Published July, 2009
By Angus Dawson and Marcel Verweij
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Issues in Biomedical Ethics
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In these twelve papers notable ethicists use the resources of ethical theory to illuminate important theoretical and practical topics, including the nature of public health, notions of community, population bioethics, the legitimate role of law, the use of cost-effectiveness as a methodology, vaccinations, and the nature of infectious disease.

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Published July, 2009
By Christopher Dowrick
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The book provides a new framework for understanding encounters in primary care and mental health, and for moving beyond depression as a medical concept and a personal problem.

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Published July, 2009
By Rebecca L. Walker and Philip J. Ivanhoe
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Working Virtue is the first substantial collective study of virtue theory and contemporary moral problems. Leading figures in ethical theory and applied ethics discuss topics in bioethics, professional ethics, ethics of the family, law, interpersonal ethics, and the emotions.

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Published July, 2009
By Connie Mitchell
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Published July, 2009
By Sean Spence and Sean A. Spence
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Is free will just an illusion? What is it in the brain that allows us to pursue our own actions and objectives? What is it about this organ that permits seemingly purposeful behaviour, giving us the impression we are free? This book takes a journey into the brain to examine what is about known voluntary behaviour, and why it can go wrong.

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Published July, 2009
By Simon Shorvon and Simon D. Shorvon
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Neurology Library
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Part of the Oxford Neurology Library, this concise pocketbook highlights the importance of epilepsy, its diagnosis, the problems of misdiagnosis, and current thoughts on its pathogenesis, acute treatment and rehabilitation, in both children and adults.

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Published July, 2009
By David Nutt, Carmine Pariante, Randolph M. Nesse, Lewis Wolpert and Randolph Nesse
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Depression is a major cause of morbidity and a significant public health problem. This book brings together world leaders in research on depression to discuss both classical and innovative ideas for understanding this devastating disorder. It includes cutting edge research from neurobiology, psychology, genetics, and evolutionary biology.

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Published June, 2009
By John Lee, Suzanne Brook, H. Clare Daniel and Clare Daniel
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: The Facts
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Back Pain: The Facts provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of why chronic back pain develops and what makes it persist. Practical help is given to promote self-management with advice on stretching, exercise, relaxation, and managing thoughts and feelings associated with long term pain.

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Published June, 2009
By Susan Young, Michael Kopelman, Gisli Gudjonsson and Gisli H. Gudjonsson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Clinical psychologists are increasingly asked to prepare reports for legal purposes, often outside the scope of their own area. These might involve the mental state or neuropsychological effects of an injury to their client or to a third party. This is a practical reference text for those working in these important areas of forensic consultancy.

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Published June, 2009
By Nancy Nyquist Potter
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a diagnosis given to a significant number of people in the Western world. Yet many of the core concepts and symptoms that underlye this diagnosis are questionable. This book presents a compelling analysis of BPD, arguing that it needs to be approached in a new light- one that will benefit patients.

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