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An illustrated guide to assistive technologies and devices (AT/AD). It chronicles the use of AT/AD - technology used by individuals with disabilities to perform functions that might otherwise be difficult or impossible. It includes real-life examples about how people with disabilities use assistive technology to assist them in daily tasks.
Explores the breadth and depth of neuropsychological assessments and the many practical uses they have, such as treatment planning, diagnosis, interventions, and many more. The authors offer practical guidance on neuropsychological testing and assessment across the lifespan, from paediatric through geriatric patients.
Authored by some of the world's leading Cancer experts from wide ranging disciplines including oncology, radiation oncology, neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery and radiology this compact volume provides authoritative state-of-the-art primer level overviews of the various Cancer types, their evaluation and treatment. Every aspect of oncology is ......
Provides a comprehensive source for understanding and intervening with children of incarcerated parents. This text focuses on the daunting clinical implications inherent in trauma throughout development, as well as social and political roles in ameliorating intergenerational delinquency.
A self-help title for Parkinson's disease sufferers and their families. Features up-to-date information on the causes, symptoms and treatment of the disease, with details of helpful organisations and advice on how to minimise the stresses caused by the illness.
Scholarly and wide-ranging, this new, extensively illustrated book provides a historical survey and social history of multiple sclerosis and is rich in sources and detail.
Identifies the factors that making working particularly difficult for women with autoimmune disease, and offers suggestions to address them. This book looks issues such as the complex nature of autoimmune disease; and the correlation between disease, diagnosis, and career development.
Applies the brain imaging techniques of neuroscience to the geriatric population. This book examines our understanding of the aging brain. It focuses on specific populations and clinical syndromes.
A summary of the applications of cognitive-behavioral approaches to common issues and problems confronted by practitioners in primary care medical settings. It elucidates the roles and functions of the cognitive behavioral clinician in primary care with an emphasis on addressing problems and issues that practitioners face daily with patients.