. Details are provided on what occurs in the liver, pancreas, muscle, fat cells, and immune system as Metabolic Syndrome progresses. New findings are presented on fat cells, including the fact that they are beginning to be considered as endocrine cells. There is a substantive discussion of leptin, which is one of the important adipocytokines. Also carbohydrate, ‘bad fats’, inflammation, oxidative damage, over-stimulation of the ‘fight or flight’ system, and high levels of the stress hormone cortisol can actually cause the manifestations of Metabolic Syndrome. These explanations set the stage for an explanation of the inter-relationships between Metabolic Syndrome, psychiatric illness, dementia and effects of not only diet and life choices, but also the effects of psychiatric medications.

Finally, there is an important and unique section on the relationship between Metabolic Syndrome and various psychiatric illnesses, and how they exacerbate each other. The significance of Metabolic Syndrome in Major Depression, Bipolar Affective Disorder, Schizophrenia, fibromyalgia and Polycystic Ovary Disease is vast and it is important to realise the effects of psychiatric medications on Metabolic Syndrome. The author discusses antidepressants, mood stabilizers and the new atypical antipsychotics. There are dramatic differences among medications in the way they affect Metabolic Syndrome and pharmaceutical companies will want to promote patient awareness with this book.

Unique features and benefits:
1. The book provides an understanding of Metabolic Syndrome which is a set of illnesses including, obesity, increased insulin levels, insulin resistance, Diabetes Mellitus, inflammation, cholesterol and how this syndrome is a major risk factor in depression, Alzheimer’s Disease, Sleep Disorders, Sexual Dysfunction, and other illnesses of psychiatric significance.
2. A specific emphasis will be detailed on the connection of Metabolic Syndrome with Psychiatric illnesses, such as Schizophrenia, Major Depression, Bipolar Affective Disorder, and Metabolic Syndrome and how they exacerbate each other
3. The actual mechanisms by which Metabolic Syndrome progresses and causes damage to the body.
4. The relationship between Major Depression, Heart Disease and Metabolic Syndrome.
5. The connection between sexual dysfunctions such as Erectile Dysfunction in men and fibromyalgia and Polycystic Ovarian Disease in women and Metabolic Syndrome will be discussed
6. A supplementary Primer will be included which discusses and critiques many current dietary supplements that are thought to be helpful for Metabolic Syndrome.
7. The roles of diet, genetics and supplements in managing Metabolic Syndrome will be discussed
8. The reader will develop an understanding of the onset and possible methods for managing and preventing the Syndrome
9. A conclusion on Metabolic Syndrome and what to do about it will be included.

Summary: Important info and remarkable insight
Rating: 5

There is increasing recognition of how significant metabolic syndrome is in the degradation of general human health, bringing a need for a solidly researched view of the topic.

So Scott Mendelson’s cogently written book is extremely timely. In language that is both erudite enough for professionals but clear enough for more general readers, he explores the roots of metabolic syndrome, its its causes and effects on the body and the up-to-now little explored area of metabolic syndrome’s effects on psychiatric illness. Dr. Mendelson’s book is an important contribution to the field, and just a plain good read.

Yeah, Scott is my brother, but that shouldn’t detract from my view that this book is a great one, an important addition to our knowledge of metabolic syndrome.

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By Jean-Jac Body
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With bone metastases found to develop in more than half of patients with advanced cancers, this remarkable reference sheds much-needed light on the relation of various cancers-particularly breast and prostate cancer and multiple myeloma-to bone morbidity. The book addresses new therapies that can reduce the frequency of morbid skeletal events by as much as half. Examines cancer’s effects on bone tissue from pathophysiological, diagnostic, monitoring, and therapeutic points of view! Written by more than 40 international experts in the field, Tumor Bone Diseases and Osteoporosis in Cancer Patients · reviews the basics of bone physiology · investigates the propensity of breast cancer cells to metastasize in bone due primarily to the abundance of growth factors in the skeletal microenvironment-strongly supporting the seed-and-soil hypothesis of the metastatic process · discusses the efficacy of local radiotherapy and radioactive isotopes in treating bone metastases · covers endocrine and chemotherapy trials on patients with bone metastases · explores osteoclast activation and direct osteolytic effects of metastatic cancer cells · evaluates the noncytotoxic treatments of bisphosphonates as potent inhibitors of osteoclast-mediated bone resorption · assesses bisphosphonates as agents for ameliorating pain and preventing metastases in cancer patients · describes preventive therapy against osteoporosis · and more! Containing over 1700 references and more than 200 tables, drawings, and micrographs, Tumor Bone Diseases and Osteoporosis in Cancer Patients is a first-rank resource for medical, surgical, and clinical oncologists and radiotherapists, endocrinologists, internists, biologists, biochemists, and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.

