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Population Mental Health: Evidence, Policy, and Public Health Practice
By Neal Cohen, Sandro Galea
Population Mental Health identifies the tools and strategies of public health practice – surveillance and screening, early identification, preventive interventions, health promotion and community action – and their application to twenty-first century public mental health policy and practice....
January 2011 | 978-0-415-77921-0 | Hardback (Routledge)
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A Minyan of Women: Family Dynamics, Jewish Identity and Psychotherapy Practice
Edited by Beverly Greene, Dorith Brodbar
This book explores the diverse manner in which family dynamics shaped Jewish identities in ways that were unique and directly connected to their experiences within their families of origin. Highlighted is the diversity of experience of ethnic identity within members of a group of women who are...
January 2011 | 978-0-415-61065-0 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Psychopharmaceuticals in India
By Stefan Ecks
This book analyses two specific processes of globalization that have had an impact on the changing nature of doctor-patient encounters in India. One is the immense and successful growth of the global market in antidepressants over recent years, to the effect scholars speak of an "antidepressant era...
December 2010 | 978-0-415-59039-6 | Hardback (Routledge)
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The Handbook of Deviant Behavior
Edited by Clifton D. Bryant
The Handbook of Deviant Behavior presents a comprehensive, integrative, and accessible overview of the contemporary body of knowledge in the field of social deviance in the twenty-first century. This book addresses the full range of scholarly concerns within this area – including theoretical,...
November 2010 | 978-0-415-48274-5 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Suicide and Society in India
By Peter Mayer
In India about 123,000 people take their own lives each year, the second highest total in the world. There is a suicide death in India almost every 4 minutes, and it is the leading cause of death for rural Indians especially women in early adulthood. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of...
October 2010 | 978-0-415-58938-3 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Older GLBT Family and Community Life
Edited by Christine Fruhauf, Dan Mahoney
It is a well known fact that our population of persons aged 65 and over are growing at a faster rate than any other demographic. Older adults are now living longer more complex lives than previous generations. Recent census data confirms the emergence of a growing, more visible older Gay, Lesbian,...
December 2009 | 978-1-56023-754-9 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Defeating Autism: A Damaging Delusion
By Michael Fitzpatrick
Autism: disease, disorder or difference? What causes autism – genes or environment? Can biomedical treatments cure autism, and are they safe? An increased public awareness of autism has resulted in a rising trend of diagnoses, creating the impression of an ‘epidemic’. Many parents of...
2008 | 978-0-415-44981-6 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine
By Robert A Roush
The information you need to choose—or to help create—a complementary/alternative medicine facility Learn about emerging and traditional treatment techniques such as Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, Reiki, reflexology, prayer, homeopathy, yoga, meditation, aromatherapy, and massage. Author...
2003 | 978-0-7890-1804-5 | Paperback (Routledge)
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A Guide to Creative Group Programming in the Psychiatric Day Hospital
By Lois E Passi
Unlike any other text that discusses day hospital programming, A Guide to Creative Group Programming in the Psychiatric Day Hospital contains protocols for the invention of new groups, saving you the time and effort needed to create one yourself. Intended for social workers, psychologists, and...
1998 | 978-0-7890-0406-2 | Hardback (Routledge)