Textbook of family and couples therapy

This book draws together theories and techniques from the diverse schools of family therapy, combining them with practical clinical approaches in a single comprehensive resource. It presents the current body of theoretical knowledge and the latest empirically based clinical applications in the fi...

Handbook of diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorders

This guide to the assessment and management of patients with bipolar disorder can help physicians keep abreast of dramatic and rapid advances of recent years and integrate them into their practice. This book emphasizes recent controlled studies and FDA–approved indications and translates these da...

Prenatal alcohol exposure

This much-needed book provides content useful for professional training across mental health disciplines and addresses topics missing from medical curricula, including the long-term effects of PAE, in-depth discussion of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), and clinical information on the ment...

Paul appelbaum on law and psychiatry

The book is a compendium of articles from Hospital and Community Psychiatry on law and psychiatry.

Psychotherapy for the treatment of substance abuse

In Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Substance Abuse, leading authorities on substance abuse treatment techniques review and illustrate the most common interventions for opioid-related and alcohol-related substance abuse disorders, as well as crucial methodologies for testing and patient placement.

Clinical manual of electroconvulsive therapy

The authors of Clinical Manual of Electroconvulsive Therapy offer this volume to help psychiatrists successfully incorporate electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) into their clinical practices. ECT remains the definitive treatment for a variety of mental disorders because it is often effective wh...

Psychiatry for medical students

This popular book gives medical students, primary care physicians, nurses, social workers, and psychologists a jargon-free introduction to the basics, including topics such as schizophrenia, electroconvulsive therapy, transference, and tranquilizers.

A clinical guide to psychiatric ethics

With engaging insight, the author deftly reviews the nuances of ethics fundamentals. The book discusses ethical dilemmas and approaches to clinical work with children and youth, veterans, patients from culturally distinct backgrounds, HIV/AIDS patients, those at the end of life, patients living w...

Formulation as a basis for planning psychotherapy treatment

Formulation as a Basis for Planning Psychotherapy Treatment utilizes a step-by-step structure and copious case illustrations to teach psychiatrists, residents in psychiatry and psychology, social workers, and marriage and family counselors how to plan treatment after the initial diagnosis....

Psychotherapy in corrections

This book offers mental health professionals a comprehensive look at the most common situations they are likely to face and provides practical advice on dealing with them.

Molecular neurobiology for the clinician

This book discusses discoveries that have the potential to revolutionize your clinical approach. Clinicians will learn about the effects on psychiatry of advances in the molecular basis of neuronal network function and the identification of novel molecular targets for drug development.

Essentials of neuroimaging for clinical practice

Essentials of Neuroimaging for Clinical Practice demystifies the uses of these powerful techniques. An ideal clinical guide for doctors and residents, it offers clear, concise, and practical advice on how to use today's most advanced applications in the diagnostic workup of patients.

The difficult-to-treat psychiatric patient

In this book, experts address the sequential clinical steps to be taken in treating difficult-to-treat psychiatric patients by offering a blend of evidence-based clinical recommendations, detailed case vignettes, treatment algorithms, and the clinical wisdom of leaders in the field.

Psychiatric services in correctional facilities

Correctional psychiatry is an evolving field, and serious questions remain. The work group sees an expanded role for clinicians as physician leaders, managers, and directors, more effectively advocating for their patients and helping to shape care delivery systems that empower patients and suppor...

Psychoneuroimmunology

Psychoneuroimmunology, a collaborative work of 50 international experts, expands on the American Psychiatric Association's symposium on this topic to present never-before-compiled scientific research from this evolving field. Maintaining a clinical focus, this book illustrates clinical eff...

Learning solution-focused therapy

Solution-focused therapy is an evidenced-based practice that focuses on creating conversations that build solutions, rather than solve problems. Learning Solution-Focused Therapy: An Illustrated Guide teaches readers how to practice and become competent in conducting solution-focused therapy.

Learning cognitive-behavior therapy

This updated, second edition also features ways to employ CBT to reduce suicide risk and tips on integrating therapies related to CBT—including dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and well-being therapy.

