Published September, 2006
By Howard S. Friedman and Roxane Cohen Silver
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Examines health psychology from a theoretical, conceptual, and psychological perspective. After presenting an overview of the field's history and methods, this book addresses major concepts of the biopsychosocial approach to health and discusses applications to health promotion and effective treatment and prevention.

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Published September, 2006
By Robin F. Apple, James Lock, Rebecka Peebles and James E. Lock
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Treatments That Work
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Weight loss surgery is becoming more and more popular as a long-term solution for people to regain control of their bodies and health. This workbook includes user-friendly devices to help you learn new skills, including food records and checklists, body image journals, weight graphs, problem-solving exercises, and interactive homework assignments.

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Published September, 2006
By Robin F. Apple, James Lock, Rebecka Peebles and James E. Lock
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Contains a series of scientifically tested cognitive-behavioural techniques to help you prepare your patient for the post-operative challenges of creating radically changed eating and lifestyle habits. This book provides instructions for teaching your patient basic problem-solving and cognitive restructuring methods.

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Published September, 2006
By Raymond DiGiuseppe and Raymond Chip Tafrate
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Using both clinical data and a variety of case studies, this book argues for a diagnostic classification, Anger Regulation and Expression Disorder, that helps bring about clinical improvements and increased scientific understanding of anger. It explores anger as a clinical phenomenon and provides a reliable set of assessment criteria.

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Published September, 2006
By Martin M. Antony, Michelle G. Craske, David H. Barlow and Martin M. Anthony
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Treatments That Work
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Provides information to help your clients ease their anxiety and conquer their fears. Whether they are afraid of dentists, dogs, or driving, this book helps you teach them the necessary skills to overcome their phobia in as little as a few weeks. The strategies outlined include exposure exercises and cognitive restructuring techniques.

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Published September, 2006
By Jie Jack Li
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This is a book on the history of drug discovery that highlights the intellectual splendor of discoverers as well as the human frailty associated with them.

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Published September, 2006
By Martin M. Antony, Michelle G. Craske, David H. Barlow and Martin M. Anthony
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Treatments That Work
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Useful for clients in treatment for a variety of specific phobias, including animal, natural environment, situational, blood, injection, injury, and other phobias. This workbook helps clients become active participants as they explore the nature of specific phobias, including definitions, prevalence, and causes of phobias.

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Published September, 2006
By Robert H. Glew, Miriam Rosenthal and Miriam D. Rosenthal
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Uses a case-study approach to present the core principles of biochemistry and molecular biology in the context of human disease to students who will be involved in patient care. Each chapter provides a specific patient report that includes the relevant history, pertinent clinical laboratory data, physical findings, and subsequent diagnosis.

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Published September, 2006
By Mitch Earleywine
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Focuses on ethical, religious, economic, psychological, and political arguments for cannabis policies that range from prohibition, to supervised medical use, to unrestricted legalisation. This work includes chapters that provide perspectives on issues that may contribute to cost/benefit analyses or moral arguments.

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Published September, 2006
By M. Grace Baron, June Groden, Gerald Groden, Lewis P. Lipsitt and Grace M. Baron
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Looking at autism through the lens of stress and coping changes how one sees and responds to the puzzle of autism. The diverse contributions in this edited volume enlarge our knowledge of autism, offer strategies for ameliorating stress and for coping with the challenging behavior associated with autism.

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