Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder: Reactions and Role of the Psychiatric Team
ISBN: 9780415282376 / Angielski / Twarda / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. People with personality disorders are to be found in all branches of psychiatric services, from the outpatient and community care through to acute inpatient care. Their behaviour is difficult, manipulative, threatening and they are hard to manage in institutional settings. Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder is based on unique research study conducted in the three English high security hospitals - Ashworth, Rampton and Broadmoor. Through in-depth analysis of an extensive questionnaire survey followed by personal interviews, Len Bowers shows how positive or negative attitudes... People with personality disorders are to be found in all branches of psychiatric services, from the outpatient and community care through to acute ... |
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Concise Clinical Immunology for Healthcare Professionals
ISBN: 9780415298292 / Angielski / Twarda / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Relevant to all medical disciplines, doctors and other healthcare professionals who need a basic understanding of the subject, this text covers basic clinical and laboratory immunology for those in training or in practice. It covers: essential basic immunology; clinical immunology; and laboratory investigations of immunological disorders.
Relevant to all medical disciplines, doctors and other healthcare professionals who need a basic understanding of the subject, this text covers basic ...
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Concise Clinical Immunology for Healthcare Professionals
ISBN: 9780415298308 / Angielski / Miękka / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This up-to-date immunology textbook provides a clear and simple introduction to clinical and laboratory immunology for health professionals in training or in practice. It covers:
Focusing on clinical problems seen in practice and including self-assessment questions and case histories to aid learning and understanding, this is an invaluable resource for all medical students, nurses, nutritionists,... This up-to-date immunology textbook provides a clear and simple introduction to clinical and laboratory immunology for health professionals in trai... |
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240,46 zł |
Attachment from Infancy to Adulthood: The Major Longitudinal Studies
ISBN: 9781593851453 / Angielski / Twarda / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume provides unique and valuable firsthand accounts of the most important longitudinal studies of attachment. Presented are a range of research programs that have broadened our understanding of early close relationships and their role in individual adaptation throughout life. In addition to discussing the findings that emerged from each study, leading investigators offer rare reflections on the process of scientific discovery. Themes addressed include the complexities of designing studies that span years or even decades; challenges in translating theoretical constructs into...
This volume provides unique and valuable firsthand accounts of the most important longitudinal studies of attachment. Presented are a range of researc...
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409,32 zł |
The Complete Family Guide to Schizophrenia: Helping Your Loved One Get the Most Out of Life
ISBN: 9781593852733 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Will the person you love ever get better? Chances are you've grappled with the question. With care and support from their families, people with schizophrenia can and do make vast improvements. Noted therapists Kim Mueser and Susan Gingerich deepen your understanding of the illness and cover a wide range of effective treatments. Based on decades of research and experience, they offer pragmatic suggestions for dealing with depression, psychosis, and other symptoms. They show you how to prioritize needs, resolve everyday problems, and encourage your loved one to set life goals. Plus, individual...
Will the person you love ever get better? Chances are you've grappled with the question. With care and support from their families, people with schizo...
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143,23 zł |
Being Mindful Easing Suffering
ISBN: 9781843102120 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is much to learn about easing suffering from John's reflective narrative. The journal is both evocative and illuminating. The attention given to individuals patients experiences and to the manner in which practitioners can help to relieve suffering is the main strength of the book' -Journal of Advanced Nursing Christopher Johns has written an exquisite book detailing the experience of being a palliative care nurse. He has taken a unique approach in chronicling his practice through a journal, which serves a model for the reader on reflective practice. Johns' book is insightful on several...
There is much to learn about easing suffering from John's reflective narrative. The journal is both evocative and illuminating. The attention given to...
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229,30 zł |
Social and Communication Development in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Early Identification, Diagnosis, and Intervention
ISBN: 9781593857134 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From leading clinical researchers, this book presents important advances in understanding and treating the early social-communication difficulties that are hallmarks of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). It is grounded in current findings on typically and atypically developing infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Contributors highlight the connections between ASD and impairments in joint attention, communication and language, play, and imitation. They review approaches to supporting children's functioning in each area, along with evidence-based screening and assessment strategies. Valuable...
