Urological Emergencies in Clinical Practice

Hashim Hashim, John Reynard & Nigel C. Cowan

(Springer)

Contents:

Foreword (Noel A. Armenakas)

1 Presenting Symptoms of Urological Emergencies (Hashim Hashim and John Reynard) • Flank Pain • Haematuria • Oliguria, Anuria, and Inability to Pass Urine • Suprapubic Pain • Scrotal Pain and Swelling • Priapism • Back Pain and Urological Symptoms

2 Lower Urinary Tract Emergencies (John Reynard) • Acute Urinary Retention • Is It Acute or Chronic Retention? • What to Do Next for the Man with Acute Retention • Retention in Patients with a Catheterisable Stoma

3 Nontraumatic Renal Emergencies (John Reynard) • Acute Flank Pain—‘Ureteric’ or ‘Renal’ Colic • Acute Pyelonephritis • Pyonephrosis • Perinephric Abscess • Emphysematous Pyelonephritis • Acute Pyelonephritis, Pyonephrosis, Perinephric Abscess, and Emphysematous Pyelonephritis—Making the Diagnosis • Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis

4 Other Infective Urological Emergencies (Hashim Hashim and John Reynard) • Urinary Septicaemia • Pyelonephritis and Pyonephrosis • Prostatic Infections and Prostatic Abscess • Fournier’s Gangrene • Epididymo-Orchitis • Periurethral Abscess

5 Traumatic Urological Emergencies (John Reynard) • Renal Injuries • Ureteric Injuries • Pelvic Fractures and Injuries to the Urinary System • Bladder Injuries • Posterior Urethral Injuries • Anterior Urethral Injuries • Testicular Injuries • Penile Injuries • Penile Fracture

6 Scrotal and Genital Emergencies (John Reynard and Hashim Hashim) • Torsion of the Testis and Testicular Appendages • Priapism • Paraphimosis • Foreign Bodies in the Urethra and Attached to the Penis

7 Postoperative Emergencies After Urological Surgery (Hashim Hashim and John Reynard) • Shock Due to Blood Loss • Anaphylaxis After Administration of Intravenous Contrast or Antibiotics • Scrotal Swelling After Scrotal Surgery • Wound Dehiscence Leading to Burst Abdomen • Postcircumcision Bleeding • Blocked Catheter Post–Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) and Clot Retention • Extraperitoneal Perforation During TURP • The Transurethral Resection (TUR) Syndrome • Displaced Catheter Post–Radical Prostatectomy • Compartment Syndrome of the Lower Limb Associated with the Lithotomy Position

8 Ureteric Colic in Pregnancy (John Reynard) • The Hydronephrosis of Pregnancy • Presentation of Stones in Pregnancy • What Imaging Study Should Be Used to Establish the Diagnosis of a Ureteric Stone in Pregnancy • Management of Ureteric Stones in Pregnant Women

9 Management of Urological Neoplastic Conditions Presenting as Emergencies (John Reynard and Hashim Hashim) • Testicular Cancer • Malignant Ureteric Obstruction • Spinal Cord Compression in Patients with Urological Disease

10 Common Emergency Urological Procedures (John Reynard and Nigel Cowan) • Urethral Catheterisation • Suprapubic Catheterisation • Bladder Washout for Blocked Catheter • Blocked Catheters Following Bladder Augmentation or Neobladder • JJ Stent Insertion • Percutaneous Nephrostomy Insertion

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Clinical Dermatology, Third Edition

J. A. A. Hunter, J. A. Savin & M. V. Dahl

(Blackwell Science)

Contents:

1 Skin disease in perspective

2 The function and structure of the skin

3 Diagnosis of skin disorders

4 Disorders of keratinization

5 Psoriasis

6 Other papulosquamous disorders

7 Eczema and dermatitis

8 Reactive erythemas and vasculitis

9 Bullous diseases

10 Connective tissue disorders

11 Disorders of blood vessels and lymphatics

12 Sebaceous and sweat gland disorders

13 Regional dermatology

14 Infections

15 Infestations

16 Skin reactions to light

17 Disorders of pigmentation

18 Skin tumours

19 The skin in systemic disease

20 The skin and the psyche

21 Other genetic disorders

22 Drug eruptions

23 Medical treatment

24 Physical forms of treatment

Formulary 1: Topical treatments

Formulary 2: Systemic medication

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Essentials of Dental Radiography and Radiology, Third Edition

Eric Whaites

(Churchill Livingstone)

Contents:

Part 1 Introduction

1. The radiographic image

Part 2 Radiation physics and equipment

2. The production, properties and interactions of X-rays

3. Dose units and dosimetry

4. The biological effects and risks associated with X-rays

5. X-ray equipment, films and processing

Part 3 Radiation protection

6. Radiation protection

Part 4 Radiography

7. Dental radiography - general patient considerations including control of infection

8. Periapical radiography

9. Bitewing radiography

10. Occlusal radiography

11. Oblique lateral radiography

12. Skull and maxillofacial radiography

13. Cephalometric radiography

14. Tomography

15. Dental panoramic tomography

16. Factors affecting the radiographic image, film faults and quality assurance

17. Alternative and specialized imaging modalities

Part 5 Radiology

18. Introduction to radiological interpretation

19. Dental caries and the assessment of restorations

20. The periapical tissues

21. The periodontal tissues and periodontal disease

22. Implant assessment

23. Developmental abnormalities

24. Radiological differential diagnosis - describing a lesion

25. Differential diagnosis of radiolucent lesions of the jaws

26. Differential diagnosis of lesions of variable radiopacity in the jaws

27. The maxillary antra

28. Trauma to the teeth and facial skeleton

29. The temporomandibular joint

30. Bone diseases of radiological importance

31. Disorders of the salivary glands and sialography

Bibliography and suggested reading

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Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Structures, Sections, and Systems, Sixth Edition

Duane E. Haines

(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction and Reader’s Guide • Including Rationale for Labels and Abbreviations

Chapter 2 External Morphology of the Central Nervous System • The Spinal Cord: Gross Views and Vasculature • The Brain: Lobes, Principle Brodmann Areas, Sensory-Motor Somatotopy • The Brain: Gross Views, Vasculature, and MRI • The Cranial Nerves in MRI • The Insula: Gross View and MRI • The Meninges, Cisterns, and Meningeal and Cisternal Hemorrhages • The Ventricles and Ventricular Hemorrhages

Chapter 3 Dissections of the Central Nervous System • Lateral, Medial, and Ventral Aspects • Overall Views

Chapter 4 Internal Morphology of the Brain in Slices and MRI • Brain Slices in the Coronal Plane Correlated with MRI • Brain Slices in the Axial Plane Correlated with MRI

