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This volume demonstrates how hospice care leads to improved quality of life for patients with terminal dementia and their families. Much of the information is based on the successful 10-year experience of the E.N. Rogers Memorial Hospital, where the first palliative care program for the management of patients with advanced dementia was developed. ......
Discusses advances in radiation therapy in treatment of Hodgkins lymphoma, B-cell nodal and extranodal lymphomas, follicular lymphoma and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; mantle cell lymphoma, and leukemia. This title gives the radiation oncology professional an overview of emerging modalities for radiation treatment of hematologic malignancies.
Standardised psychological testing is often essential for reliably determining the presence of a wide range of psychiatric and personality disorders, along with effectively addressing related issues that may require a psychological referral. This nuts-and-bolts guide to conducting efficient and accurate psychological testing in clinical settings ......
Optimal care of children with neurocritical illness often involves multi-specialty collaboration, and recent years have seen a substantial expansion in the availability of data to guide acute care. This book addresses overall approaches to children with neurocritical illness and the management of specific conditions.
This is a core resource for nursing educators and students at all levels who seek fundamental information on the art and science of caring. The text is comprised of 36 classic book chapters and journal articles written by leaders in the caring arena. Co-published with the Watson Science Caring Institute, it will also be a primary resource for ......
This is the first book to provide a wide range of leading-edge, step-by-step strategies for clinicians using EMDR therapy and adjunct approaches with children with severe dysregulation of the affective system. Written by an author internationally known for her innovative work with children, the book offers developmentally appropriate and advanced ......
In concise, reader-friendly chapters, this addresses various historical views of personality and compares and contrasts the Five factor Model with competing models of personality. It discusses techniques of assessing and measuring personality and examines the role of personality in life outcomes ranging from choice of career to health to ......
Multicultural Perspectives in Social Work Practice with Families is in its third edition and continues to expand the depth and breadth with which culture may be understood and the impact of culture in working with families. Congress, Gonzalez, and their contributors have updated this text to include a focus on evidence-based practice, 10 ......
The solution-focused approach to couples therapy is one that facilitates cooperation between partners in the creation of an agreed-upon future, rather than merely focusing on the problems that have come to define the relationship. At the core of this step-by-step guide to Solution-Focused Therapy is a real-life evolving case study, offering ......
