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Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Specific disorders & therapies
Colin Mathers who leads the Global Burden of Disease group in WHO
has confirmed that, in the 2004 GBD, 13.1% of global Daily Adjusted
Life Years are attributable to mental or neurological disorders.
While the proportions vary very widely from about 10% in low income
countries to over 25% in high income countries, it is clear that
there is a need for understanding how to address this issue. This
volume aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the public
health principles of mental and neurological disorders. This vast
range of health conditions affects people across the life course,
from developmental disabilities in childhood, to schizophrenia and
substance abuse in adults, and dementia in old age. Despite this
diversity, they all share many features: they are mostly mediated
through brain dysfunction or abnormalities, are often chronic in
course, typically benefit from multi-component interventions, and
are amongst the most neglected conditions in global health. The
volume will bring together chapters from the Psychiatry, Neurology,
Substance Abuse and Child Development sections of the Encyclopedia
of Public Health. The volume will be the first comprehensive text
on a public health approach to this diverse group of health
conditions and has no obvious competitor.
Sleep disorder is a rampant problem in the US, with over 40 million
Americans currently diagnosed according to the NIH. There is a
clear association between sleep disorder and a wide range of other
human disorders -performance deficiencies, psychiatric illnesses,
heart disease, obesity and more - but in spite of this there is not
yet a convenient overview on the market detailing the impact of
obesity, age, diabetes and diet on sleep duration and attendant
health outcomes. This volume focuses on the interaction between
sleep and these factors, with special attention being paid to the
potential for neurological modulation of sleep via diet. The volume
aid readers in understanding the role each of these factors plays
in sleep architecture and its regulation by circadian biology and
neurology.
Research increasingly suggests that addiction has a genetic and
neurobiological basis, but efforts to translate research into
effective clinical treatments and social policy needs to be
informed by careful ethical analyses of the personal and social
implications. Scientists and policy makers alike must consider
possible unintended negative consequences of neuroscience research
so that the promise of reducing the burden and incidence of
addiction can be fully realized and new advances translated into
clinically meaningful and effective treatments. This volume brings
together leading addiction researchers and practitioners with
neuroethicists and social scientists to specifically discuss the
ethical, philosophical, legal and social implications of
neuroscience research of addiction, as well as its translation into
effective, economical and appropriate policy and treatments.
Chapters explore the history of ideas about addiction, the
neuroscience of drug use and addiction, prevention and treatment of
addiction, the moral implications of addiction neuroscience, legal
issues and human rights, research ethics, and public policy.
Animal Models for Medications Screening to Treat Addiction, the
latest volume in the International Review of Neurobiology series,
provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art research
on the topic. It reviews the current knowledge and understanding in
the field, presenting a starting point for researchers and
practitioners entering the field.
Adenoviral Vectors for Gene Therapy, Second Edition provides
detailed, comprehensive coverage of the gene delivery vehicles that
are based on the adenovirus that is emerging as an important tool
in gene therapy. These exciting new therapeutic agents have great
potential for the treatment of disease, making gene therapy a
fast-growing field for research. This book presents topics ranging
from the basic biology of adenoviruses, through the construction
and purification of adenoviral vectors, cutting-edge vectorology,
and the use of adenoviral vectors in preclinical animal models,
with final consideration of the regulatory issues surrounding human
clinical gene therapy trials. This broad scope of information
provides a solid overview of the field, allowing the reader to gain
a complete understanding of the development and use of adenoviral
vectors.
Addiction takes many forms and has the potential to impact
individuals of all ages, socio-economic statuses, and ethnic
backgrounds. Technology addiction has become one of the latest
topics of interest among researchers and mental health
professionals as individuals become more engrossed in and reliant
on digital devices. Psychological and Social Implications
Surrounding Internet and Gaming Addiction focuses on the dark side
of technology and the ways in which individuals are falling victim
to compulsive internet use as well as gaming and gambling
addictions. Highlighting socio-cultural, psycho-social, and
techno-cultural perspectives on problematic technology use, this
critical publication is essential to the research and practical
needs of therapists, public administrators, psychologists,
students, and researchers interested in compulsive disorders, human
behavior, dependency, and other key mental health issues. A pivotal
addition to the current mental health research available, this book
focuses on topics including, but not limited to, digital addiction,
gaming addiction disorder, gambling, gamification, hypermedia
seduction theory, MMORPGs, psychotherapy, and related public policy
issues.
This volume of Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational
Science focuses on the molecular basis of drug addiction.
Nicotine Use in Mental Illness and Neurological Disorders, a volume
in the International Review of Neurobiology series, is a
comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art research into
nicotine use in mental illness and neurological disorders. It
reviews current knowledge and understanding, also provides a
starting point for researchers and practitioners entering the
field.
'Light' from low level laser therapy, through a process called
photobiomodulation (PBM), has been in existence in supportive care
in cancer, in particular in the management of oral mucositis (OM)
in patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy and
haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In this book the authors
attempt to portray the current status of the supportive care
interventions that are possible with PBM using low level laser
therapy (LLLT) in patients undergoing cancer treatment for solid
tumours, harmatological malignancies, and head and neck cancers.
This well-established international series examines major areas of
basic and clinical research within neuroscience, as well as
emerging and promising subfields. This volume concentrates on the
neuropsychiatric complications of stimulant abuse.
Communication disorders are impairments in the ability to receive,
send, process, and comprehend hearing, language, and/or speech.
While the number of culturally diverse populations is growing in
the United States, speech-language pathologists and audiologists
lack information on serving these culturally diverse populations
appropriately and effectively. Cases on Communication Disorders in
Culturally Diverse Populations is an essential research publication
that provides culturally-competent hearing, language, and speech
services and cases across age groups, communication disorders, and
culturally diverse populations. These case studies offer a
practical and detailed means for assisting professionals in
providing culturally-appropriate speech, language, and hearing
services. Highlighting various topics such as counseling, language
learning, and genetics, this book is indispensable for
speech-language pathologists, audiologists, counselors,
administrators, academicians, researchers, practitioners, and
students.
Sleep and Affect: Assessment, Theory, and Clinical Implications
synthesizes affective neuroscience research as it relates to sleep
psychology and medicine. Evidence is provided that normal sleep
plays an emotional regulatory role in healthy humans. The book
investigates interactions of sleep with both negative and positive
emotions, along with their clinical implications. Sleep research is
discussed from a neurobiological, cognitive, and behavioral
approach. Sleep and emotions are explored across the spectrum of
mental health from normal mood and sleep to the pathological
extremes. The book, additionally, offers researchers a guide to
methods and research design for studying sleep and affect. This
book will be of use to sleep researchers, affective
neuroscientists, and clinical psychologists in order to better
understand the impact of emotion on sleep as well as the effect of
sleep on physical and mental well-being.
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