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The first International Handbook of Forest Therapy defines the scientific domain of this innovative, evidence-based and timely public health approach. More than 50 authors from around the world are brought together to offer their expertise and insights about forest therapy from a variety of research perspectives. The theoretical discussion of the effects related to the biophilia hypothesis presented here is complemented by research results compiled across the last three decades in the fields of forest medicine and biochemistry from Asia. The book also highlights the latest developments with regards to…
The first International Handbook of Forest Therapy unites over 50 global experts to define this evidence-based public health approach. Drawing on three decades of research and the latest developments, this milestone work sets the baseline for its worldwide implementation.
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This book provides concise but comprehensive and essential information for practitioners and students in the fields of Aesthetic Medicine and Cosmetic Surgery. It not only provides knowledge to the industry, but also defines the new technologies, concludes the traditional therapy and sets up a new consensus for the field. Topics discussed here include the history of the field, energy-based devices, injectables and needle hole procedures, and common cosmetic surgery, among many other subjects.
An essential guide for practitioners and students in Aesthetic Medicine and Cosmetic Surgery. This book defines new technologies, reviews traditional therapies, and sets a new consensus for the field. Topics include energy-based devices, injectables, and common cosmetic surgery.
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Spirit possession, attachment, poltergeist activity and the negative impact of obsession, infestation and harassment on psychological health, together with the methods of dealing with it, are contemporary issues that demand serious scientific research and academic study. Essential reading for anyone who is presented with the problem of identifying and dealing with negative spirit influence, whether they are a health professional, a service user or a research scientist, this book presents a complementary approach that is built upon the theoretical concepts and experimental methods of Frederic Myers, together with modern research…
Essential reading for anyone who is presented with the problem of identifying and dealing with negative spirit influence, this monograph presents a complementary approach that is built upon the theoretical concepts and experimental methods of Frederic Myers.
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Equity in health care is a basic human right, yet disparities in health and wellness exist across racial lines. Despite the fact that disparities in Indigenous People’s health are particularly dramatic, they are less well understood. This volume focuses on the American Indian, in whom disparities in health are particularly severe. In a disease-specific format, health disparities in the American Indian are identified and discussed, with an emphasis on causes and solutions. Edited by experts in healthcare disparities, one of whom is a member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe, this…
Health disparities in American Indians are severe and underappreciated. Edited by experts, including a member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe, this volume identifies the causes and solutions to this overlooked problem, with relevance for Indigenous People’s health around the world.
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A History of Cardiac Surgery
An Adventurous Voyage from Antiquity to the Artificial Heart
The beginning of cardiac surgery is generally considered to be the successful repair of a wound of the heart that took place on the 7th of September 1896 in Frankfurt am Main. This operation put an end to the widespread belief that nature had set the heart beyond the limits of surgery. The successive development of heart surgery moved together with other advances that were rapidly taking place in various fields of medicine and surgery and which, already in the first half of the 20th century, had allowed surgical…
This book narrates the fascinating and dramatic history of cardiac surgery. It details the pioneers who defied the belief that the heart was inoperable and the innovations that led to open-heart surgery, valve replacements, and heart transplantation.
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Fluid Physiology
A Handbook for Anaesthesia and Critical Care Practice
This book is essential reading for medical or veterinary practitioners who need to understand the new fluid physiology and to apply it to the safe care of patients. The Starling principle is one of medicine’s most important concepts and originates from Ernest Starling’s laboratory research 120 years ago. However, inappropriate fluid therapy is now recognised as harming and even killing thousands of patients every year. In 2004, a landmark study was published which confirmed the hypotheses put forward by Sheldon Weinbaum and Charles Michel, among other physiologists, that, in most…
Inappropriate fluid therapy harms patients. For medical and veterinary practitioners, this book presents a new paradigm based on the revised Starling principle. It retires outdated views on colloids and focuses on volume kinetics for safer, evidence-based patient care.
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Patients and families coping with scoliosis and other spinal deformities are increasingly seeking better solutions for care and management. The recent worldwide expansion of the Schroth method, an exercise rehabilitation treatment originating in Germany, and its new advancements in compatible bracing have led to the need for an overview of evidence-based treatment principles. This comprehensive textbook is the first of its kind from the Schroth Best Practice Academy, an international group of highly esteemed and experienced scoliosis practitioners and researchers. A collaborative body of work, it focuses on the most…
This first-of-its-kind textbook from the Schroth Best Practice Academy offers an overview of the evidence-based Schroth method. A guide for practitioners, it focuses on current non-surgical treatments for spinal deformities to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.