Chapter 5 Internal Morphology of the Spinal Cord and Brain in Stained Sections • The Spinal Cord with CT and MRI • Arterial Patterns Within the Spinal Cord With Vascular Syndromes • The Degenerated Corticospinal Tract • The Medulla Oblongata with MRI and CT • Arterial Patterns Within the Medulla Oblongata With Vascular Syndromes • The Cerebellar Nuclei • The Pons with MRI and CT • Arterial Patterns Within the Pons With Vascular Syndromes • The Midbrain with MRI and CT • Arterial Patterns Within the Midbrain With Vascular Syndromes • The Diencephalon and Basal Nuclei with MRI • Arterial Patterns Within the Forebrain With Vascular Syndromes

Chapter 6 Internal Morphology of the Brain in Stained Sections: Axial–Sagittal Correlations with MRI • Axial–Sagittal Correlations

Chapter 7 Synopsis of Functional Components, Tracts, Pathways, and Systems • Components of Cranial and Spinal Nerves • Orientation • Sensory Pathways • Motor Pathways • Cerebellum and Basal Nuclei • Optic, Auditory, and Vestibular Systems • Limbic System

Chapter 8 Anatomical–Clinical Correlations: Cerebral Angiogram, MRA, and MRV • Cerebral Angiogram, MRA, and MRV • Blood Supply to the Choroid Plexi • Overview of Vertebral and Carotid Arteries

Chapter 9 Q&A’s: A Sampling of Study and Review Questions, Many in the USMLE Style, All With Explained Answers

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Genetics and Human Behaviour: The Ethical Context

(Nuffield Council on Bioethics)

Contents:

Section I: Introduction and context

Chapter 1: Introduction • Why this Working Party is important • Defining the normal range of behavioural characteristics • The scope of research in behavioural genetics • The structure of the Report

Chapter 2: The historical context • The impact of eugenic thought on research into human behaviour • Conclusion

Section II: Scientific background

Chapter 3: Research in behavioural genetics • Introduction • What is genetic variation? • What is meant by normal variation in human behaviour? • ‘A gene for X’? • Describing human behaviour • Predicting human behaviour from genetic information • Conclusion

Chapter 4: Quantitative genetics: measuring heritability • Introduction • How is population variation examined using genetic studies? • Family, twin and adoption studies • Adoption studies • Current uses of quantitative genetic studies • Conclusion

Chapter 5: Identifying genetic factors contributing to individual differences in behaviour • Introduction • Approaches to identifying susceptibility alleles • Conclusion

Chapter 6: Research in behaviour genetics involving animals • Introduction • How are animal models created? • What are the benefits of using animals to study the genetics of human behaviour? • What are the problems with using animals to study the genetics of human behaviour? • Conclusion

Part III: Reviews of the evidence

Chapter 7: Intelligence • Background • Trait definition and measurement • Current findings: quantitative genetics • Current findings: molecular genetics • Directions for future research

Chapter 8: Personality • Background • Trait definition and measurement • Current findings: quantitative genetics • Current findings: molecular genetics • Current findings: research involving animals • Future directions for research

Chapter 9: Antisocial behaviour • Background • Trait definition and measurement • Current findings: quantitative genetics • Current findings: molecular genetics • Current findings: research involving animals • Future directions from research

Chapter 10: Sexual orientation • Background • Trait measurement and definition • Current findings: quantitative genetics • Current findings: molecular genetics • Current findings: research involving animals • Current findings: other biological influences • Critical assessment of the validity of this evidence • Evolutionary arguments against genetic influences on homosexuality • Future directions for research

Chapter 11: Themes from the reviews of the evidence • Introduction • The difficulty of defining and measuring traits • Estimates of heritability • The lack of replicated findings in molecular genetics • Applications of current research findings • Reporting research in behavioural genetics • Funding research in behavioural genetics • Conclusion

Part IV: Ethical, legal, social and policy issues

Chapter 12: Genetics, freedom and human dignity • The material self • Determinism and fatalism • Freedom, possibility and rationality • The implications of behavioural genetics • Conclusion

Chapter 13: Selecting and changing behavioural traits • Introduction • Will there be any practical applications of research in behavioural genetics • ‘Medicalising’ human behaviour • Stigma • Evaluating different ways of changing ourselves • Access to interventions • Monitoring the provision of genetic tests and interventions • Prenatal selection

Chapter 14: Legal responsibility • The history of biological explanations of human behaviour in law • Previous genetic and physiological explanations of crime • Genetic information as an exculpatory factor • Sentencing and treatment of offenders • Predictive use of genetic information • Conclusion

Chapter 15: Testing and selection in employment, education and insurance • Employment • Education • Insurance

Appendix 1: Methods of working

Appendix 2: Consultation with the public

Glossary

Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Handbook of Pediatric Psychology in School Settings

Edited by Ronald T. Brown

(Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers)

Contents:

1 Introduction: Changes in the Provision of Health Care to Children and Adolescents (Ronald T. Brown)

I: BACKGROUND

2 Collaboration with Schools: Models and Methods in Pediatric Psychology and Pediatrics (Dennis Drotar, Tonya Palermo, and Christine Barry)

3 The School as a Venue for Managing and Preventing Health Problems: Opportunities and Challenges (Thomas J. Power and Jessica Blom-Hoffman)

4 Collaborating with Schools in the Provision of Pediatric Psychological Services (Edward S. Shapiro and Patricia H. Manz)

II: PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION

5 Prevention of Injuries: Concepts and Interventions for Pediatric Psychology in the Schools (Michael C. Roberts, Keri J. Brown, Richard E. Boles, and Joanna O. Mashunkashey)

6 Promotion of Health Behaviors (Bernard F. Fuemmeler)

7 Promotion of Mental Health (Bonnie K. Nastasi)

8 Early Identification of Physical and Psychological Disorders in the School Setting (Susan J. Simonian and Kenneth J. Tarnowski)

9 Adherence (Kathleen L. Lemanek)

III: DISEASES ENCOUNTERED IN SCHOOL SETTINGS

10 Asthma (Robert D. Annett)

11 Diabetes and the School-age Child and Adolescent: Facilitating Good Glycemic Control and Quality of Life (Deborah Young-Hyman)

12 Pediatric and Adolescent HIV/AIDS (Renee A. Smith, Staci C. Martin, and Pamela L. Wolters)

13 Seizure Disorders (Jane Williams)

14 Hematological Disorders: Sickle Cell Disease and Hemophilia (Melanie J. Bonner, Kristina K. Hardy, Elizabeth Ezell, and Russell Ware)

15 Childhood Cancer and the School (F. Daniel Armstrong and Brandon G. Briery)

16 Pediatric Heart Disease (David Ray DeMaso)

17 Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in the School Setting (Lynn S. Walker and W. Stephen Johnson)

18 Traumatic Brain Injury: Neuropsychological, Psychiatric, and Educational Issues (Linda Ewing-Cobbs and Douglas R. Bloom)

