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How cutting-edge economics can improve decision-making methods for doctors Although uncertainty is a common element of patient care, it has largely been overlooked in research on evidence-based medi……続きを見る

First Published in 1999. This is Volume VIII of ten in the Physiological Psychology series. Written in 1930, is a look at the works of Frederic Paulhan, a leading French contemporary psychologist wh……続きを見る

This book analyzes and suggests an expansion of Llorens’ developmental theory of occupational therapy, applying these concepts in a final schematic model for use by occupational therapists, occupati……続きを見る

This important new book focuses on the subject of cerebrovascular accidents. All physical therapists will benefit from this comprehensive examination of the pathologic and clinical features of commo……続きを見る

The U.S. health care system faces well-known problems: 47 million people without health insurance, rapidly rising costs that consume 16 percent of the country's economic output, and widely uneven qu……続きを見る

The phenomenon of burnout first became the subject of public attention in the mid-1970s. This landmark volume is one of the first devoted exclusively to theoretical and empirical work on burnout. Ea……続きを見る

Written primarily by individuals with hands-on hospice experience, this crucial volume identifies sources of stress among hospice workers and provides workers and managers with strategies to cope wi……続きを見る

This is Volume V of thirty-eight in the General Psychology series. First published in 1927, this study analyses the key elements of dreams of the author in a quest to understand how the mind functio……続きを見る

Save time and trouble as you incorporate technology into your social work curriculum The dramatic increase in the use of computers and other forms of technology in social work education and practice……続きを見る

Structured around a personal account of the illness and death of the author’s partner, Jane, this book explores how something hard to bear became a threshold to a world of insight and discovery. Dra……続きを見る

Like other critical organizational assets, information is a strategic asset that requires high level of oversight in order to be able to effectively use it for organizational decision-making, perfor……続きを見る

Enhance your rehabilitation program with this authoritative volume. Experts from the Department of Physical Therapy of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, explore the most curr……続きを見る

Starting with patient assessment, the authors explain the physiological basis of all major cardiopulmonary problems before describing the physiotherapy interventions possible - this ensures the read……続きを見る

America's health care system is at a crossroads, faced with rising costs, quality concerns, and a lack of patient control. Some blame market forces. Yet many troubles can be traced directly to perva……続きを見る

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION The need for a thorough understanding of medical terminology has not diminished in the least for pharmacists and other health care practitioners in the five years betwe……続きを見る

Blending personal anecdotes with hard science, an accomplished physician, researcher, and science communicator gives you the tools to avoid medical misinformation and take control of your health: "A……続きを見る

Fundamentals of Perinatal Social Work: A Guide for Clinical Practice provides perinatal social work students and beginning practitioners with an overview of the basics of perinatal social work theor……続きを見る

This is Volume III of thirty-two in the Developmental Psychology series. Initially published in 1917, in this book an attempt has been made to discuss practical aspects of special abilities and disa……続きを見る

This is Volume VII of seven in a collection on Social Psychology. Originally published in 1928, the study looks at the origin of the symbolic process and "thinking" in individuals. The main task of ……続きを見る

Nursing and Social Change is essential reading for nurses who wish to understand how their profession had developed from its earliest beginnings to the present day. Now in its third edition the book……続きを見る

This is Volume I of seven in the Social Psychology series. First published in 1949, from a symposium entitled 'War and Democracy' this essay presents an introduction to the scientific study of the c……続きを見る

This is Volume I of four in the Comparative Psychology series. First published in 1932, this study offers a short description of parts of animal psychology as are of interest to a wider public, at t……続きを見る

Is obesity really a public health problem and what does the construction of obesity as a health problem mean for men? According to official statistics, the majority of men in nations such as England……続きを見る

The social position of learning disabled people has shifted rapidly over the last 20 years, from long-stay institutions, first into community homes and day centres, and now to a currently emerging g……続きを見る

As a health-care professional, a licensed registered nurse, I have gained and benefited from the many and various experiences I had in the health-care industry. In this time of advancing technology ……続きを見る

Through vivid and engaging narrative accounts, written and collected by women, Women's Narratives of Health Disruption and Illness: Within and Across Their Life Stories explores how women experience……続きを見る

This is a collection of essays on the history of Psychiatry. Volume I of three, offers works around people and ideas including those of Samuel Johnson, Jon Conolly, Descartes, Freud, Darwin and Haml……続きを見る

This is a collection of essays on the history of Psychiatry. The final Volume III offers works around the psychiatry of the Asylum in countries such as Denmark, British India, Italy, Britain, Irelan……続きを見る

This is a collection of essays on the history of Psychiatry. Volume II of three, offers works around the institutions and society from the eighteenth century to 1917. Most of the papers in these vol……続きを見る

The recent rise of “Medicare for All” in American political discourse was many years in the making. Behind this rise is a movement composed of grassroots activists and organizations that have been w……続きを見る