Great Health Care is enlightening and entertaining. It's a must read for physicians, patients, health policymakers and administrators, and the interested public--anyone who wants to understand what great health care is, and how we might build it together. The authors share their…
The past half-century has seen enormous changes in the demographic makeup of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In the 1950s, LAC had a small population of about 160 million people, less than today's population of Brazil. Two-thirds of Latin Americans lived in rural areas. F…
"An in depth examination of maldynia, also known as chronic pain, this book explores pain as a bio-cultural phenomenon that necessitates reexamination of medical philosophy, ethics, education, and practice. It provides a historical account of pain and then frames it with contemp…
"An in depth examination of maldynia, also known as chronic pain, this book explores pain as a bio-cultural phenomenon that necessitates reexamination of medical philosophy, ethics, education, and practice. It provides a historical account of pain and then frames it with contemp…
Written by a nurse and approved by a respected professional association of nurses, this holistic self-care guide offers a blend of traditional, alternative, and complementary advice that works in conjunction with a doctor's care for nearly twenty serious chronic conditions, from…
Depression in adults with a chronic physical health problem: treatment and management
by Royal College of Psychiatrists, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Great Britain), National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, British Psychological Society
fromNational clinical practice guideline
Provides an overview of self-management in chronic physical illness. This book provides the theoretical and conceptual background to self-management, and examines issues to do with the delivery of self-management interventions in chronic illness and reviews the efficacy and effe…
Depression in adults with a chronic physical health problem: treatment and management
by National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (Great Britain), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Great Britain), British Psychological Society
fromNational clinical practice guideline
"This book examines emergent research on the identification and epidemiology of various mental illnesses, featuring information on the prevalence of the disease, psychopharmacological advancements, and strategies for the management of chronic mental illnesses"--Provided by publi…