General practice / Family medicine

This unique trainer's resource offers a comprehensive blueprint for preparing clinicians for practice in the changing and challenging environment of integrated care.

Depression is the leading cause of disability in the United States, and the traditional framework for managing depression within a psychiatry practice-i.

Building on the foundation of the previous edition, this book takes readers to the next level of management of medical practices for the 21st century.

The abuse of drugs and chemicals has become a problematic public health dilemma for the world's population and one that must be dealt with by parents, societies, clinicians, researchers, and even countries in the world.

Primary care providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants) make decisions on a daily basis regarding treatment for musculoskeletal problems, including referrals to orthopedic surgeons and other specialists.

Psychodermatology is a relatively new field in evolution and thus, there is a comparative paucity of information in general.

This first-of-its-kind text provides a comprehensive presentation and review of the unique aspects of adaptive sports medicine and adaptive athletes, who are increasingly active and prominent, not only individually and in local leagues and organizations but also in larger settings like the Paralympics.

This book comprehensively and critically discusses chronicity as a crucial challenge for the future of medicine in an era of aging populations and the steady growth of non-communicable comorbidities.

Asylum medicine, a field encompassing medical forensic evaluations of asylum seekers, is an emerging discipline in healthcare.

This landmark text describes research-informed practices and applications of Medical Family Therapy (MedFT) across a range of care environments and clinical populations (e.

Though recent breakthroughs in research advance care with each day, the population of HIV-infected individuals continues to grow globally, leaving them particularly susceptible to additional STDs that are complicated by their immunocompromised state.

Boys and men with eating disorders remain a population that is under-recognized and underserved within both research and clinical contexts.

Dieses praxisorientierte Handbuch bietet Ärzten und Ärztinnen eine strukturierte Orientierung für den medizinischen Arbeitsalltag.

This timely volume provides the practitioner with evidence based treatments for many of the clinical problems encountered in integrated care.

Seit dem Beginn der Arbeiten zur ersten Auflage dieses Wörterbuchs sind mehr als 25 Jahre vergangen.

This practical, insightful title is a must read for anyone interested in or recently appointed to a leadership role in an academic medical center.

This first-of-its-kind text provides a multidisciplinary overview of a significant problem in hospital-based healthcare:  patients who decline inpatient medical care and leave the hospital against medical advice (AMA).

This book is the first authoritative medical text that considers the unique cultural backgrounds of Hispanic populations in a straightforward yet sensitive way, all while building a framework for practical psychiatric assessment and treatment plans.

This second edition provides an updated review on the current guidelines and practice standards for the clinical management of cardiovascular risk factors and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

The new edition of this pocket guide has been fully updated to cover the common manifestations of liver disease, how to treat them and when to refer patients on to specialist centers.

Lung cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer and remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.

The extended role physiotherapy has been given increased attention over the past decade in North America and Europe.

Depression is the leading cause of disability in the United States, and the traditional framework for managing depression within a psychiatry practice-i.

This book provides an overview of the US laws that affect clinical practice for healthcare professionals with no legal background.

Lower extremity skin disorders are often overlooked by clinicians.

Community-based integrated care (CBIC) is designed to keep older adults where they want to be - at home and out of hospitals and nursing homes.

Doctors, patients, investigators, administrators, and policymakers who assign diagnoses assume three elements: the name describes an entity with conceptual or evidentiary boundaries, the person setting the name has a high degree of certainty, and the name has a consensus definition.

The book is intended to serve as a practical guide to effective ear examination.

Despite global advancements in pediatric medicine, technologies which have become standard-of-care in high-resource settings are unavailable in low-and middle-income countries due to cost, availability, or challenges maintaining equipment.

Working in the outpatient clinic is a key training experience for medical students.

Since psychiatric training in medical school is brief in duration (often 4-8 weeks only), and minimal to nonexistent in many residency programs, most primary care physicians are not adequately equipped to treat psychiatric disorders, despite the fact that this role promises a significant portion of the average physician's practice.

The first edition of Infection Prevention reviewed evolving areas in infection prevention on topics including contact precautions, technology implementation, specific infections, and care in various settings.

This book is a point-of-care resource for effective sexual and reproductive healthcare for patients of all ages, sexual orientations, gender identities and medical backgrounds in the primary care setting.

This book presents a broad range of perspectives on the topic of CPAP adherence.

This unique book is structured to give the reader a comprehensive view to understand the decline of hormones at midlife and the risks and benefits of evidence based hormonal treatments.

This book provides an overview of sleep and sleep disorders for practicing clinicians.

Developed by a renowned group of international authors, this engaging, case-based title once again offers readers a wide range of thought-provoking case studies that reflect contemporary, challenging, hands-on clinical care.

This book presents an extensive collection of high-yield case vignettes with recommendations for a comprehensive approach to cultural psychiatry.

This book addresses the unmet needs of the medical community in dealing with the psychological problems, particularly anxiety and depression, of patients diagnosed with cancer.

This book reviews the myriad of elements that layer substance abuse disorder, a significant public health issue.

This book provides a concise overview of the latest controversies and advances in men's health.

Each year, gun violence kills approximately 2,700 and injures approximately 14,500 children in the U.

Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this case-based guide emphasizes the latest investigative advances in both imaging and molecular diagnostics and new treatment approaches for a wide variety of common and complex endocrine conditions.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major global public health problem, affecting nearly one in seven adults in the United States alone.

This book covers all aspects of hypersensitivity to drugs, providing practical information for non-specialist physicians as well as addressing issues of interest to practitioners in different specialties and presenting the expert knowledge required by specialist allergists and immunologists.