Published April, 2008
By Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx and Deanna Gray-Miceli
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Covers the following leadership modules: team building; communication; power and negotiation; change theory and process; management: directing and designing; and, management: moving from conflict to collaboration. This title enhances the nurse's ability to: build and interact with the geriatric care team; resolve conflict; and, negotiate.

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Published March, 2008
By Laurence Miller
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Combining insights and lessons from the fields of criminology, victimology, trauma psychology, law enforcement, and psychotherapy, this book presents an integrated model of intervention for students and working mental health professionals in the criminal justice system.

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Published March, 2008
By Lucia McBee
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Introduces pain and stress reduction interventions adapted for use with elders and their caregivers. This book provides instruction for meditation, mindfulness, guided imagery, breathing exercises, gentle stretches and chair yoga, aromatherapy, and hand massage.

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Published March, 2008
By Philip D. Sloane, Ann Louise Barrick, Joanne Rader, Beverly Hoeffer and Stacey Biddle
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Provides an approach to providing person-centered, problem-focused solutions to reduce anxiety about and improve comfort during bathing. This book offers suggestions on assessment, interventions, care products and equipment, training, and organizational changes required to implement person-directed care.

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Published December, 2007
By John G. Watkins, Carol Forgash and Margaret Copeley
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) as a means of trauma resolution is a treatment that is supported by a body of scientific research. This book explains why its use with clients affected by dissociative disorders has been difficult and at times even impossible.

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Published December, 2007
By Peter Roger Breggin
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Documents how psychiatric drugs and electroshock disable the brain. The author presents the scientific information on potential brain dysfunction and dangerous behavioral abnormalities produced by the most widely used drugs including Prozac, Xanax, Halcion, Ritalin, and lithium.

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Published December, 2007
By Leonard W. Poon, Thomas T. Perls and Leonard Poon
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Examines longevity issues in the fields of biology, behavioral and social sciences, and contemporary methodology. This volume takes on a multidisciplinary perspective, accounting for the complex interplay of the varying factors that affect different aspects of longevity.

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Published November, 2007
By Sandra B. Lewenson, Eleanor Krohn Herrmann, Sandra Lewenson and Eleanor Herrmann
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Provides direction and tools for conducting historical research. This title describes types of research including biographic and oral histories. It covers frameworks used to study historical events, such as social, political, feminist, intellectual, and cultural.

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Published October, 2007
By Meredith Wallace
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Addresses basic competencies by focusing on clinical practice and presenting research-based ""best practices"" for effective care of older adults in various settings. Designed to fit into a one-semester course, this work provides essential clinical information needed to care for older adults.

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Published August, 2007
By Marilyn H. Oermann and Marilyn Oermann
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Addresses various trends, developments, and innovations in nursing education. This book provides information and ideas that educators and administrators can use in their nursing programs. It takes a look at such intriguing topics as innovations in clinical teaching and evaluation, partnerships for clinical teaching, and selecting clinical sites.

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