Deconstructing psychosis

For the many psychiatrists, psychologists, and other clinicians and researchers striving to bring symptom relief to patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other psychoses, this volume provides an all-important summary of the latest research about the diagnosis and pathophysiology of p...

Gambling disorder

This is an examination of the etiology, psychopathology, neurobiology, and treatment of the disorder, which was reclassified for DSM-5. The second edition has been thoroughly restructured and is designed to prepare clinicians to diagnose, treat, and—most important of all—understand their patients...

The american psychiatric association publishing textbook of psychosomatic medicine and consultation-liaison psychiatry

As with the first two editions, this third edition of The American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry is the most comprehensive reference on the subspecialty available. Extensively revised and updated, this new edition also fe...

The american psychiatric association publishing textbook of mood disorders

The new edition captures cutting-edge thinking on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and management of mood disorders. The book reviews the latest research on the role of the immune system in mood disorders.

Fatal pauses

This is a fresh and fascinating take on what it means to be "stuck" and how to get "unstuck." Part textbook for mental health professionals and part self-help manual, this book guides readers through the various manifestations of this condition by presenting and analyzing the case studies of pati...

Trance and treatment

This book provides a brief, disciplined technique for mobilizing and learning from an individual's capacity to concentrate. Putting to rest both fears about hypnosis and overblown statements of its efficacy, this compelling volume brings scientific discipline to a systematic exploration of the cl...

The physician as patient

This practical handbook combines the perspectives of two seasoned psychiatrists who have been assessing and treating physicians for more than 30 years and who here discuss not only common illnesses and problems seen in doctors but also the many biopsychosocial treatments that are indicated.

The american psychiatric association practice guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia

The guideline focuses specifically on evidence-based pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for schizophrenia and includes statements related to assessment and treatment planning, which are an integral part of patient-centered care. The guideline provides direction on implementing thes...

Clinical assessment and management of severe personality disorders

The book offers the clinician working in the community a practicable approach to the treatment of patients with personality disorders. Clearly written, this book focuses on issues relevant to the clinician in private practice, including the diagnosis of a wide range of personality disorders and a...

Clinical manual of sexual disorders

Sexuality is an integral part of gender identity, self-image, and overall well-being. Sexual problems have a high prevalence in the general population and also among patients with mental disorders. Clinical Manual of Sexual Disorders is the first comprehensive text in decades to address the manag...

Safe passage

The book offers expert perspectives and guidance in understanding, assessing, and addressing school violence. It emphasizes that mass casualty events are but one type of violence, and that school violence comes in many different forms.

The broken connection

In The Broken Connection, Robert Jay Lifton, one of America's foremost thinkers and preeminent psychiatrists, explores the connections between death and life, the psychiatric disorders that arise from these connections, and the advent of the nuclear age which has jeopardized any attempts to ensur...

America's care of the mentally ill

America's Care of the Mentally Ill: A Photographic History tells the story of our nation's care of the mentally ill, starting from the 18th century, through the birth of the American Psychiatric Association and hospital-based care in 1844, up to the present.

Transference-focused psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder

The book is a treatment manual designed for mental health professionals who work with individuals presenting with moderate to severe forms of personality disorder. The book focuses on the broader group of patients with borderline personality organization, expanding the reach and utility of this v...

Disruptive behavior disorders in children and adolescents

The book reviews research and clinical observations on this timely topic. The authors look at attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder, all of which are common among youths and often share similar symptoms of impulse control problems.

Histories of hiv/aids in western europe

This edited collection showcases exciting new work on lesser-known histories of HIV/AIDS, from the earliest days of the crisis to the present day. Focusing on regions of western Europe, it offers new perspectives on the development and implementation of policy, the nature of activism and expertis...

Forensic cultures in modern europe

This book makes an important contribution to our knowledge of modern European forensic practices. It shows how the performance of forensic scientists has been shaped by political regimes, law and ideology, leading to different forensic cultures.

