Sociological perspectives of health and illness /

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Gun Violence and Mental Illness by Gold, Liza H.

Table of Contents: “…Defining the Problems; 1 Gun Violence and Serious Mental Illness; 2 Firearms and Suicide in the United States; 3 Gun Violence, Urban Youth, and Mental Illness; 4 Mass Shootings and Mental Illness; 5 School Shootings and Mental Illness; 6 Mental Illness and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; 7 Mental Illness, Dangerousness, and Involuntary Commitment; 8 Accessing Mental Health Care; Part II. …”
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The Grey Zone of health and illness / by Blum, Alan, 1935-

“…Grey Zone in health and illness…”
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I'll be here in the morning : the songwriting legacy of Townes Van Zandt / by Atkinson, Brian T.

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Preventing Mental Ill-Health : Informing public health planning and mental health practice. by Newton, Jennifer

Table of Contents: “…; Summary and implications for prevention; 3 Prevalence and distribution of mental ill-health; Measuring disorder…”
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A family history of illness : memory as medicine / by Walker, Brett L., 1967-

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Metabolic Syndrome and Psychiatric Illness : Interactions, Pathophysiology, Assessment & Treatment. by Mendelson, Scott D.

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Metabolic Syndrome and Psychiatric Illness; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD; Chapter 1 Gerald Reaven and the Discovery of Syndrome X; Chapter 2 Factors that Contribute to Metabolic Syndrome; Chapter 3 The Pathophysiology of Metabolic Syndrome; Chapter 4 Metabolic Syndrome and Psychiatric Illness; Chapter 5 Psychiatric Medications and Metabolic Syndrome; Chapter 6 Depression, Metabolic Syndrome, and Heart Disease; Chapter 7 Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin and Alzheimer's Disease; Chapter 8 Metabolic Syndrome, Sleep, and Sex.…”
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Illness as a work of thought : a Foucauldian perspective on psychosomatics / by Greco, Monica, 1966-

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Living Well with Chronic Illness : a Call for Public Health Action /

Table of Contents: “…Living well with chronic illness -- Chronic illnesses and the people who live with them -- Policy -- Community-based intervention -- Surveillance and assessment -- Interface of the public health system, the health care system and the nonhealthcare sector -- The call for action.…”
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Living Outside Mental Illness : Qualitative Studies of Recovery in Schizophrenia. by Davidson, Larry

Table of Contents: “…Davidson_0814719430frnt; 978-0-8147-1943-5-text.pdf; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Is There an Outside to Mental Illness?; Eliciting Narratives; Understanding Narratives; Living Inside Schizophrenia; Living Outside Schizophrenia; Conclusion; Epilogue; Works Cited; Index; About the Author.…”
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Crime, punishment, and mental illness : law and the behavioral sciences in conflict / by Erickson, Patricia E., 1947-

Table of Contents: “…The social construction of mental illness as a criminal justice problem -- Systems of social control: from asylums to prisons -- Competency to stand trial and competency to be executed -- The problems with the insanity defense: the conflict between law and psychiatry -- The "mad" or "bad" debate concerning sex offenders -- Juvenile offenders, developmental competency, and mental illness -- Criminalizing mental illness: does it matter?…”
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Crime, punishment, and mental illness : law and the behavioral sciences in conflict / by Erickson, Patricia E., 1947-

Table of Contents: “…The social construction of mental illness as a criminal justice problem -- Systems of social control: from asylums to prisons -- Competency to stand trial and competency to be executed -- The problems with the insanity defense: the conflict between law and psychiatry -- The "mad" or "bad" debate concerning sex offenders -- Juvenile offenders, developmental competency, and mental illness -- Criminalizing mental illness: does it matter?…”
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The tapestry of health, illness and disease /

Table of Contents: “…Diagnosing hidden religion in medicine : health, illness and the politics of hope /…”
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Coping with chronic illness and disability : theoretical, empirical, and clinical aspects /

Table of Contents: “…Neimeyer -- Adaptive tasks and methods of coping with illness and disability / R.H. Moos and C.J. Holahan. …”
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Monitoring the critically ill patient / by Jevon, Philip

Table of Contents: “…Recognition & management of the deteriorating patient -- Assessment of the critically ill patient -- Monitoring respiratory function -- Monitoring cardiovascular function 1 : ECG monitoring -- Monitoring cardiovascular function 2 haemodynamic monitoring -- Monitoring neurological function -- Monitoring renal function -- Monitoring gastrointestinal function -- Monitoring hepatic function -- Monitoring endocrine function -- Monitoring nutritional status -- Monitoring temperature -- Monitoring pain -- Monitoring a patient receiving a blood transfusion -- Monitoring the patient with infection and related systemic inflammatory response -- Monitoring the critically ill, pregnant patient -- Monitoring the critically ill child -- Monitoring during transport -- Record keeping.…”
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Health, Illness, and Optimal Aging : Biological and Psychosocial Perspectives / by Aldwin, Carolyn M.

