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An understanding of the theories that shape and define mental health policy and practice is essential for every mental health nurse. This book gives you the knowledge you need to understand those complex and varying theories, concepts and approaches. It helps you to deconstruct mental health and become...

Evil Eye, Jinn Possession, and Mental Health Issues raises awareness of the cultural considerations, religion and spirituality involved in the assessment of Muslim patients with mental health problems. The belief that Jinn spirits can cause mental illness in humans through affliction or possession...

Prevention of disease and injury, including early identification of risks and disease and optimal control of potentially debilitating or fatal complications of chronic conditions, is the area of clinical medicine that holds the greatest promise for improving human health. Each year a long list of...

This book is devoted to identifying the precursors of adolescents' health problems and risk taking behaviors and the developmental processes that accompany them. It presents data on lay conceptions of health and illness, physical maturity, causes of mortality and morbidity, and patterns of utilization...

Never has the need for a compendium of self-help workbooks been so great! From the founder of the world’s first PhD program in Family Psychology comes an extensive guide to nearly all of the mental health workbooks published through 2002. Placed together in one volume for the first time,...

The Health Benefits of Avocado - For Cooking and HealthTable of ContentsIntroductionSection 1: AvocadoChapter 1: What is Avocado?Chapter 2: History of AvocadoChapter 3: How to Choose the Right AvocadoChapter 4: Nutritional Breakdown of AvocadosSection 2: Health Benefits of AvocadosChapter 5:...

Health Promotion in Midwifery explores the principles of health promotion within the practical context of midwifery. It clearly outlines and discusses the midwife’s role in health promotion, linking theory and practice. The third edition of this evidence-based text covers essential topics...

Disaster Mental Health Case Studies is a riveting collection of case studies by master clinicians that reveal how disaster mental health interventions must be tailored to meet the needs of survivors. Each unique case study is structured to give the reader an introduction to the community affected...

Depression (gluten's most common manifestation), headaches, brain fog, ADHD, dementia… the full spectrum of neurological disorders, affecting all brains, not just those with Celiac / Coeliac Disease or NCGS (Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity). Get the facts with how often gluten is the issue, and more...

It is a common assumption that sport is good for us and that participation in sport embodies public health benefits. With sport being increasingly used to deliver public health interventions worldwide, this book critically examines the rationale and evidence for sport as a public health policy tool....

Spirituality, religious belief and inclusive faith communities are important for mental well being but mental health practitioners have few guidelines for acknowledging these issues when working with service users. Spirituality, Values and Mental Health gathers together personal and professional...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Health Information Science, HIS 2018, held in Cairns, QLD, Australia, in October 2018. The 13 full papers and 5 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions. The papers feature...

If you have a disease or medical condition, go to a few of the big websites like nih.gov and webmd.com. Go to the library where they’ll have at least one book on most medical conditions, #610-619 of the Dewey Decimal System, R in the Library of Congress system. Medical Sciences. ...

Super Health With Food discusses the importance of food to achieve and maintain super health. This book presents detailed information on specific nutrients, including their possible health uses, food sources, and high intake side effects. A summary of the contents are as follows: Introduction - purpose...