‘everyday health’, embodiment, and selfhood since 1950

The volume explores the shaping of ‘everyday health’ in different contexts since 1950. It shows how different aspects of identity affected experiences of health and wellbeing.

Publics and their health

Why are some groups and individuals seen as problems for public health? How does this change over time and place? Through a series of case-studies, this collection explores the making of ‘problem publics’ and their relationship with public health authorities.

Motherhood confined

The book is the first extensive historical examination of motherhood in English prisons. It addresses the challenges mothers and babies have historically posed to prison systems not designed with their containment and the management of their health in mind.

Cold, hard steel

Cold, hard steel anatomises the surgical stereotype in modern and contemporary Britain. It offers a new social, cultural and emotional history of this specialty, explores the development of its professional identity and foregrounds experiences of surgeons at work.

Transforming healthcare in africa

The current available books and literature that shed light on health policies in many African countries are limited. This book examines the key players in the health system game in many African countries. It explores the regulatory regimes that impact the health systems, such as the Ministry of H...

Narrative medicine in education, practice, and interventions

This anthology is the first of its kind which integrates chapters on legitimizing narrative medicine in education, practice and research, on analyzing types of patient narratives and on studying interventions applying vulnerable or shared reading, creative writing, or Socratic dialogue as a means...

Becoming a doctor

Becoming a Doctor is an intimate account of one person’s transformation from naïve student to professorial physician. Packed with unforgettable anecdotes and surprising insights, the book is far more than a memoir of medical education. Chapter by chapter, it exposes the challenging issues that do...

How to get into medical school in australia

‘How to Get into Medical School in Australia’ is the definitive guide on how to succeed in your application to medical school – and how to excel once there.

Traditional african bonesetters and western medical practitioners

This unique interdisciplinary study of biosocial medicine examines how traditional African bonesetter practices inexorably, and relentlessly, clash with ‘Western’ care protocols. These long-standing traditional vs. contemporary patient-care collisions in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zimbabwe we...

The graft

The Graft provides insight into a long-forgotten kidney transplant that helped spark the modern age of organ transplantation.

Eighteenth-century dermatological handbook

The book contains the English translation of a pivotal 18th-century Latin treatise on skin diseases by the Austrian surgeon Joseph Jacob Plenck (1738–1807) titled Doctrina de Morbis Cutaneis (Instruction on Cutaneous Diseases). The work is significant because in it Plenck demonstrated the value o...

The graft

The Graft provides insight into a long-forgotten kidney transplant that helped spark the modern age of organ transplantation.

Psychopathology

Psychopathology: An Empathic Representational Approach retraces the foundations of classical phenomenological psychopathology and integrates them with modern ideas drawn from anthropology, cognitive neuroscience, computational science, and evolutionary biology to synthesize a comprehensive framew...

Neurology in practice, fifth edition

Since it was first published in 1994, Neurology in Practice has been widely used as a textbook by students, trainees, physicians, and allied health professionals. While there have been transformative advances in neuroscience in the past two decades, clinical practice remains central. In this fift...

Problem-based medical case management, second edition

Medicine is an ever-changing science. Since this book was first published in 2006, there have been major advances in many aspects of medicine. In this second edition, medical cases, diagnostic approaches and treatment modalities have been brought up to date, in keeping with advances in medical sc...

Coaching intervention for psychosis

Despite recent advances in pharmacotherapy, psychosocial casework, and early interventions, improving the treatment of psychotic disorders is still a major challenge for mental health professionals. The coaching approach discussed in this book specifically addresses that difficulty. It is a recov...

How covid-19 took over the world

The pandemic left disorder and crises in its wake everywhere it struck. Drawing on disciplines including public health, politics, and socioeconomics, this book tracks the spread of COVID-19 to weave a coherent picture that explains how scientists learnt about the virus, how authorities reacted ar...

Aptasensors for point-of-care diagnostics of cancer

This book will demonstrate the current advancement in the field of point-of-care aptasensors-based diagnostic devices, and their working principles, with a historical overview of their utility along with future developments.

