Encyclopedia of Aging and Public Health

Encyclopedia of Aging and Public Health
By Sana Loue, Martha Sajatovic
Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 843
Publication Date: 2007-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0387337539
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780387337531
Binding: Hardcover

People are living longer, and the elder population is growing larger. To meet the ongoing need for quality information on elder health, the Encyclopedia of Aging and Public Health combines multiple perspectives to offer readers a more accurate and complete picture of the aging process.
The book takes a biopsychosocial approach to the complexities of its subject. In-depth introductory chapters include coverage on a historical and demographic overview of aging in America, a guide to biological changes accompanying aging, an analysis of the diversity of the U.S. elder population, legal issues commonly affecting older adults, and the ethics of using cognitively impaired elders in research.
From there, over 425 entries cover the gamut of topics, trends, diseases, and phenomena: Specific populations, including ethnic minorities, custodial grandparents, and centenarians; core medical conditions associating with aging, from cardiac and pulmonary diseases to Parkinsons and Alzheimers; mental and emotional disorders; drugs/vitamins/alternative medicine; disorders of the eyes, feet, and skin insomnia and sleep disorders; malnutrition and eating disorders; ual and gender-related concerns and a broad array of social and political issues, including access to care, abuse/neglect, veterans affairs, and assisted suicide.
Entries on not-quite-elders concerns (e.g., midlife crisis, menopause) are featured as well. And all chapters and entries include references and resource lists.
The Encyclopedia has been developed for maximum utility to clinicians, social workers, researchers, and public health professionals working with older adults. Its multidisciplinary coverage and scope of topics make this volume an invaluable reference for academic and public libraries.


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Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Vaccines, Prevention and Control

ually Transmitted Diseases: Vaccines, Prevention and Control
By Lawrence R. Stanberry, David I. Bernstein

• Publisher: Academic Press


• Number Of Pages: 468


• Publication Date: 2000-02-15


• ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0126633304


• ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780126633306


• Binding: Hardcover

Book Description:

There are 12 million new cases of ually transmitted diseases every year.
This growing world-wide problem has captured the concern of medical professionals, behavioural scientists, and public health officials.
ually Transmitted Diseases: Vaccines, Prevention and Control provides a comprehensive assessment of the global epidemiology of ually transmitted diseases plus current data on various strategies for controlling the epidemic, with particular focus on vaccines. The editors and authors represent the leading authorities in the field and provide international and multi-disciplinary expertise.
This book is essential reading for all researchers and clinicians working in infectious diseases, virology, microbiology, immunology and vaccine development. This work will also be of key interest to medical students, physicians and workers in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and public and world health organisations.

Key Features
* Comprehensive coverage of epidemiology, physiology and immunology
* General preventive strategies such as behavioural modification, barrier methods and topical microbicides
* Individual chapters on Herpes Simplex Virus, Papillomavirus, Hepatitis B, HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Cytomegalovirus and Chlamydia
* Pathogenesis, microbiology and clinical manifestations of each STD
* Current advances in vaccine development
* Foreword by Julius Schachter, President of the American STD Association

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A Handbook of Statistical Analyses using S-Plus, Second Edition

A Handbook of Statistical Analyses using S-Plus, Second Edition
By Brian S. Everitt
Publisher: Chapman & Hall/CRC
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2001-12-10
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1584882808
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781584882800
Binding: Paperback

Since the first edition of this book was published, S-PLUS has evolved markedly with new methods of analysis, new graphical procedures, and a convenient graphical user interface (GUI). Today, S-PLUS is the statistical software of choice for many applied researchers in disciplines ranging from finance to medicine. Combining the command line language and GUI of S-PLUS now makes this book even more suitable for inexperienced users, students, and anyone without the time, patience, or background needed to wade through the many more advanced manuals and texts on the market. The second edition of A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using S-Plus has been completely revised to provide an outstanding introduction to the latest version of this powerful software system. Each chapter focuses on a particular statistical technique, applies it to one or more data sets, and shows how to generate the proposed analyses and graphics using S-PLUS. The author explains S-PLUS functions from both the Windows and command-line perspectives and clearly demonstrates how to switch between the two. This handbook provides the perfect vehicle for introducing the exciting possibilities S-PLUS, S-PLUS 2000, and S-PLUS 6 hold for data analysis. All of the data sets used in the text, along with script files giving the command language used in each chapter, are available for download from the Internet at http://www.book4doc.com/71494

