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The year 2003 marks the 30th anniversary of the landmark "declassification" of homosexuality as a disease by the American Psychiatric Association--a watershed in the lives of gays and lesbians in the
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Read a fascinating interview with editor Tener Goodwin Veenema! Tener Veenema InterviewDisaster planning and emergency preparedness have never been more critical to the nurses who serve as our front-l
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Delivers the collective wisdom of foremost scholars and practitioners in the death and dying movement from its inception to the present Written by luminaries who have shaped the field, this capstone b
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What happens to older adults who can no longer drive? Older adults are continuously confronted with challenges and conflicts concerning transportation, such as whether to use public transportation, h
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This book promotes the development and maintenance of optimal physical, mental, and social functioning, irrespective of acquired disease and with due recognition of the senescent changes that accompa
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Aimed at those in the helping professions, this text teaches skills for working with people who have experienced trauma. Distilling a lifetime of professional experience working in the areas of trauma
In this second edition of their classic volume, the authors present their elder abuse diagnosis and intervention model. This comprehensive model of detection, assessment, and intervention enables the
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