19 Psychosocial Challenges and Clinical Interventions for Children and Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis: A Developmental Approach (Alexandra L. Quittner, Avani C. Modi, and Amy Loomis Roux)

IV: DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS AND CONDITIONS

20 Genetic Disorders in Children (LeAdelle Phelps)

21 Teratology of Alcohol: Implications for School Settings (Julie A. Kable and Claire D. Coles)

22 Assessment and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Schools (William E. Pelham, Jr. and Daniel A. Waschbusch)

23 Autism Spectrum Disorders and Mental Retardation (Jonathan M. Campbell, Sam B. Morgan, and Jennie N. Jackson)

24 School-Related Issues in Child Abuse and Neglect (Rochelle F. Hanson, Daniel W. Smith, and Adrienne Fricker-Elhai)

25 Elimination Disorders (Edward R. Christophersen and Patrick C. Friman)

V: HEALTH ISSUES RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT

26 Neonatology and Prematurity (Glen P. Aylward)

27 Adolescent Health-Related Issues (Jan L. Wallander, Karen M. Eggert, and Katrina K. Gilbert)

VI: INTERVENTIONS WITHIN SCHOOL SETTINGS

28 Behavioral Approaches to Intervention in Educational Settings (Thomas R, Kratochwill, Erin Cowell, Kelly Feeney, and Lisa Hagermoser Sannetti)

29 Group and Psychoeducational Approaches (Karen Callan Stoiber and Gregory A. Waas)

30 Pharmacological Approaches (George J. DuPaul, Jennifer M. Coniglio, and Michelle R. Nebrig)

31 Consultation With School Personnel (Susan M. Sheridan and Richard J. Cowan)

32 Consultation With Caregivers and Families (Cindy Carlson, Thomas Kubiszyn, and Laura Guli)

33 School and Social Reintegration After a Serious Illness or Injury (Avi Madan-Swain, Ernest R. Katz, and Jason LaGory)

VII: SPECIAL TOPICS

34 Peer Relations (Annette M. La Greca, Karen J. Bearman, and Hannah Moore)

35 Solid Organ Transplantation (James R. Rodrigue, Regino P. Gonzalez-Peralta, and Max R. Langham, Jr.)

VIII: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES

36 Training in the Delivery of Pediatric Psychology Services in School Systems (Celia Lescano, Wendy Plante, and Anthony Spirito)

37 Clinical Opportunities for the Pediatric Psychologist Within the School Setting (Deborah L. Anderson, Lloyd A. Taylor, and Alexandra Boeving)

38 Ethical and Legal Issues for Pediatric Psychology and School Psychology (William A. Rae and Constance J. Fournier)

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Taylor's Cardiovascular Diseases: A Handbook

Robert B. Taylor (Editor)

(Springer)

Contents:

1 Hypertension (Stephen A. Brunton)

2 Ischemic Heart Disease (Jim Nuovo)

3 Cardiac Arrhythmias (Michael S. Klinkman)

4 Valvular Heart Disease (Eric Walsh)

5 Heart Failure (William A. Norcross and Denise D. Hermann)

6 Dyslipidemias (Patrick E. McBride, Gail Underbakke, and James H. Stein)

7 Venous Thromboembolism (Glenn S. Rodriguez and Thomas M. Schwartz)

8 Cerebrovascular Disease (Michael H. Bross and David C. Campbell)

9 Cardiovascular Emergencies (William J. Hueston and A. Kesh Hebbar)

10 Medical Care of the Surgical Patient (Mel P. Daly)

11 Selected Disorders of the Cardiovascular System (David E. Anisman)

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Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery and Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology

T. Kanno (Editor in Chief) & Y. Kato (Ed.)

(Springer)

Contents:

Part 1 6th International Congress on Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

The NASA Smart Probe for Real-time Tissue Identification: Potential Applications in Neurosurgery (R. Andrews, R. Mah, R. Papasin, M. Guerrero, and L. DaSilva)

Clinically Non-functional Pituitary Tumors: The Surgical and Biological Challenge (C.-O. Evans, R.K. Halkar, and N.M. Oyesiku)

Tips for Correct Use of Navigation (E. Kohmura)

Image-Guided Surgery for Gliomas (H. Namba, T. Tokuyama, N. Yokota, N. Sakai, T. Tanaka, S. Yamamoto, S. Terakawa, B. Tsagaan, and K. Abe)

Recent Advances in Radiosurgery for Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations: The University of Tokyo Experience (K. Maruyama, M. Shin, and T. Kirino)

Intramedullary Spinal Cord Glial Tumours: Management Philosophy and Surgical Outcome (S. Nair, G. Menon, B.R.M. Rao, B.J. Rajesh, T. Muthurethinam, A. Mathew, H.V. Easwer, and R.N Bhattacharya)

Surgical Tactics for Subaxial Spinal Cord Injury (J. Mizuno and H. Nakagawa)

Efficacy of Lateral Position on Minimally Invasive Cervical Expansive Open-Door Laminoplasty (M. Nakajima, M. Chikama, and M. Tsuboi)

MR Tractography for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery (K. Yamada, O. Kizu, and T. Nishimura)

Intraoperative MRI (M. Matsuda, A. Shiino, and S. Morikawa)

Clinical Significance of Positron Emission Tomography in Brain Tumor Surgery (K. Mineura)

The Biology of Gliomam—A Discussion from the Standpoint of Photodynamic Diagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy (T. Kuroiwa, Y. Kajimoto, S. Miyatake, and M. Miyashita)

MCA Embolism Local Fibrinolytic Intervention Trial (MELT) Japan (M. Ezura, A. Takahashi, Y. Matsumoto, and A. Ogawa)

Direct Cerebral Bypass Supplements Indirect Bypass Procedures in Moyamoya Disease (Y. Suzuki, N. Hatano, S. Takasu, N. Matsubara, Y. Kishida, and N. Mizutani)

Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (T. Nakagomi, T. Ishii, H. Nagashima, T. Mochizuki, M. Hirata, M. Shirouzu, and A. Kobayashi)

Retrocarotid Infracommunicating Approach for Parasellar and Interpedunclar Tumors (H. Ohnishi, T. Monobe, Y. Kamada, N. Adachi, N. Kohaya, K. Nakashima, M. Nishikawa, and K. Taomoto)

Genetically Modified Cell Line Grafting for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease (I. Date, T. Shingo, and T. Yasuhara)

Controlled Secretion of β-endorphin from Human Embryonic Kidney Cells Carrying a Tet-on-NLl-β-endorphin Fusion Gene: Gene Therapy of Pain (Y. Saitoh, Y. Eguchi, T. Yoshimine, and G. Boileau)

Human Gene Therapy for Malignant Gliomas (T. Wakabayashi, J. Yoshida, M. Mizuno, M. Fujii, Y. Kajita, N. Nakahara, and H. Hatano)

