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Feeling Dizzy
When you turn your head suddenly, do you feel sick to your stomach? Do you often become dizzy when you get up too quickly from a chair? Have you ever felt a sense of motion when you're standing still? You're not alone. Whether it's fainting, imbalance, or spinning sensations, these disorders affect 76 million Americans at some time in their lives. Feeling Dizzy explains what can go wrong, what physicians can do to diagnose and treat problems, what you can do to help yourself, and how you can finally regain your sense of balance. The first complete book on the subject written from the general reader, Feeling Dizzy: Identifies and explains the three types of dizziness: vertigo, imbalance, and fainting. Describes treatment options, from medication or surgery to therapy and rehabilitation. Outlines self-help options, including relaxation techniques, biofeedback, and exercise.
Beyond Companionship
"This book serves a valuable purpose. It demonstrates the special relationship between people and animals and shows how dogs contribute significantly to the health and emotional stability of many individuals."-Alan M. Beck, ScD, Professor and Director, Center for the Human-Animal Bond, Purdue University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Indiana, and Aaron H. Katcher, MD, Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania. Authors of Between Pets and People Dogs have been serving people for centuries. Today they are helping more people than ever, as Service Dogs for people who have physical disabilities, are hearing impaired and as Therapy Dogs, visiting various facilities. They are in the armed forces, police departments, and are used for tracking, search and rescue purposes and as useful companions to the socially isolated, the elderly, and children with special needs. In words and photographs, Beyond Companionship profiles a number of actual such dogs and people in these circumstances and contains sections on gathering further information, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index.
Behind the 8-Ball
Is someone you care about gambling your life away? You don't have to be a gambler yourself to suffer from the often disastrous effects of excessive gambling. Behind the 8-Ball is the must-have guide to reclaiming your financial, legal, and emotional freedom. Spouses, parents, siblings, children, friends, and coworkers of the gambler will learn how to: Understand why some people lose control of their gambling Recognize the compulsive gambler and realistically assess the financial and emotional damage he or she is causing you and others Accept that you can't control someone else's gambling Encourage the gambler to seek help Recover from being involved with a gambler For anyone who is or has ev...
Her Way
A two-part bibliography of over 1700 biographies of more than 1100 notable women throughout history. Part one is arranged alphabetically by subject and includes a short profile of each woman cited; part two consists of collective biographies.
Psychosocial Aspects of Chemotherapy in Cancer Care
Leading medical professionals--physicians, nurses, social workers--who treat cancer patients receiving chemotherapy address vital areas of concern: physician/patient relationships, the psychosocial issues of being a patient, the pediatric patient, and new frontiers. Valuable and readable for health professionals and cancer patients and their families, this book deals honestly with the relevant, often painful subjects inherent in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer with chemotherapy. Contributing authors emphasize the importance of establishing a positive, trusting relationship between patient and doctor and patient's family and of treating the psychologican and social aspects of patients, as well as the medical problems. The eleven patients'rights described in one chapter should be available to all cancer patients and their families who are faced with the decision of choosing chemotherapy as the course of treatment. The problems particular to treating pediatric patients are examined, along with sound advice for school personnel in dealing with cancer patients in the classroom.
Suffering
Learn to help others understand, cope with, and even overcome emotional and physical suffering. Suffering: Psychological and Social Aspects in Loss, Grief, and Care is a unique and insightful volume of observations, anecdotes, and case studies about suffering. In this important book, doctors, nurses, teachers, funeral directors, and members of the clergy discuss the crucial physical, emotional, and psychological issues that patients and their families must confront when death is imminent. They address a variety of topics including terminal illness, chronic illness, loss, grief, and pain. Ideal for professionals who work with dying people and their families, Suffering highlights topics that are particularly common when working with AIDS patients, cancer patients, children, the elderly, and the mentally ill.
Shingles
Herpes zoster, better known as shingles, affects up to twenty percent of the population of the United States. Caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, shingles affects adults who have had chicken pox and who suffer from a weakened immune system. The authors cite the latest research on Shingles and its prevention and provide tips on early recognition of shingles as well as descriptions of commonly used treatments for shingles.
American Women's Fiction, 1790-1870
An annotated bibliography on women who wrote fiction in the US during the period 1790-1870. The first part is an annotated list of sources that discuss women's fiction in the period and women authors born before 1840 who published before 1870. The second part is an alphabetical list of the approximately 325 19th century writers who meet those criteria. There are indexes by pseudonym, editor, and subject. The sources provide information not only about the individual authors but also about the history of criticism and literary politics, especially women's place in the American literary canon.
Her Way
A two-part bibliography of over 1700 biographies of more than 1100 notable women throughout history. Part one is arranged alphabetically by subject and includes a short profile of each woman cited; part two consists of collective biographies.
Contemporary Authors
Your students and users will find biographical information on approximately 300 modern writers in this volume of Contemporary Authors(R). Authors in this volume include: Quentin Crisp Marcel Duchamp Monty Python
