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Dr Lester Breslow has been a force behind the most important public health developments. He tells what it took to garner the Surgeon General's cigarette warning, the high tax on tobacco sales, and air pollution emission standards. It is useful for medical and public health students, educators, and policy makers.
Provides a comprehensive review of the essentials of the Therapeutic Community (TC) theory and its practical "whole person" approach to the treatment of substance abuse disorders and related problems.
Encompasses three major areas of work with elderly clients: Living in nursing homes; Living in assisted living housing; and Living independently and being seen in private practice. With illustrative examples, this book covers: treatment of stress and mental disorders; Alzheimer's disease; caregiving issues at home; and medicare coverage issue.
It is estimated that by the year 2030, there will be over 70 million people 65 or older, representing 20 per cent of the population. This book provides a decision-making model that practitioners can use when confronted with different types of ethical challenges. It illustrates ethical decision making with realistic cases.
Assessment of People with Serious Mental Illness in the Community
Suitable for outcome assessment, environmental assessment, and treatment planning assessment, this research-based compendium discusses assessment instruments in terms of both their psychometric properties and with respect to their real life applications in the lives of patients.
Developing and Maintaining Your Center (a National Nursing Centers Consortium Guide and Toolkit)
A step-by-step guide to starting and sustaining an effective wellness center, whether non-profit or academic based. It presents various document samples (job descriptions, contract with local government and community agencies, and outcome and assessment guides). It defines 'wellness' and describes wellness activities and wellness centers.
Mental stress and chronic pain are leading causes for failure and breakdown in nursing and other health professions. This book contains a series of Yoga exercises for the fatigue-stricken health professional. It details a Yoga practice for managing stress and relieving pain.
Hildegard Peplau's 50-year career in nursing left an indelible stamp on the profession of nursing, and on the lives of the mentally ill. She wore many hats, and raised her daughter as a single parent while pursuing an ambitious professional path. Her determined manner often aroused controversy.