Neuronal Restoration of Memory Disturbances and Neuroprotection for Fall in Vegetation after Cardiac Arrest (N. Hayashi)

Neuroprotection and Repair by Using Adult-derived Neural Stem Cell Grafting for Neurological Disorders (I. Date, T. Shingo, T. Yasuhara, K. Takahashi, and K. Muraoka)

Diaphragm Pacing with a Spinal Cord Stimulator (T. Taira and T. Hori)

Intraoperative Monitoring of the Corticospinal MEP (D-wave) in Brain Tumor Surgery (T. Yamamoto, Y. Katayama, T. Nagaoka, K. Kobayashi, and C. Fukaya)

Functional Neurosurgical Rehabilitation in Craniovertebral Junction Abnormality. An Exemplary Case Report (K.R.H. von Wild)

Functional Electrical Stimulation for Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation at the University of Virginia and Duke University (E. Cooper, J. McElhaney, D. Han, B. Cooper, and B. Cooper)

Treatment Results of Poor-grade (WFNS Grade V) Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (T. Sasaki, J. Nakagawara, T. Osato, K. Hayase, R. Takeda, and H. Nakamura)

Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Using Instrumentation (H. Nakase, Y. Ida, Y.-S. Park, H. Hirabayashi, S. Kawaguchi, and T. Sakaki)

Clinical Experience with Endoscope-controlled Removal of Intrameatal Vestibular Schwannomas (T. Hori, T. Maruyama, and M. Chernov)

Neuroprotective Approaches in Experimental Model of Cerebral Venous Infarct (H. Nakase, R. Kimura, T. Nishioka, R. Tamaki, H. Miyake, Y. Takeshima, and T. Sakaki)

Treatment of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysm: Our Approach (Y. Kato, H. Sano, M. Yoneda, S. Watanabe, S. Alam, K. Prashant, S.S. Rajamani, and T. Kanno)

Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Macroadenoma (S.K. Sankhla)

Microsurgical Treatment of Posterior Cranial Fossa Tumors Via Keyhole Approaches (Q. Lan, Z. Gong, Z. Qian, J. Chen, S. Liu, Z. Lu, and Q. Huang)

The NASA Nanoelectrode Array for Deep Brain Stimulation: Monitoring Neurotransmitters and Electrical Activity Plus Precise Stimulation (R. Andrews, J. Li, A. Cassell, J. Koehne, M. Meyyappan, B. Nguyen-Vu, N. Huang, and L. Chen)

Part 2 3rd World Congress of the Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology

Phenomenological Aspects of Consciousness: Coma Scale in Chronic Stage (Chronic Coma Scale Score; CCSs) (T. Ohta)

Right Median Nerve Electrical Stimulation for the Vegetative State (E. Cooper, B. Cooper, and J. Chen)

An Ecologically Valid System for Classifying Severity of Traumatic Brain Injury in Children (G.P. Prigatano)

Some Keys to Neurorehabilitation Related to the Circuitry of Emotion in the Brain (J. León-Carrión)

Multidisciplinary Treatment for Trauma—The AMN View (K.R.H. von Wild)

Ventricular Enlargement after TBI—Shunt or No Shunt (H. Tritthart)

Ex vivo Expansion and Neural Differentiation of Bone Marrow-derived Cells under Serum-free Condition (T. Magaki, K. Kurisu, and T. Okazaki)

Head Trauma Related Epilepsy (T. Hoshida, K. Kobitsu, S. Takeshima, H. Hashimoto, V.-J. Kim, H. Nakase, and T. Sakaki)

Recent Projects on Neurotrauma in Japan (M. Shigemori)

Head Injury in Buenos Aires City: Main Features (P.S. Marchio, I.J. Previgliano, C.E. Goldini, F. Murillo-Cabezas, and A. Basso)

Can Mild Head Injury Affect the Quality of Life by Neuropsychological Disturbances? (A.V. Ciurea, L. Tataranu, and V. Rotarescu)

Simple and Effective Assessment of Posttraumatic Higher Brain Function Disorders with Special Reference to the Prefrontal Area (K. Uemura)

Neurobehavioral Sequelae in Neurotraumatology (A.-L. Christensen)

Clinical Analysis of the Patients with Anterior Skull Base and Craniofacial Injury in the Acute Head Trauma (Y. Node, T. Tamaki, and A. Teramoto)

Oxidative Injury and Antioxidant Therapy in Acute Brain Injury (Y. Ikeda)

The Development of Brain Hypothermia Treatment for Severe Brain Trauma: New Finding of Brain Injury Mechanism, ICU Management Technique and Pitfall (N. Hayashi)

Hemodynamic Efficacy of Neuroleptanesthesia for Therapeutic Hypothermia in Acute Brain Injury (S. Kasaoka, Y. Oda, S. Yamashita, R. Tsuruta, H. Fujisawa, K. Okabayashi, and T. Maekawa)

Different Cytokine Responses between Induced and Accidental Hypothermia: An Implication for Controversies over Neuroeffective of Therapeutic Hypothermia (M. Aibiki)

Multidisciplinary Treatment Including Brain Hypothermia for Severe Brain Injury (Y. Takasato and T. Hayakawa)

Therapeutic Moderate Hypothermia for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review (D.W. Marion)

Early Decompressive Surgery for Spinal Cord Injury: Rationale Based on Experimental Study (T. Morimoto, Y. Shin, R. Tei, and Y. Hirokawa)

Acetazolamide Vasoreactivity Evaluated by Transcranial Ultrasonic Power Harmonic Imaging and Doppler Sonography (T. Shiogai, A. Morisaka, Y. Arima, K. Ikeda, N. Takayasu, Y. Nagakane, K. Yoshikawa, T. Mizuno, M. Nakagawa, and H. Furuhata)

Neurointesive Care with Multimodal Monitoring (M. Honda and Y. Seiki)

Right Median Nerve Electrical Stimulation for Coma Treatment—Recent Experience in Lithuania and the U.S.A. (S. Rocka, E. Jarzemskas, E. Cooper, and B. Cooper)

Management of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: Our Strategy (H. Fujisawa, E. Suehiro, H. Yoneda, and M. Suzuki)

Clinical Features in the Patients with "Platform Accident" in Tokyo (Y. Node, T. Tamaki, and A. Teramoto)

Screening for Hypopituitarism Following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) (G. Aimaretti, C. Perino, S. Rovere, G.C. Croce, K. Perrone, R. Rago, and E. Ghigo)

Development of the New Coma Scale: Emergency Coma Scale (ECS) (M. Wakasugi, H. Okudera, T. Ohta, T. Asahi, A. Igawa, and D. Tange)

Pre-hospital Care for Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Analysis of JAPAN Neurotrauma Data Bank (A. Satoh, H. Nakamura, and The Japan Neurotrauma Databank Committee)

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Clinician's Handbook of Prescription Drugs

