Published August, 2006
By Linda L. Barnes, Ineacutes M. Talamantez, Inés M. Talamantez and Inés Talamantez
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: AAR Teaching Religious Studies
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The study of medicine and healing traditions is well developed in the discipline of anthropology. This volume addresses the needs of educators training pre-med students and will be an invaluable resource for those involved in educating physicians, health care professionals, and chaplains.

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Published August, 2006
By Jill Quadagno
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Jill Quadagno reveals the deep roots of America's failure to address the health care need of its citizens.

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Published August, 2006
By Ronald M. Lauer, Stephen R. Daniels and Trudy L. Burns
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Reviews the findings that allow physicians to identify and manage children and adolescents who are at the highest risk for the development of premature cardiovascular disease in later life. This book covers cholesterol levels, blood pressure, body size, obesity, coronary artery calcification and carotid artery thickness.

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Published July, 2006
By Dennis C. Daley and Antoine Douaihy
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Designed primarily to educate individuals with dual disorders and their families about mood and addictive use disorders. This book provides guidelines and strategies for recovery from dual disorders based on, and adapted from various treatments that have proven effective for addiction, mood disorders, or both.

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Published July, 2006
By Christina M. Puchalski
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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A guide for anyone involved in caring for the seriously and chronically ill or dying. This book presents the thinking on how spiritual care can be integrated into traditional caregiving. It discusses aspects of spirituality, such as presence, ethics, and relationships, and delves into a number of specific religious and theological traditions.

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Published July, 2006
By Christina M. Puchalski
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Is religion good for your health? Should doctors talk with their patients about their spiritual or religious beliefs? Should doctors pray with their patients? Addressing such issues, this book presents thinking on how spiritual care can be integrated into traditional caregiving in a practical manner. It includes a foreword by the Dalai Lama.

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Published July, 2006
By G. Alan Marlatt, Dennis C. Daley and G.Alan Marlatt
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Treatments That Work
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The expanded new edition of this successful Workbook provides the reader with practical information and skills to help them understand and change a drug or alcohol problem.

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Published July, 2006
By Ezra Susser, Sharon Schwartz, Alfredo Morabia, Evelyn Bromet and Evelyn J. Bromet
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Oxford Psychiatry Series
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Tracing the brief history of psychiatric epidemiology, this book describes the study of risk factors as causes of mental disorders. It also discusses approaches to investigation of biologic, genetic, or social causes, and is useful for clinical researchers, public health practitioners, or psychiatric epidemiologists-in-training.

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Published June, 2006
By Noel S. Weiss and Noel Weiss
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Monographs in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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Examining the principles and methods of research on the evaluation of factors affecting the outcome of illness, this book contains topics as the assessment of the use of diagnostics and screening tests and their role in improving the outcome of illness, and the evaluation of therapeutic efficacy through experimental and non experimental studies.

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Published June, 2006
By Edward J. Hickling and Edward B. Blanchard
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Treatments That Work
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Includes the information and materials necessary to implement a successful program for treating accident-related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Designed to be used in conjunction with its corresponding workbook, this therapist guide outlines a treatment program that includes cognitive restructuring, relaxation techniques, and exposure exercises.

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