Specialist Care Books

New and Published Books

1. Population Mental Health

   Evidence, Policy, and Public Health Practice

   Edited by Neal Cohen, Sandro Galea

   Series: Routledge Studies in Public Health

   Over the last century public health efforts, such as immunization, safer food practices, public health education and promotion, improved sanitation, and water purification have been very successful in eradicating and controlling a host of diseases. The result has been a dramatic improvement in...

   Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
2. From Birth to Sixteen

   Children's Health, Social, Emotional and Linguistic Development

   By Helen Cowie

   From Birth to Sixteen outlines children’s physical, social, emotional and language development from infancy through to adolescence. In both its practical application of research and its contribution to the assessment of child development, this text provides essential reading for those studying, or...

   Published February 1st 2012 by Routledge
3. New Directions in Nursing History

   International Perspectives

   Edited by Susan McGann, Barbara Mortimer

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

   This collection of essays reflects the current interdisciplinary and international nature of the history of nursing scholarship. Covering a range from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, this book draws on research from eleven different countries to address: the issues of...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
4. Addictions

   2nd Edition

   By Maree Teesson, Wayne Hall, Heather Proudfoot, Louisa Degenhardt

   Series: Clinical Psychology: A Modular Course

   The first edition of Addictions established itself as a valuable resource for students and professionals alike. This authoritative new edition builds on the success of the previous book, incorporating advances in research and practice over the last ten years. The book includes material on: the...

   Published December 1st 2011 by Psychology Press
5. Advanced Practice in Healthcare

   Skills for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals

   Edited by Carol Cox, Marie Hill, Victoria Lack

   Advanced Practice in Healthcare outlines the key components of advanced practice in which healthcare professionals are engaged. With a clear skills focus, it explores issues critical to providing effective enhanced care to patients whilst managing and negotiating the complexities of the healthcare...

   Published November 3rd 2011 by Routledge
6. Healthcare Sensor Networks

   Challenges Toward Practical Implementation

   Edited by Daniel Tze Huei Lai, Marimuthu Palaniswami, Rezaul Begg

   Healthcare sensor networks (HSNs) now offer the possibility to continuously monitor human activity and physiological signals in a mobile environment. Such sensor networks may be able to reduce the strain on the present healthcare workforce by providing new autonomous monitoring services ranging...

   Published September 27th 2011 by CRC Press
7. International Perspectives on Public Health and Palliative Care

   Edited by Libby Sallnow, Suresh Kumar, Allan Kellehear

   Series: Routledge Studies in Public Health

   Public health approaches to palliative care have been growing in policy importance and practice acceptance. This innovative volume explores the major concepts, practice examples, and practice guidelines for this new approach. The goal of ‘comprehensive care’ – seamless support for patients as they...

   Published September 7th 2011 by Routledge
8. Grief, Loss and Bereavement

   Evidence and Practice for Health and Social Care Practitioners

   Edited by Peter Wimpenny, John Costello

   Dealing with the social experience of grief, loss and bereavement are challenging areas for everyone, including health and social care practitioners who are often well placed to offer help and support to the bereaved. This book draws together a comprehensive range of worldwide evidence for...

   Published September 1st 2011 by Routledge
9. An Introduction to Psychological Care in Nursing and the Health Professions

   By Helena Priest

   Caring is at the core of what nurses and other health professionals do. But caring encompasses more than simply looking after people’s physical health needs. People requiring any health service will have psychological needs that affect their feelings, thoughts, and behaviour. Good psychological...

   Published August 22nd 2011 by Routledge
10. Family Support and Family Caregiving across Disabilities

    Edited by George Singer, David Biegel, Patricia Conway

    Family members provide the majority of care for individuals with disabilities in the United States. Recognition is growing that family caregiving deserves and may require societal support, and evidence-based practices have been established for reducing stress associated with caregiving. Despite the...

    Published August 21st 2011 by Routledge