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Paediatric Handbookby Kate Thomson; Dean Tey; Michael Marks
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2009; US$ 59.95The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne is a leading clinical and training centre in paediatrics. This Handbook is a highly popular, succinct guide to managing common and serious disorders in childhood. It is used far beyond the hospital by medical, nursing, and allied health professionals caring for children. It emphasizes the community-based approach to the management of children's problems along with clinical management by the doctor of first contact. This new 8th edition has been updated in line with the Hospital's Clinical Practice Guidelines and features clear illustrations and diagnostic and management algorithms. The must have management guide for all paediatric clinicians and students With today’s busy clinician requiring... more...
When the Brain Can't Hearby Teri James Bellis
Simon & Schuster 2002; US$ 11.99Millions of Americans have difficulty understanding spoken language. They're not deaf, autistic, or slow. They have APD. APD has been called the auditory equivalent of dyslexia, and its debilitatiting effects cross all ages, genders, and races. APD can cause children to fail in school and adults to suffer socially and in their careers, but until now, there has been little information available. Written by Dr. Teri James Bellis, one of the world's foremost authorities on APD, this is the first book on the subject that is completely accessible to the public. Through helpful checklists and case studies, you'll finally discover the answers you need, as well as proven strategies for living with APD. Comprehensive and powerfully prescriptive,... more...
Parent Management Trainingby Alan E. Kazdin
Oxford University Press 2005; US$ 29.95Based on Parent Management Training, as applied to the treatment of children and adolescents with oppositional and antisocial behavior. This book presents theory, research and clinical issues in an integrated fashion. Divided into two parts, it provides a therapy manual to convey what is actually done in treatment on a session by session basis. more...
Pals (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) Reviewby Guy H. Haskell
McGraw-Hill 2007; US$ 26.95Updated to meet the 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines, this rapid-fire question-and-answer book is required reading for anyone preparing for PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification or recertification. more...
Pediatric Critical Care Reviewby Michael D. Pappas
Springer 2006; US$ 139.00Captures the essence of the most common critical care scenarios in pediatrics. This book illuminates the facts and findings concerning the diagnosis and treatment of critical problems in the respiratory, cardiovascular, central nervous, endocrine, and gastrointestinal systems. more...
Pediatric Radiology Reviewby Michael D. Pappas; Loren G. Yamamoto; John A. Burns; Okechukwu Anene
Springer 2007; US$ 99.00Contains information on embryology, anatomy, surgery and more. This book also contains a review or radiographs in children, as well as the common radiological problems with which students, residents and clinicians may be confronted on a daily basis. more...
Family-Based Treatment for Young Children with OCDby Jennifer B Freeman; Abbe Marrs Garcia
Oxford University Press, USA 2008; US$ 24.95Young children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) often require professional help to overcome their symptoms. This workbook corresponds to a treatment program specifically designed for children ages 5-8 and their families. Your therapist will tailor the program to your child's developmental level and family situation. Parents have an important role to play in treatment; you will be attending all sessions and working at home with your child. In therapy, your child will face feared situations without avoidance or rituals until anxiety decreases. This is called exposure with response prevention (E/RP); sessions will tackle E/RP tasks of increasing difficulty. A reward plan will motivate your child to practice E/RP tasks at home with... more...
Sleeping Through the Nightby Jodi A. Mindell
HarperCollins 2010; US$ 10.99Right after "Is it a boy or a girl?" and "What's his/her name?," the next question people invariably ask new parents is "Are you getting any sleep?" Unfortunately, the answer is usually "Not much." In fact, studies show that approximately 25% of young children experience some type of sleep problem and, as any bleary-eyed parent will attest, it is one of the most difficult challenges of parenting. Drawing on her ten years of experience in the assessment and treatment of common sleep problems in children, Dr. Jodi A. Mindell now provides tips and techniques, the answers to commonly asked questions, and case studies and quotes from parents who have successfully solved their children's sleep problems. Unlike other books on the subject,... more...
Child Abuse & Neglectby Vincent J. Palusci; Howard Fischer
Manson Publishing Ltd 2010; US$ 120.00Written by and for professionals in disciplines ranging from general and child abuse paediatrics, to surgery, emergency medicine, pathology, dentistry, nursing and social work, the book reflects current, and increasing, knowledge in this field. It contains high-quality representative photographs of diagnostic possibilities. The authors stress throughout the importance of including a broad range of possibilities in their differential diagnoses so that a non-inflicted condition is not labelled child abuse, and an inflicted injury cannot be mistaken for a more innocent condition. more...
Anna Freudby Rose Edgcumbe
Routledge 2000; US$ 37.50Rose Edgcumbe takes a fresh look at the relatively unknown contributions of Anna Freud's work to psychoanalytical theory and child development. The book highlights how her work is still relevant and important to the problems of society today. more...