Most books on mental health and illness are published for readers in North America and Europe, and not much is known about psychiatric practice, services and research in Asia, Africa, and South America. This series will include contributions of clinicians and researchers worldwide. Each volume will cover broad issues including epidemiology, cross-cultural comparison, clinical research, stigma of mental illness, cultural issues in mental healthcare, health economics, innovative services, preventive programs and health service outcome research. The volumes will find a wide readership among psychiatrists, psychologists, sociologists, health policy makers, social workers, health economists, anthropologists and philosophers. It will provide the readers a broader perspective of mental health and illness worldwide and also future research initiatives.
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Published: 2022
Number of pages: 304 pages
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Authors: Joseph Panarelli
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The Pocket Guide to Glaucoma provides essential...
The official scientific publication of the American Association of Endodontists (AAE). This issue provides online access information, instructions and guidelines for authors, details about the Scientific Advisory Board, and an EndNote Library feature for searching published titles and abstracts.
A comprehensive pocket reference for clinical practice, featuring key laboratory reference intervals (haematology, blood gases, U&Es, LFTs), physical examination reminders, and an index of emergency management topics like acute abdomen, anaphylaxis, and kidney injury.
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A volume in the Methods in Molecular Biology series, providing step-by-step, readily-reproducible research protocols and methodologies concerning bacteriophage therapy. Each chapter offers an introductory overview, lists of materials and reagents, detailed procedures, and helpful notes with troubleshooting advice.
This review discusses various techniques used to assess tissue oxygenation in critically ill patients. It highlights the limitations of historical measurements (VO2/DO2, PO2) and emphasizes the utility of surrogate measurements like lactate, venous O2 saturation, and the promising application of veno-arterial PCO2 gradients to detect impaired tissue perfusion and dysoxia.
A concise diagnostic guide detailing the criteria for Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock. It outlines specific threshold values for general, inflammatory, hemodynamic, organ dysfunction, and tissue perfusion variables, along with associated mortality rates for severe sepsis and septic shock.
Provides a broad look at the intersection between food and mental health and offers a comprehensive approach to effectively prioritize nutrition as a powerful component to maintaining overall well-being. It explores nutritional factors that promote stable blood sugar levels, optimize brain functioning, and contribute to the microbiome and hormone levels important to the brain–gut connection, alongside insights into food selection, eating disorders, obesity, body image, and environmental influences. This textbook combines psychology, nutrition, and medicine.
