In Western World the leading causes of mortality continue to be accidents, homicide, suicide, sexually transmitted infections, eating disorders and teen pregnancy. This book addresses these issues by having discussions on various aspects of adolescent beha

Contains selected research published from the "Journal of Pain Management".

Discusses advances in child and adolescent health with research findings published in the year 2008.

Addresses questions ranging from policy to practice, and spanning the developmental spectrum from human genetics, infancy and early childhood, to adolescence and adulthood.

Your quality of life and sometimes your life depends on happiness at work. This book presents a mathematical formula from which the created value of an employee or leader can be known, if only the working life quality is known. It provides a questionnaire

The topics covered within this book aim to consolidate some of the current thinking around pain in children. For many years it was believed that children, and in particular babies; did not feel pain. But over the last twenty years or so this perspective has changed and we have seen many highly specialized pain clinics being set up around the world, dedicated to address the needs of the younger members of the population - thus acknowledging that children in pain are not simply 'smaller adults', but have particular experiences and requirements that can only be addressed by experts in the field,...

This volume discusses the different mental and physical aspects of alcohol abuse, including prenatal foetal intoxication. It explores the many types of social behaviour affected by the excessive use of alcohol, the physical repercussions of this syndrome and covers a vast variety of alcohol related conditions.

Throughout the years, health research has focused mostly on urban and inner city subjects for various reasons. This book addresses rural health care issues affecting people from childhood to geriatric age. It also provides unique aspects from various regions of the world.

It is very clear that children in every country experience abuse and neglect. The descriptions of the child welfare systems in different countries in this book illustrate several common themes: the lack of clear definitions, ambiguous policies, laws not being implemented, limited data on the extent and nature of the problem, and inadequate resources for addressing child maltreatment. Challenges facing Argentina are remarkably familiar to someone in the United States. At the same time, there are also striking differences in approaches and resources. The field of child protection is relatively...

Bone and brain metastasis are of great importance because they can profoundly affect a patient's quality of life and function. Complications of metastasis include pain, neurologic dysfunction and, in cases of bone metastasis, fractures and resulting loss of mobility. In particular for brain metastasis, personality and cognitive changes can affect the patient's performance status which can jeopardise further systemic therapies aimed at prolonging survival. Ultimately, both conditions are very frightening for the cancer patient and their families. This book highlights the importance of...