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Health researchers, practitioners, and policy makers provide strategies for assisting distressed caregivers and improving quality of life for both caregivers and dementia patients. The volume's 14 chapters outline current problems in the area of caregiving, and then develop several solution approach
The explosion of information in neurogenetics and metabolism mandates increasing awareness of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in disease settings where prompt identification and intervention is crucial. This thoroughly revised new edition presents state-of-the-art clinical reviews covering the science, recognition, and treatment of inherited ......
The Demos Surgical Pathology Guides series presents in summary and visual form the basic knowledge base that every practising pathologist needs every working day. Series volumes cover the major speciality areas of surgical pathology, and coverage emphasises the key entities and diagnoses that pathologists will see in practice, and that they must ......
Infectious Disease Epidemiology: An Introduction is a foundational textbook for public health and related health science degrees. It provides a comprehensive public health strategy for understanding and managing the spread of infectious diseases. This unique book offers an integrated approach that covers the important methods underlying the ......
Suitable for childcare and preschool providers, pediatricians, family practitioners, and public health officials, this title addresses considerations for children who are at high risk of acquiring infection, or at risk of spreading infection in the daycare arena.
A Developmental Approach to Understanding and Helping Children of Conflicted and Violent Divorce
Brings together research and clinical experience to examine the immediate and longer-term effects of high-conflict divorce on children. This title traces the developmental problems affecting very young children through adolescence, with attention paid to the impact of family violence and the dynamics of parental alienation.
Professionals Who Care for the Dying and the Bereaved
Describes and analyzes the impact that the caregiving process has upon health care professionals, teams, and institutions which provide services to people who are dying and bereaved. This book uses case examples from clinical practice as well as verbatim accounts of nurses and physicians to illustrate the concepts presented.
Provides advice, case studies, a variety of assessment tools, instructional guidelines, and practical exercises to educate nursing home staff about care of the dying. A multidisciplinary focus outlines important roles for staff members in providing competent end-of-life care.