From leading clinical researchers, this book presents important advances in understanding and treating the early social-communication difficulties tha...
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194,40 zł |
Interpersonal Communication and Psychology
ISBN: 9780750640800 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book offers nursing students and professionals a unique opportunity to explore both interpersonal communication and psychology in the context of health care delivery. It is an ideal text for communication training on nursing courses from diploma to degree level. The main focus is on self-awareness, through self-reflection, encouraging practitioners to understand and improve their interpersonal skills.
This book offers nursing students and professionals a unique opportunity to explore both interpersonal communication and psychology in the context of ...
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173,93 zł |
Grief, Mourning and Death Ritual
ISBN: 9780335205011 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book focuses on what happens after a death has taken place. Drawing on social theory and anthropology, contributors examine responses to death as they occur within the unique set of cultural, social and historical circumstances which characterizes post-war society. The book does not just document and make sense of contemporary practices but also critically reviews the ways grief, mourning and death ritual have been approached by academics and practitioners in the field. It does this by combining substantial reviews with shorter illustrative examples of grief, mourning and death ritual as...
This book focuses on what happens after a death has taken place. Drawing on social theory and anthropology, contributors examine responses to death as...
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210,65 zł |
Substance Use and Misuse
ISBN: 9780632048847 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Substance Use and Misuse is a comprehensive and practical text that covers the core elements of substance use and misuse in both acute and community settings. The text reflects those areas in which health-care professionals are assuming greater responsibility for those people misusing psychoactive substances. It adopts a skills-orientated approach, providing a framework of good clinical practice and is written by a group of clinicians and academics. This book is an invaluable tool for undergraduate and postgraduate students, educators and clinical practitioners in all branches of nursing,...
Substance Use and Misuse is a comprehensive and practical text that covers the core elements of substance use and misuse in both acute and community s...
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355,24 zł |
Acute Mental Health Care in the Community: Intensive Home Treatment
ISBN: 9781861561893 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text focuses on a key aspect of community mental health care - Intensive Home Treatment (IHT). It examines the issues surrounding the provision of home treatment to individuals as an alternative to psychiatric admission. Divided into three parts, the book discusses the current practice in the UK, then describes some of the clinical approaches and interventions used in home treatment and goes on to explore the impact of interagency and interprofessional issues on the day-to-day working of home treatment services. Neil Brimblecome has drawn together the work of a wide range of mental...
This text focuses on a key aspect of community mental health care - Intensive Home Treatment (IHT). It examines the issues surrounding the provision o...
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301,37 zł |
Traumatic Incident Reduction: Research and Results, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781932690507 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Within this reference are synopses of several Traumatic Incident Reduction research projects from the early 1990s to today. Each article, in the researcher's own words, provides new insights into the effectiveness of TIR.
Within this reference are synopses of several Traumatic Incident Reduction research projects from the early 1990s to today. Each article, in the resea...
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107,67 zł |
Principles of Inpatient Psychiatry
ISBN: 9780781772143 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Principles of Inpatient Psychiatry is geared to psychiatrists working in inpatient settings: residents, psychiatrists who occasionally provide inpatient care, and psychiatric "hospitalists" who specialize in the inpatient arena. Inpatient settings contain the sickest psychiatric patients, such as those with a high risk of suicide, agitation requiring emergency management, or treatment-resistant psychosis and depression, all topics discussed in the book. Co-morbid general-medical illness is common, and the book focuses attention, supported by case examples, on medical and... Principles of Inpatient Psychiatry is geared to psychiatrists working in inpatient settings: residents, psychiatrists who occasionally provi... |
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491,25 zł |
The Duty to Protect: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Considerations for Mental Health Professionals
ISBN: 9781433804120 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Psychologists and other mental health professionals rightfully experience significant anxiety regarding their duty to protect when working with potentially dangerous individuals who are at risk of harming others or themselves. In fact, a recent study suggests that 75% are misinformed about their legal duties to such clients. The Duty to Protect dispels myths and provides clinicians, supervisors, and trainers with a comprehensive resource addressing the situations where a duty to protect may apply. The duty itself is defined and described, as are risk assessment steps and interventions to...
Psychologists and other mental health professionals rightfully experience significant anxiety regarding their duty to protect when working with potent...