Oral diagnostics tools and techniques

This edited volume highlights different oral diagnostic tools and techniques from a physicist’s viewpoint, with chapters written by a range of academicians and practitioners from dentistry and physics.

Viral diseases

This book explores the evolution of viral infections, advances in diagnostics, and emerging therapeutic strategies, providing a comprehensive resource on disease detection, treatment, and prevention in the modern era.

High performance computing for intelligent medical systems

The interface of high-performance computing, computational intelligence and medical science creates intelligent medical systems which offer significant improvements in the quality of life and efficacy of clinical treatment. This book reviews advances and applications of high-performance computing...

Internet of things in biomedical sciences

Discussion of various IOT based systems for classification and design strategy of biomedical systems are provided in the book. This book can serve as a pillar for the IOT application in biomedical systems understanding.

Thermoacoustic tomography

This book offers a comprehensive overview of thermoacoustic imaging approaches, covering everything from the basics of thermoacoustic generation and image reconstruction methods, and the various implementations, to numerous practical applications.

Introduction to pharmaceutical biotechnology, volume 1 (second edition)

The recent advancements in biotechnology, particularly in post-COVID era is accelerating the pace of research and development in all areas of biological sciences. Thus, the aim and scope of this book is to clearly illustrate ideas on diverse ongoing cutting-edge advancements in the field biotechn...

Neurocognitive perspectives of prosocial and positive emotional behaviours

Neurocognitive and behavioural science is a unique discipline with the potential to develop new research in the fields of neuroscience and social, biological and engineering sciences. Combining the authors’ own research with a comprehensive survey of the field, this book explores the idea that pr...

Introduction to pharmaceutical biotechnology, volume 3 (second edition)

This third volume of the Second Edition of “Introduction to Pharmaceutical Biotechnology”, focuses on animal tissue culture, with strong presentations of stem cell culture and engineering, with a special emphasis on their clinical use and applications.

Global oncology

The material presented in this book is at the cutting edge of global oncology and provides highly illuminating examples, addresses frequently asked questions, and provides information and a reference for future work in global oncology care, research, education and outreach.

Quantitative radiobiology for proton therapy

This book describes the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) issues within proton therapy and advises on how to use a variable RBE within treatment planning and in dose prescription to improve the safety of proton and other forms on ion beam therapy. Decision-making advice is also provided for...

Machine learning, medical ai and robotics

An up-to-date review of current medical artificial intelligence and robotics applications across different medical disciplines.

Intensity modulated radiation therapy

This book, written by leading researchers and medical doctors in the field, provides an overview of intensity modulation technology and its evolution over the last 35 years. Every aspect of IMRT is covered, from fundamental concepts to advanced processes and clinical applications, and comprehensi...

Guidance on the personal monitoring requirements for personnel working in healthcare

This book is essential reading for medical physicists in radiation protection, diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine, as well as radiographers and technologists, due to changes in global dosimetry requirements. Additionally, it presents guidelines for medical physicists and others using radia...

Nanoplatforms for cancer imaging

Nanoplatforms for Cancer Imaging explores the integration of nanotechnology with biomedical imaging to enhance cancer diagnosis and treatment. By covering fundamental principles, emerging technologies, and clinical applications, this book provides a comprehensive resource for researchers, clinici...

Paper-based diagnostic devices for infectious diseases

Providing a timely update on the current understanding of paper-based biosensors, this book aims to deal with the current state-of-the-art of paper-based biosensors technology and addresses its future prospects for the detection of infectious diseases, with particular relevance and applications f...

Breast abnormality and imaging

This proposed book aims to discuss the recent trends and progress happening in hospitals and research laboratories to detect and diagnose breast cancer. It also aims to support researchers working in medical image analysis fields to explore the methodologies supported by various case studies on b...

Image-guided radiation therapy

This book provides the reader with an in-depth knowledge of physics principles and technology of Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) that is changing the way radiotherapy is practiced. The book is perfect for academics and students who wish to apply the principles and technology of IGRT in their rad...