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Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Terrorism: Emergency Preparedness and Response

Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Terrorism: Emergency Preparedness and Response for the Primary Care Physician
By Alan Melnick
Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 248
Publication Date: 2007-12-07
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0387472312
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780387472317
Binding: Paperback

This book helps primary care physicians understand their roles in preparing for and responding to terrorist events. With a practical approach, the text considers the physical and psychological impact of terrorism on providers and patients who are directly affected, as read.freeduan.com well as the spillover effects in more distant geographic locals. Proactive measures are outlined, such as educating patients about protective recommendations, addressing concerns about risk, and reporting credible risks to the proper authorities. The text also details how to detect terrorist-caused illness as early as possible, how to provide therapy to defend against or prevent illness, and how to treat patients with terrorist-caused illness. In-depth coverage of biologic agents (anthrax, plague, smallpox, botulism, tularemia, and hemorrhagic viruses), chemical agents (nerve and blister), and radiologic agents that terrorists are likely to use is provided. Readers also learn how to counsel families traumatized by terrorist threats and activities.

In addition, the text takes a hard look at the structure, function, and current planning efforts of the public health system at the local, state, and federal levels. An emphasis is placed on how physicians can work with public health officials to ensure that preventive and therapeutic measures are delivered effectively, legally, and ethically.


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The Ethics of Medical Research on Humans

The Ethics of Medical Research on Humans
By Claire Foster

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press


• Number Of Pages: 174


• Publication Date: 2001-10-22


• Sales Rank: 435970


• ISBN / ASIN: 0521645735


• EAN: 9780521645737


• Binding: Paperback


• Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press


• Studio: Cambridge University Press


• Average Rating: 0


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One of the most difficult problems confronting clinicians and medical professionals today is the application of ethical principles to real decisions affecting patients. In this even-handed book, Clare Foster examines the three main approaches to moral decision-making: goal-based, duty-based, and rights-based. She discusses the underlying philosophical arguments behind each approach, examines their relative strengths and weaknesses, and indicates how they can actually be applied. Is it ethical to experiment with new cures on people who are probably dying? How do you assess quality of consent? This book provides a thorough, nonpartisan grounding in what the ethical principles are and what informs them.

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Elisha Bartlett's Philosophy of Medicine

Elisha Bartlett's Philosophy of Medicine (Philosophy and Medicine / Classics of Medical Ethics)
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• Publisher: Springer


• Number Of Pages: 245


• Publication Date: 2005-08-05


• Sales Rank: 2590428


• ISBN / ASIN: 140203041X


• EAN: 9781402030413


• Binding: Hardcover


• Manufacturer: Springer


• Studio: Springer


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This volume is a scholar's edition of the first systematic American work on the philosophy of medicine, An Essay on the Philosophy of Medical Science (Philadelphia, 1844), by Elisha Bartlett (1804-1855). The book is divided into two parts: Part I consists of a critical introduction that gives a biographical sketch of Elisha Bartlett and situates his empiricist philosophy of medicine within the philosophical debates of the various theoretical schools of medical practice of early nineteenth-century America. Short summaries of Bartlett's other writings and important addresses are presented, and many of the reviews of Bartlett's work that appeared in the medical journals of his time are discussed. Also, the influence of the Paris clinical school on Bartlett's philosophy is shown. Part II contains the Essay, and includes a previously unpublished manuscript of Bartlett's philosophy of therapeutics, which develops some of the ideas of the Essay and adds another facet to Bartlett's philosophy of medicine. In conclusion, some critical notes on Bartlett's works are incorporated. A bibliography includes Bartlett's published work, published reviews of his work, unpublished manuscripts and correspondence, and secondary literature on Bartlett and the philosophy of nineteenth-century medicine, and the book's index provides scholars access to the major ideas in Bartlett's work.

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Medical Ethics Today

Medical Ethics Today, Includes Free CD-ROM: The BMA's Handbook of Ethics and Law
By BMA Ethics Department

• Publisher: Wiley


• Number Of Pages: 822


• Publication Date: 2003-12-19


• Sales Rank: 1349840


• ISBN / ASIN: 0727917447


• EAN: 9780727917447


• Binding: Hardcover


• Manufacturer: Wiley


• Studio: Wiley


• Average Rating: 0


• Total Reviews: 0

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Doctors and medical students confront increasingly complicated ethical dilemmas. To respond effectively they need skills in ethical reasoning and an understanding of the law and professional guidance. This book helps them achieve these things. It provides practical advice and guidance that draws upon the large volume of enquiries received by the BMA's Medical Ethics Department.
Although rooted in moral theory and legal practice, the book is designed both to provide practical advice for doctors' day to day working lives and to stimulate debate on broader areas of public policy.

