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by Robin Cook (Author)The nurse's voice on the phone is desperate, but young Dr. Peters, in his first weeks of internship, is only bone-tired and a little afraid. He has forgotten when he last slept. Yet he knows that in the coming hours he will have to make life-or-death decisions regarding patients, assist contemptuous surgeons in the operating room, deal with nurses who may know more than he does, cope with worried relatives and friends of the injured and ill, and pretend at all times to b...

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by Alec Riley (Author), Michael Crane (Editor), Bernard de Broglio (Editor)"I was after all the experiences I could collect, and wanted to know what a great military hospital was like ... I had to go to one, and decided on the grand style of doing it."Corporal Alec Riley was a signaller in the British Army's 42nd (East Lancashire) Division who served at Gallipoli in 1915. Four months on the peninsula left him debilitated, suffering nine septic sores and no less than four diseases - diphtheria...

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by Alec Riley (Author), Michael Crane (Editor), Bernard de Broglio (Editor)Corporal Alec Riley served at Gallipoli in 1915 with the British 42nd (East Lancashire) Division. 'Four months of Gallipoli gave me four diseases and 12 months in Netley.'Riley chose the Royal Victoria Hospital for his convalescence because he wanted to know what a great military hospital was like, that knowledge recorded in a diary of his time at Netley.'I have tried, ' says Riley, 'to give some idea of life in one of...

Meditation Techniques for your Mental Health and to Connect to your Angels: A Beginners Guide to Meditation With Your Angels - Paperback

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by Dawn Hazel (Author)Did you know that meditation is more effective than morphine when it comes to treating pain?Morphine and other painkillers can lower pain by an estimated 25%. However, recent studies show that practicing regular meditation can decrease pain by 57%!If you are looking for something that will help improve your mental health, reduce pain, and connect to your angels, then you really need to read this book.Meditation Techniques for Your Mental Health and to Connect to Your Ang...

The Cultivation of Whiteness: Science, Health, and Racial Destiny in Australia - Hardcover

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by Warwick Anderson (Author)In nineteenth-century Australia, the main commentators on race and biological differences were doctors. But the medical profession entertained serious anxieties about the possibility of racial denigration of the white population in the new land, and medical and social scientists violated ethics and principles in pursuit of a more homogenized Australia. The Cultivation of Whiteness examines the notions of whiteness and racism, and introduces a whole new framework fo...

Missed Diagnoses Myalgic Encephalomyelitis & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Second Edition - Paperback

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by Byron Hyde (Author)A few notes on this NEW revised and expanded edition which includes Dr. Hyde's chapter from the new Puri & Treasaden textbook: "Thirty years ago when a patient presented to a hospital clinic with unexplained fatigue, any medical school physician would have told the students to search for an occult malignancy, cardiac or other organ disease or chronic infection. The concept that there is an entity called chronic fatigue syndrome has totally altered that essential medi...

Schopenhauer's Porcupines: Intimacy and Its Dilemmas: Five Stories of Psychotherapy - Paperback

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by Deborah Anna Luepnitz (Author)The classic compilation of psychological case studies from a master clinician and lyrical writer Each generation of therapists can boast of only a few writers likeDeborah Luepnitz, whose sympathy and wit shine in her fine, luminous prose. In Schopenhauer's Porcupines, she recounts five true stories from her practice, stories of patients who range from the super-rich to the destitute, who grapple with panic attacks, psychosomatic illness, marital despair, and s...

The Shared Experience of Illness - Paperback

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by Susan McDaniel (Editor), William J. Doherty (Editor), Jeri Hepworth (Editor)In the narrative of every human life and family, illness is a prominent character. Even if we have avoided serious illness ourselves, we cannot escape its reach into our circle of family and friends. Illness brings us closer to one another through caregiving and separates us through disability and death, yet little attention has been paid to personal and family illness in psychotherapy. Rather, therapists tend to f...

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by William Clark Russell (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the pub...

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by Roy Schafer (Author)Here is the long-awaited new book by the influential, always provocative psychoanalyst, Roy Schafer. It focuses on a vacuum that has developed between psychoanalysis and critical thinkers in the social sciences and humanities. Schafer's goal is to weave psychoanalytic discourse into the tapestry of modern trends in intellectual history, notably linguistic and hermeneutic approaches to interpretation.The manner in which we "narrate" our lives is the central theme of psyc...

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by Sally Satel (Author)Drawing on a wealth of information PC, M.D. documents for the first time what happens when the tenets of political correctness-including victimology, multiculturalism, rejection of fixed truths and individual autonomy-are allowed to enter the fortress of medicine.Author BiographySally Satel is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, a lecturer at Yale University School of Medicine, and a practicing psychiatrist. The author of ...

