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Medical personnel and the public. Physician and the public

  • (Re)Thinking Violence in Health Care Settingsby Dave Holmes; Trudy Rudge; Amelie Perron

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 119.95

    Drawing together the latest research from Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US, (Re)Thinking Violence in Health Care Settings engages with the work of critical theorists such as Bourdieu, Butler, Foucault, Latour, and Žižek, amongst others, to address the issue of violence and theorise its workings in creative and controversial ways. more...

  • Abjectly Boundlessby Trudy Rudge; Dave Holmes

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2010; US$ 124.95

    Within a variety of practice environments, health professionals often experience feelings of disgust and repulsion towards the presence of an abject object. This volume employs the work of Julia Kristeva, through a range of case studies from around the world to expose and highlight the important impact of the concept of abjection, which is historically... more...

  • Advances in Patient Educationby Barbara K. Redman

    Springer Publishing Company 2004; US$ 60.00

    This book provides an integrative analysis of new advances in patient education, and the current state of the field. Written by one of patient education's foremost experts, the book focuses on the following important areas: learning theory; ethics; measurement & outcomes; preparation for self management of chronic disease; mode of delivery; and... more...

  • Advice to the Young Physicianby Richard Colgan

    Springer 2009; US$ 27.99

    Advice to the Young Physician introduces the origins of important teachings that form the basis of medicine as it has been taught by some of history's greatest educators in medicine. Advice to the Young Physician reveals how to make the transition from technician to healer. This book reinforces the humanistic side of patient care, which is often... more...

  • Advocacy Strategies for Health and Mental Health Professionalsby Stuart Lustig

    Springer Publishing Company 2012; US$ 45.00

    A wealth of advocacy tools for health and mental health professionals at all levels of training and practice are included in this clear and comprehensive volume. Written by medical, legal, and policy experts, it fills a void in the literature by addressing multiple topics in advocacy in the health field as a whole. The text addresses the legislative... more...

  • Before You See Your First Clientby Howard Rosenthal

    Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 20.95

    Before You See Your First Client begins where courses, workshops, training seminars, and textbooks leave off, providing a candid behind-the-scenes look at the fields of therapy, counseling and human services. In a reader-friendly and accessible style, Dr. Howard Rosenthal offers his readers 55 useful and practical ideas for the implementation, improvement,... more...

  • Body Movement and Speech in Medical Interactionby Christian Heath; Katherine Nicholls

    Cambridge University Press 1986; US$ 42.00

    Based on a collection of video recordings, this book offers a micro-analysis of the visual and vocal aspects of the interaction between doctors and patients. more...

  • Claiming Power in Doctor-Patient Talkby Nancy Ainsworth-Vaughn

    Oxford University Press 1998; US$ 59.99

    On the basis of taped interviews with male and female doctors in a private practice setting, the author of this book demonstrates how patients (and doctors) can wield considerable influence in interactions. She shows their employment of verbal strategies to construct power in medical discourse. more...

  • Client Educationby Kryss McKenna; Leigh Tooth

    University of NSW Press 2006; US$ 53.95

    Written for occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech pathologists, this book takes a client-centred, evidence-based approach, and provides relevant theory and practical strategies for planning, implementing and evaluation of client education. more...

  • Coercive Careby Torbjorn Tannsjo

    Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 126.00

    Coercive Care asks probing and challenging questions regarding the use of coercion in health care and the social services. The book combines philosophical analysis with comparative studies of social policy and law in a large number of industrialized countries. more...