Family & Relationships : Family & Health

'Anger is a signal and one worth listening to', writes Dr. Harriet Lerner, in her renowned classic that has transformed the lives of millions of readers. While anger deserves our attention and respect, women still learn to silence our anger, to deny it entirely, or to vent it in a way that leaves us feeling helpless and powerless. In this engaging and eminently wise book, Dr. Lerner teaches women to identify the true sources of our anger and to use anger as a powerful vehicle for creating lasting change. more...

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Explores how individual differences contribute to health and illness across a wide range of cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. Blends latest research findings with practical suggestions on how to improve health care for adolescents. more...

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Escalating rates of chronic conditions, health inequities and workforce shortages challenge health care systems globally (World Health Organization [WHO] 2003). Nurses work in both autonomous and collaborative care practice settings (International Council of Nursing nd). Across the life span and a range of conditions nurses intervene to improve health outcomes for individuals, families and communities. Since the World Health Organization's Declaration of Alma-Ata in 1978 (WHO 1978), health care systems have looked to the primary care setting for driving health care reforms. Primary care refers to health care, based on the best available evidence and culturally appropriate methods, which is readily accessible to people in their communities (WHO 2003). Promoting community development; health promotion; illness prevention; and care of people who are unwell are key initiatives of nurses internationally and are increasing in importance. In developed societies, the general practice setting is a focus of primary care nursing interventions. In general practice, nurses play a critical role in working with health professionals and community health workers to improve the health outcomes of individuals, families and communities. Advances in General Practice Nursing provides a thought provoking comment on nurses working in an evolving sphere of nursing practice. Although nurses have worked in the primary care setting for many years, the role and scope of practice is not as well described as other areas of nursing practice, primarily due to the limited research and scholarship compared with their acute and critical care colleagues. In Meeting a Primary Care Challenge in the United States: Chronic Illness Care, Saxe, a nurse practitioner, describes how advance practice nursing can improve outcomes for chronic illness in the community. Somchit Hanucharurnkul provides an insight into the nurse practitioner model in Thailand and how this model is culturally acceptable and ap more...

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Written by a mother whose daughter suffers from an eating disorder, Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa is a supportive, helpful guide for families of those with eating disorders. Framed by the personal story of Grainne Smith and her daughter, the book describes the onset and symptoms of the two disorders, as well as the typical situations family and caregivers can expect on the long road to helping the sufferer to recover. Readers will learn about the effects on family life, in particular the common feelings of isolation and helplessness, and get strategies for coping and finding more information and assistance. more...

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Childbirth, Politics & the Culture of Risk extends the strong social science critique of the 'medicalisation' of birth - which has been further impacted by the growth of modern consumerism. It critically examines the pervasive cultural construction of reproduction as a medical event laden with risk which is in need of technological management. more...

Price: $99.00