Seymour Ehrenpreis & Eli D. Ehrenpreis

(McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division)

Contents:

Advisory Board

Preface

Acknowledgements

Brand Names of Drugs

Generic Drug Entries

Appendices

• Food & Drug Administration Pregnancy Categories

• Common Aminoglycosides

• First Generation Cephalosporins

• Second Generation Cephalosporins

• Third Generation Cephalosporins

• Fourth Generation Cephalosporin

• Macrolides: Susceptible Organisms

• Quinolones: General Information

• Antifungal Agents

• Oral Contraceptives

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Evidence-Based Treatment of Stuttering: Empirical Bases and Clinical Applications

Edited by Anne K. Bothe

(Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers)

Contents:

Part I: Introduction

1 Evidence-Based Practice in Stuttering Treatment: An Introduction (Anne K. Bothe)

Part II: The Nature and Theory of Stuttering: Implications for Evidence-Based Treatment

2 From Hand to Mouth: Contributions of Theory to Evidence-Based Treatment (William G. Webster)

3 Emerging Controversies, Findings, and Directions in Neuroimaging and Developmental Stuttering: On Avoiding Petard Hoisting in Athens, Georgia (Roger J. Ingham)

4 The Demands and Capacities Model: Implications for Evidence-Based Practice in the Treatment of Early Stuttering (Ann Packman, Mark Onslow, and Joseph Attanasio)

5 Bilingualism in Early Stuttering: Empirical Issues and Clinical Implications (Rosalee C. Shenker)

6 The Child Stutters and Has a Phonological Disorder: How Should Treatment Proceed? (Marilyn Nippold)

7 Self-Change From Stuttering During Adolescence and Adulthood (Patrick Finn)

Part III: Measurement Issues for Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment of Stuttering

8 Development of a Scale to Measure Peer Attitudes Toward Children Who Stutter (Marilyn Langevin and Paul Hagler)

9 Quality of Life Measurement: Interdisciplinary Implications for Stuttering Measurement and Treatment (Bradley T. Crowe, Jason H. Davidow, and Anne K. Bothe)

Part IV: Stuttering Treatment Research: Evaluating the Available Evidence

10 “Gradual Increase in Length and Complexity of Utterance” and “Extended Length of Utterance” Treatment Programs for Stuttering: Assessing the Implications of Strong but Limited Evidence (Jason H. Davidow, Bradley T. Crowe, and Anne K. Bothe)

11 Long-Term Follow Up of Speech Outcomes for a Prolonged-Speech Treatment for Stuttering: The Effects of Paradox on Stuttering Treatment Research (Mark Onslow, Sue O’Brian, Ann Packman, and Isabelle Rousseau)

12 Measuring the Outcomes of Behavioral Stuttering Treatments Across Situations: What Are Our Data Telling Us? (Ann Packman, Mark Onslow, Sue O’Brian, and Anna Huber)

Part V: Conclusion

13 Evidence-Based, Outcomes-Focused Decisions About Stuttering Treatment: Clinical Recommendations in Context (Anne K. Bothe)

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Anatomy for Anaesthetists, Eighth Edition

Harold Ellis, Stanley Feldman, William Harrop-Griffiths & Andrew Lawson

(Blackwell Publishing)

Contents:

Part 1: The Respiratory Pathway • The Mouth • The Nose • The Pharynx • The Larynx • The Trachea • The Main Bronchi • The Pleura • The Lungs

Part 2: The Heart • The Pericardium • The Heart • Developmental Anatomy

Part 3: The Vertebral Canal and its Contents • The Vertebrae and Sacrum • The Spinal Meninges • The Spinal Cord

Part 4: The Peripheral Nerves • The Spinal Nerves • The Cervical Plexus • The Brachial Plexus • The Thoracic Nerves • The Lumbar Plexus • The Sacral and Coccygeal Plexuses

Part 5: The Autonomic Nervous System • Introduction • The Sympathetic System • The Parasympathetic System

Part 6: The Cranial Nerves • Introduction • The Olfactory Nerve (I) • The Optic Nerve (II) • The Oculomotor Nerve (III) • The Trochlear Nerve (IV) • The Trigeminal Nerve (V) • The Abducent Nerve (VI) • The Facial Nerve (VII) • The Auditory (Vestibulocochlear) Nerve (VIII) • The Glossopharyngeal Nerve (IX) • The Vagus Nerve (X) • The Accessory Nerve (XI) • The Hypoglossal Nerve (XII)

Part 7: The Anatomy of Pain • Introduction • Classification of Pain • Peripheral Receptors and Afferent fibres • The Spinal Cord and Central Projections • Modulation of Pain • The Gate Control Theory of Pain • The Sympathetic Nervous System and Pain

Part 8: Zones of Anaesthetic Interest • The Thoracic inlet • The Diaphragm • The Intercostal Spaces • The Abdominal Wall • The Antecubital Fossa • The Great Veins of the Neck • The Orbit and its Contents

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Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy: Methods and Protocols

Edited by Curtis A. Machida

(Humana Press)

Contents:

1 Use of the Herpes Simplex Viral Genome to Construct Gene Therapy Vectors (Edward A. Burton, Shaohua Huang, William F. Goins, and Joseph C. Glorioso)

2 Construction of Multiply Disabled Herpes Simplex Viral Vectors for Gene Delivery to the Nervous System (Caroline E. Lilley and Robert S. Coffin)

3 Improved HSV-1 Amplicon Packaging System Using ICP27-Deleted, Oversized HSV-1 BAC DNA (Yoshinaga Saeki, Xandra O. Breakefield, and E. Antonio Chiocca)

4 Herpes Simplex Amplicon Vectors (Charles J. Link, Nicholas N. Vahanian, and Suming Wang)

5 Strategies to Adapt Adenoviral Vectors for Targeted Delivery (Catherine R. O’Riordan, Antonius Song, and Julia Lanciotti)

6 Use of Recombinant Adenovirus for Gene Transfer into the Rat Brain: Evaluation of Gene Transfer Efficiency, Toxicity, and Inflammatory and Immune Reactions (Andres Hurtado-Lorenzo, Anne David, Clare Thomas, Maria G. Castro, and Pedro R. Lowenstein)

7 Generation of Adenovirus Vectors Devoid of All Virus Genes by Recombination Between Inverted Repeats (Hartmut Stecher, Cheryl A. Carlson, Dmitry M. Shayakhmetov, and André Lieber)

8 Packaging Cell Lines for Generating Replication-Defective and Gutted Adenoviral Vectors (Jeffrey S. Chamberlain, Catherine Barjot, and Jeannine Scott)

9 Improving the Transcriptional Regulation of Genes Delivered by Adenovirus Vectors (Semyon Rubinchik, Jan Woraratanadharm, Jennifer Schepp, and Jian-yun Dong)

