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Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Accident & emergency medicine > Trauma & shock

Voracious Children - Who Eats Whom in Children's Literature (Hardcover): Carolyn Daniel Voracious Children - Who Eats Whom in Children's Literature (Hardcover)
Carolyn Daniel
R4,161 Discovery Miles 41 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Voracious Children" explores food and the way it is used to seduce, to pleasure, and coerce not only the characters within children's literature but also its readers. There are a number of gripping questions concerning the quantity and quality of the food featured in children's fiction that immediately arise: why are feasting fantasies so prevalent, especially in the British classics? What exactly is their appeal to historical and contemporary readers? What do literary food events do to readers? Is food the sex of children's literature? The subject of children eating is compelling but, why is it that stories about children being eaten are not only horrifying but also so incredibly alluring? This book reveals that food in fiction does far, far more that just create verisimilitude or merely address greedy readers' desires. The author argues that the food trope in children's literature actually teaches children how to be human through the imperative to eat "good" food in a "proper" controlled manner.Examining timely topics such as childhood obesity and anorexia, the author demonstrates how children's literature routinely attempts to regulate childhood eating practices and only award subjectivity and agency to those characters who demonstrate "normal" appetites.
Examining a wide range of children's literature classics from "Little Red Riding Hood" to "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," this book is an outstanding and unique enquiry into the function of food in children's literature, and it will make a significant contribution to the fields of both children's literature and the growing interdisciplinary domain of food, culture and society.

Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation - COMMIT (Hardcover): Lawrence Wallack, Terry Pechacek, Edward Lichtenstein Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation - COMMIT (Hardcover)
Lawrence Wallack, Terry Pechacek, Edward Lichtenstein
R4,856 R4,576 Discovery Miles 45 760 Save R280 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Community Intervention Trial for smoking cessation (COMMIT) is sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and involves eleven pairs of communities in North America. COMMIT emphasizes a partnership between the eleven research institutions and their respective intervention communities in developing the structures needed to implement the intervention protocol. We summarize the epidemiological data and describe the prior community interventions that set the stage for COMMIT, and discuss how COMMIT may inform state-wide tobacco reduction demonstration programs. An overview of the articles that describe the COMMIT intervention and evaluation plan is presented.

Handbook of Women, Stress and Trauma (Hardcover): Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett Handbook of Women, Stress and Trauma (Hardcover)
Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett
R3,042 Discovery Miles 30 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Handbook of Women, Stress and Trauma focuses on the stresses and traumas that are unique to the lives of women. It is the first text to merge research from the fields of trauma and women's health and development. Using a lifespan developmental approach, the text begins by addressing specific issues women face in their lives, drawing upon theories of development and exploring how women's relationships with others buffer - or sometimes cause - stress and trauma. Combining aspects of female development with empirical data from the fields of women's health, family violence and stress and coping, this volume helps sensitive care providers to the specific needs of women exposed to traumatic events.

Handbook on the Neuropsychology of Traumatic Brain Injury (Hardcover, 2014): Mark Sherer, Angelle M. Sander Handbook on the Neuropsychology of Traumatic Brain Injury (Hardcover, 2014)
Mark Sherer, Angelle M. Sander
R6,240 Discovery Miles 62 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From student athletes to professional football players to military personnel, the experiences of diverse groups are driving clinical and research efforts toward better treatment of traumatic brain injury. And as more is understood about the complexities of the condition, especially in its milder forms, the greater the need for clinical expertise in assessment and intervention. The Handbook on the Neuropsychology of Traumatic Brain Injury collects and synthesizes the latest thinking on the condition in its variety of cognitive and behavioral presentations, matched by a variety of clinical responses. Acknowledging the continuum of injury and the multi-stage nature of recovery, expert contributors review salient research data and offer clinical guidelines for the neuropsychologist working with TBI patients, detailing key areas of impairment, brief and comprehensive assessment methods and proven rehabilitation strategies. Taken together, these chapters provide a framework for best serving a wide range of TBI patients (including children, elders, and patients in multidisciplinary settings) and model treatment that is evidence-based and relevant.A sample of the topics featured in the Handbook: * Bedside evaluations in TBI.* Outcome assessment in TBI.* Collaborating with family caregivers in the rehabilitation of persons with TBI.* Behavioral assessment of acute neurobehavioral syndromes to inform treatment.* Pediatric TBI: assessment, outcomes, intervention.* Special issues with mild TBI in veterans and active duty service members. Expanding professional knowledge on a topic that continues to grow in importance, the Handbook on the Neuropsychology of Traumatic Brain Injury is a premier resource, not only for neuropsychologists but also for other professionals in cognitive care, and trainees entering the field.

