A timely resource for medical professionals caring for the elderly. It addresses the increasing trend of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and kidney disease. Focused on developing countries, this guide will also be of use to medical professionals everywhere.
This guide offers a biopsychosocial approach to headache, focusing not just on causes but on sleep, mobility, nutrition, and social life. Through an interactive, case-based design, it explores therapies from yoga and manual therapy to dietary programmes and CBT.
The next generation of oncological hyperthermia selectively heats malignant cells. Due to its selectivity, this innovative concept is safer, less toxic, and uses significantly lower energy. This book shows the challenges, theoretical basis, and clinical results of the method.
Changing Horizons in the 21st Century
As global demographics change and people live longer, this book provides a holistic understanding of ageing. Written by globally recognized experts, it explores policy, the ageing experience, and intergenerational relations to enhance your interactions with older people.
In Sri Lanka, poverty and civil war have created a youth mental health crisis. This book gives an overview of common psychosocial problems and the challenges practitioners face, discussing practical solutions for providing mental health services with limited resources.
The first textbook on child life assessment, this guide educates students and specialists on impactful psychosocial assessments for children and families coping with illness. It guides readers through evidence-based practices with case examples and professional perspectives.
Chronicity
This book offers a multidimensional perspective on the challenges of chronicity. It explores key issues across the lifespan—from childhood to the elderly—including quality of life, palliative care, and spirituality, providing valuable insights for healthcare professionals.
This unique book is the first ever dedicated to the anatomy and clinical relevance of the ligaments connecting the head to the spine. It is essential for radiologists, spine surgeons, therapists, and trainees treating the craniocervical junction.
This essential atlas for mastering advanced cardiac imaging features over 120 cases and 566 high-quality illustrations. It integrates CT, MRI, and echocardiography to enhance diagnostic accuracy across a broad spectrum of cardiovascular conditions.
Clinical Expressive Arts Therapy in Theory and Practice
This volume makes a tremendous contribution to expressive arts therapy. It presents clear theoretical bases and applies in-depth psychological knowledge to practical cases, shedding light on clinical interventions that use art in psychotherapy for the professional community.
Clinical Imaging Diagnosis
Explore the latest advancements in medical imaging and how AI is transforming healthcare. This guide shows how AI enables early cancer detection, improves cardiac and neurological diagnoses, predicts stroke risks, and protects devices, while Explainable AI (XAI) builds trust.
This guide is for caring for the cognitively impaired in professional and home settings. It provides information to study for the ICCPA certification exam, covering interventions for conditions like Sundowning to ensure the highest quality of life.
Colonial Pathology
This book examines the Oromo people’s experience under Ethiopian colonial rule, drawing parallels to the Irish under British rule. It argues that colonialism violated Oromo sovereignty, causing land dispossession, poverty, and disease, and acts as a disease-causing agent.
Common Problems in Pregnancy
This book presents concise summaries of common pregnancy conditions, covering up-to-date diagnosis and evidence-based management. It is of great value to clinicians, obstetricians, and midwives, and is also ideal for those studying for exams.
Community, Autonomy and Informed Consent
Current informed consent guidelines for international research fail when community is involved. This book critiques the traditional view of autonomy that causes these failures and proposes a relational model to create more just and effective ethical policies.
This study explores why Croatian Broca’s aphasics comprehend questions differently than English speakers, linking their distinct deficit patterns to key structural and processing variations between the two languages.
This textbook covers topics from the basics to complex pathologies and treatment options. With insights from leading experts, this is a valuable source for healthcare professionals and a guiding light for treating the most intricate spinal deformities.
This evidence-based, outcome-focused book addresses every area of pharmacology, providing a solid foundation for medical and paramedical students. It includes flowcharts, diagrams, and tables that present the subject’s contents in an understandable way for undergraduates.
A temporary heart valve is a novel, lifesaving option during acute valvular failure when open-heart surgery is not readily available. This textbook introduces a first-of-its-kind temporary aortic valve catheter, providing a summary of its modeling and preclinical validations.
Concepts and Issues in Healthcare Ethics
This book gives healthcare professionals practical help with ethical dilemmas. With a playful, accessible approach, it provides philosophical tools and discusses practical cases to stimulate creative inquiry and guide students and professionals in providing good care.