10 Targeted Integration by Adeno-Associated Virus (Matthew D. Weitzman, Samuel M. Young, Jr., Toni Cathomen, and Richard Jude Samulski)

11 Development and Optimization of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector Transfer into the Central Nervous System (Matthew J. During, Deborah Young, Kristin Baer, Patricia Lawlor, and Matthias Klugmann)

12 A Method for Helper Virus-Free Production of Adeno-Associated Virus Vectors (Roy F. Collaco and James P. Trempe)

13 Novel Tools for Production and Purification of Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viral Vectors (Julian D. Harris, Stuart G. Beattie, and J. George Dickson)

14 Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viral Vector Types 4 and 5: Preparation and Application for CNS Gene Transfer (Beverly L. Davidson and John A. Chiorini)

15 Trans-Splicing Vectors Expand the Packaging Limits of Adeno-Associated Virus for Gene Therapy Applications (Dongsheng Duan, Yongping Yue, Ziying Yan, and John F. Engelhardt)

16 Generation of Retroviral Packaging and Producer Cell Lines for Large-Scale Vector Production with Improved Safety and Titer (Thomas W. Dubensky, Jr. and Sybille L. Sauter)

17 An Ecdysone-Inducible Expression System for Use with Retroviruses (Karen Morse and John Olsen)

18 In Vivo Infection of Mice by Replication-Competent MLV-Based Retroviral Vectors (Estanislao Bachrach, Mogens Duch, Mireia Pelegrin, Hanna Dreja, Finn Skou Pedersen, and Marc Piechaczyk)

19 Development of Simian Retroviral Vectors for Gene Delivery (Biao Li and Curtis A. Machida)

20 Self-Inactivating Lentiviral Vectors and a Sensitive Cre-loxP Reporter System (Lung-Ji Chang and Anne-Kathrin Zaiss)

21 Lentiviral Vectors for Gene Transfer to the Central Nervous System: Applications in Lysosomal Storage Disease Animal Models (Deborah J. Watson and John H. Wolfe)

22 A Highly Efficient Gene Delivery System Derived from Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) (Sybille L. Sauter, Medhi Gasmi, and Thomas W. Dubensky, Jr.)

23 A Multigene Lentiviral Vector System Based on Differential Splicing (Yonghong Zhu and Vicente Planelles)

24 Production of Trans-Lentiviral Vector with Predictable Safety (John C. Kappes, Xiaoyun Wu, and John K. Wakefield)

25 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Based Vectors for Gene Delivery to Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells (Ali Ramezani and Robert G. Hawley)

26 Semliki Forest Viral Vectors for Gene Transfer (Jarmo Wahlfors and Richard A. Morgan)

27 Semliki Forest Virus (SFV) Vectors in Neurobiology and Gene Therapy (Kenneth Lundstrom and Markus U. Ehrengruber)

28 Semliki Forest Virus Vectors for Large-Scale Production of Recombinant Proteins (Kenneth Lundstrom)

29 Development of Foamy Virus Vectors (George Vassilopoulos, Neil C. Josephson, and Grant Trobridge)

30 Poxviral/Retroviral Chimeric Vectors Allow Cytoplasmic Production of Transducing Defective Retroviral Particles (Georg W. Holzer and Falko G. Falkner)

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Clinical Transfusion Medicine

Joseph D. Sweeney & Yvonne Rizk

(Landes Bioscience)

Contents:

Section A: General

1. Introduction

2. Allogeneic Blood Products

3. Autologous Blood Products

4. Epidemiology of Blood Transfusion

5. Informed Consent and Explanation of Blood Options

6. The ABO and Rhesus System

7. Compatibility Testing and the Importance of Proper Recipient Identification

8. The Administration of Blood Products

Section B: Surgery

9. Blood Transfusion in Surgery I: Ordering Practices and Transfusion Styles

10. Blood Transfusion in Surgery II: Cardiac and Vascular Surgery

11. Blood Transfusion in Surgery III: Orthopedic and Urologic Surgery

12. Blood Transfusion in Surgery IV: Blood Transfusion in Solid Organ Allografts

13. Blood Transfusion in Surgery V: General Surgery

14. Blood Transfusion in Surgery VI: Trauma and Massive Blood Transfusion

Section C: Medicine

15. Blood Transfusion in Medicine I: Cancer

16. Blood Transfusion in Medicine II: Bone Marrow Transplantation

17. Blood Transfusion in Medicine III: Hereditary Anemias

18. Blood Transfusion in Medicine: IV: Renal Disease

19. Blood Transfusion in Medicine V: Patients with Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding

20. Blood Transfusion in Medicine VI: Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

21. Blood Transfusion in Medicine VII: Hereditary and Acquired Bleeding Disorders

22. Blood Transfusion in Medicine VII: Autoantibodies to Red Cells and Platelets

23. Blood Transfusion in Medicine IX: Using Drugs to Reduce Blood Transfusion

24. Blood Transfusion in Obstetrics

25. Fetal and Neonatal Transfusion

Section D: Appropriate Prescribing

26. Clinical Decisions and Response Monitoring: Triggers, Targets, Functional Reserve and Threshold of Effect

27. Red Blood Cells: Indications and Dosing

28. Platelets: Indications and Dosing

29. Plasma and Cryoprecipitate: Indications and Dosing

30. Leukocytes, Indications and Dosage

31. Blood Derivatives: Indications and Dosage

Section E: Complications

32. Acute Complications of Blood Transfusion

33. Delayed and Late Complications of Blood Transfusion

34. Blood Transfusion Transmitted Infections I: Viruses

35. Blood Transfusion Transmitted Infections II: Bacteria, Protozoa, Helminths and Prions

Section F: Special Products

36. Special Blood Product I: Leukoreduced and Washed Blood Products

37. Special Blood Products II: Irradiated Blood Products and Transfusion Associated Graft Versus Host Disease

38. Special Blood Products III: Cytomegalic Virus Low Risk Blood Products and the Prevention of Primary CMV Disease

39. Special Blood Product IV: Frozen Blood

40. Special Blood Products V: Therapeutic Phlebotomy, Apheresis and Photopheresis

41. Blood Transfusion in the 21st Century

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Biological Basis of Geriatric Oncology

Edited by Lodovico Balducci & Martine Extermann

(Springer)

Contents:

FOREWORD (Lodovico Balducci and Martine Extermann)

1. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CANCER AND AGING (Lodovico Balducci and Matti Aapro)

2. BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS OF AGING AND CARCINOGENESIS (Vladimir N. Anisimov)

3. REPLICATIVE SENESCENCE AND CANCER (Peter J. Hornsby)

4. THE INFLUENCE OF ADVANCED AGE ON CANCER OCCURRENCE AND GROWTH (William B. Ershler)

5. AGE AND COMORBIDITY IN CANCER PATIENTS: A POPULATION BASED APPROACH (Maryska L.G. Janssen-Heijnen, Saskia Houterman, Valery E.P.P. Lemmens, Marieke W.J. Louwman, and Jan Willem W. Coebergh)