Artificial intelligence

The book serves a comprehensive resource offering medical research community with all the essential information needed to analyze and study physiological and physical signals as well as Smear Blood Images.

Skin photoaging (second edition)

This Second Edition provides an overview of the currently available treatment approaches for the prevention and treatment of aging skin and their level of efficacy.

Measurements and performance characteristics of diagnostic x-ray tubes and generators (third edition)

This book describes the theoretical principals and provides practical advice on the performance of QA measurements and discusses important performance parameters and the results that may be expected.

Modern applications of 3d/4d ultrasound imaging in radiotherapy

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the role of 3D/4D ultrasound imaging in radiotherapy. It identifies barriers to the clinical implementation of ultrasound-guided radiotherapy, and provides a critical discussion of potential solutions as well as highlighting exciting new opportunitie...

Nanobiotechnology and artificial intelligence in gastrointestinal diseases

This book is broadly focused on recent developments in nanotechnology and artificial intelligence-based drug delivery systems, diagnosis, and the role of various nanomaterials in the management of gastrointestinal diseases, such as abdominal pain, bowel obstruction, diarrhoea, pancreatitis, celia...

Advances in drug delivery systems for healthcare

New delivery technologies, green chemistry, computational intelligence, simulation know-how and Internet of Things have risen substantially within the healthcare domain over the past two decades. This reference text collects, analyses, and brings together the latest developments in drug delivery ...

Advances in image-guided cancer nanomedicine

EditorDr. Nanasaheb Thorat, is a Marie Curie Fellow at the Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health, John Radcliffe Hospital, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K. He is an active researcher cancer nanomedicine and is affiliated with many scientific societi...

Monte carlo calculations in nuclear medicine (second edition)

The book provides a review of concepts and methodologies developed and adopted for quantitative imaging-guided radiation dosimetry calculations in targeted radionuclide. It also provides an overview of model design of anthropomorphic computational models and software packages developed for Monte ...

Sers-based advanced diagnostics for infectious diseases

This comprehensive book focuses on SERS-based techniques for the detection of infectious diseases. Written by world-class researchers in the field, it contains detailed and well-organised information on SERS, its workings, the historical overview of its utility, and recent advancements for diagno...

Organ printing (second edition)

3D bioprinted organs are becoming a reality for patients and caregivers, and are a promising part of the future of personalized and regenerative medicine, with this innovative technology expected to revolutionize the biomedicine and healthcare industry. This revised and updated second edition pro...

Detection systems in lung cancer and imaging, volume 2

Introduction to pharmaceutical biotechnology, volume 2 (second edition)

This book explores the fundamental role of biotransformation and enzymes in advancing sustainable biotechnological solutions, bridging theoretical concepts with practical applications in environmental management, pharmaceuticals, and industry.

Exocytosis: from molecules to cells

This book will provide research students and professionals with a broad understanding for the historical pursuits and contemporary advances that have shaped current conceptions of exocytosis.

Frontiers of artificial intelligence in medical imaging

This book is designed to consider the recent advancements in hospitals to diagnose various diseases accurately using AI-supported detection procedures. The book also includes several chapters on machine learning, convoluted neural networks, segmentation, and deep learning-assisted two-class and m...

Model-based approaches in biomedical engineering

This practical guide explores the application of modelling in biomedical engineering and healthcare. The book uses a careful selection of topics that showcase the role of computational modelling in biomedical engineering.

Practical radiobiology for proton therapy planning

This book covers the principles, advantages and potential pitfalls that occur in proton therapy, especially its radiobiological modelling applications. It is intended to educate, inform and stimulate further research questions by blending the relevant physics, biology and medical aspects of this ...

Lung cancer and imaging

Lung Cancer and Imaging provides an introduction to the methods currently used in lung cancer diagnosis and the promising new techniques that are emerging. Areas covered include the major trends and challenges in lung cancer detection and diagnosis, classification of cancer types, lung feature ex...