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The Institutional Care of the Insane V3, Part 1: In the United States and Canada (1916) is a book written by Henry Mills Hurd that provides an in-depth analysis of the history and development of institutional care for the mentally ill in North America...

Disease and discrimination are processes linked to class in the early American colonies. Many early colonists fell victim to mass sickness as Old and New World systems collided and new social, political, economic, and ecological dynamics allowed disease...

This highly topical and controversial book presents a lively re-appraisal of the current changes to the health service and analyzes their effects on the status and practice of health professionals. Modern medicine is a powerful institution. With the help...

Valuable contributions on different aspects of sexual and reproductive health among young people are presented in this book, with a focus on developing country contexts. Key discussions on issues relating to young people and their sexual activities...

Autism is now considered to be one of the most common developmental disorders today, yet 100 years ago the term did not exist. This book examines the historical and social events that enabled autism to be identified as a distinct disorder in...

This book covers a wide range of topics relating to the health and wellbeing of the construction workforce.

Disclosure is a frequently used but rarely interrogated concept in health and social welfare. Abuse, disability, sexuality and health status can be 'disclosed' to peers and professionals, and on some occasions, disclosure is a requirement and not a...

This book is written for anyone with a learning disability or loved one who struggles with a learning disability that wants to make the most of their brain.• Tip and tricks to gaining scholastic confidence!• What it is like to grow and learn...

Are you someone who has been diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa or a parent who has recently learned that your child is losing their vision? Then this book might just be for you. In this book, you will learn:• How to deal with your child’s...

This study examines the efforts of various organizations to address the problem of infant mortality in New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The study looks at the effectiveness of these initiatives, and it considers the broader...

**Shortlisted for the BSA Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2010**What is good care? In this innovative and compelling book, Annemarie Mol argues that good care has little to do with 'patient choice' and, therefore, creating more opportunities...

The reception of Michel Foucault's work in the social sciences and humanities has been phenomenal. Foucault's concepts and methodology have encouraged new approaches to old problems and opened up new lines of enquiry. This book assesses the contribution...

Facharbeit (Schule) aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Psychologie - Klinische u. Gesundheitspsychologie, Psychopathologie, Note: 1,0, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Seit der Mitte der 60er Jahre begann sich das "New Age" auszubreiten: Nach dem Vorbild der...

This qualitative study explores the experience of living in Glasgow with a complex mental health condition during a benefit sanction.The impact of benefit sanctions on mental health and self- care has been little debated, yet there is clear evidence...

The Ebola Virus and West Africa: Medical and Sociocultural Aspects provides a compact summary of the Ebola virus, outlining its nature, history, epidemiology, and methods of treatment. In addition, the work examines the context of the disease's outbreak...

Facts And Observations Relative To The Influence Of Manufactures Upon Health And Life is a book written by Daniel Noble in 1843. The book explores the impact of manufacturing on human health and life, focusing on the negative effects of industrialization...

The complex answer to why the United States does so poorly in health measures has at its base one pervasive issue: The United States has by far the highest levels of inequality of all the rich countries. Inequality Kills Us All details how living in a...

Originally published in 1974, and written by paediatricians, social workers, nurses and a parent who cared for her dying child, this book is concerned with pinpointing the problems which exist for parents and those involved in the care of sick children,...

Edited by medical geographer and GIS Professor Dr. Esra Ozdenerol, this book highlights key GIS capabilities and lessons learned during the COVID-19 response and can help communities prepare for the next crisis. 12 global projects are discussed with...

The book titled ""Story of Turkey and Armenia, with a Full Account of the Recent Massacres Written by Eye Witnesses"" is a historical account written by James Wilson Pierce. The book provides a detailed description of the relationship between Turkey and...

Oral health is integral to wellbeing and quality of life. This important edited volume brings together leading scholars to address global oral health and the multiple ways in which theory, practice and discourse have shaped it in the modern period...

The case study has proved of enduring interest to all Western societies, particularly in relation to questions of subjectivity and the sexed self. This volume interrogates how case studies have been used by doctors, lawyers, psychoanalysts, and writers...

