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"With two new lead authors, the sixth edition of Psychiatric Diagnosis continues its thirty-five year tradition of providing a clear, critical, and well-documented overview of major psychiatric syndromes, with minimum inclusion of unwieldy theories or clinical opinions. Medical students and psychiatric residents will continue to find this new edition to be a unique guide to the field - a volume that concisely yet comprehensively dissects major psychiatric...
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"Postpartum Mental Health Disorders: A Casebook describes the recognition and management of psychiatric disorders that present in the postpartum period. Case vignettes illustrate the type of complaints that may present to the psychiatrist, primary care physician, obstetrician, nurse practitioner, doula or other health care professionals. Chapters cover depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), psychotic disorders, bipolar...
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"The impact of combat on service members' mental health has received considerable attention both in the popular press and in scholarly publications. Yet few books have focused on evidence-based efforts to prevent mental health problems and enhance service members' well-being and resilience." "In this book, leading clinicians and researchers do just that by examining how military organizations can best moderate the negative impact of combat through...
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"In the tradition of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Noonday Demon, a moving, eye-opening exploration of PTSD. Just as polio loomed over the 1950s, and AIDS stalked the 1980s and '90s, posttraumatic stress disorder haunts us in the early years of the twenty-first century. Over a decade into the United States' "global war on terror, " PTSD afflicts as many as 30 percent of the conflict's veterans. But the disorder's reach extends far beyond the...
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Loss and grief are universal experiences and much has been written about both. This book is a comprehensive self-help book about the various types of loss we may experience over a lifetime, and the attendant grief we feel, in all its variations, related to those losses. The author considers the variety of ways we experience loss and grief, whether through the actual death of a loved one, including a beloved pet, or losses experienced through divorce,...
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"Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness diagnosis in America, and everyone experiences stress at some point in their life. Principles of Health: Anxiety & Stress provides both information about these conditions as well as support mechanisms and coping skills necessary to deal with them. Written in clear, accessible language, this volume is indispensable to anyone managing their own issues, their support network, and those interested...
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"Key concepts, major theories, and advanced trends simplified and explained. Whether you're a student seeking to excel in a course or a professional nurse transitioning into psychiatric and mental health nursing, this is the book you need to quickly and easily understand the key concepts and advanced trends of this specialty. In order to make the learning process as effective as possible, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing DeMYSTiFieD includes...
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"Written by physicians who are experts in both traditional and complementary medicine, Integrative Medicine, 5th Edition, uses a clinical, disease-oriented approach to safely and effectively incorporate alternative therapies into primary care practice. Drawing on available scientific evidence and the authors' first-hand experiences, it covers therapies such as botanicals, supplements, mind-body, lifestyle choices, nutrition, exercise, spirituality,...
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Introduces students and researchers to the fundamentals of depression as a medical condition using easy-to-understand language for a solid background and a deeper understanding and appreciation of this important subject.
"Principles of Health: Depression is an important and timely volume that addresses a serious public health issue in the United States. Depression is defined as a state of low mood and aversion to activity. This volume addresses factors...
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"Self-help guide that gives you the tools to take charge and overcome your fears. Written by a leading authority on anxiety and based on the latest research. Provides a practical, step-by-step plan for beating many different kinds of fears--including social anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and phobias"--Provided by publisher.
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People all over the world are confronted by issues such as poverty, a lack of access to quality education, unaffordable and/or inadequate housing, and a lack of needed health and mental services on a daily basis. Due to these issues, there is a need for social workers who have access to relevant and timely scholarly materials in order to meet the needs of those facing these issues. This third edition responds to the changes occurring in society and...
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"Provides consumer health information about the ways people encounter anxiety and its various types, including general anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and panic disorder. Includes glossary, index, and other resources"--
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This book presents more than 300 entries in straightforward, jargon free language for anyone researching or coping with the effects of trauma. Some topics include acute stress disorder, biological factors related to trauma, childhood trauma, depression, fight-or-flight response, medications used with trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, recovered memory, spirituality and trauma, and types of therapy.
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