Dieses Schulungsbuch wendet sich an Zielgruppen, welche in ihrer Arbeit mit Alkoholkranken-Menschen direkt und indirekt in Berührung kommen und sich mit dem Thema Alkoholismus aus verschiedenen Perspektiven beschäftigen wollen.
Intended for students and general readers alike, this encyclopedia covers the history of human medical experimentation, for better and worse, from the time of Hippocrates to the present.
This third edition of a popular text introduces healthcare students and professionals to a wide range of health beliefs and practices in world religions.
Bioethics: 50 Puzzles, Problems, and Thought Experiments collects 50 cases-both real and imaginary-that have been, or should be, of special interest and importance to philosophical bioethics.
This book addresses the many ethical issues and extraordinary risks that nurses and others are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, which creates physical, emotional, and economic burdens, affecting nurses' overall health and well-being.
This book explores, in rich and rigorous ways, the possibilities and limitations of "e;thick"e; (concepts of) autonomy in light of contemporary debates in philosophy, ethics, and bioethics.
This book is an ethnographic work that uses a critical medical anthropology approach to examine the concept of fever care in the context of southern India.
This book explores the experiences and emotional expression of 30 people Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) using qualitative research methods such as "e;illness narratives,"e; and analyzes the dilemmas of "e;sicknesses of the society"e; including "e;Acquired Needs Deficiency"e; Syndrome, "e;Acquired Expectation Insufficiency"e; Syndrome, and "e;Acquired Punishment"e; Syndrome at the micro, meso and macro levels, so as to investigate higher-intensity negative emotions.
This book offers a philosophically-based, yet clinically-oriented perspective on current medical reasoning aiming at 1) identifying important forms of uncertainty permeating current clinical reasoning and practice 2) promoting the application of an abductive methodology in the health context in order to deal with those clinical uncertainties 3) bridging the gap between biomedical knowledge, clinical practice, and research and values in both clinical and philosophical literature.
This collection of essays examines the way psychoactive substances are described and discussed within late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British literary and cultural texts.
This interdisciplinary volume gathers selected, refereed contributions on various aspects of public health from several disciplines and research fields, including the philosophy of science, epidemiology, statistics and ethics.
This book delves deeply into modern surrogacy arrangements, responding to both practical and ethical critiques by offering a radically new model for surrogate motherhood.
When his teenage son Christopher, brain-damaged in an auto accident, developed a 105-degree fever following weeks of unconsciousness, John Campbell asked the attending physician for help.
A complete guide to preparing for your CST and ST1/ST3Surgical training is highly competitive and requires preparation, dedication and an understanding of the principles of selection.
A collection of life experiences, anecdotes and suggestions from an experienced GP and GP trainer focusing on the emotional intelligence required to be a great GP.
En las últimas décadas se ha visto un incremento de los problemas éticos, condicionado por una disminución de los valores humanos en la población en general y por el rápido incremento del desarrollo de la ciencia, en especial con logros tan importantes como la ingeniería genética, la biología molecular, la superación de las técnicas de producción, las pruebas de diagnóstico molecular, la creación de unidades coronarias, las investigaciones en el campo de la genética, el incremento en la esperanza de vida, etc.
Physician Suicide examines the multiple risk factors that account for the higher rates of burnout, depressive symptoms, and suicide risk physicians experience compared with the general population.
Fundamentals and Frontiers of Medical Education and Decision-Making brings together international experts to consider the theoretical, practical, and sociocultural foundations of health professions education.
Methodenvielfalt und Interdisziplinarität als Schlüssel zum ErfolgTherapeut*innen der Sprachtherapie-Logopädie und der Psychotherapie stellen in ihrer täglichen Arbeit fest, dass das Störungsbild des selektiven Mutismus immer noch zu wenig bekannt ist oder in seiner Bedeutung für Kinder und Eltern verkannt wird.