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185,84 zł |
The 'Q' Factor: Living With Autism
ISBN: 9781847477798 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Book Description & About the Author Trudy Marwick was born in South East London in 1965. She has spent most of her life living around London. Now living in Orkney and married to Malcolm and bringing up their children. Her childhood spent trying to catch up with her brother and avoid bullying at school; she drifted into Teacher Training College but left after 2 years. She trained and worked in Personnel but now spends most of her time doing local voluntary work. Following years of research into Disability - particularly Autism and Aspergers syndrome Trudy could see some similarities... Book Description & About the Author Trudy Marwick was born in South East London in 1965. She has spent most of her life living around London. N... |
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Matters of the Mind and the Heart: Meeting the Challenges of Alzheimer Care
ISBN: 9781608604760 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Beverly is owner of Sweet Grapes, Inc. a company licensing experienced professionals in the StilMee model of dementia coaching. She has personally coached hundreds of families and trained caregivers in assisted living residences and group homes for the developmentally disabled. She is a frequent presenter on aspects of dementia caregiving, focusing on the person's spirit and emotional well being. Beverly's interest always swayed toward understanding the behaviors of people through life changes, preparing her for her present passion for teaching dementia caregivers and training coaches. She...
Beverly is owner of Sweet Grapes, Inc. a company licensing experienced professionals in the StilMee model of dementia coaching. She has personally coa...
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Beautiful Dreamer
ISBN: 9781847479525 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "It has everything; familial hatreds, great love, romance and failed relationships, attempts by the character to change patterns of life -in fact all the ingredients of a page -turner. It is written in a highly charged poetic style and is full of fine imagistic writing and It should be published both because of all the above and because it is an individual experience which has universal significance. " - By Siobhan Campbell, Tutor on M A Creative Writing Course Kingston University Description Mad? Sad? Or Bad? the truth about Alzheimer's Disease. After a lifetime of coping with a... "It has everything; familial hatreds, great love, romance and failed relationships, attempts by the character to change patterns of life -in fact a... |
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120,53 zł |
Demystifying Schizophrenia for the General Practitioner
ISBN: 9780763758653 / Angielski / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Schizophrenia Is Devastating Psychiatric Disorder That Is Often Misunderstood. Demystifying Schizophrenia For The General Practitioner Is An Essential Manual For Clinicians Illustrating How Schizophrenia Affects Patients, Their Families And Society Using Poignant Real World Examples To Explain Its Onset, Progression And Prognosis. This Book Includes Criteria For Diagnosing Schizophrenia Based On The Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM). Special Emphasis Is Placed On Differential Diagnosis, Co-Morbidities, Medications, And Additional Treatment Options. The Authors Provide Expert Guidance On...
Schizophrenia Is Devastating Psychiatric Disorder That Is Often Misunderstood. Demystifying Schizophrenia For The General Practitioner Is An Essential...
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Mental Health Ethics : The Human Context
ISBN: 9780415570992 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Encourages readers to heighten their awareness of the key ethical dilemmas found in mainstream contemporary mental health practice. This text provides an overview of traditional and contemporary ethical perspectives and critically examines a range of ethical and moral challenges present in contemporary 'psychiatric-mental' health services.
Encourages readers to heighten their awareness of the key ethical dilemmas found in mainstream contemporary mental health practice. This text provides...
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767,58 zł |
The Comfort Garden: Tales from the Trauma Unit
ISBN: 9780984496549 / Angielski / Miękka / 386 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Comfort Garden: Tales from the Trauma Unit When the Caregiver Needs Solace
The Comfort Garden is Laurie Barkin's account of the five years she worked as a psychiatric nurse on the surgical/trauma unit at San Francisco General Hospital. Told against the backdrop of patients who survived motor vehicle accidents, falls, fires, fists, bullets, and knives, The Comfort Garden is a metaphor for the emotional support caregivers need. The story illuminates the issues of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma that may develop in caregivers when exposure to tragedy becomes routine. The... The Comfort Garden: Tales from the Trauma Unit When the Caregiver Needs Solace
The Comfort Garden is Laurie Barkin's account of the five years she ... |
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103,35 zł |