6. HEMOPOIESIS AND AGING (Lodovico Balducci, Cheryl L. Hardy, and Gary H. Lyman)

7. CLINICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL EVALUATION CHANGES OVER AGING (Angela Abbatecola, B. Gwen Windham, Stefania Bandinelli, Fulvio Lauretani, Giuseppe Paolisso, and Luigi Ferrucci)

8. BIOLOGICAL SCREENING AND IMPACT IN ELDERLY CANCER PATIENTS (Anne-Chantal Braud and Martine Extermann)

9. BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CANCER AND AGING COMORBIDITY (Martine Extermann)

10. BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF CANCER IN THE OLDER PERSON (Claudia Beghe’and Lodovico Balducci)

11. DECISION ANALYSIS FOR CANCER PREVENTION AND CANCER TREATMENT IN THE ELDERLY (Marline Extermann)

12. GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE OLDER CANCER PATIENT (Lodovico Balducci)

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Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine, 2nd Revised Edition

Editor: Christiaan Schiepers

(Springer)

Contents:

1 Introduction (Christiaan Schiepers)

Clinical Applications

2 Neurochemical Imaging with Emission Tomography: Clinical Applications (Gianni Lucignani and James J. Frost)

3 Assessment of Myocardial Viability by Radionuclide Techniques (Roxana Campisi, F. Y. J. Keng, and Heinrich R. Schelbert)

4 Thrombo-Embolism Imaging (Henry D. Royal and David A. Hillier)

5 Renal Imaging (François Jamar and Raffaela Barone)

6 Skeletal Scintigraphy (Christiaan Schiepers)

7 Imaging Infection and Inflammation (Huub J. J. M. Rennen, Chantal P. Bleeker-Rovers, and Wim J. G. Oyen)

8 Gastrointestinal Nuclear Medicine (Jean-Luc C. Urbain)

9 Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy (Mark Tulchinsky)

10 Peptide Imaging (Irene Virgolini and T. Traub-Weidinger)

11 FDG-PET Imaging in Oncology (Christiaan Schiepers and Carl K. Hoh.)

12 PET/CT in Lung and Head and Neck Cancer (Hans C. Steinert, Gerhard Goerres, and Gustav K.von Schulthess)

13 PET/CT Imaging in Breast Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancers, Gynecological Cancers and Lymphoma (Martin Allen-Auerbach, Johannes Czernin, and Christiaan Schiepers)

14 Pediatric Nuclear Medicine - A Coming of Age (Helen R. Nadel and Moira E. Stilwell)

Basics of Scintigraphic Imaging

15 Radiopharmaceuticals: Recent Developments and Trends (Guy Bormans, Kristin Verbeke, and Alfons Verbruggen)

16 Instrumentation and Data Acquisition (Sibylle I. Ziegler and Magnus Dahlbom)

17 Image Formation (Johan Nuyts and Dirk Bequé)

Future Outlook

18 Imaging of Gene Expression: Concepts and Future Outlook (Meike L. Schipper and Sanjiv S. Gambhir)

19 Quo Vadis? (Christiaan Schiepers)

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The Meaning of the Dream in Psychoanalysis

Rachel B. Blass

(State University of New York Press)

Contents:

Chapter 1. The Context: Conceptual Clarification and Previous Research

Chapter 2. Freud’s Justification of His Dream Theory in The Interpretation of Dreams

Chapter 3. Can the Application of Psychoanalytic Principles to the Dream be Justified?

Chapter 4. Developments Regarding the Dream Theory and Its Justification after Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams

Chapter 5. The “Experiential Quality of Meaningfulness” and the Overcoming of the Obstacle to the Holistic Justification of the Dream Theory

Chapter 6. Conclusions

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Handbook of Girls' and Women's Psychological Health

Edited by Judith Worell & Carol D. Goodheart

(Oxford University Press)

Contents:

Foreword NORINE G. JOHNSON

Contributors

Part I Gender and Psychological Health

1 An Integrated View of Girls’ and Women’s Health: Psychology, Physiology, and Society CAROL D. GOODHEART

2 Risks to Healthy Development: The Somber Planes of Life CHERYL BROWN TRAVIS

3 Pathways to Healthy Development: Sources of Strength and Empowerment JUDITH WORELL

Part II Risks and Strengths Across the Life Span

PROBLEMS AND RISKS

4 Assessment and Gender MARCIA C. LINN AND CATHY KESSEL

5 Mood Disturbance Across the Life Span VALERIE E. WHIFFEN AND NATASHA DEMIDENKO

6 Anxiety Disturbance in Girls and Women WENDY K. SILVERMAN AND RONA CARTER

7 Body Image LINDA SMOLAK

8 Serious Emotional Disturbance and Serious Mental Illness DIANE T. MARSH

9 Violence Against Girls and Women: An Integrative Developmental Perspective JACQUELYN W. WHITE AND JAMES M. FRABUTT

10 Physical or Systemic Disabilities RHODA OLKIN

11 Trauma in the Lives of Girls and Women JANIS SANCHEZ-HUCLES AND KIMBERLY GAMBLE

12 Substance Use and Abuse by Girls and Women LULA A. BEATTY, CORA LEE WETHERINGTON, DIONNE J. JONES, AND ADELE B. ROMAN

13 Poor Women and Girls in a Wealthy Nation DEBORAH BELLE AND LISA DODSON

14 Women and Suicide LILLIAN M. RANGE

STRENGTHS AND RESOURCES

15 Coping in Adolescent Girls and Women PATRICIA A. BENNETT AND SUSAN H. MCDANIEL

16 Self-Esteem OKSANA MALANCHUK AND JACQUELYNNE S. ECCLES

17 Resilience and Empowerment VIRGINIA E. O’LEARY AND JESHMIN BHAJU

18 Subjective Well-Being SONJA LYUBOMIRSKY AND RENE DICKERHOOF

19 The Sense of Entitlement: Implications for Gender Equality and Psychological Well-Being VANESSA L. MCGANN AND JANICE M. STEIL

20 Balanced Living Through Self-Care CAROL WILLIAMS-NICKELSON

21 To Your Sexual Health! Incorporating Sexuality Into the Health Perspective LUCIA F. O’SULLIVAN, M. C. MCCRUDDEN, AND DEBORAH L. TOLMAN

22 Women and Giving MICHELE HARWAY AND ROBERTA L. NUTT

23 Women and Relationships MARY M. BRABECK AND KALINA M. BRABECK

24 Healthy Environments for Youth and Families KAREN FRASER WYCHE

25 The Psychotherapeutic Relationship as a Positive and Powerful Resource for Girls and Women LUCIA ALBINO GILBERT AND LISA K. KEARNEY

