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Handbook of Psychotropic Herbs: A Scientific Analysis of Herbal Remedies for Psychiatric Conditions
By Ethan B Russo, Virginia M Tyler. 2000
Discover herbal alternatives for the treatment of psychological disorders!Reliable and fact-filled, the Handbook of Psychotropic Herbs: A Scientific Analysis of…
Natural Treatments for Psychiatric Conditions offers psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, physicians, and students in these fields a comprehensive review of the history, pharmacology, chemistry, and uses of medicinal herbs. A valuable resource for understanding today's unregulated herbal marketplace, this essential guide examines such herbs as ginkgo, ginseng, kava kava, linden, German chamomile, St. John's wort, and valerian, among others. The Handbook of Psychotropic Herbs will help you make a well-informed decision on what herbal treatments may be effective and safe for patients, or for you!Figures show that 30 percent of American adults use herbs. The Handbook of Psychotropic Herbs investigates the medical value of over 30 well-known herbs through in-depth evaluations that will give you a fuller understanding of the uses and misuses of these natural remedies. This invaluable guide examines the history, use, and research findings of each herb. The Handbook of Psychotropic Herbs lists the effectiveness of each herb, guidelines for its use, and any precautions you need to be aware of, and also includes the author's recommendations on approved dosages. Containing cutting-edge information about herbal medicine, the Handbook of Psychotropic Herbs will assist readers in making intelligent choices about buying and using herbs.Some of the herbs discussed in this reliable and fact-filled book include: California poppy Chinese and American ginseng kava linden German and Roman chamomile St. John's wort lavender damiana passion flower plus many more!The Handbook of Psychotropic Herbs contains the history, use, phytochemistry, laboratory and clinical studies, and consumer and physician information for each of these widely-used herbs. This important book will help you better understand the role of plants in human psychopathophysiology and its treatment, enlightening you about alternative and proven herbal options for medical care. A Behavioral Science Book Club Main Selection!Faith, Spirituality, and Medicine: Toward the Making of the Healing Practitioner
By Harold G Koenig, Dana E King. 2000
Understand and make use of the connections between health and religion to improve your practice!Research points to a clear link…
between people's religious beliefs and practices and their health. These developments have ushered in a new era in health care, in which meaning and purpose stand alongside biology as vital factors in health outcomes. Now the gap is closing between medicine and religion, as evidenced by the more than 60 US medical school courses now being given in spirituality, religion, and medicine, including courses at major teaching centers such as Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Brown, Case-Western, and others.Faith, Spirituality, and Medicine: Toward the Making of the Healing Practitioner promotes the integration of spirituality into medical care by exploring the connection between patient health and traditional religious beliefs and practices. This useful guide emphasizes basic, easily understood principles that will help health professionals apply current research findings linking religion, spirituality, and health. Faith, Spirituality, and Medicine does not advocate any particular set of beliefs or evangelize as it helps you integrate spiritual care into the care of patients by showing you how to: take a patient's spiritual history correlate religious beliefs with health beliefs address the individual spiritual needs of your patients choose a course of treatment that is in agreement with the religious belief of the patient incorporate appropriate clergy into treatment plansFaith, Spirituality, and Medicine describes a biopsychosocial-spiritual model that emphasizes the need to view patients not simply as biological creatures, but as physical, psychological, social, and spiritual beings if they are to be effectively treated and healed as whole persons.The Annual Update compiles reviews of the most recent developments in experimental and clinical intensive care and emergency medicine research…
and practice in one comprehensive reference book The chapters are written by well recognized experts in these fields The book is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine anesthesia surgery pediatrics intensive care and emergency medicineStricken: Voices from the Hidden Epidemic of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
By Peggy Munson. 2000
Develop a better understanding of what CFS/CFIDS sufferers are going through!In the 1980s, a strange emerging epidemic baffled doctors in…
