Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health

Preventing Illness Among People With Coronary Heart Disease brings together researchers from a variety of disciplines who address subjects relevant to secondary and tertiary preventive care for patients with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). Readers gain invaluable knowledge as they read of three relate..

Valuable insights into the potentials, risks, and excitement of establishing a private practice in occupational therapy. This groundbreaking volume provides general and specific ideas to help guide the OT professional who is considering independent practice...

Valuable insights into the potentials, risks, and excitement of establishing a private practice in occupational therapy. This groundbreaking volume provides general and specific ideas to help guide the OT professional who is considering independent practice...

This is the first book of its kind in the rapidly growing field of complementary and alternative medicine. It addresses quality-of-care concerns and also focuses on the goals of many practitioners: to secure a firm place for their practice in health care systems and to establish levels of integratio..

Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies reviews the literature on selected psychosocial resource variables in cancer in order to raise and examine conceptual and methodological issues and to offer suggestions for future directions in the field. It provides investigators and clinicians with..

This informative book describes the Recovery Model for occupational therapy with mentally ill clients and shows how to use it most effectively. It examines the major constructs of the model, describes the recovery process, offers specific OT approaches to support recovery, and provides guidelines fo..

This informative book describes the Recovery Model for occupational therapy with mentally ill clients and shows how to use it most effectively. It examines the major constructs of the model, describes the recovery process, offers specific OT approaches to support recovery, and provides guidelines fo..

This book explores focused treatment programs for women with co-occurring disorders who have experienced physical and/or sexual abuse. It includes descriptions of nine sites' efforts to develop these services and the lessons they learned from the process. You will find useful strategies for integrat..

This book explores focused treatment programs for women with co-occurring disorders who have experienced physical and/or sexual abuse. It includes descriptions of nine sites' efforts to develop these services and the lessons they learned from the process. You will find useful strategies for integrat..

In Schizophrenia: Innovations in Diagnosis and Treatment, Dr. Colin A. Ross—founder of the Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma—presents a new theory of the existence of a dissociative subtype of schizophrenia related to psychological trauma that can be treated with psychothe..

Leading advocates of sensory integration use in occupational therapy explore the exciting potentials of this profound theory and its applications. This truly comprehensive and enlightening book provides step-by-step assistance for therapists in observing patient's behavior and appropriately modifyin..

The contributing authors—respected authorities on health care and social work—describe the shift in hospital based health care to ambulatory care and the role of social work in this new environment. Social Work in Ambulatory Care assists readers who need to develop, plan, and implement n..