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Handbook of Neurofeedback: Dynamics and Clinical Applications (Haworth Series in Neurotherapy)
by Richard Adam Crane, Siegfried F. Othmer, Martha C. Maldonado Rubi, David Joffe, Susan Othmer, Timoth

Handbook of Neurofeedback: Dynamics and Clinical Applications (Haworth Series in Neurotherapy)
By Richard Adam Crane, Siegfried F. Othmer, Martha C. Maldonado Rubi, David Joffe, Susan Othmer, Timothy Tinius, David Sevier, Victoria L. Ibric, Chuck J. Davis, Joe Horvat, Thomas H. Budzynski, Helen K. Budzynski, Hsin-Yi Jean Tang, Lynda Kirk, Lester G. Fehmi, James R. Evans

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A practical primer on this rapidly growing field

Handbook of Neurofeedback is a comprehensive introduction to this rapidly growing field, offering practical information on the history of neurofeedback, theoretical concerns, and applications for a variety of disorders encountered by clinicians, including ADHD, depression, autism, aging, and traumatic brain injury. Using case studies and a minimum of technical language, the field’s pioneers and most experienced practitioners discuss emerging topics, general and specific treatment procedures, training approaches, and theories on the efficacy of neurofeedback.

Handbook of Neurofeedback includes historical notes and speculation of the future of neurofeedback from a neurotherapist who’s also an inventor/producer of neurofeedback equipment. There’s also a very detailed theory on neurofeedback, including speculation on how and why neurofeedback training results in the alleviation of symptoms in a wide range of disorders; a review of procedures, including the ROSHI approach and other means of modifying the EEG; and a look at emerging approaches, including coherence/phase training, inter-hemispheric training, and the combination of neurofeedback and computerized cognitive training.

Topics discussed in Handbook of Neurofeedback include:

implications of network models for neurofeedback
the transition from structural to functional models
client and therapist variables
treatment-specific variables
tomographic neurofeedback
applying audio-visual entrainment to neurofeedback
common patterns of coherence deviation
EEG patterns and the elderly
nutrition and cognitive health
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attention disorders
autism disorders
the neurobiology of depression
QEEG-guided neurofeedback
and much more

Handbook of Neurofeedback is an essential professional resource for anyone practicing, or interested in practicing neurofeedback, including neurotherapists, neuropsychologists, professional counselors, neurologists, neuroscientists, clinical psychologists, and psychiatrists.

Summary: Handbook of Neuro feedback
Rating: 3

This is the only book I was able to find with a broad background of neurofeedback.

Yes it is interesting… but could have done with a few more things eg.

A list of practising Neuro feedback practitioners or organisations would have been useful. Otherwise readers don’t know who to contact.

A list of manufacturers of Neurofeedback equipment would have been useful. They are mentioned in the history… but that may or may not be sufficient to track them down.

The book comes across a little disjointed… which is probably the result of the collaboration with so many pHD’s… and the editor trying to put it together.

It would have been nice to compare or contrast the Neuro Electric Therapies (NET)… and compare them to Neuro feedback. Specifically Dr Meg Patterson (NET) and Dr Robert Beck (Biotuner).

The two therapies probably work together quite nicely… but there is no mention of such closely related complementary approaches.

It is really a shame that the book doesn’t include a contact e-mail for corrections, suggestions, etc…

The practical sections on treating things like autism and depression were quite interesting… as it is the practical applications that hod the greatest interest.

It wouild have been nice to extend this practical section to eating disorders, etc… as a few more examples would have been nice (that’s more of a request than a criticism).

It would be nice if this publication came out electronically… as the adoption and acceptance of neurofeedback requires people to be educated as to its usefulness: the book has priced itself out of the reach of the casual reader… and thus misses the opportunity to educate the average person.

The book seems to be mostly aimed at professionals with an interest in Neurofeedback… something that is not immediately obvious by reading it’s description.

This book has the potential to be even better.

I hope the editor will take the time to tweak the chapters in future editions… with an eye to adding a few more explanations so that more readers will understand.