This books analyzes what happens when healthcare moves from physical to virtual encounters between patients and healthcare professionals.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Stressmanagement, Note: 1,3, Europa-Universität Flensburg (ehem. Universität Flensburg), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Viele Menschen klagen darüber, dass sie Stress hätten. Auch im Studium...

Contagion Capitalism situates the COVID-19 pandemic within the systems of global political economy and their attendant cultural modes and theorizes that these systems act as facilitators and drivers of global pandemic risk.

This new edition of Sarah Franklin's classic monograph on the development of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) includes two entirely new chapters reflecting on the relevance of the book's findings in the context of the past two decades and providing a...

Relations between the biological and social sciences have been hotly contested and debated over the years. The uses and abuses of biology, not least to legitimate or naturalize social inequalities and to limit freedoms, have rightly been condemned. All...

The Sociology of the Health Service responds directly to the need to develop a sociological analysis of current health policy. Topics covered vary from privatisation and health service management to health education and the politics of professional power...

Approaching global health through a social justice lens, this text explores both established and emerging issues for contemporary health and wellbeing.Divided into two parts, the book introduces key concepts in relation to global public health, such as...

Mantenerse sano y equilibrado es un compromiso con un estilo de vida que abarca todos los aspectos de nuestro bienestar físico, mental y emocional. Este enfoque integral implica decisiones diarias que nutren nuestra salud en diversos niveles,...

Traditional African medicine (TAM) is an ancient healing art. In this wide-ranging study the author presents an interpretation of the beliefs that constitute the theoretical framework for TAM practices, and concludes that the beliefs share many...

《星云大师谈当代问题》丛书将星云大师近年来，弘法五大洲于各地，针对不同领域的社会人士所作的讲演、座谈，结集成册，提供大众参酌，从中读出应对现实人生之道。《星云大师谈当代问题3：心安诸事安》辑录八篇座谈纪实，从如何看待安乐死、临终关怀、身心疾病等，为我们指出一条"希望之路"。大师的开示，均针对人们的现实困境与心灵需求提出建设性的见解，并给与疗愈，继而启发人之善言、善心、善行。 The series of Master Hsing Yun Talking About Contemporary Issues...

Based on seventeen months of ethnographic research among Indonesian eldercare workers in Japan and Indonesia, this book is the first ethnography to research Indonesian care workers' relationships with the cared-for elderly, their Japanese colleagues, and...

Moments of life captured in an unprecedented global pandemicReal Women Write: Living on COVID Time is Volume 19 of prose and poetry by members of Story Circle Network. The 52 authors of the 80 pieces in this collection wrote about their lives, engaging...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Eating less, exercising more and losing weight seem the obvious solution for the oncoming 'obesity epidemic'. Rarely, however, is thought given to how these messages are interpreted and whether they are in fact inherently healthy. Education, Disordered...

The concept of risk is one of the most suggestive terms for evoking the cultural character of our times and for defining the purpose of social research. Risk attitudes and behaviours are understood to comprise the dominant experience of culture, politics...

“Getting tuberculosis in the middle of your life is like starting downtown to do a lot of urgent errands and being hit by a bus. When you regain consciousness you remember nothing about the urgent errands. You can’t even remember where you...

Blades, Blood and Bandages tells the stories of 25 people's experiences of self-injury. In so doing, themes which have so far been under represented in the study of this phenomenon are brought to the fore. In particular, it investigates how people who...

What is wrong with selecting and implanting a deaf embryo? What are 'designer babies' and why can't we choose to have them? Is there a right to know one's genetic origins? Should we allow a market in transplant organs? Are doctors justified in refusing...

This book provides a three-part investigation into identity construction. Theory, voice and praxis are all represented as the book follows the rationale, stories and narrative methodology of the study of a group of women. The final part of the book...

This book addresses the governance of the HIV and AIDS pandemic, with reference to the social aspects of technology and the technological mediation of the pandemic in international contexts.

The environment is currently a matter of international public and academic concern, but isoften considered separately from health issues. This book brings together work from environmental and health historians to conceptualise the connection between...

This study, by two leading scholarsin the field, draws on feminist theory and science and technology studiesto uncover a basic injustice for the human rights of drug-using women: most women who need drug treatment in the US and UK do not get it. Why not?