Part III Phases of Development Within the Life Span

CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: AWAKENINGS

26 Gender Role and Gender Identity Development SUSAN A. BASOW

27 The Interplay of Physical and Psychosocial Development ANNETTE M. LA GRECA, ELEANOR RACE MACKEY, AND KAREN BEARMAN MILLER

28 The Family Environment: Where Gender Role Socialization Begins PHYLLIS BRONSTEIN

29 Girls and Academic Success: Changing Patterns of Academic Achievement DIANE F. HALPERN

30 Gender and Schooling: Progress and Persistent Barriers JUDITH L. MEECE AND KATHRYN SCANTLEBURY

31 Adolescent Girls’ Health in the Context of Peer and Community Relationships BRIDGET M. REYNOLDS AND RENA L. REPETTI

32 From Girlhood to Womanhood: Multiple Transitions in Context NIVA PIRAN AND ERIN ROSS

ADULTS: BALANCING

33 Women’s Career Development NANCY E. BETZ

34 Love, Intimacy, and Partners SUSAN S. HENDRICK

35 Women’s Reproductive Health: Issues, Findings, and Controversies LINDA J. BECKMAN

36 The Mixed Messages of Motherhood JOY K. RICE AND NICOLE ELSE-QUEST

37 Family and Work Balance FAYE J. CROSBY AND LAURA SABATTINI

38 Midlife Transitions CLAIRE A. ETAUGH AND JUDITH S. BRIDGES

OLDER ADULTS: WINDING DOWN AND SUMMING UP

39 Aging and Identity: How Women Face Later Life Transitions SUSAN KRAUSS WHITBOURNE AND KARYN M. SKULTETY

40 Physical Health and Illness in Older Women S. DEBORAH MAJEROVITZ

41 Older Women and Security BONNIE MARKHAM

42 Bereavement DEBORAH CARR AND JUNG-HWA HA

43 Women’s Issues at the End of Life DOLORES GALLAGHER-THOMPSON, JENNIFER DILLINGER, HEATHER L. GRAY, VERONICA CARDENAS, LANI SINGER, AND SHANNON HSU

44 Positive Aging: Reconstructing the Life Course MARY M. GERGEN AND KENNETH J. GERGEN

Part IV Special Problems and Resources

45 Legal Issues Influencing Girls’ and Women’s Psychological Health LENORE E. A. WALKER

46 Adaptation of Immigrant Girls and Women MELBA J. T. VASQUEZ, AY LING HAN, AND CYNTHIA DE LAS FUENTES

47 Psychopharmacotherapy and Women: Issues for Consideration DEBRA LINA DUNIVIN

48 Survivors of Male Violence: Research and Training Initiatives to Facilitate Recovery From Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder VERONICA M. HERRERA, MARY P. KOSS, JENNIFER BAILEY, NICOLE P. YUAN, AND ERIKA L. LICHTER

49 An Overview of Policies That Impact the Psychological Well-Being of Girls and Women SHERRY GLIED AND SHARON KOFMAN

Part V Conclusion

50 Afterword CAROL D. GOODHEART AND JUDITH WORELL

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The Study of Dyslexia

Edited by Martin Turner & John Rack

(Kluwer Academic Publishers)

Contents:

1. Visual Factors in Dyslexia (Bruce J. W. Evans)

2. Genetic and Environmental Causes of Reading Disabilities: Results from the Colorado Learning Disabilities Research Center (Richard K. Olson)

3. The Neurobiology of Dyslexia (Alan A. Beaton)

4. The Science of Dyslexia: A Review of Contemporary Approaches (Margaret J. Snowling)

5. Phonological Skills, Learning to Read, and Dyslexia (Valerie Muter)

6. Verbal Memory in the Learning of Literacy (Susan J. Pickering)

7. Accelerating Word Reading, Spelling, and Comprehension Skills with Synthetic Phonics (Rhona S. Johnston and Joyce Watson)

8. Review of Research Evidence on Effective Intervention (John Rack)

9. An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Psychological Testing (Martin Turner)

10. Dyslexia and Self-Esteem (Jacky Ridsdale)

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Headache: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

Editors: James N. Parker & Philip M. Parker

(ICON Group International, Inc.)

Contents:

CHAPTER 1. STUDIES ON HEADACHE • Overview • The Combined Health Information Database • Federally Funded Research on Headache • E-Journals: PubMed Central • The National Library of Medicine: PubMed

CHAPTER 2. NUTRITION AND HEADACHE • Overview • Finding Nutrition Studies on Headache • Federal Resources on Nutrition • Additional Web Resources

CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND HEADACHE • Overview • The Combined Health Information Database • National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine • Additional Web Resources • General References

CHAPTER 4. DISSERTATIONS ON HEADACHE • Overview • Dissertations on Headache • Keeping Current

CHAPTER 5. CLINICAL TRIALS AND HEADACHE • Overview • Recent Trials on Headache • Keeping Current on Clinical Trials

CHAPTER 6. PATENTS ON HEADACHE • Overview • Patents on Headache • Patent Applications on Headache • Keeping Current

CHAPTER 7. BOOKS ON HEADACHE • Overview • Book Summaries: Federal Agencies • Book Summaries: Online Booksellers • The National Library of Medicine Book Index • Chapters on Headache

CHAPTER 8. MULTIMEDIA ON HEADACHE • Overview • Audio Recordings • Bibliography: Multimedia on Headache

CHAPTER 9. PERIODICALS AND NEWS ON HEADACHE • Overview • News Services and Press Releases • Newsletter Articles • Academic Periodicals covering Headache

CHAPTER 10. RESEARCHING MEDICATIONS • Overview • U.S. Pharmacopeia • Commercial Databases

APPENDIX A. PHYSICIAN RESOURCES • Overview • NIH Guidelines • NIH Databases • Other Commercial Databases • The Genome Project and Headache

APPENDIX B. PATIENT RESOURCES • Overview • Patient Guideline Sources • Associations and Headache • Finding Associations

APPENDIX C. FINDING MEDICAL LIBRARIES • Overview • Preparation • Finding a Local Medical Library • Medical Libraries in the U.S. and Canada

ONLINE GLOSSARIES • Online Dictionary Directories

HEADACHE DICTIONARY

INDEX

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Psychology's Grand Theorists: How Personal Experiences Shaped Professional Ideas

Amy Demorest

(Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers)

Contents:

1. Introduction • Method of Analysis • Notes • References

2. The Psychodynamic Approach: Sigmund Freud • Work • Life • Conclusion • Suggested Readings • Notes

3. The Behavioral Approach: B. F. Skinner • Work • Life • Conclusion • Suggested Readings • Notes

4. The Phenomenological Approach: Carl Rogers • Work • Life • Conclusion • Suggested Readings • Notes

5. Conclusion • Scientific Validity • The Study of Lives • Notes • References

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