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Stem Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering for Cardiovascular Repair: From Basic Research to Clinical Applications
By Nabil Dib, Doris A. Taylor, Edward B. Diethrich

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In excess of 7 million people worldwide die of coronary heart disease each year. Only one-third of these heart attack victims recover completely. The remainder suffer the consequences of myocardial infarction and its ill fated remodeling process, resulting in chronic congestive heart failure. This malady alone is the leading cause of hospital admissions in the United States.

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The Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity presents an up-to-date survey of the current scientific understanding of obesity and the metabolic syndrome, as well as an overview of the most significant changes to the field over the past 30 years. By first presenting a historical context for overweight, the book drives home the point that obesity is by no means simply a contemporary problem, and its continued existence means that we neither understand it, nor have developed effective therapies. The Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity is a comprehensive reference for the treatment of obesity in two parts. Part I, The Problem, examines the entire scope of the obesity epidemic, including epidemiology and history, costs of treatment, pathology, clinical types, age-related issues, and general health risks. Part II, The Solutions, describes several treatment options including diet, behavior modification, exercise, pharmacological treatment, and surgery. This volume is a thorough reference for obesity and the metabolic syndrome and offers an in-depth assessment of the problem and its myriad potential treatment options.

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Traditionally, pathology residents have learned how to write autopsy reports by trial-and-error, with oral feedback from local mentors. Now, pathologists and pathologists in training throughout the English-speaking world have access to a manual that describes what should be in an autopsy report, how to organize the material, and what the purposes are. The book lists numerous bad habits to avoid, and offers examples of effective report construction. It covers not only how to describe diseases and injuries, but also how to formulate and write opinions. As a supplement, the book also contains recommendations on record retention schedules for medical examiners (not everything needs to be saved in perpetuity), and how to formulate opinions for death certificates. The book is aimed at pathologists in training, but will also be of benefit to seasoned pathologists who want to improve their reports.

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Neurochirurigische Klinik, Augsburg, Germany. Presents information and the diagnostic potential of computed tomography (CT), and describes the technological development and indications in contrast to those for magnetic resonance imaging. Halftone illustrations. Previous edition is not cited.

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This book aims to provide insight and practical illustrations on how modern statistical concepts and regression methods can be applied in medical prediction problems, including diagnostic and prognostic outcomes. Many advances have been made in statistical approaches towards outcome prediction, but these innovations are insufficiently applied in medical research. Old-fashioned, data hungry methods are often used in data sets of limited size, validation of predictions is not done or only in a simplistic way, and updating of already available models is not considered. A sensible strategy is needed for model development, validation, and updating, such that prediction models can better support medical practice.

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Though recent legislation embedded with the No Child Left Behind Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act mandates the use of evidence in school-based practice to demonstrate positive outcomes for all students, school social workers - especially those long out of school - often lack the conceptual tools to locate, evaluate, and apply evidence in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of their work. The first of its kind tailored specifically to this audience, this SSAAA Workshop title guides school professionals in infusing research throughout their daily practice. It shows school service providers a pragmatic approach to informing every major practice decision with the appropriate research so that students receive the best possible services. This includes how to use research to make reliable and valid assessments, how to use research to choose the best intervention, and how to do research to evaluate progress. Raines goes beyond creating a catalog of interventions that will soon be outdated and provides school social workers with a detailed road map of the EBP process. Chapters detail the nuts and bolts of EBP, explaining how to ask a relevant, answerable question; where to search for evidence; how to appraise the literature and avoid the pitfalls of web based information; how to adapt and apply the evidence in a developmentally and culturally sensitive way; and how to evaluate the results. Detailed examples along the way, including sample spreadsheets practitioners can easily adapt to evaluate their students’ progress, bring accountability within reach for school professionals who struggle to find the time, resources, and support sufficient to apply the best evidence to their schools.

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The Central Nervous System in Pediatric Critical Illness and Injury
by Derek S. Wheeler, Hector R. Wong, Thomas P. Shanley

The Central Nervous System in Pediatric Critical Illness and Injury
By Derek S. Wheeler, Hector R. Wong, Thomas P. Shanley

Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 162
Publication Date: 2008-12-16
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1848009925
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781848009929
Binding: Paperback

This book provides comprehensive information on the science and practice of critical care medicine in a repackaging of the relavent chapters from the popular Pediatric Critical Care Medicine edited by Wheeler, Shanley and Wong.

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