Incline Village, Nevada. Dismissed by the media as “The Yuppie Flu,” Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) turned out to be neither a faddish disease of the wealthy nor a passing trend, but rather a growing worldwide epidemic of devastating proportions.In the voices of a South African journalist, a former marathon runner, a teenage girl, a public health activist living on the edge of race and gender, a cancer patient neglected by doctors because of disdain for her chronic illness, and a theologian relearning the art of spiritual empathy, the people who share their stories in Stricken: Voices from the Hidden Epidemic of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome defy cultural stereotypes and explore the complex social and political dynamics of this hidden epidemic. Through their distinct points of view, we feel the grief and hope of those stricken with CFIDS and learn of the complex nature of this misunderstood disorder. These are compelling stories about a quiet and baffling epidemic. The first American anthology to contain stories from a diverse range of people with CFIDS, Stricken offers an intimate look at the political and social issues surrounding CFIDS, as told by those who are living through this ordeal. Stricken addresses several issues, such as: why some doctors still do not believe CFIDS is real how the disease is mocked in the media myths about this illness the personal fight for medical or public recognition the skepticism and hope that is felt by the ever-growing number of CFIDS sufferers Stricken confronts fascinating CFIDS issues such as the Kevorkian suicides, accusations of Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy, Gulf War Syndrome, the role of storytelling in a memory-impaired patient movement, and the feasibility of mass activism in a disabled population. With contributions from Pulitzer-prize nominated writer Susan Griffin, renowned health writer and radio host Gary Null, well-known feminist activist Joan Nestle, and award-winning poet and essayist Floyd Skloot, Stricken is an eloquent testament to the heroism, defiance, and diversity of the CFIDS community.HIV/AIDS Prevention: Current Issues in Community Practice
By Doreen D. Salina. 2000
Develop a positive working relationship between researchers and community groups focusing on HIV/AIDS prevention, and discover how to evaluate HIV/AIDS…
programs! An indispensable manual for everyone involved with HIV/AIDS research, prevention techniques, and the needs of individuals with HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS Prevention: Current Issues in Community Practice covers everything from the likelihood of condom usage by college women to the psychological effects on minority men infected with the HIV/AIDS virus. Essential reading for psychologists, research scientists who work with communities or who are involved in AIDS prevention programs, and for care takers of people with HIV/AIDS, Contemporary Topics in HIV/AIDS Prevention covers the necessary collaborative steps needed to create a positive researcher/community based organization (COB) partnership that will benefit researchers and those affected by the disease. In HIV/AIDS Prevention, you will examine many different models designed to effectively foster a positive researcher/CBO relationship while learning how to overcome problems you may encounter when researching a social issue or working with a researcher. This book also explains how and why many HIV prevention programs have been poorly evaluated due to a lack of funds and social politics. In addition, you will discover how you can obtain and/or perform a true evaluation of an HIV prevention program. In HIV/AIDS Prevention, you will explore many important issues and factors that help create successful programs, including: factors necessary for valid HIV/AIDS prevention program evaluations assessments of coping strategies, psychological variables, and the physical well-being of African- American and Latino men living with HIV/AIDS steps for the collaborative process between researchers and community groups making a good match between community-based organizations and researchersHIV/AIDS Prevention gives you pertinent information and guidelines for selecting a community-based organization to work with and the steps to creating a successful relationship. This book will give you the strategies and information you need in order to give pastoral support and prevention education to at-risk individuals. You will discover what is necessary for a true HIV/AIDS prevention program evaluation.Containment in the Pharmaceutical Industry (Drugs And The Pharmaceutical Sciences Ser. #108)
By James P. Wood. 2000
Delivering an encompassing overview of the factors, varieties, and applications determining product containment, this concise reference provides authoritative information on…
containment processes. It reviews the historical context, definition, evolution, and application of containment technology, analyzes a variety of containment techniques in newCatharanthus roseus: Current Research and Future Prospects
By Tariq Aftab, M Masroor A Khan, M Naeem. 2017
Historical uses of Catharanthus roseus in the treatment of diabetes fever malaria regulation of menstrual cycle …
