The last few years have brought increased writings from activists, artists, scholars, and concerned clinicians that cast a critical and constructive eye on psychiatry, mental health care, and the cultural relations of mental difference.
The Sage Handbook of Addiction Psychology presents a comprehensive overview of the state of the science behind the psychology of addiction, offering a crucial resource for psychologists engaged in both research and practice.
Over recent decades, the decline of trust, mounting of fears, and increasing denial of science appear as a marked shift of societal attitudes towards many institutions and professionals.
Originally published in 1984, when new reproductive technologies were just beginning to become part of the public discussion, this edition was published with a new preface in 1989.
This book uniquely examines, across cultures, the health benefits and detriments of religious beliefs, with important implications for individual wellbeing and human survival.
This book investigates the experiences of women in Zimbabwe facing COVID-19 and gender-based violence, arguing that the insights from this extremely tough period could be used as a springboard for positive legal, cultural and policy changes.
Alkohol, Medikamente, Drogen oder Glückspiel, aber auch Essstörungen, Kauf- oder Sportsucht – Abhängigkeit hat viele Gesichter, die Auswirkungen auf die Betroffenen sowie das Umfeld sind jedoch ähnlich: Was schleichend beginnt, wird zum bestimmenden Lebensinhalt.
The 8th International Conference of Indian Academy of Health Psychology (ICIAHP 2023) gathered leading experts, researchers, and professionals to exchange insights and explore innovations in mental and physical well-being.
The Sage Handbook of Addiction Psychology presents a comprehensive overview of the state of the science behind the psychology of addiction, offering a crucial resource for psychologists engaged in both research and practice.
"Spielsucht überwinden: Mentale Stärke aufbauen und ein suchtfreies Leben führen"von Ferdinand ThomaDie Spielsucht zu besiegen ist eine enorme Herausforderung – aber sie ist bewältigbar.
La creación, por iniciativa del padre Jofré, del primer hospital de Europa para enfermos mentales, el Spital dels Ignoscents, es uno de los mitos más arraigados de la Valencia bajomedieval.
In this comprehensive introductory book for Type 2 diabetes sufferers, and those at risk of developing the condition, Dr David Cavan explains how diabetes works in the body, the potential pitfalls of living with the disease, and how to avoid, delay - or even reverse - the symptoms.
This book integrates research on the causes, responses and protective strategies for vicarious trauma that are recognised in a range of human services and argues their relevance to the legal profession.
This new edition of Viral Pandemics illuminates how the increasing emergence of novel viruses has combined with intensifying global interconnectedness to create an escalating spiral of viral disease.
Now in its fourth edition, Health Psychology takes a truly interdisciplinary approach to studying health psychology, and offers a comprehensive overview of the subareas within this fascinating subject.
The Unmaking of Crime documents the pathways of offenders reforming their journey and desisting from crime, and assesses the opportunities and limitations of the criminal justice system in aiding this process.
This vivid account by a nationally prominent doctor reports the daily challenges of offering and receiving abortion services in a volatile political and social atmosphere.
Dieses Buch widmet sich einem drängenden gesellschaftlichen Problem: dem fehlenden Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung für Menschen ohne Krankenversicherung.
Dieses Buch widmet sich einem drängenden gesellschaftlichen Problem: dem fehlenden Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung für Menschen ohne Krankenversicherung.
Over recent decades, the decline of trust, mounting of fears, and increasing denial of science appear as a marked shift of societal attitudes towards many institutions and professionals.
Social Justice, Social Discrimination, and Mental Health explores the theory and background of social justice in the context of mental health of individuals, cultures, and communities.
This book is the first of its kind to examine key topics in death, dying, and bereavement through a critical lens, highlighting how the understanding and experience of death can vary considerably, based on social, cultural, historical, political, and medical contexts.
Geospatial tools to Groundwater Resources explain the most recent methods in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geostatistics as they apply to groundwater through complete case studies that demonstrate actual remote sensing applications in this field.
An eye-opening account of the Great Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902, showing how the strikeand the violent backlash that ensuedreveal the genesis of modern policing.
This important book introduces the Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach to health promotion, not only detailing how policy-making at all levels can foster the right conditions for better public health but also examining the inherent challenges to such an overarching approach.
La creación, por iniciativa del padre Jofré, del primer hospital de Europa para enfermos mentales, el Spital dels Ignoscents, es uno de los mitos más arraigados de la Valencia bajomedieval.
The Routledge Handbook of Health Communication and Popular Culture offers rich insights into the ways in which communication about health through popular culture can become a part of healing, wellness, and health-related decisions.
Food allergy has increased over the past two decades, with a larger number of patients presenting a myriad of related symptoms and illnesses to physicians and allied health professionals.
Drawing on the perspectives of women and children displaced from Ukraine, as well as local authority policy makers and service providers, this book provides a unique view of the direct and indirect consequences of war in Europe.
Tracing the narratives of five incarcerated individuals, Corridors of Contagion speaks to the devastating impact of surviving the pandemic inside prison walls.