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This textbook, the first to focus on child life assessment, educates seasoned child life specialists and child life students about the significant impact that robust psychosocial assessments have on child life interventions for children and families coping with hospitalization, chronic illness, and life transitions. Child life specialists engage in a cyclical process of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation to support healthy development and coping. The authors guide readers through current, evidence-based child life assessment practices and propose future directions for the growing child life profession. The book opens with chapters…
The first textbook on child life assessment, this guide educates students and specialists on impactful psychosocial assessments for children and families coping with illness. It guides readers through evidence-based practices with case examples and professional perspectives.
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Psychopathology and Atmospheres
Neither Inside nor Outside
Feeling sad during a funeral and being relaxed while having dinner with friends are atmospheric feelings. However, the notion of “atmosphere”, meaning not only a subjective mood, but a sensorial and affective quality that is widespread in space and determines the way one experiences it, has intensified only recently in scientific debate. The discussion today covers a wide range of theoretical and applied issues, involving all disciplines, paying attention more to qualitative aspects of reality than to objective ones. These disciplines include the psy- approaches, whose focus on an affective…
The notion of “atmosphere”—a sensorial, affective quality that determines how we experience a space—is a growing topic of scientific debate. This is the first book to link atmospheres and psychopathology, proposing a new, field-based paradigm for clinical work.
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Sudden Death in Opera
Love, Mortality and Transcendence on the Lyric Stage
An aspect of dying in opera, rarely observed or commented on, is Sudden Unexpected Death. There are many deaths in this melodramatic genre: most follow expected causes like murder, suicide, or old age. This book explores those deaths which occur without obvious natural causes. These are often central to the overall drama of the opera, representing denouements forming the epiphany of the story and the apotheosis for the audience. The book identifies 50 operas where such events occur, exploring the role of the dramatis personae, the circumstances of their dying,…
An aspect of dying in opera rarely observed is Sudden Unexpected Death. This book explores 50 operas where deaths occur without obvious natural cause, often forming the epiphany of the story. It charts the influence of philosophy and medical science on these tragic denouements.
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This book will help the reader’s team when confronted with complex, error-prone or ambiguous situations by providing concrete steps based on evidence and best practices in the application of Crew Resource Management (CRM) skills. The reader will learn how to determine the situation, communicate clearly and concisely, feel safe to ask questions and be assertive when safety is an issue, and to support each other in preventing, avoiding or mitigating errors and threats. They will learn how to develop a CRM-embedded plan and briefing, as well as how to debrief…
This book provides concrete steps for applying Crew Resource Management (CRM) skills in complex, error-prone situations. Learn to communicate clearly, be assertive about safety, and support your team to prevent errors, using best practices from real-world clinical scenarios.
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Transnational Psychiatries
Social and Cultural Histories of Psychiatry in Comparative Perspective c. 1800-2000
This book offers something new in the history of psychiatry. Within a transnational research framework, it presents original historical case studies and conceptual reflections on comparative and related methodologies. Systematic comparison and transfer studies as well as aspects of entangled history are employed in relation to themes such as different cultural meanings pertaining to the same term; transfer of treatment practices and institutional regimes; localised practices and (re)-emerging forms of patient care; circulation of early anti-psychiatrists’ views; impact of war and politics on patients’ welfare and…
This book offers a new, transnational history of psychiatry. Through original case studies from South America, Asia, the Pacific, and Europe, it explores the global transfer of practices, revealing commonalities, contrasts, and interconnections.
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This book describes the major changes in American medicine and healthcare that took place during 100 years of efforts to deliver the fruits of biomedical science to all. The story is told through the life of Halsted Reid Holman, an icon in American academic medicine and arguably one of the most notable academic leaders in the US. His story is extraordinary, human, and inspiring. A charismatic figure, a beloved doctor, brilliant bench scientist, innovative teacher, mentor to many leaders in American medicine and leader of one of the world’s great…
This book describes 100 years of change in American medicine through the extraordinary and inspiring life of Halsted Reid Holman. A visionary leader, he challenged orthodoxy and injustice, navigating the tension between healthcare as a basic human right and as a business.