throat infection and chest complaints have been reported Only few plants have the anticancer properties and periwinkle is one of them The physiologically important and antineoplastic alkaloids vinblastine and vincristine are mainly present in leaves and antihypertensive alkaloids are found in roots such as ajmalicine serpentine and reserpine Vincristine and vinblastine have extensive use in modern medicine as potential anticancer compounds Above medicinal properties are worth attracting the attention of plant scientists to increase the secondary metabolites of this plant The growth and active constituents production of medicinal plants can be altered by the application of several PGRs The present study explore the role of two well known PGRs namely gibberellic acid and triacontanol to increase the productivity aanticancerous alkaloids in Catharanthus roseus LThe Essentials of Psychodermatology
By Mohammad Jafferany, Bárbara Roque Ferreira, Arsh Patel. 2020
Patients with psychocutaneous disease may present to multiple professionals to seek care. The multidimensional nature of the conditions can lead…
to specialists being fearful of how to properly manage patients. For example, a dermatologist may be unfamiliar and uncomfortable with acquiring sensitive psychosocial information and a psychiatrist may not know management protocols of wound care related to the patient’s condition. With the basic information provided in The Essentials of Psychodermatology, healthcare providers can increase their comfort and become less hesitant when making decisions in determining the proper treatment course and assessing the need for referral. This book provides vital information for a multidisciplinary audience to spark collaboration, increased awareness, and ultimately, improved patient-care and will find audience with: Healthcare providers from multiple diverse fields such as, but not limited to, family medicine, dermatology, and psychiatry; Physicians, physician’s assistants, nurses, psychologists, and students with exposure to patients with psychocutaneous conditions and/or a special interest in the field; and Professors, educators, and researchers with an interest in psychodermatology or interdisciplinary medicine.Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health (Third Edition)
By Ann Aschengrau, George R. Seage. 2014
Successfully tested in the authors' courses at Boston University and Harvard University, this text combines theory and practice in presenting…
traditional and new epidemiologic concepts. Broad in scope, the text opens with five chapters covering the basic epidemiologic concepts and data sources. A major emphasis is placed on study design, with separate chapters devoted to each of the three main analytic designs: experimental, cohort, and case-control studies. Full chapters on bias, confounding, and random error, including the role of statistics in epidemiology, ensure that students are well-equipped with the necessary information to interpret the results of epidemiologic studies. An entire chapter is also devoted to the concept of effect measure modification, an often-neglected topic in introductory textbooks. Up-to-date examples from the epidemiologic literature on diseases of public health importance are provided throughout the book. The Third Edition is a thorough update that offers:* New examples, the latest references, and public health statistics. * Nearly 50 new review questions. * Updated discussion of certain epidemiologic methods. * New figures depicting epidemiologic concepts.Dermatologie und medizinische Kosmetik: Leitfaden für die kosmetische Praxis
By Konrad Herrmann, Ute Trinkkeller. 2020
Dieses Buch beantwortet bei der Examensvorbereitung und im späteren Berufsalltag alle Fragen zur Dermatologie umfassend und kompetent. Aufbau und Physiologie…
der Haut werden in einfachen und präzisen Worten dargestellt. Alle wichtigen Hauterkrankungen, zum Beispiel Nagelerkrankungen, Mykosen, Ekzeme, Schweißdrüsenerkrankungen, Tumoren und viele weitere, werden inklusive der Therapieoptionen erläutert. Zahlreiche Schemazeichnungen und Fotos von Fallbeispielen helfen, die Sachverhalte besser zu verstehen und schulen den „dermatologischen Blick“. Besonders wertvoll für die praktische Arbeit sind die Kapitel über moderne und praktikable medizinisch-kosmetische Behandlungsmethoden und bewährte Rezepturen. Besonderen Wert wird in diesem Zusammenhang auch auf rechtliche Fragen gelegt. Bieten Sie Ihren Kunden eine sichere und kompetente Beratung und Behandlung! Lernen Sie, wie Sie Hauterkrankungen erkennen, wie diese behandelt und vermieden werden und wann Sie Ihren Kunden die Rücksprache mit einem Dermatologen empfehlen sollten. Das bewährte Autorenteam, bestehend aus einer Fachlehrerin für Körperpflege und klinischer Kosmetik und einem Dermatologen hat für die vierte Auflage das gesamte Buch überarbeitet und auf den aktuellen Stand gebracht.Atlas of Operative Techniques in Primary Cleft Lip and Palate Repair
By Percy Rossell-Perry. 2020
Few books have been published before with details on preoperative planning, markings and performance of primary surgical techniques to correct…