Child Development Mediated by Trauma - The Dark Side of International Adoption (Hardcover): Boris Gindis Child Development Mediated by Trauma - The Dark Side of International Adoption (Hardcover)
Boris Gindis
R3,886 Discovery Miles 38 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Drawing on clinical data obtained through the study of children adopted from overseas orphanages, the author of this cutting-edge text applies the Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD) conceptual framework to the analysis of psychological, educational and mental health impact of the early childhood trauma on development. A massive scale of international adoption of children, victims of profound neglect and deprivation, combined with the fundamental change in a child's social situation of development after adoption, offers a valuable opportunity to explore the concept of Developmental Trauma Disorder, in particular, developmental delays, emotional vulnerability, "mixed maturity", cumulative cognitive deficit, and post-orphanage behavior patterns, being presented by many adoptees long after the adoption. By focusing on the neurological and psychological nature of childhood trauma, Dr. Gindis offers a unique approach to understanding the ongoing impacts of DTD and the ways in which any subsequent neuropsychological, educational, and mental health issues might be assessed. Offering an evidence-based exploration of DTD, and a critique of "conventional" approaches to rehabilitation and remediation of international adoptees, this book will be of great interest to researchers in the fields of psychology, mental health, education and child development; as well as clinicians involved in trauma treatment and international adoption.

The Need for Theory - Critical Approaches to Social Gerontology (Paperback): Simon Biggs, Ariela Lowenstein, Jon Hendricks The Need for Theory - Critical Approaches to Social Gerontology (Paperback)
Simon Biggs, Ariela Lowenstein, Jon Hendricks
R3,311 Discovery Miles 33 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The "Need for Theory" speaks to the burgeoning need for critical thinking in social gerontology. The editors have brought together some of the foremost contributors to theoretical advances in the field. This volume incorporates state-of-the-art theorizing with a focus on selected topical areas facing gerontologists around the world. Using their keen insights into substantive issues, the contributors examine personal and structural changes affecting individuals over the life course. Extolling the need for theory is not enough; the contributors focus their insights on a panoply of substantive issues, linking the personal with the political and with the structural parameters that shape the process of aging, no matter where it occurs.

Developing Trauma-Responsive Approaches to Student Discipline - A Guide to Trauma-Informed Practice in PreK-12 Schools... Developing Trauma-Responsive Approaches to Student Discipline - A Guide to Trauma-Informed Practice in PreK-12 Schools (Paperback)
Kirk Eggleston, Erinn J. Green, Shawn Abel, Stephanie Poe, Charol Shakeshaft
R613 Discovery Miles 6 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Building on comprehensive research conducted in US schools, this accessible volume offers an effective model of school leadership to develop and implement school-wide, trauma-responsive approaches to student discipline. Recognizing that challenging student behaviours are often rooted in early experiences of trauma, the volume builds on a model from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to walk readers through the processes of realizing, recognizing, responding to, and resisting the impacts of trauma in school contexts. Research and interviews model an educational reform process and explain how a range of differentiated interventions including Positive Behaviour Interventions and Supports (PBIS), social-emotional learning (SEL), restorative justice, and family engagement can be used to boost student resilience and pro-social behaviour. Practical steps are supported by current theory, resources, and stories of implementation from superintendents, principals, and teachers. This text will benefit school leaders, teachers, and counsellors with an interest in restorative student discipline, emotional and behavioural difficulties in young people, and PreK-12 education more broadly. Those interested in school psychology, trauma studies, and trauma counselling with children and adolescents will also benefit from the volume.

Tools for Transforming Trauma (Paperback): Robert Schwarz Tools for Transforming Trauma (Paperback)
Robert Schwarz
R1,079 Discovery Miles 10 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Among the many challenges faced by therapists today is the treatment of trauma and abuse. Based upon a framework that integrates a wide range of therapeutic theories of PTSD and techniques including Ericksonian, solution-oriented and hypnotherapeutic approaches, Tools for Transforming Trauma provides clinicians with specific skills for treating traumatized individuals.
Detailed, how-to instructions for the implementation of over thirty "tools" throughout the different phases of treatment make this book an ideal resource for anyone working with trauma, abuse, and dissociative disorders.
In this unique integration of approaches, Dr. Schwarz provides the reader with the tools for transforming trauma in diverse areas such as affect dysregulation, ego strengthening, transforming negative memories, the false memory controversy, working with beliefs, cultivating a positive life, energy work, spirituality, and managing the therapeutic relationship during the process of healing.

