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Presents a comprehensive course in creative writing. This title helps children understand and effectively use the following: the generation of story ideas; the elements of story; literary and grammatical devices; voicing stories; story dialogue; story structure; and, character development and story endings.
This volume is the logical follow-up to the military treatment handbook: Living and Surviving in Harm’s Way. Sharon Freeman Clevenger, Laurence Miller, Bret Moore, and Arthur Freeman return with this dynamic handbook ideal for law enforcement agencies interested in the psychological health of their officers. Contributors include law enforcement officers with diverse experiences, making this handbook accessible to readers from law enforcement backgrounds. This authoritative, comprehensive, and critical volume on the psychological aspects of police work is a must for anyone affiliated with law enforcement.
The Side Effects of Drugs Annual was first published in 1977. It has been continually published since then as a yearly update to the voluminous encyclopedia, Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs. Each new Annual continues to provide clinicians and medical investigators with a reliable and critical yearly survey of new data and trends in the area of adverse drug reactions and interactions. An international team of specialists has contributed to the informative Annual by critically interpreting it and by pointing to whatever is misleading. - Provides a critical yearly survey of new data and trends - Special reviews in this Annual include, among other topics, epidemiology of the use of ecstasy, paracetamol and the risk of asthma, combination vaccines/multiple immunizations, interactions of herbal medicines with warfarin, and tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Practical and concise, ideal for quick reference and revision, this title gives an up-to-date evidence based overview of the key areas of geriatric medicine.
"Provides clinicians and medical investigators with a reliable and critical yearly survey of new data and trends in the area of adverse drug reactions and interactions."--Publisher.
This book provides a comprehensive account of the current developments in mental health services for older people and describes a robust model for evaluating health and social care to improve these services. Drawing on international experience, it provides accounts of the development of mental health services for older people in the UK, Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia. The approaches to evaluating health and social care in these countries are all outlined, and a comparative analysis is given. The services currently offered are patchy, so there is a pressing need for effective mechanisms to be introduced in order to monitor quality - this book will show you how. Managers and commissioners working within Primary Care Trusts, NHS Trusts, Strategic Health Authorities, geriatricians, psychiatrists, psychologists and allied health and social care professionals will find this book valuable reading.
On June 15, 2002, Michael Hamdan overheard a cell phone conversation threatening the security of his city and country. Someone was planning to hit Las Vegas on the day of freedom. A possible terrorist attack on July 4th! As most Americans would, he informed the FBI, the local authorities, and the media; but he wasnt prepared for their reactions. The disbelief, threats, and personal attacks shook the foundations of his patriotism. In this book, the true account of the events following June 15, 2002, vindicates Michael Hamdan as a loyal patriot who still believes in what America represents.
Soon to be a Major Motion Picture The first installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, also author of We Solve Murders Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves A female cop with her first big case A brutal murder Welcome to... THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case. As the bodies begin to pile up, can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late? “Witty, endearing and greatly entertaining.” —Wall Street Journal
Using practical, user-friendly and evidence-based where possible, this title reviews major psychiatric symptoms in palliative care including delirium, depression and anxiety.