In Sri Lanka, poverty and civil war have created a youth mental health crisis. This book gives an overview of common psychosocial problems and the challenges practitioners face, discussing practical solutions for providing mental health services with limited resources.
The first textbook on child life assessment, this guide educates students and specialists on impactful psychosocial assessments for children and families coping with illness. It guides readers through evidence-based practices with case examples and professional perspectives.
Climate Change and Public Health
This timely book explores the urgent connection between climate change and public health. It portrays the complex interplay between environmental degradation and health outcomes, offering a roadmap for policymakers and professionals as both a warning and a guide.
This unique book is the first ever dedicated to the anatomy and clinical relevance of the ligaments connecting the head to the spine. It is essential for radiologists, spine surgeons, therapists, and trainees treating the craniocervical junction.
This collection of clinical cases provides insights for managing common and uncommon infectious diseases. The content can be applied at the bedside to directly support patient care or used as a reference guide, making this publication relevant to clinicians around the globe.
Clinical Expressive Arts Therapy in Theory and Practice
This volume makes a tremendous contribution to expressive arts therapy. It presents clear theoretical bases and applies in-depth psychological knowledge to practical cases, shedding light on clinical interventions that use art in psychotherapy for the professional community.
Clinical Imaging Diagnosis
Explore the latest advancements in medical imaging and how AI is transforming healthcare. This guide shows how AI enables early cancer detection, improves cardiac and neurological diagnoses, predicts stroke risks, and protects devices, while Explainable AI (XAI) builds trust.
Colonial Pathology
This book examines the Oromo people’s experience under Ethiopian colonial rule, drawing parallels to the Irish under British rule. It argues that colonialism violated Oromo sovereignty, causing land dispossession, poverty, and disease, and acts as a disease-causing agent.
Common Problems in Pregnancy
This book presents concise summaries of common pregnancy conditions, covering up-to-date diagnosis and evidence-based management. It is of great value to clinicians, obstetricians, and midwives, and is also ideal for those studying for exams.
Community, Autonomy and Informed Consent
Current informed consent guidelines for international research fail when community is involved. This book critiques the traditional view of autonomy that causes these failures and proposes a relational model to create more just and effective ethical policies.
This textbook covers topics from the basics to complex pathologies and treatment options. With insights from leading experts, this is a valuable source for healthcare professionals and a guiding light for treating the most intricate spinal deformities.
This evidence-based, outcome-focused book addresses every area of pharmacology, providing a solid foundation for medical and paramedical students. It includes flowcharts, diagrams, and tables that present the subject’s contents in an understandable way for undergraduates.
A temporary heart valve is a novel, lifesaving option during acute valvular failure when open-heart surgery is not readily available. This textbook introduces a first-of-its-kind temporary aortic valve catheter, providing a summary of its modeling and preclinical validations.
Concepts and Issues in Healthcare Ethics
This book gives healthcare professionals practical help with ethical dilemmas. With a playful, accessible approach, it provides philosophical tools and discusses practical cases to stimulate creative inquiry and guide students and professionals in providing good care.
Concussion Competencies
This book fills a knowledge gap for those experiencing or managing sports-related concussions. Supported by research, it details the most important parts of ongoing treatment: behavioral management, patient monitoring, and engaging in “active rehabilitation” strategies.
Concussion Competencies from a British Perspective
This book presents essential information for people working with concussion recovery and for those currently experiencing one, especially if it is sports-related. It fills a critical knowledge gap by focusing on behavioural treatment and “active rehabilitation” strategies.
Contemporary Neuropsychiatry
This volume explores contributions from cognitive-affective and social neuroscience to mental health and disorders. It integrates translational neuroimaging and molecular neurobiology to explain conditions like anxiety.
Controversies in Medicine and Neuroscience
From the unique perspective of a neurosurgeon and medical historian, this book explores fascinating topics in the life sciences—from historic advances in psychosurgery and neurobiology to the ancient mystery of Neolithic trepanation and the complexities of modern bioethics.
Conversations on Cardiac Physiology
This book corrects widespread misconceptions about heart physiology. It argues that depolarisation can be explained by electron outflow, hypertension is not caused by a salty diet, and coronary artery disease risk is not correlated with total cholesterol.
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery combats leading causes of death. This volume discusses various aspects of CABG, with up-to-date information and practical experience from cardiovascular surgeons.
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