Health, illness and addiction: social aspects

The stories we tell of our own lives and those of others help us make sense of the world and establish meaningful social connections across space and time.

50 Studies Every Global Health Provider Should Know presents a diverse series of studies that illustrate key issues in health systems and delivery, policy, ethics, bias, and social determinants of health.

50 Studies Every Global Health Provider Should Know presents a diverse series of studies that illustrate key issues in health systems and delivery, policy, ethics, bias, and social determinants of health.

The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Disability provides a timely and comprehensive overview of the wide range and depth of sociological theory and research on disability-brought together for the first time in one volume.

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'This well-written page-turner is the definitive biography of the genius of Robin Williams, whose life redefines the highs and lows of the American dream' - Steve Martin 'Tenderly written .

Adolescence is a unique developmental period characterized by a time of dramatic physical and psychological changes.

Adolescence is a unique developmental period characterized by a time of dramatic physical and psychological changes.

The stories we tell of our own lives and those of others help us make sense of the world and establish meaningful social connections across space and time.

The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Disability provides a timely and comprehensive overview of the wide range and depth of sociological theory and research on disability-brought together for the first time in one volume.

By taking an ecosystem approach to emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), this book gathers the scientific evidence outlining the origins of EIDs to show how a landscape-based ecosystem approach can lead to policy alternatives that draw on the expertise of planning for future pandemic prevention and management.

By taking an ecosystem approach to emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), this book gathers the scientific evidence outlining the origins of EIDs to show how a landscape-based ecosystem approach can lead to policy alternatives that draw on the expertise of planning for future pandemic prevention and management.

Featured on ITV's THIS MORNING and in SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE'controversial and courageous' DAILY MAILFor years, we've been led to believe that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and antidepressants are the solution.

Extinguishing a public health threat is difficult under any condition, let alone during a sweeping national revolution.

Extinguishing a public health threat is difficult under any condition, let alone during a sweeping national revolution.

Partizipation in der Sozialpsychiatrie bedeutet die Mitgestaltung von Hilfen und Mitbestimmung bei Entscheidungsprozessen durch Menschen mit psychischer Erkrankung selbst.

Partizipation in der Sozialpsychiatrie bedeutet die Mitgestaltung von Hilfen und Mitbestimmung bei Entscheidungsprozessen durch Menschen mit psychischer Erkrankung selbst.

This book provides an overview of India’s COVID-19 vaccination journey, highlighting the innovative strategies for managing vaccine distribution and combating hesitancy.

This book provides an overview of India’s COVID-19 vaccination journey, highlighting the innovative strategies for managing vaccine distribution and combating hesitancy.

New Orleans is a city that is rich in culture, music, and history.

New Orleans is a city that is rich in culture, music, and history.

Throughout Latin America, social medicine has been widely recognized for its critical perspectives on mainstream understandings of health and for its progressive policy achievements.

Throughout Latin America, social medicine has been widely recognized for its critical perspectives on mainstream understandings of health and for its progressive policy achievements.

This book explores how Jewish American parents perceive the cultural responsiveness of autism support services provided through public education and clinical settings across the United States.

This book explores how Jewish American parents perceive the cultural responsiveness of autism support services provided through public education and clinical settings across the United States.

The case for getting back on our feetThe humble act of putting one foot in front of the other transcends age, geography, culture, and class, and is one of the most economical and environmentally responsible modes of transit.

2026 CrimeCon CLUE Book of the Year Nominee Something Big tells the story of the infamous Browns Chicken massacre, a brutal case that captivated Chicagoland after remaining unsolved for nearly a decade.

Statistics indicate that Indigenous people worldwide suffer disproportionately poor health outcomes.

Que ocurre cuando alguien pierde el rumbo sin darse cuenta?

Statistics indicate that Indigenous people worldwide suffer disproportionately poor health outcomes.

*New Edition with Updated dementia, dementia care, and resource information.

*New Edition with Updated dementia, dementia care, and resource information.

In From Back Alley to the Border, Alicia Gutierrez-Romine examines the history of criminal abortion in California and the role abortion providers played in exposing and exploiting the faults in Californias anti-abortion statute throughout the twentieth century.

Why do people with mental health conditions die 15-20 years earlier than people without?

Why do people with mental health conditions die 15-20 years earlier than people without?

Injecting Substance Use, Recovery and Critical Harms: Understanding the Complexities of the Drug Problem provides an important overview into the history, drivers and consequences of drug injecting, what sustains it and why problems continue to surprise clinicians, policy-makers and politicians.

Injecting Substance Use, Recovery and Critical Harms: Understanding the Complexities of the Drug Problem provides an important overview into the history, drivers and consequences of drug injecting, what sustains it and why problems continue to surprise clinicians, policy-makers and politicians.

From the award-winning psychologist and leading expert on PTSD and addiction, an essential guide to healing the trauma of growing up with addiction and dysfunction.

The United States spends substantially more on health care than other wealthy nations, yet it has poorer health outcomes.

The United States spends substantially more on health care than other wealthy nations, yet it has poorer health outcomes.

Intersex, Ageing, and Intersectionalities explores intersex lived experience through a Western intersex lens.

Intersex, Ageing, and Intersectionalities explores intersex lived experience through a Western intersex lens.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was founded in 1935.

This book provides a new and hopeful view of ageing—showing how it can drive innovation, not just create challenges.