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Paternal Postnatal Psychiatric Illnesses : a Clinical Case Book. by Misri, Shaila Kulkarni

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Communicating to manage health and illness /

Table of Contents: “…Bilingual health communication : medical interpreters' construction of a mediator role / Elaine Hsieh -- Negotiating the legitimacy of medical problems : a multiphase concern for patients and pyhysicians / John Heritage -- Keeping the balance and monitoring the self-system : towards a more comprehensive model of medication management in psychiatry / Bruce Lambert, Naomi Levy, Jerome Winer -- The HIV social identity model / Lance Rintamaki -- Stories and silences : disclosures and self in chronic illness / Kathy Charmaz -- Understanding the helper : the role of codependency in health care and health care outcomes / Ashley Duggan [and others] -- Spirituality provides meaning and social support for women living with HIV / Jennifer Peterson -- Multiple discourses in the management of health and illness : why does it matter? …”
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Children and Families in Health and Illness. by Broome, Marion

Table of Contents: “…Historical overview of health promotion for children and families in late 19th- and 20th-century America -- Integrative review of assessment models for health promotion of children and their families -- Integrative review of intervention models for health promotion for children and families -- Implications for practice, education, and research in health promotion of children and their families -- Historical overview of responses of children and their families to acute illness -- Integrative review of assessment models for examining children's and families' responses to acute illness -- Integrative review of nursing intervention research on acutely ill children and their families -- Acutely ill children and their families : implications for research, practice, and education -- Historical overview of responses of children and their families to chronic illness -- Integrative review of assessment models for examining children's and families' responses to chronic illness -- Integrative review of intervention research with children who have chronic conditions and their families -- Meeting the challenges of chronic illness for children and families : research implications and future directions -- Historical overview of health care delivery models for children and their families -- Community infrastructures : principles and strategies for improving child health services -- Issues in health services research : children and families and the health care system.…”
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Workplace violence and mental illness / by Empie, Kristine M.

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Material discourses of health and illness /

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; Introducing material; discursive approaches to health and illness Lucy Yardley; Introducing discursive methods Lucy Yardley; What role does the body have in illness? …”
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Preventing mental illness in practice / by Newton, Jennifer, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Preventing relapse in schizophrenia -- 5. Preventing mental illnesses among elderly persons.…”
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Representations of illness in literature and film / by Kravitz, Bennett

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Cultural diversity in health and illness by Spector, Rachel E., 1940-

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Diagnosis and management of foodborne illnesses a primer for physicians and other health care professionals /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction and clinical considerations -- Foodborne illnesses table: bacterial agents -- Foodborne illnesses table: viral agents -- Foodborne illnesses table: parasitic agents -- Foodborne illnesses table: non-infectious agents -- Patient scenario: antibiotic-resistant salmonellosis -- Patient scenario: botulism poisoning -- Patient scenario: congenital toxoplasmosis -- Patient scenario: Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection -- Patient scenario: enterotoxic Escherichia coli infection -- Patient scenario: hepatitis A infection -- Patient scenario: Listeria monocytogenes infection -- Patient scenario: norovirus infection -- Patient scenario: unexplained illness -- Clinical vignettes: what's your call? …”
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Understanding mental illness and schizophrenia

Table of Contents: “…Stigma of Mental Illness (1:56) -- Schizophrenia: Symptoms and Management (4:20) -- Medical Treatment for Schizophrenia (3:10) -- What Schizophrenics Need (2:09) -- Clinical Depression (4:51) -- Bipolar Disorder (4:21) -- Living With Mental Illness (2:08)…”
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Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient : reflections on healing and regeneration / by Cousins, Norman

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Progress in Treating Mental Illnesses /

Table of Contents: “…Progress in Treating Mental Illnesses (1:00);…”
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Onset of manic-depressive Illness /

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Untreated Manic-Depressive Illness /

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Psychiatric Illnesses and Creative People /

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Breathing Training and Pulmonary Illness /

Table of Contents: “…Breathing Training and Pulmonary Illness (10:46);…”
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The human body in health and illness / by Herlihy, Barbara L.

Bearing Witness: Robert Coley-Donohue

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Dying by Roemer, Michael, 1928-

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Beyond schizophrenia : living and working with a serious mental illness / by Baldwin, Marjorie L., 1949-

Subjects: “…Mentally ill Employment.…”
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Parenting Through the Storm : Find Help, Hope, and Strength When Your Child Has Psychological Problems. by Douglas, Ann

Subjects: “…Mentally ill children.…”
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Physical health and well-being in mental health nursing : clinical skills for practice by Nash, Michael (Michael Joseph)

Table of Contents: “…Physical Health and Well-Being in Mental Health Nursing: Clinical Skills for Practice; Physical Health and Well-Being in Mental Health Nursing: Clinical Skills for Practice; Praise for this book; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; Part 1 Introducing physical health and mental illness; 1 An introduction to physical health in mental illness; 2 An introduction to key concepts in measuring health and illness; 3 Principles of physical health assessment in mental health care; Part 2 Physical assessment skills for practice.…”
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Crossing over : narratives of palliative care

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