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Explain Pain Author: David S. Butler & G. Lorimer Moseley
ISBN: 9780975091005 Designed to be used as a manual for clinicians to explain pain to patients, as a workbook completed with patient and clinician, or as a part of a cognitive-behavioural multidisciplinary pain management program, or for the paptient to use as a take-home resource. |
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Creative Engagement in Palliative Care Author: Lucinda Jarrett
ISBN: 9781846191589 This book offers an extensive range of ideas and practical developing service users' creativity including songmaking, drama, dance, creative writing, music, video and visual arts. It promotes innovation and encourages a fresh and enthusiastic approach to care that will appeal to anyone with a love of creative arts as a ... |
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Management of Advanced Disease Author: Nigel Sykes & Polly Edmonds John Wiles
ISBN: 9780340763131 The fourth edition of this, the 'first' textbook of palliative care, continues to provide a concise, but authoritative, guide to the provision of palliative care. The text has been thoroughly revised and reorganized throughout to reflect the recent pace of change in this rapidly moving field. Coverage is comprehensive, ... |
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Antidepressants and Social Anxiety Author: Joyce Libal
ISBN: 9781422200988 Millions of people use adjectives like shy, introverted, quiet, or introspective to describe themselves, and the world benefits from having people with these personality traits. In some cultures, these are considered to be among the most sought-after virtues.But severe shyness can cause anxiety, and extreme anxiety can ... |
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Textbook of Clinical Pain Management Author: Michael Nicholas, Harald Breivik & others William Campbell
ISBN: 9780340940068 Largely reorganised and much expanded in this second edition, Practice and Procedures brings together in a single volume general methods of pain assessment and presents the wide range of therapies that can be provided by a range of health care disciplines. Authored by a multidisciplinary team of experts, chapters can s ... |
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Antidepressants and Suicide Author: Joyce Libal
ISBN: 9781422200995 Millions of prescriptions for antidepressants are filled in the United States and Canada every year. The media, however, has been filled recently with stories that link antidepressants and suicide, particularly among adolescent patients. Teens and their parents need to know the answers to these questions: What are the ... |
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Antidepressants and Their Side Effects Author: Craig Russell
ISBN: 9781422200971 Between 1988 and 2000, adult use of antidepressants tripled, and they now rank among the most widely used drugs in the United States. They help millions of people overcome the symptoms of depression. Sometimes, however, that help comes at a price people may not want or even expect.In this book, you'll learn about the p ... |
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Buzzed Author: Scott Swartzwelder & Wilkie Wilson Cynthia Kuhn
ISBN: 9780393329858 Covers discoveries about drugs, including information on the energy drinks craze, prescription drugs such as OxyContin and Ambien, and the date-rape drug GHB. This handbook gives information on some of the most often used and abused drugs, from alcohol, caffeine and nicotine to heroin, Ecstasy and methamphetamine. |
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Handbook of Pain and Aging Author: David I. Mostofsky & Jacob Lomranz
ISBN: 9780306454585 Examines physical and mental repercussions of pain among the elderly, finding theoretical bases in such fields as dynamic psychology, psychophysics, behavior modification, and nutrition. This book covers basic topics of biobehaviorism, psychosocial and psychodynamic aspects, and clinical techniques as they pertain to t ... |
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Endocrine and Metabolic Effects of Lithium Author: J.H. Lazarus
ISBN: 9780306420573 |
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The Genetic Basis of Alcohol and Drug Actions Author: John C. Crabbe & R. Adron Harris
ISBN: 9780306438684 After a review of the tools of pharmacogenetics, contributors critically evaluate the burgeoning literature within limits determined by the editors: the focus is narrowed to those drugs that have demonstrated abuse potential; reviews are restricted to genetic animal models; and issues of drug metabolism are not systema ... |
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Marihuana Author: Ernest L. Abel
ISBN: 9780306404962 A history of marihuana use around the world focuses on witchcraft, medicine, drug abuse, the portrayal of marihuana in literature, and various societies' perceptions of marihuana and its dangers. |
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NMS Clinical Manual of Anesthesiology Author: Randall S. Glidden
ISBN: 9780781737388 New to the NMS Clinical Manual series, this is a concise, pocket sized manual written specifically for medical students on their anaesthesia rotation.Written in a structured prose format, the book begins with an introductory overview of anaesthesia processes the student is likely to encounter in the form of a clinical ... |
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The Biology of Taurine Author: Flavia Franconi & Ryan J. Huxtable Alberto Giotti
ISBN: 9780306426650 |
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Opioid Analgesics Author: A.F. Casy & R.T. Parfitt
ISBN: 9780306421303 |
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Psychoactive Drugs and Sex Author: Ernest L. Abel
ISBN: 9780306418693 |
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Clinical Manual of Geriatric Psychopharmacology Author: Ronald W. Pies & Ira R. Katz Sandra A. Jacobson
ISBN: 9781585622528 What do clinicians need to know to safely and effectively prescribe psychotropic medications to elderly patients? Understanding the complex pharmacological changes that occur with aging is critical to informed prescribingAyet much of today's practice in geriatric prescribing continues to be based on anecdotal evidence ... |
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain Author: PhD Kelly G Wilson, Carmen Luciano & others Joanne Dahl
ISBN: 9781878978523 Professionals who work with patients and clients struggling with chronic pain will benefit from this values-based behavior change program for managing the effects of pain. The book addresses case formulation and clinical techniques for working with pain patients through a combination of practical instruction and a trea ... |
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Marijuana and the Cannabinoids Author: Mahmoud El-Sohly
ISBN: 9781588294562 Marijuana and the Cannabinoids presents a compendium of research into the botany, chemistry, and pharmacology of cannabis and the medicinal aspects of the cannabinoids. While medicinal use of Cannabis sativa L. has been reported for over 5000 years, interest in its medicinal potential and controversy surrounding its il ... |
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Pain Management Author: Gary McCleane
ISBN: 9781405178235 Conventional pharmaceutical approaches to pain management are not always successful. Using only those medications that have an official indication for a certain condition reduces substantially the chance of the patient gaining pain relief and may expose them to intolerable side effects. However evidence now exists on t ... |