Therapy and therapeutics

Bariatric surgery plays an important role in the treatment of obesity; in this comprehensive resource the worldwide leaders of the field provide the most up-to-date information on the psychosocial issues that affect their patients.

Bariatric surgery plays an important role in the treatment of obesity; in this comprehensive resource the worldwide leaders of the field provide the most up-to-date information on the psychosocial issues that affect their patients.

Crack cocaine users have significant health problems, and place a significant burden on social services, the criminal justice system and drug treatment agencies.

Crack cocaine users have significant health problems, and place a significant burden on social services, the criminal justice system and drug treatment agencies.

This timely book brings together for the first time critical information about the evaluation of employee assistance programs.

This timely book brings together for the first time critical information about the evaluation of employee assistance programs.

In the 1980s the study of alcoholism was in a period of rapid change, this book, originally published in 1985, identifies and explores the three most controversial contemporary issues: changes at the basic explanatory level in our concept of harmful drinking; the undermining of our confidence that drinking behaviour can be effectively modified in the traditional context of 'treatment'; and the changes in our concept of the effective prevention of harmful drinking.

An updated reference on outcomes in speech-language pathology"e;Based on the pioneering work of Carol C.

This volume includes chapters by a number of leading researchers in the area of reading and spelling development.

This volume includes chapters by a number of leading researchers in the area of reading and spelling development.

The book is designed as an introduction to the scientific study of speech.

The book is designed as an introduction to the scientific study of speech.

A unique interdisciplinary exploration of a pressing social issueThe numbers of women offenders involved in the correctional system are quickly growing.

A unique interdisciplinary exploration of a pressing social issueThe numbers of women offenders involved in the correctional system are quickly growing.

Now in its second edition, Speech and Language Therapy: the decision-making process when working with children reveals how recent research and changes in health and education services have affected the decision-making process in the assessment and management of children with speech and language problems.

Now in its second edition, Speech and Language Therapy: the decision-making process when working with children reveals how recent research and changes in health and education services have affected the decision-making process in the assessment and management of children with speech and language problems.

Make sure every child gets a chance to be heardHIV, Substance Abuse and Communication Disorders in Children examines the language problems of young children from special populations.

Make sure every child gets a chance to be heardHIV, Substance Abuse and Communication Disorders in Children examines the language problems of young children from special populations.

Raise your organization's productivity and morale with the proper EAPs!

Raise your organization's productivity and morale with the proper EAPs!

Looking Queer: Body Image in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Communities contains research, firsthand accounts, poetry, theory, and journalistic essays that address and outline the special needs of sexual minorities when dealing with eating disorders and appearance obsession.

Looking Queer: Body Image in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Communities contains research, firsthand accounts, poetry, theory, and journalistic essays that address and outline the special needs of sexual minorities when dealing with eating disorders and appearance obsession.

Agrammatic aphasia (agrammatism), resulting from brain damage to regions of the brain involved in language processing, affects grammatical aspects of language.

Agrammatic aphasia (agrammatism), resulting from brain damage to regions of the brain involved in language processing, affects grammatical aspects of language.

The first edition of Addictions established itself as a valuable resource for students and professionals alike.

The first edition of Addictions established itself as a valuable resource for students and professionals alike.

Why do many people with disorders of communication experience a sense of demoralization?

A how-to-guide on providing an evidence-based, patient- and family-centered care service in speech-language pathology and audiologyPatient and family-centered care is a vital component of improving treatment satisfaction and measurable success.

For most of the post-war period, alcohol problems had been viewed primarily as individual problems.

Word recognition is the component of reading which involves the identification of individual words.

Word recognition is the component of reading which involves the identification of individual words.

In the general study of speech and phonetics, vowels have stood in second place to consonants.

In the general study of speech and phonetics, vowels have stood in second place to consonants.

Cognitive development in children is a highly complex process which, while remarkably resilient, can be disrupted in a variety of ways.

Cognitive development in children is a highly complex process which, while remarkably resilient, can be disrupted in a variety of ways.

Decoding Anorexia is the first and only book to explain anorexia nervosa from a biological point of view.

Decoding Anorexia is the first and only book to explain anorexia nervosa from a biological point of view.

This book focuses on the use of drugs in our lives and how we respond to them.

This book focuses on the use of drugs in our lives and how we respond to them.

In recent years, the reduction of alcohol-related harm has emerged as a major policy issue across Europe.

In recent years, the reduction of alcohol-related harm has emerged as a major policy issue across Europe.

Despite widespread use, Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) is a topic of much debate, often receiving criticism from academic and professional sectors.

Despite widespread use, Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) is a topic of much debate, often receiving criticism from academic and professional sectors.

The War on Drugs' has traditionally had total abstinence as its target.

The War on Drugs' has traditionally had total abstinence as its target.

This book explores the ways in which anorexic women use their eating to control their bodies.

This book explores the ways in which anorexic women use their eating to control their bodies.

It is now widely accepted that there are important links between inactivity and lifestyle-related chronic diseases, and that exercise can bring tangible therapeutic benefits to people with long-term chronic conditions.

It is now widely accepted that there are important links between inactivity and lifestyle-related chronic diseases, and that exercise can bring tangible therapeutic benefits to people with long-term chronic conditions.

In the 1980s the relationship between alcohol and aggression and violence was a controversial one.