Published July, 2006
By Graham Thornicroft and G.J. Thornicroft
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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People with mental illness commonly describe the stigma and discrimination they face as being worse than their main condition. 'Shunned' presents clearly for a wide readership information about the nature and severity of discrimination against people with mental illness and what can be done to reduce this.

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Published July, 2006
By Graham Thornicroft and G.J. Thornicroft
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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People with mental illness commonly describe the stigma and discrimination they face as being worse than their main condition. 'Shunned' presents clearly for a wide readership information about the nature and severity of discrimination against people with mental illness and what can be done to reduce this.

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Published July, 2006
By John Emsley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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What killed Charles II? Who thought he had discovered the perfect poison? Why did hatters go mad? This is an account of murderous chemical elements. Through stories of innocent blunders, poisoners of various hues - cold, cunning, desperate - and deaths that remain a mystery, it uncovers the dark side of the Periodic Table.

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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 July, 2006
By Jennifer A Roberts
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The threat of infection, both new and re-emerging strains that have developed drug resistance, is a major public health issue. This book shows the contribution economists can make to the management and control of these diseases, using a range of economic analysis studies. It also discusses regulations and governance of infection control.

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Published July, 2006
By Robert C. King, William D. Stansfield and Pamela K. Mulligan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Addresses the needs of students, educators, and clinical geneticists that not only defines the terms, but also presents important ancillary encyclopedic information. This work includes terms from a range of disciplines which intertwine with genetics, including molecular biology, cell biology, medicine, botany, and evolutionary 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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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 necessary for a client to learn the appropriate skills to overcome their MVA-related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. This workbook shows clients how to alleviate their suffering through a variety of skills, and also gives the opportunity to deal with other issues, such as anger, numbness, estrangement, and more.

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Published June, 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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This Therapist Guide provides clinicians with valuable strategies for working with substance use disorders by focusing on specific issues involved in both stopping substance abuse and changing behaviours or lifestyle asepcts that contribute to continued substance abuse.

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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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