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It is well-established that the human nervous system is able to modify its functions in response to activity or experience. This response has been termed ‘neuroplasticity’ and involves the reorganisation of neural circuits that control human movement. Recent evidence suggests that the primary motor cortex (M1) can experience neuroplasticity following various types of physical activity. Although neuroplasticity can be stimulated in a variety of ways, recently, it has been reported following exercise, injury and during periods of rehabilitation. This book introduces the key concepts that underpin human motor control and…
This book introduces human motor control and neuroplasticity, explaining how the nervous system adapts to physical activity, training, and rehabilitation. Integrating research with clinical applications, it is an essential text for students, researchers, and clinicians.
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Since the first case of HIV was diagnosed in 1981, several efforts have gone into its prevention and control. However, it remains a leading scourge today, with no cure despite the international attention and publicity it receives. It is one of the few diseases specifically given attention in the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There has been inadequate effort by academia in developing countries towards contributing to in-depth knowledge of HIV, as well as stimulating the interest of students in the topic. As the search…
Despite international attention, HIV remains a leading scourge with no cure. As the search continues, this timely book discusses the changing epidemiology of HIV. Its contributors are both academicians and seasoned programmers working in the realm of HIV care.
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This volume, dealing with situations from a nailbed injury to an amputation or a gunshot wound and almost everything in between, is a comprehensive but simple manual, addressing the most frequent, and some of the not-so-frequent, emergencies in the field of hand surgery. Every chapter is written by a group of experienced hand surgeons from around the world, who will guide the reader on the management of a variety of different conditions and injuries. Some of the topics covered here include how to examine and treat an acute brachial plexus…
This comprehensive but simple manual addresses frequent and rare emergencies in hand surgery. Written by experienced hand surgeons, this guide covers the management of a variety of conditions, from a nailbed injury to an amputation or a gunshot wound.
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Making Sense of Paranoia
Personal, Political and Professional Perspectives
Making Sense of Paranoia provides a refreshing and challenging contribution to debates over mental health. Mainstream psychiatric texts tend to foreground medical explanations for mental distress, with the direct experiences and personal narratives of the sufferers themselves then used as evidence to substantiate pre-existing concepts. This book takes a radically different approach. Here, the personal narratives of sufferers are prioritised and then the prevailing theoretical frameworks are examined to see if they fit with the sufferers’ lifeworld, rather than the other way round. Seen from this perspective, it is argued…
This book challenges mainstream views by prioritising the personal narratives of paranoia sufferers over pre-existing theories. Written by those with lived and professional experience, it argues for alternative ways to conceptualise paranoia and alleviate suffering.
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This book opens the door to the frequently obscure world of scientific discovery, not just to document discoveries, but also to explain how these discoveries come about. As an example, it tells, in an accessible way, the exciting story of the important discovery of a protein called RANKL, which led to the development of a drug therapy that is used worldwide to treat osteoporosis, cancer and other diseases. The story will be of interest to informed laypersons, students, and people with osteoporosis.
This book explains how scientific discoveries happen through the exciting story of the RANKL protein. This breakthrough led to a drug therapy used worldwide to treat osteoporosis, cancer, and other diseases, a story of interest to laypersons and students alike.
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The Book of Chinese Medicine, Volume 2
The Timeless Science of Balance and Harmony for Modern Life
This second volume offers numerous approaches to using Chinese medicine for the prevention and treatment of various diseases in medical practice. It brings the concepts and theories learned in the first volume and applies them in clinical settings with real patient examples. It goes over the four natures and five flavors of herbal drugs, and covers the different techniques of acupuncture. The book considers how the advancements in modern technology have shaped Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and discusses the revolutionary innovations that are occurring in the Chinese medicine…
This volume applies Chinese medicine in clinical settings to prevent and treat disease. Using real patient examples, it covers herbal drugs and acupuncture techniques, and discusses the revolutionary innovations shaping the future of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
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This book investigates the concept of stress, how it causes a cluster of life-threatening diseases, in particular Alzheimer's disease, and what you can do to save yourself. It is the summation of what the author, a neurologist, has learned about stress throughout his career. Stress damages the brain in specific ways that cause migraine headaches, high blood pressure, and diabetes. These conditions lead eventually to Alzheimer's disease. The take-home message of the book is that cutting the nerve supply to the adrenal glands can prevent Alzheimer's disease. This book will…
This book investigates how stress causes life-threatening diseases, particularly Alzheimer’s, and what you can do to save yourself. A neurologist reveals that cutting the nerve supply to the adrenal glands can prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
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