Published May, 2009
By Gordon Horobin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Abortion is an emotionally explosive subject. The aim of this account is to make a contribution to counteract inadequate knowledge in the ill-documented field of abortion policy and practice. This account describes the total abortion experience in a relatively homogeneous and static population (Aberdeen and its environs) where pregnancies have been terminated for many years.

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Published May, 2009
By Martin Roth and Robert Bluglass
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This volume is based on papers given by practising and academic lawyers, judges, psychiatrists, forensic experts and sociologists to a recent conference in Cambridge.

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Published May, 2009
By J. K. Wing and G. W. Brown
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book studies the relationship between institutionalism and schizophrenia in the lives of mental patients. The interesting approach to the positive and negative effects of institutionalisation on schizophrenics will give this book a wide readership in psychiatry, social psychology and the social sciences as well as among social workers, nurses and occupational therapists.

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Published May, 2009
By Nicholas Seivewright
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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As a result of methadone's success as a treatment for heroin addiction, other effective methods of treatment have been neglected. Community Treatment of Drug Misuse has been highly praised for its practical orientation based on a solid research background, covering all treatment options for drug misusers.

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Published May, 2009
By Fred H. Previc
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Dopamine is the most widely studied of all neurotransmitters in the human brain. In this text, Fred Previc puts forth a provocative evolutionary theory, positing that high levels of dopamine account for all major aspects of uniquely human behaviour, including abstract intelligence, creativity, exploration, religious behaviour and left-hemispheric thought.

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Published May, 2009
By Harold Ellis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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A notable surgeon and charismatic teacher himself, Professor Ellis has brought together in Operations that Made History a fascinating collection of renowned surgical procedures, each one illustrating a different aspect of the history of surgery.

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Published May, 2009
By Irma Taavitsainen and Paivi Pahta
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The late Middle Ages in England saw a flowering of scientific writing in the vernacular, taking English discourse in new directions and establishing new textual genres. This 2004 book examines the sociolinguistic causes and effects of that process, and offers insights into vernacularisation for linguists and historians of science alike.

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Published May, 2009
By Stephen Webb
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Using data collected from all parts of the continent, this 1995 book is a study of the health of Australia's original inhabitants over 50,000 years. A broad-ranging book offering fresh insight into the study of Australian prehistory and Aboriginal culture, the book also illuminates the origins and ecology of human disease.

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Published April, 2009
By Jason Payne-James, Margaret M. Stark and J. Jason Payne-James
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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An ideal book for medical and non-medical specialists alike.

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Published April, 2009
By Louise Cummings
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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A critical examination of the current state of our knowledge of pragmatic disorders. It provides a comprehensive overview of the main concepts and theories in pragmatics, examines the full range of pragmatic disorders that occur in children and adults and discusses how they are assessed and treated by clinicians.

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