Nutrition and Specific Therapy - Hardcover

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by Dorothy E. Lane (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public do...

One Renegade Cell: How Cancer Begins - Paperback

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by Robert A. Weinberg (Author)Cancer research has reached a major turning point. The quality and quantity of information gathered about this disease in the past twenty years has revolutionized our understanding of its origins and behavior. No one is better qualified to comment on these dramatic leaps forward than molecular biologist Robert A. Weinberg, director of one of the leading cancer research centers in the world. In One Renegade Cell, Weinberg presents an accessible and state-of-the-ar...

How Brains Think: Evolving Intelligence, Then and Now - Paperback

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by William H. Calvin (Author)If you're good at finding the one right answer to life's multiple-choice questions, you're "smart." But "intelligence" is what you need when contemplating the leftovers in the refrigerator, trying to figure out what might go with them; or if you're trying to speak a sentence that you've never spoken before. As Jean Piaget said, intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do, when all the standard answers are inadequate. This book tries to fathom how o...

Every Day Gets a Little Closer: A Twice-Told Therapy - Paperback

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by Irvin D. Yalom (Author), Ginny Elkin (Author)The many thousands of readers of the best-selling Love's Executioner will welcome this paperback edition of an earlier work by Dr. Irvin Yalom, written with Ginny Elkin, a pseudonymous patient whom he treated -- the first book to share the dual reflections of psychiatrist and patient. Ginny Elkin was a troubled young and talented writer whom the psychiatric world had labeled as "schizoid." After trying a variety of therapies, she entered into pr...

Supporting Physiological Birth Choices in Midwifery Practice: The Role of Workplace Culture, Politics and Ethics - Paperback

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by Claire Feeley (Author)Highlighting the experiences of midwives who provide care to women opting outside of guidelines in the pursuit of physiological birth, Claire Feeley looks at the impact on midwives themselves, and explores how teams and organisations support or discourage women's birth choices.This book investigates the processes, experiences and sociocultural-political influences upon midwives who support women's alternative birthing choice and argues for a shift in perspective from ...

Coaching Science: Theory Into Practice - Paperback

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by Terry McMorris (Author), Tudor Hale (Author)Coaching Science and Coaching Studies courses are appearing in increasing numbers in many universities. The textbooks used in most of these courses are either theoretically based sports science texts or practically based coaching books. The former are generally lacking in application while the latter rarely have any scientific input. The reader is, therefore, left to make the links themselves. Coaching Science will bridge that gap covering both t...

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us about Loss, Love, an - Paperback

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by Bruce D. Perry (Author), Maia Szalavitz (Author)In this classic work of developmental psychology, renowned psychiatrist and the co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Happened to You? reveals how trauma affects children--and outlines the path to recovery. "Fascinating and upbeat.... Dr. Perry is both a world-class creative scientist and a compassionate therapist." -Mary Pipher, PhD, author of Reviving Ophelia How does trauma affect a child's mind--and how can that mind recover?...

Textbook of Transpersonal Psychiatry and Psychology - Hardcover

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by Bruce Scotton (Editor), Allen Chinen (Editor), Allen Chunen (Editor)This important new book brings together the work of top scholars and clinicians at leading universities and medical centers on the benefits and risks of transpersonal therapy. After comparing a variety of multicultural approaches-Zen Buddhism, existential phenomenology, and Christian mysticism, among many others-the book offers a wealth of information on specific disorders and the application of transpersonal psychology te...

Handbook of Psychiatric Drugs - Paperback

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by Jeffrey A. Lieberman (Author), Allan Tasman (Author)The Handbook of Psychiatric Drugs is a comprehensive, clear, concise and quick reference to psychiatric drug therapies, designed to guide the clinician on the selection and implementation of treatment for mental illness. Each chapter is organised by drug class and follows a standard format for ease of use. Concise sections on pharmacology and indications for use are followed by detailed information on drug selection, initiation and mainte...

Cognitive Hypnotherapy: An Integrated Approach to the Treatment of Emotional Disorders - Paperback

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by Assen Alladin (Author)Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is now in use worldwide, while hypnosis as a technique continues to attract serious interest from the professional community. Integrating the two, the field of cognitive hypnotherapy uses the natural trance states of clients to unlock unconscious thoughts and memory patterns that can generate and sustain problems. Cognitive hypnotherapists work within the client's model of the world, so that changes are more likely to be subconsciou...

Group Therapy for Cancer Patients: A Research-Based Handbook of Psychosocial Care - Hardcover

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by David Spiegel (Author), Catherine Classen (Joint Author)This extraordinary resource celebrates and expands on Dr. David Spiegel's discovery that a shared intimacy with mortality creates very different concerns in the patient from those that apply in conventional settings. Spiegel and Classen introduce mental health professionals to the awareness as well as the tools they will need to facilitate groups coping with existential crises. The result is a model for helping that actually helps.Aut...