the cleft lip and palate deformity. This information is commonly required by surgeons. Scientific papers, conferences, and video clips of these surgical procedures are limited in details about how to address this common disease.This book provides a comprehensive overview of surgery for the correction of primary cleft lip and palate, including planning, selecting the most suitable techniques, markings, performing operative techniques, and preoperative care. Unlike other literature on the topic, which focuses on surgical techniques, this operative atlas (with detailed illustrations) covers the entire spectrum of this congenital deformity: classification of cleft lip and palate, management protocols, unilateral cleft lip surgery, bilateral cleft lip surgery, cleft palate surgery, post operative care and case studies. It will be a unique and valuable resource for surgeons treating this common condition.Passport to Successful ICU Discharge
By David McWilliams, Carole Boulanger. 2020
This book provides a holistic and multi professional approach to maximising the chances of a successful recovery for the ICU…
patient surviving a period of critical illness. An admission to ICU with a critical illness has a well-recognised physical, psychological and social impact all on the individual and their loved ones of which need to remain in sharp focus from admission. Successful discharge from ICU requires significant attention to detail on all aspects of care concurrently to ensure a return to the best quality of life achievable. Early focus on structured rehabilitation and avoidance /prevention of ICU related complications are identified as paramount to improve both short and long term outcomes. This attention to detail needs to continue through the transition to the ward and planning discharge home. ‘Passport to a successful ICU discharge’ explores key areas to look forward to a successful recovery beginning with admission through to discharge in a holistic way. A Passport to discharge covers some key aspects to be achieved to the highest standards to create the best environment for success. A focus on promoting the best quality of life for the individual by careful attention to detail to benchmark every stage of their ICU journey which begins with admission. Chapters written by multidisciplinary ICU team members provide expert guidance and an evidence based approach to improve outcomes and return patients to their families.Brexit and the Control of Tobacco Illicit Trade (SpringerBriefs in Law)
By Marina Foltea. 2020
This book assesses the consequences of Brexit for the control of illicit trade in tobacco products in the UK and …
EU. Based on the currently applicable legal framework, it examines the significance of a possible non-application of the acquis communautaire in the UK in matters relating to anti-illicit trade in tobacco legislation. It also analyses the modes of future cooperation between the UK and the EU in this area, as well as possible regulatory scenarios and their consequences. The book comprises six main sections. After the introduction (Section 1), Section 2 discusses the state of play of Brexit and possible outcomes of Article 50 of the Treaty of European Union procedure. Section 3 illustrates the data and trends of illicit tobacco trade in the UK. Section 4 describes the relevant legal (e.g. trade and fiscal measures) and enforcement frameworks in the UK and suggests possible post-Brexit scenarios in control of tobacco illicit trade. Section 5 focuses on the relevance of arrangements between governments and the tobacco industry in the control of illicit trade. Section 6 then analyses the relevance of key EU and global anti-illicit trade initiatives. Lastly, Section 7 the book offers some recommendations and conclusions on how the UK could control illicit trade in tobacco after Brexit.Pediatric Cataract Surgery and IOL Implantation: A Case-Based Guide
By Courtney L. Kraus. 2020
Pediatric Cataract Surgery and IOL Implantation: A Case Based Guide is a must-have resource for ophthalmologists, surgeons, residents, and fellows…
who work with pediatric cataracts and their surgical management as well as ancillary readers such as parents or supportive caregivers to a child with cataracts.This book offers a comprehensive overview of the epidemiology of pediatric cataract surgery and considerations surrounding IOL implantation. It addresses pre-operative evaluation and examination, as well as surgical steps and techniques for various pediatric cataract conditions. Chapters begin with an introduction and are followed by discussions that offer expert viewpoints and case studies. In addition, chapters illustrate the complexity of the management of pediatric lens opacities. The book closes with a case-based approach to special considerations in IOL implantation: including considerations in the uveitic patient, placement without capsular support, and cataract surgery in the developing world. Providing thoughtful chapters that seek to expand on the currently available literature without redundancy, this book a solid companion piece to any other text discussing pediatric cataracts.Primary Care Revisited: Interdisciplinary Perspectives for a New Era
By Ben Yuk Fai Fong, Vincent Tin Sing Law, Albert Lee. 2020
This book adopts an interdisciplinary approach with a wide scope of perspectives on primary healthcare, describing related principles, care models,…