This second edition has been updated and expanded. It includes more subjects and more information about the law. The advice is readily accessible and is supported by highlighted summary boxes, real-life cases and a fully searchable CD-ROM.

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Where Medicine Went Wrong: Rediscovering the Path to Complexity

Where Medicine Went Wrong: Rediscovering the Path to Complexity (Studies of Nonlinear Phenomena in Life Science) (Studies of Nonlinear Phenomena in Life ... of Nonlinear Phenomena in Life Science)
By Bruce J. West

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company


• Number Of Pages: 352


• Publication Date: 2006-10-09


• Sales Rank: 289760


• ISBN / ASIN: 9812568832


• EAN: 9789812568830


• Binding: Paperback


• Manufacturer: World Scientific Publishing Company


• Studio: World Scientific Publishing Company


• Average Rating: 1


• Total Reviews: 1

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Where Medicine Went Wrong explores how the idea of an average value has been misapplied to medical phenomena, distorted understanding and lead to flawed medical decisions. Through new insights into the science of complexity, traditional physiology is replaced with fractal physiology, in which variability is more indicative of health than is an average. The capricious nature of physiological systems is made conceptually manageable by smoothing over fluctuations and thinking in terms of averages. But these variations in such aspects as heart rate, breathing and walking are much more susceptible to the early influence of disease than are averages. It may be useful to quote from the late Stephen Jay Gould s book Full House on the errant nature of averages: ... our culture encodes a strong bias either to neglect or ignore variation. We tend to focus instead on measures of central tendency, and as a result we make some terrible mistakes, often with considerable practical import. Dr West has quantified this observation and make it useful for the diagnosis of disease.

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Medicare's Quality Improvement Organization Program: Maximizing Potential

Medicare's Quality Improvement Organization Program: Maximizing Potential (Series: Pathways to Quality Health Care) (Pathways to Quality Health Care)
By Payment, and Performance Improvement Programs Committee on Redesigning Health Insurance Performance Measures

• Publisher: National Academies Press


• Number Of Pages: 544


• Publication Date: 2006-08-17


• Sales Rank: 1586910


• ISBN / ASIN: 0309101085


• EAN: 9780309101080


• Binding: Hardcover


• Manufacturer: National Academies Press


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Medicine, Public Health And The Qajar State

Medicine, Public Health And The Qajar State: Patterns Of Medical Modernization In Nineteenthh-century Iran (Sir Henry Wellcome Asian Studies, Volume 4)
By Hormoz Ebrahimnejad

• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers


• Number Of Pages: 266


• Publication Date: 2004-10


• Sales Rank: 3998448


• ISBN / ASIN: 9004139117


• EAN: 9789004139114


• Binding: Hardcover


• Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers


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Sexuality And Fertility Issues in Ill Health And Disability

uality And Fertility Issues in Ill Health And Disability: From Early Adolescence to Adulthood
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• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers


• Number Of Pages: 304


• Publication Date: 2006-03-15


• Sales Rank: 1903301


• ISBN / ASIN: 1843103397


• EAN: 9781843103394


• Binding: Paperback


• Manufacturer: Jessica Kingsley Publishers


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Burgerstein's Handbook of Nutrition: Micronutrients in the Prevention and Therapy of

Burgerstein's Handbook of Nutrition: Micronutrients in the Prevention and Therapy of Disease

Burgerstein's Handbook of Nutrition: Micronutrients in the Prevention and Therapy of Disease
By Michael Zimmermann
publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers
Number Of Pages: 270
Publication Date: 2001-10
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1588900622
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781588900623
Binding: Hardcover

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Social Determinants of Health

Social Determinants of Health



Social Determinants of Health by Michael Marmot, Richard G. Wilkinson
Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (November 17, 2005) | ISBN: 0198565895 | HTML | 376 pages | 3.75 Mb

