Personal and public health / health education

This book is an ideal introduction to work in psychology and the neurosciences.

This book presents an analysis of active ageing and physical activity from a multidisciplinary perspective.

This book presents recent advancements in positive psychology, specifically its application across broad areas of current interest.

This book describes the latest advances in health education and patients' self-management, addressing core questions such as: How can you motivate a patient to adopt a healthier lifestyle, and how can you support their self-management?

This book combines urban planning and architectural tools in an attempt to overcome the limitations of sectoral measures.

This book provides a basic introduction to geriatric telepsychiatry, including potential benefits and drawbacks of utilizing this treatment modality.

This is the first volume on the subject of the alleviation of world suffering.

This volume connects aspects of personal health, overall well-being, and education to quality of life.

Inflammation has invaded the field of psychiatry.

The focus of this volume is on the further development of the Quality of Life Theory and the means to measure the concept.

This book sheds new light on contaminant transport in karst aquifers and the public health implications of contaminated karst groundwater.

This Brief explores the chemistry and production technology of a cheese precursor: the cow's milk curd.

This first volume has as its main focus the philosophical foundations of Michalos' work and describes it in the broad context of the study of logic, the philosophy of social sciences, and a general theory of value.

This volume provides bridges from the social sciences to business ethics and from the latter to the quality of life, by connecting the research themes of quality of life, social sciences, including public policy-making, and business ethics or corporate responsibility.

This newest addition to the Nutrition and Health series is a comprehensive, yet portable, guide to the use of dietary fiber for the management of health and disease.

This volume deals with the construction of categorizations of health at work on the basis of individuals' perceptions and analyses of the psychosocial health effects at their work.

This book reflects the current thinking and research on how consumers' perception of product risks and benefits affects their behavior.

The first of its kind for budget-impact analysis, this comprehensive guide provides clear and concise instructions for evaluating the impact that new pharmaceuticals will have on the budget for a specific jurisdiction.

This second edition volume is a desktop reference guide on nutrition and its clinical implications for health and disease.

Written by leading international experts, this book discusses the latest advances in the field of dementia in nursing homes.

This book identifies a gap in peacebuilding theory and practice in terms of sensitivity to trauma and its impact on the survivors of war and other mass violence.

This book, the last volume in the Social Morphogenesis series, examines whether or not a Morphogenic society can foster new modes of human relations that could exercise a form of 'relational steering', protecting and promoting a nuanced version of the good life for all.

This practice-building resource examines the psychology behind non-adherence and the importance of building commitment to treatment as the foundation of successful therapy.

This interdisciplinary guide offers background, research findings, and practical strategies for assessing and improving air quality in hospitals and other healthcare settings.

This well-illustrated book is a comprehensive guide to the cutaneous clinical presentations of mycobacterial infections.

 This book discusses different aspects of contamination in Indian food products.

This title discusses the phenomenon of smoking as a behavioural disease and the associated costs.

This book provides a global comprehensive and systematic state-of-the review of this field that fills the gaps between research, practice, and policy.

This book presents the latest neuroscience research on mindfulness meditation and provides guidance on how to apply these findings to our work, relationships, health, education and daily lives.

This fully revised and updated new edition provides a comprehensive look at nitrite and nitrate and their effect on human health and disease.

This edited volume examines the multiple dimensions of sustainability in the Circumpolar North, a territory facing unprecedented environmental and social challenges at the start of the 21st century.

This concise text contains clinical cases covering different types of dysfunctional eating with a focus on the eating disorders in the DSM-5, including the new disorder Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).

These lectures aim to help readers understand the logics and nature of the main indicators of inequality and poverty, with special attention to their social welfare underpinnings.

This briefs offers a comprehensive view of the journey of grandparents of children with disabilities by employing a wide range of theoretical approaches such as intergenerational relationships, positive psychology, psychoanalytic views and models of stress.

This first-of-its-kind volume assembles current research on psychosocial issues and behavioral and safety concerns inherent in life and careers at sea.

It has become popular to blame the American obesity epidemic and many other health-related problems on processed food.

This volume examines the questions of what constitutes a good life and how one can achieve happiness and well-being, and analyses different ways in which people can strive for a good life.

This book demonstrates how GIS techniques and statistical methods can be used to emphasise the characteristics of population and its related variables, vis-a-vis care facilities and the status of vector borne diseases, as well as for malaria modeling.

This book contributes to our understanding of the reasons for the uneven geographic emergence and distribution of innovative start-ups and human capital, analyzing the role of the regional knowledge base and specifically academic knowledge.

This SpringerBrief focuses on Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in the three basins in the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

This book presents research and best practice examples from the Asia Pacific region to address the gap in global expertise on psychosocial factors at work.

This book provides an examination of the quantitative and qualitative factors affecting mortality in two major cities of the British Isles: London and Dublin.

This book offers a wealth of new views and interpretations of well-being in tourism, emphasizing the role that co-creation - the creation or enhancement of value through tourist engagement with tourism providers and other tourists - is increasingly playing in enriching tourist experiences.

This book offers original knowledge, debate, and understanding from frontline fieldwork data and the relations between mental health difficulties, mental healthcare provision, and social theory.

This third edition reviews the epidemiology, policies, programs and outcome indicators that are used to determine improvements in nutrition and health that lead to development.

This book gives the reader an understanding of what consciousness is about, and of how to make conscious experiences more pleasant.

This Handbook presents current research on children and youth in ethnic minority families.

This book traces the genesis, principles and practice of homeopathy, and discusses the reasons for its enduring popularity.

This volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date theoretical review and practical guide on pediatric gastrointestinal motility and functional disorders.

Emerging approaches to treating addictions and minimizing relapse are spotlighted in this idea-packed volume, as alternatives or adjuncts to standard psychological and pharmacological therapies.