Worlds of Experience Interweaving Philosophical and Clinical Dimensions in Psychoanalysis - Hardcover

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by Robert D. Stolorow (Author), George E. Atwood (Author), Donna M. Orange (Author)The intersubjective perspective regards all psychological processes as emanating from personal interrelatedness. First presented by Robert D. Stolorow in his classic work Faces in a Cloud (1978), it is one of the most powerful concepts to be introduced into the post-Freudian era. In Worlds of Experience, Dr. Stolorow and two eminent colleagues elaborate on intersubjectivity, going beyond the clinical and theore...

Human Change Process: The Scientific Foundations of Psychotherapy - Hardcover

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by Michael J. Mahoney (Author), Mahoney (Author)The mystery of how, when, and why people change lies at the heart of the therapy process. Many authors have given shape to different pieces of the puzzle. Here at last is a book that provides the integrative framework within which these pieces can fit together.Why is it so difficult for people to change? What can be done to maximize the chances for success? To answer these questions, this sweeping book travels across a vast intellectual terrain,...

Ligand-Binding Assays: Development, Validation, and Implementation in the Drug Development Arena - Hardcover

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by Masood N. Khan (Editor), John W. a. Findlay (Editor)Front JacketA consolidated and comprehensive reference on ligand-binding assays Ligand-binding assays (LBAs) stand as the cornerstone of support for definition of the pharmaco-kinetics and toxicokinetics of macromolecules, an area of burgeoning interest in the pharmaceutical industry. Yet, outside of the Crystal City Conference proceedings, little guidance has been available for LBA validation, particularly for assays used to support macr...

Planet in Peril: Humanity's Four Greatest Challenges and How We Can Overcome Them - Hardcover

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by Michael D. Bess (Author) Number of Pages: 452 Dimensions: 1.26 x 9.06 x 5.91 IN Publication Date: October 13, 2022

Letters to a Young Therapist - Paperback

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by Mary Pipher (Author)Mary Pipher's groundbreaking investigation of America's "girl-poisoning culture," Reviving Ophelia, has sold nearly two million copies and established its author as one of the nation's foremost authorities on family issues. In Letters to a Young Therapist, Dr. Pipher shares what she has learned in thirty years as a therapist, helping warring families, alienated adolescents, and harried professionals restore peace and beauty to their lives. Letters to a Young Therapist g...

Ethics in Speech and Language Therapy - Paperback

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by Richard Body (Author), Lindy McAllister (Editor)Ethics in Speech and Language Therapy is a key text for students, practitioners and managers alike. The demands of practice, legislation, registration and the recognition of competencies all point to the need for speech and language therapists to be explicitly educated about ethics. This book provides an overview of this key topic, grounds ethical practice in the broader context of morals and values; discusses frameworks for ethical decision ...

Equine Massage: A Practical Guide - Paperback

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by Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt (Author)A long-awaited update of the classic equine massage referenceFully revised and updated, this new edition provides step-by-step instructions and more than 180 photographs and diagrams to help riders and professionals alike master equine massage techniques. This authoritative guide provides detailed information about massage movements, pressures, rhythms, and sequences. It includes: An introduction to equine anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology Practical inf...

The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness - Paperback

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by Jack El-Hai (Author)The Lobotomist explores one of the darkest chapters of American medicine: the desperate attempt to treat the hundreds of thousands of psychiatric patients in need of help during the middle decades of the twentieth century. Into this crisis stepped Walter Freeman, M.D., who saw a solution in lobotomy, a brain operation intended to reduce the severity of psychotic symptoms. Drawing on Freeman's documents and interviews with Freeman's family, Jack El-Hai takes a penetratin...

The Blood Pressure Cure: 8 Weeks to Lower Blood Pressure Without Prescription Drugs - Paperback

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by Robert E. Kowalski (Author)From the bestselling author of The 8-Week Cholesterol CureRobert Kowalski's clinically proven program draws on the very latest research on high blood pressure causes, development, and treatment. With the most up-to-date information on herbs, supplements, diet, physical activity, and more, this commonsense, easy-to-follow program can help you lower your blood pressure so that you can decrease your risk of heart attack and stroke--and increase your chances of livin...

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by Tony Ellery (Author), Neal Hansen (Author)Front JacketA comprehensive guide to optimizing the lifecycle management of pharmaceutical brands The mounting challenges posed by cost containment policies and the prevalence of generic alternatives make optimizing the lifecycle management (LCM) of brand drugs essential for pharmaceutical companies looking to maximize the value of their products. Demonstrating how different measures can be combined to create winning strategies, Pharmaceutical Life...