Social Determinants of Health, 2nd Edition gives an authoritative overview of the social and economic factors which are known to be the most powerful determinants of population health in modern societies. Written by acknowledged experts in each field, it provides accessible summaries of the scientific justification for isolating different aspects of social and economic life as the primary determinants of a population's health. The new edition takes account of the most recent research and also includes additional chapters on ethnicity and health, ual behaviours, the elderly, housing and neighbourhoods. Recognition of the power of socioeconomic factors as determinants of health came initially from research on health inequalities. This has led to a view of health as not simply about individual behaviour or exposure to risk, but how the socially and economically structured way of life of a population shapes its health. Thus exercise and accidents are as much about a society's transport system as about individual decisions; and the nation's diet involves agriculture, food manufacture, retailing, and personal incomes as much as individual choice. But a major new element in the picture we have developed is the importance of the social, or psycho-social, environment to health. For example, health in the workplace for most employees - certainly for office workers - is less a matter of exposure to physical health hazards as of the social environment, of how supportive it is, whether people have control over their work, whether their jobs are secure. A similar picture emerges in other areas ranging from the health importance of the emotional environment in early childhood to the need for more socially cohesive communities. Social Determinants of Health should be read by those interested in the wellbeing of modern societies. It is a must for public health professionals, for health promotion specialists, and for people working in the many fields of public policy which we now know make such an important contribution to health.

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Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Family Medicine-2007

Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Family Medicine (Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment in Family Medicine)
By Jeannette South-Paul, Samuel C. Matheny, Evelyn L. Lewis,

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical


• Number Of Pages: 832


• Publication Date: 2007-09-04


• Sales Rank: 36076


• ISBN / ASIN: 0071461531


• EAN: 9780071461535


• Binding: Paperback


• Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Medical


• Studio: McGraw-Hill Medical


• Average Rating: 4


• Total Reviews: 1

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The most convenient, authoritative overview of family medicine and primary care-completely updated and expanded!

• Up-to-the-minute, evidence-based advice, including complementary and alternative treatments where appropriate


• Recommendations for both immediate and ongoing management strategies


• Numerous algorithms, charts, and tables


• Developmental organization with sections on infants and children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly


• Easy-to-follow format for disease-specific chapters


• NEW! Increased coverage of heart disease, emergency medicine topics, and more


• NEW! Review of the most recent competency requirements of culture medicine and health disparities


• NEW! Chapters on genetics and pharmacogenomics in clinical practice

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Public Health Behind Bars: From Prisons to Communities

Public Health Behind Bars: From Prisons to Communities

By Robert Greifinger
Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 576
Publication Date: 2007-10-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0387716947
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780387716947
Binding: Hardcover
Book Description:
Projecting correctional facility-based health care into the community arena, Public Health Behind Bars: From Prisons to Communities examines the burden of illness in the growing prison population, and analyzes the considerable impact on public health as prisoners are released. More than forty practitioners, researchers, and scholars in correctional health, mental health, law, and public policy make a timely case for correctional health care that is humane for those incarcerated and beneficial to the communities they reenter. These authors offer affirmative recommendations toward that evolutionary step.



Chapter authors identify the most compelling health problems behind bars (including communicable disease, mental illness, addiction, and suicide), pinpoint systemic barriers to care, and explain how correctional medicine can shift from emergency or crisis care to primary care and prevention. In addition, strategies are outlined that link community health resources to correctional facilities so that prisoners can transition to the community without unnecessarily taxing public resources or falling through the cracks. Between the authors research findings and practical suggestions, readers will find realistic answers to these and similar questions:

Can transmission of HIV, tuberculosis, and other communicable diseases be reduced and prevented among prisoners?

How can correctional facilities treat addiction more effectively?

What can be done to improve diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders?

Can correctional care benefit from quality management and performance measurement?

How can care be coordinated between correctional and community health care providers?

What are the health risks to communities if action is not taken?

Public Health Behind Bars: From Prisons to Communities is a challenge of immediate interest to readers in correctional health and medicine, public and community health, health care administration and policy, and civil rights.

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Handbook of Elemental Speciation, Handbook of Elemental Speciation II

Handbook of Elemental Speciation, Handbook of Elemental Speciation II: Species in the Environment, Food, Medicine and Occupational Health
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• Publisher: Wiley


• Number Of Pages: 788


• Publication Date: 2005-06-24


• Sales Rank: 2252021


• ISBN / ASIN: 0470855983


• EAN: 9780470855980


• Binding: Hardcover


• Manufacturer: Wiley


• Studio: Wiley


• Average Rating: 0


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Written by an internationally recognized group of editors and contributors, Handbook of Elemental Speciation, Volume 2 provides a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary presentation of the analytical techniques involved in speciation.

