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Addresses the key issues around mobility and transportation for the aging Baby Boomer generation - issues that will be significantly different than those of previous generations of older adults. This volume examines many of the issues faced by policymakers, transportation officials, vehicle manufacturers, health and human services professionals, ......
Like any other research tool, observational methods can be misused. The authors introduces graduate students to the competent conduct of observational research methods and measurement. Their approach embraces both single-subject and group-design perspectives of observational methods, instructing students when and how to use both methodologies.
Provides a compilation of the most significant nursing research in genetics and genomics. Articles have been carefully selected by the editors, highly respected scholars and researchers in the field of genetics, to bring together current research that has particular relevance for translation into a clinical setting or expansion into other research ......
Contains useful and detailed information about accessible travel. This book is aimed at those who use wheelchairs, walkers or just have mobility issues. Organized geographically, it is divided into 22 chapters, with each chapter detailing a loop driving route that can be completed in approximately 2-3 weeks.
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.
A Guide for Prescribers, Therapists, Patients and their Families
This is the first book to establish guidelines and to assist prescribers and therapists in withdrawing their patients from psychiatric drugs, including those patients with long-term exposure to antipsychotic drugs, benzodiazepines, stimulants, antidepressants, and mood stabilizers. It describes a method developed by the author throughout years of ......
How Parents Cope With the Death of a Child to Suicide or Drugs
This book fills a critical gap in our scientific understanding of the grief response of parents who have lost a child to traumatic death and the psychotherapeutic strategies that best facilitate healing. It is based on the results of the largest study ever conducted of parents surviving a child's traumatic death or suicide. The book was conceived ......
Evidence-Based Integrated Care across the Lifespan
Designed as a textbook and reference for nurses and nursing students, this provides a wealth of evidence-based information about the special treatment needs of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The book considers ASD patients across the lifespan and in multiple practice settings. Case studies illustrate scenarios with ASD patients ......
A wealth of advocacy tools for health and mental health professionals at all levels of training and practice are included in this clear and comprehensive volume. Written by medical, legal, and policy experts, it fills a void in the literature by addressing multiple topics in advocacy in the health field as a whole. The text addresses the ......
