Published January, 2007
By Bruce S. Singh, Graham Meadows, Margaret Grigg and Bruce Singh
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP Australia and New Zealand)
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Offers an overview of the issues, practice and policy affecting mental health in Australia. This title covers chapters on community responses, conceptual modes, global perspectives, research, and evaluation of mental health care delivery. It focuses on clinical practice and case management, and includes discussion of future directions.

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Published January, 2007
By Robert Ladouceur and Stella Lachance
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Treatments That Work
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Though gambling has become increasingly prevalent in society, pathological gambling is a serious condition. This book represents the treatment for: controlling the urge to gamble, understanding the true nature of gambling games, and preventing future gambling problems. It also includes various self-assessments and exercises.

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Published January, 2007
By Kathleen Coulborn Faller
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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A core issue for professionals responsible for addressing sexual abuse is how to correctly identify cases. This work reviews the research and practice on the spectrum of issues related to interviewing the sexually abused child. It includes chapters which cover the important topics that interviewers must keep in mind.

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Published January, 2007
By Craig A. Anderson, Douglas A. Gentile and Katherine E. Buckley
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Presents an overview of empirical research on the effects of violent video games. This work also reviews the history of these games' explosive growth, and explores the public policy options for controlling their distribution. It is intended for student and professional researchers in social and developmental psychology and media studies.

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Published January, 2007
By Jerome P. Kassirer
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Published January, 2007
By Dante Cicchetti, Stephen P. Hinshaw and Sheree L. Toth
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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In The Mark of Shame, Stephen P. Hinshaw addresses the psychological, social, historical, and evolutionary roots of the stigma of mental illness as well as the long history of such stigmatisation.

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Published January, 2007
By Jan Vijg
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Aging has long since been ascribed to the gradual accumulation of DNA mutations in the genome of somatic cells. This book reviews the concept of genomic instability. It provides underlying biology of aging, driven by continuing demographic change.

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Published January, 2007
By Denis Mareschal, Sylvain Sirois, Michael Spratling, Gert Westermann, Mark H. Johnson and Michael S. C. Thomas
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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What are the processes, from conception to adulthood, that enable a single cell to grow into a sentient adult? Neuroconstructivism is a pioneering 2 volume work that sets out a whole new framework for considering the complex topic of development, integrating data from cognitive studies, computational work, and neuroimaging.

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Published January, 2007
By Angus Dawson and Marcel Verweij
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Clarendon Press)
Series: Issues in Biomedical Ethics
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What role should the law play in regulating risks? What limits do we wish to place upon public health activities? Addressing such questions, this book explores various issues in public health ethics using the resources of moral theory, political philosophy, philosophy of science, applied ethics, law, and economics.

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Published January, 2007
By Mark R. Leary
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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