practices and social contexts. It combines aspects of development, research and education applied in primary health care, providing practitioners and scholars with a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge and delivery models of healthcare in community settings. It covers the practical, philosophical and scholarly issues pertinent to the delivery, financing, planning, ethics, health politics, professional and technological development, resources, and monitoring in primary health care. Contributors are from a diverse range of academic and professional backgrounds, bringing together collective expertise in mainstream medicine, nursing, allied health, Chinese medicine, health economics, administration, law, public policy, housing management, information technology and mass communications. As such, the book does not follow the common clinical practice or service-based approach found in most texts on primary care.The contents will serve as a useful reference work for policymakers, researchers, community health practitioners, health executives and higher education students.Todesfeststellung und Leichenschau für Hausärzte: medizinisch, juristisch, verwaltungstechnisch richtig handeln
By Burkhard Madea, Klaus Weckbecker. 2020
Griffbereit - prägnant – übersichtlich. Das Wichtigste für den Hausarzt. Alle notwendigen Informationen zur praktischen Durchführung der Leichenschau – medizinisch,…
juristisch, verwaltungstechnisch. Checkliste zur LeichenschauLinks zu den wichtigsten GesetzestextenAbrechnungshinweise Inklusive Verhaltensregeln bei speziellen Fragestellungen: Verdacht auf iatrogenen Todesfall, Zuständigkeiten, Melde- und Schweigepflichten, Zusammenarbeit mit Polizei und Justiz …Groups: A Guide to Small Group Work in Healthcare, Management, Education and Research (Evidence-based Medicine Ser. #43)
By Trisha Greenhalgh, Fraser Macfarlane, Glyn Elwyn. 2000
In this introductory text, the author presents the law relating to child care and the reforms introduced by the Children…
Act 1989, assessing its impact on child care practice and procedures. Focusing on a practical interpretation of the law by the use of hypothetical examples, practice notes and recommendations, the book illustrates its relevance to those working in the caring and health professions, and incorporates details of various sets of Guidance and Regualtions issued by the Department of Health. In addition it provides an outline of adoption law, the principles of consent to treatment and the effect of surrogacy and "assisted reproduction" on the legal definition of parenthood.From Pathology to Politics: Public Health in America
By Thomas DiLorenzo. 2000
Barely a day goes by without news of the latest public health threat from the American media. Some of us…
are told we live in a ""cancer cluster""-an area with a disproportionate number of cancer deaths. During the summer months, those who live in or near urban areas are bombarded with daily smog measurements and air pollution alerts. City water supplies are frequently called health hazards. At times, it seems as though virtually everything we eat and drink is denounced as bad for us by some ""public health expert."" Our cars burn too much gasoline; we own too many firearms; we are too fat; some of us are too skinny. Americans today are living longer than they ever have before. Why the almost daily announcements of new public health threats and proclamations of impending crises? Bennett and DiLorenzo address this question and others here. They begin by examining the large public health bureaucracy, its preoccupation with expanding governmental programs, and its concern with political issues that too often have little to do with improving public health. Then they trace the evolution of the American public health movement from its founding after the Civil War to the 1950s. They describe the transformation of public health's focus from the eradication of disease to social policy as a by-product of the 1960s. Bennett and DiLorenzo catalogue the ""radicalization"" of the public health movement by discussing its numerous political initiatives. They include case studies of the politicization of the public health movement in America. The authors reveal various methods of statistical manipulation that certain public health researchers use to ""cook the data"" in order to achieve politically correct results. A final chapter discusses the implications of the transformation of public health from pathology to politics. This vigorously argued analysis sees the public health movement as claiming expertise on virtually every social issue, from poverty to human rights. Students of public polEnvironmental Endocrine Disruptors: An Evolutionary Perspective
By Jr., Louis J. Guillette, D. Andrew Crain. 2000
Developing Research in Primary Care
By Martin Williams, Mike Saks, Beverley Hancock. 2000
The rapid development of NHS trusts is making unprecendented demands on those responsible for strategic planning and management for which…
many are unprepared. This manual is based upon the experience of those who have faced the questions and found the answers. It is intended for all those involved in Trust management. The questions are not all board-level strategic questions; some are quite mundane and managerial. However, the questions will have to be asked and the answers will determine what it is like to work within the organization, be one of its patients or a user of its services.