Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Neurology

Also published as Journal of feminist family therapy, v.3, nos.3/4, 1991. Demonstrates the positive impact feminism can have on addictions treatment. Paper edition (221-3), $17.95. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland Or.

Contains current theoretical, social and clinical issues enmeshed in the debates between men's experiences and women's experiences of addiction. Addictions treatment methods developed primarily from research with men are examined and questioned in the light of women's needs.

Suggests that therapists and counselors use a developmental approach to understanding the origin, course, and recovery phase, of drug or alcohol addiction. Argues, for example, that a disruption in the client's childhood can affect the recovery process, and that both addiction and recovery follow di

Counseling Chemically Dependent People with HIV Illness describes frontline clinical treatment of HIV-infected chemically dependent persons. It provides a realistic view of what the daily work with this population is like. Specific, in-depth case examples and material give readers a solid understanding of how to work more effectively with chemically dependent clients infected with HIV.

By concentrating on practical instead of theoretical aspects of treatment, this groundbreaking book helps practitioners better understand problems in treatment and shows different ways treatment can...

Chemical Dependency and Antisocial Personality Disorder gives you the information and clinical skills necessary to assess and evaluate persons suffering from substance abuse and/or antisocial personality disorders and details how you can develop effective psychotherapy and treatment strategies. From its helpful pages that contain diagnostic criteria and clinical interviewing and assessment guidelines, you learn to accurately diagnose substance use and antisocial personality disorders. The book also provides you with the historical and clinical perspectives of such disorders and their...

Written as a companion volume to Chronic Fatigue Syndromes: The Limbic Hypothesis, and intended as a handbook to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of this and other neurologic disorders. Discusses a typical neurosomatic new patient treatment protocol, CFS pathophysiology, fibromyalgia syndrome as a pain modulation disorder, the roles of the ce

First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A review of our current understanding of the physical phenomena associated with the flow of blood through the brain, applying these concepts to the physiological and medical aspects of cerebrovascular disease so as to be useful to both the scientist and the clinician. Specifically the book discusses the physical bases for the development of cerebrovascular disease and for its clinical consequences; specific current and possible future therapies; experimental, clinical, and computational techniques used to investigate cerebrovascular disease; blood dynamics and its role; imaging methods used...

This issue reviews the state of the art in pediatric demyelinating diseases. Articles cover topics on childhood transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica, multiple sclerosis, acute demyelinating encephalopathy, and more.

Peripheral Neuropathy is a neurologic disorder characterized by damage to the peripheral nervous system, the part of the nervous system outside the central nervous system that connects it to all parts of the body. Over 100 forms of peripheral neuropathy have been identified. This issue of Neurologic Clinics features 12 articles about this disease that are of most interest to the clinician. Articles include: Diabetic Neuropathy; GBS and Variants; CIDP and Symmetrical Variants; Laboratory Evaluation of Peripheral Neuropathy; Treatment of Painful Peripheral Neuropathy;Cryptogenic Sensory...

Today I Will Do One Thing is a ground breaking meditation book for people in addiction recovery who also have an emotional or psychiatric illness.

Today I Will Do One Thing is a ground breaking meditation book for people in addiction recovery who also have an emotional or psychiatric illness. This unique meditation format integrates addiction recovery with recovery from an emotional or psychiatric illness, develops self-awareness, and disorders. Readings also: provide practical demonstrations of effectively handling emotions, mild paranoia, and other difficultiesstate an affirmation and...

Author Abraham Twerski reveals how self-deceptive thought can undermine self-esteem and threaten the sobriety of a recovering individuals and offers hope to those seeking a healthy and rewarding recovery.

Abnormal thinking in addiction was originally recognized by members of Alcoholics Anonymous, who coined the term "stinking thinking." Addictive thinking often appears rational superficially, hence addicts as well as their family members are easily seduced by the attendant--and erroneous--reasoning process it can foster.In Addictive Thinking, author Abraham Twerski reveals how...

A habitual movement as common as nail-biting or toe-tapping can be the key to pulling out addictive behavior by its roots. These unconscious movement "tags" indicate the places where our bodies have become split off from our psyches. When brought to consciousness and confronted they will often tell us very plainly where our psychological suffering originated, showing us where to begin reconnecting body and soul. Christine Caldwell, a pioneer in the field of somatic psychology, has created an original model for working with body wisdom called the Moving Cycle. She describes how this form of...

Written by former insomniac and longtime journalist, Janet Kinosian--who cured herself by using these methods--The Well-Rested Woman offers sixty inventive ways to help any woman get a good night's sleep. Change your sleep by changing your life
Attune your circadian rhythms
Uncover your chronic sleep positions
Write a sleep biography
Cry at night if you want to
Make friends with your nightmares
Feng Shui yourself to sleep
Filled with inspiring quotes and lists of sleep-promoting herbs and vitamins, the Well-Rested Woman is every woman's ultimate companion to a lifetime...

The entire span of a woman's reproductive years and beyond is the scope of this volume, which presents research covering events from first menstruation through the post-menopausal years. Special care has been taken to balance basic research and clinical information.

The volume comprises chapters on first menstruation, hypothalamic amenorrhea, implantation and recurrent abortion, XX metabolic syndrome, endometriosis, menopause, osteoporosis, minimally invasive surgery, assisted reproduction, ultrasound imaging in obstetrics, estrogen receptor modulators, and urogynecology. Papers on...

Filled with an abundance of reader-friendly and quick-reference tables and figures, this Fourth Edition spans the etiology, epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, pathology, and treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). Surpassing other texts on the topic, this reference provides recommendations and research updates from renowned authorities in the discipline and includes chapters on recent advances in neuroimaging, molecular biology, genetics, proteinomics, disease management, and combination therapy.

A study of outstanding research in neuroscience and of the researchers during the 20th century with emphasis on the English, Americans, particularly the Rockefeller University students and professors.

If you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, you're not alone. Almost one-third of the adult population shares your problem. Now John Selby, a clinical psychologist who has helped hundreds of insomniacs -- including himself -- gives you his Secrets of a Good Night's Sleep. You'll discover some fascinating facts about sleep, why it becomes a problem, and how you can overcome those sleepless nights.

Substance abuse counseling has gone beyond being viewed as optional training; instead it is fast becoming an essential part of the education of helping professionals. In this book, Dr. Gerald Juhnke presents an innovative, practical model to be used in the assessment and diagnosing of substance abuse and related co-morbid disorders.

Substance Abuse Assessment and Diagnosis includes practical "nuts and bolts" direction on how to facilitate a thorough, multi-tiered substance abuse assessment. This book uniquely incorporates detailed examples of how to use individual and...

Co-existing mental health and drug and alcohol problems occur frequently in primary care and clinical settings. Despite this, health professionals rarely receive training in how to detect, assess and formulate interventions for co-existing problems and few clinical guidelines exist.

This Handbook provides an exciting and highly useful addition to this area. Leading clinicians from the UK, the US and Australia provide practical descriptions of assessments and interventions for co-existing problems. These will enable professionals working with co-existing problems to...