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To Thomas T. Noguchi, America’s most famous medical examiner, every death is a mystery—until the cause is found In his first book, the runaway bestseller Coroner, Dr. Noguchi wrote of his controversial investigations as medical examiner of Los Angeles County. In Coroner at Large, the man...

In the tradition of Atul Gawande and Sherwin Nuland, Marc Agronin writes luminously and unforgettably of life as he sees it as a doctor. His beat is a nursing home in Miami that some would dismiss as “God's waiting room.” Nothing in the young doctor's medical training had quite prepared him for...

What do you do when you run into a patient in a public place? How do you respond when a patient suddenly hugs you at the end of a session? Do you accept a gift that a patient brings to make up for causing you some inconvenience? Questions like these—which virtually all clinicians face at one time...

The renowned social psychologist and New York Times–bestselling author shares his insights on the process of psychotherapy, drawing on his own experience. Over the course of a distinguished career, Erich Fromm built a reputation as a talented speaker and gifted psychoanalyst—the first specialization...

Reading the complete works of Sigmund Freud would take more time than most of us have to spare. Freud - the Key Ideas condenses all the information you need about the life and work of the great man into one book. With clear explanations and examples drawn from Freud's own cases you will soon have...

Of Inca descent, the author describes his childhood in the in the Amazon jungle and his yearning to come to the United States. Through adversity, with tenacity, the young Peruvian immigrant becomes a doctor of medicine. He lives the American way of life, but his past haunts him.In his medical...

Addiction: What's Really Going On? contains powerful true-life stories woven together to form a tapestry filled with pain, joy, defeat, and success. The entire book is molded around Deborah McCloskey's heartfelt desire for her clients to be free of drugs. Her counseling methods both endeared her as...

From addictions treatment pioneer G. Alan Marlatt and associates, this is the authoritative work on harm reduction: its principles, strategies, and practical applications. Contributors review programs that have been developed and tested for a range of high-risk behaviors, including problem drinking,...

In una nuova edizione, una biografia toccante, che è stata in vetta alle classifiche di vendita negli Stati Uniti. La storia di una malattia mentale raccontata da una paziente d’eccellenza. Pagine cariche di dolore ma anche di coraggio e di speranza. “È il racconto più lucido e positivo sulla...

La psicologia positiva è con tutta probabilità quella che nel campo scientifico è esplosa nel modo più fiammeggiante, diffondendosi rapidamente in tutti i paesi. Ad essa però ha fatto da contraltare una divulgazione di basso livello. Questa guida non promette tesori di saggezza a palate, ma informazioni...

Mindfulness Meditation for People Who Stammer by Dr Hiten Vyas is a quick and easy guide (2627 words) that will help you to learn the following: * Why mindfulness meditation is good if you stammer. * How it can help people who stammer reduce anxiety and other unhelpful emotions. *...

Are you a person who stammers who suffers from unhelpful thoughts and emotions such as anxiety and worry? Do you find it hard to relax and still your mind? If so, Vipassana Meditation For People Who Stammer by Dr Hiten Vyas is the eBook (4605 words) for you. It will: *...

Microbial Forensics is a rapidly evolving scientific discipline. In the last decade, and particularly due to the anthrax letter attacks in the United States, microbial forensics has become more formalized and has played an increasingly greater role in crime investigations. This has brought renewed...

184 pages, 60 images, 21 contributors This pocket-sized reference serves as a valuable reference for medical and legal investigations of possible cases of abusive head trauma to ensure that no possibility is ignored and that children receive appropriate care for their specific circumstance. In cases...