• Comprehensive coverage of key elements and compounds in situ


• Addresses the analysis and impact of these elements and compounds, e.g. arsenic, lead, copper, iron, halogens, etc., in food, the environment, clinical and occupational health


• Detailed methodology and data are reported, as well as regulatory limits


• Includes general introduction on the impact in these key areas

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Workplace Safety: For Occupational Health and Safety

Workplace Safety: For Occupational Health and Safety (Safety at Work Series, V. 4)
By John Channing

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann


• Number Of Pages: 293


• Publication Date: 1999-08-04


• Sales Rank: 3584093


• ISBN / ASIN: 0750645601


• EAN: 9780750645607


• Binding: Paperback


• Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann


• Studio: Butterworth-Heinemann


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Managing safety in the workplace requires a wide range of safety and health subjects to be mastered. Traditionally, this has been achieved by reference to an encompassing text such as Safety at Work - widely acknowledged as the authoritative guide to safety and health in the workplace. Written by a team of specialist contributors under the joint editorship of John Ridley and John Channing, it has been prepared in association with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health and covers their academic requirements for membership.



In order to make elements of this authoritative work available to those who require information on only one of the major aspects of occupational safety and health, the following modular texts, drawn from the fifth edition of Safety at Work, are now available:
Safety Law
Risk Management
Occupational Hygiene
Workplace Safety
These separate texts include all the latest changes in health, safety, employment and environmental legislation and are essential reading for all who need to have knowledge of the subject. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of the manager and recognises the shift in employment numbers from manufacturing to service industries. Important coverage is given to the influences on health and safety, practical safety management and behavioural techniques and to the management of chemicals, ergonomics and the environment.

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Ethics in Community Mental Health Care: Commonplace Concerns

Ethics in Community Mental Health Care: Commonplace Concerns
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• Publisher: Springer


• Number Of Pages: 266


• Publication Date: 2002-01-31


• Sales Rank: 1157933


• ISBN / ASIN: 0306467046


• EAN: 9780306467042


• Binding: Hardcover


• Manufacturer: Springer


• Studio: Springer


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Ethics in Community Mental Health Care: Commonplace Concerns examines everyday ethical issues that clinicians encounter as they go about their work caring for people who have severe and persistent mental disorders. Individuals (psychiatrists, social workers, case managers, nurses, psychologists, peer counselors, primary care physicians) who serve on the front line of community mental health clinical and social services find that they must deal, on a daily basis, with significant ethical dilemmas that involve personal, social, and policy matters: overstepping personal boundaries and coercive practices, dealing with violence in the home and in the workplace, breaching confidentiality, and ensuring the rights and welfare of vulnerable individuals.
This book prompts and provokes readers to recognize, to analyze, to reflect upon, and to respond to the range of commonplace ethical concerns that arise in community mental health care practice with persons who have mental disorders that may impede their ability to protect their own interests

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The Primary Care Physician's Guide to Common Psychiatric and Neurologic Problems

The Primary Care Physician's Guide to Common Psychiatric and Neurologic Problems: Advice on Evaluation and Treatment from Johns Hopkins
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• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press


• Number Of Pages: 248


• Publication Date: 2001-03-09


• Sales Rank: 1692247


• ISBN / ASIN: 0801865549


• EAN: 9780801865541


• Binding: Paperback


• Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press


• Studio: The Johns Hopkins University Press


• Average Rating: 0


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This concise volume advises primary care physicians on how to recognize, evaluate, and treat common psychiatric and neurologic complaints in patients with medical illness. Patients with these problems used to be referred to specialists, but under the current system of health care they are increasingly being evaluated and treated by internists and family practitioners.
The book contains twelve problem-focused chapters, each written by a specialist faculty member of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who is experienced in consulting with primary care physicians. The problems discussed are sadness, nervousness, forgetfulness, unrealistic concerns about health, suicidal thoughts, alcoholism and drug dependence, weakness, numbness, back pain, headaches, dizziness, and tremor. Screening evaluations for psychiatric and neurologic disorders are also outlined and explained.
The book is designed to serve as both

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