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The Handbook of Psychiatric Measures offers a concise summary of key evaluations that you can easily incorporate into your daily practice. The measures will enhance the quality of patient care assisting you, both in diagnosis and assessment of outcomes. Comprising a wide range of methods available for assessing persons with mental health problems, the Handbook contains more than 275 rating methods, from the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale to the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale. In this fully revised edition, more than 40 measures have been added both to the book and to the accompanying CD-ROM. The Handbook features: Thoroughly examined and revised measures that provide the most relevan...
BIRTH CONTROL, CONTRACEPTION, FAMILY PLANNING. Heralded as the catalyst of the sexual revolution and the solution to global overpopulation, the contraceptive pill was one of the twentieth century's most important inventions. It has not only transformed the lives of millions of women but has also pushed the limits of drug monitoring and regulation across the world. This deeply-researched new history of the oral contraceptive shows how its development and use have raised crucial questions about the relationship between science, medicine, technology, and society. Lara Marks explores the reasons why the pill took so long to be developed and explains why it did not prove to be the social panacea envisioned by its inventors. Unacceptable to the Catholic Church, rejected by countries such as India and Japan, too expensive for women in poor countries, it has, more recently, been linked to cardiovascular problems.
WHIPLASH... It's a challenging medical, legal and social dilemma. Why do some people report chronic pain following acute injury, while others do not? Why is whiplash epidemic in some countries and unknown in others? Is it biological, psychological, cultural? Can whiplash be explained by any one, unified theory? The Whiplash Encyclopedia is an authoritative resource that addresses the questions surrounding whiplash and provides multidisciplinary perspectives on this highly charged issue. Based on a comprehensive review of current and historical scientific literature, the Whiplash Encyclopedia considers all possible models that might explain the whiplash mystery. You'll find all relevant medical theories presented, as well as psychological and cultural considerations. Source materials are evaluated to assist medical, legal, insurance, engineering and other professionals in understanding the strengths and weaknesses of key arguments. A comprehensive bibliography leads readers to key resources, diagnostic tools and informative research.
A unique reference manual for academic surgeons, this book discusses every facet of surgical research. From getting grant money to choosing a topic, reviewing the literature, planning and conducting research, and reporting results.
The fourth edition of Pharmacoepidemiology is an outstandingand fully comprehensive textbook, which will be an essentialresource for all interested in the field—in academia, inregulatory agencies, in industry and in the law. BrianStrom’s classic textbook continues both to reflect theincreased maturation of pharmacoepedemiology and to help shapeit’s direction. Reviews of previous editions of his celebrated textbookinclude: "The book is essential reading for anyone interested inpharmacoepidemiology." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY “…an excellent textbook and a comprehensivereference which belongs in the library of everypharmaceutical manufacturer and regulator." EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH