For the addicted, pregnant, and poor women living in daily-rent hotels in San Francisco's Mission district, life is marked by battles against drug cravings, housing debt, and potential violence. In th
For the addicted, pregnant, and poor women living in daily-rent hotels in San Francisco's Mission district, life is marked by battles against drug cravings, housing debt, and potential violence. In th
Mathematical concepts and their applications are fundamental to epidemiology. However, many public health students lack adequate quantitative background and find themselves struggling with simple math
"Ray has written a book that should be read by anyone interested in the current debates about the general health of civil society in the United States."--American Journal of SociologyThe formation, ma
Enjoy sugar-free versions of your favorite dishes without the guilt, the calories, or the health risks. Derived from a South American plant and widely available in the United States, stevia is an al
This case-based book will offer primary care practitioners support in managing older people with symptoms due to mental health problems. The full range of disorders is covered, including depression an
This case-based book offers primary care practitioners support in managing older people with difficulties due to mental health problems, emphasising the importance of integrating health and social car
Originally published in 1992 this title came out of a conference on emotion and cognition as antecedents and consequences of health and disease processes in children and adolescents. The theoretical r
Since his return from the neural health facility, no one will talk to Pat about his estranged wife. Only Tiffany, a clinically depressed widow, has offered to act as liaison between them--provided he
A captivating memoir of a biracial boy growing up in Washington, D.C., abandoned by his birth parents, and lovingly raised by a woman with deep emotional scars from her upbringing in the segregated So
An Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Men's Health columnist recounts a year during which several family tragedies and a career setback prompted a journey to Texas with his estranged father in pursui
This highly accessible, fully illustrated guide is the most comprehensive volume available on this popular Chinese tradition. Internationally best-selling author Lillian Too puts prosperity and succes
In the wake of current public services turmoil, this book reexamines the collective compact that created the UK’s public health services in the 1940s. Drawing on testimony from service users and servi
In the wake of current public services turmoil, this book reexamines the collective compact that created the UK’s public health services in the 1940s. Drawing on testimony from service users and servi
What if you could eat your way to better health, or slow down the aging clock with a few simple lifestyle tips? In his new book, A Survivor’s Guide to Successful Aging, Ray Schilling, MD, explains how
This issue of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics will be Part II of II on Substance Use Disorders. Part II will be edited by Drs. Ray Hsiao and Paula Riggs. This portion will focus more on t
This book goes back to the origins of the transformation of health and medicine into a business, during the first part of the twentieth century, focusing on the example of Japan. In the past hundred y
