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A concise manual that distills essential recent developments into practical advice. This book is intended for doctors and all healthcare professionals who care for patients with diabetes valuable for those studying for the MRCP a compact, but complete, practical manual which also gives and excellent grounding in the underlying disease processes divided into sections on pathogenesis, clinical management, diabetic complications and all aspects of diabetic...
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Fully revised to reflect changes in the field, this collection of essays by psychotherapists who specialize in the treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia explains in accessible and humane terms how the treatment process works and demonstrates strategies that lead to recovery. The book details the interaction between practitioner and patient, practitioner and practitioner, and family members. The collection, which draws upon the knowledge and experience...
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This volume presents a comprehensive nosology of self-injurious behaviors, classifying them as stereotypic (e.g., head banging, seen mostly in developmentally disabled patients), major (e.g., castration, a rare complication of psychosis), compulsive (e.g., hair pulling), and impulsive (e.g., skin picking). Its distinguished contributors cover both the theoretical and the practical as they discuss these categories in relation to phenomenology, biological...
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A complete, generously illustrated guide to preventing and managing pressure ulcers, with proven strategies for health care professionals in hospitals, long-term facilities, outpatient clinics, and patients' homes. New content in this edition includes a revised definition of pressure ulcer staging, greater emphasis on nutrition, additional information on the legal implications and documentation of pressure ulcer care, and advances in treatment.
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"Because most substance abuse treatment today is provided to the criminal population, there is a pressing need for resources that gauge the effectiveness of treatment. From assessment and diagnosis through individual, family, and group interventions through monitoring probationers, this work will be an essential resource for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, criminologists, sociologists, correctional officers, and others working in community-based...
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"Toward the end of the twentieth century, the solution to mental illness seemed to be found. It lay in biological solutions, focusing on mental illness as a problem of the brain, to be managed or improved through drugs. We entered the "Prozac Age" and believed we had moved far beyond the time of frontal lobotomies to an age of good and successful mental healthcare. Biological psychiatry had triumphed." "Except maybe it hadn't. Starting with surprising...
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"Readers will find this book helpful in understanding the controversy surrounding the widespread prescription and use of antidepressants. It traces the history and science behind the pharmaceutical treatment of depression, and it presents, in accessible language, information that will empower readers to make the best choices possible regarding the treatment of their own or their loved ones' feelings of depression and anxiety."--BOOK JACKET.
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