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Child Survivors of the Holocaust (Paperback): Paul Valent Child Survivors of the Holocaust (Paperback)
Paul Valent
R1,196 Discovery Miles 11 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Assessing and Treating Youth Exposed to Traumatic Stress (Paperback): Victor G Carrión Assessing and Treating Youth Exposed to Traumatic Stress (Paperback)
Victor G Carrión
R1,278 Discovery Miles 12 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Assessing and Treating Youth Exposed to Traumatic Stress is a cogent, caring, and comprehensive response to the reality that many children live lives of constant threat, fear, and confusion while lacking opportunities for positive social interactions, stimulation, and empowerment. Although the book is written for mental health clinicians, teachers and others who support traumatized youth will find this book an essential addition to their professional libraries. Identifying these children is the first step, and the importance of careful assessment through use of the clinical interview—in both individual and group settings—is emphasized. In addition, the population with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly diverse in terms of presentation and target symptoms, and the book explores differences in type, duration, and accumulation of trauma; age of insult; stress vulnerability; family history; and other individual factors. Nearly a dozen of treatment options are presented in the book, and they are distinguished by setting, such as clinic, home, or school, and modality, such as psychotherapy or pharmacology. Attention is also paid to preventive measures, most of which are school- or group-based, to increase resiliency where possible. The book addresses critically important issues in treating young people with PTSD in chapters that are articulate, accessible, and actionable: • Because PTSD rarely exists alone, suggestions on how to manage the challenging issues surrounding common comorbidities, such as mood and anxiety disorders, are examined in depth. Even when individuals do not meet the full clinical criteria for PTSD, elevated rates of mood and anxiety disorders have been identified. • A separate posttraumatic diagnosis for preschool children was introduced in DSM-5, and the book highlights the special sensitivity and careful questioning necessary to elicit detailed histories and contextualize trauma in the very young because of their limited vocabulary and concrete thinking. • Although psychosocial treatments are the first line of intervention when treating youth with PTSD symptoms, there is a role for pharmacological treatment, and a separate chapter is devoted to the use of medications. • Whenever appropriate, the chapters take a developmental approach to illustrate how treatment techniques are applied to preschoolers, school-age children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth. • In today's era of mass shootings and natural disasters, there is great need for effective interventions for large groups of young people. The chapters on school-based assessment and interventions present information on screening; disaster prevention, response, and recovery programs; and evidence-based targeted trauma intervention across developmental levels. The editor, Director of the Stanford University Early Life Stress Research Program in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, has assembled a list of contributors who are at the forefront of clinical research in this important area of focus, and Assessing and Treating Youth Exposed to Traumatic Stress reflects the authors' belief that society, as a whole, must ensure that children who face adversity have the opportunity to develop to their full potential.

Psychoanalytic Studies on Dysphoria - The False Accord in the Divine Symphony (Hardcover): Marion M. Oliner Psychoanalytic Studies on Dysphoria - The False Accord in the Divine Symphony (Hardcover)
Marion M. Oliner
R3,736 Discovery Miles 37 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Psychoanalytic Studies on Dysphoria: The False Accord in the Divine Symphony depicts the profound dysphoria afflicting certain individuals, and includes the author's own personal experience of this as a German Jewish child during the Holocaust. Marion M. Oliner explores the impact of catastrophic events on the lives of individuals and their descendants from a broadly psychoanalytic perspective. The book focuses on the interplay between the experience and the unconscious meaning attributed to the trauma, and the ways in which patients may feel guilt, and blame themselves for the events and effects of their trauma. Drawing on the work of Freud and Winnicott, and with emphasis on the traumas suffered during the Second World War, Oliner offers new ways of understanding how resistant to treatment such traumas can be, and how the analyst can understand the experiences. The chapters span the evolution undergone in the nearly four decades of practice by the author. The book references a range of works including some taken from the German and French psychoanalytic literature, some never published in English. Taken together they aim at keeping the vitality of psychoanalysis without idealization, while discarding concepts whose essence is static, and therefore unhelpful. Psychoanalytic Studies on Dysphoria will appeal to psychoanalysts as well as other mental health professionals working with self-defeating behavior as a result of trauma.

Psychoanalytic Studies on Dysphoria - The False Accord in the Divine Symphony (Paperback): Marion M. Oliner Psychoanalytic Studies on Dysphoria - The False Accord in the Divine Symphony (Paperback)
Marion M. Oliner
R1,115 Discovery Miles 11 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Psychoanalytic Studies on Dysphoria: The False Accord in the Divine Symphony depicts the profound dysphoria afflicting certain individuals, and includes the author's own personal experience of this as a German Jewish child during the Holocaust. Marion M. Oliner explores the impact of catastrophic events on the lives of individuals and their descendants from a broadly psychoanalytic perspective. The book focuses on the interplay between the experience and the unconscious meaning attributed to the trauma, and the ways in which patients may feel guilt, and blame themselves for the events and effects of their trauma. Drawing on the work of Freud and Winnicott, and with emphasis on the traumas suffered during the Second World War, Oliner offers new ways of understanding how resistant to treatment such traumas can be, and how the analyst can understand the experiences. The chapters span the evolution undergone in the nearly four decades of practice by the author. The book references a range of works including some taken from the German and French psychoanalytic literature, some never published in English. Taken together they aim at keeping the vitality of psychoanalysis without idealization, while discarding concepts whose essence is static, and therefore unhelpful. Psychoanalytic Studies on Dysphoria will appeal to psychoanalysts as well as other mental health professionals working with self-defeating behavior as a result of trauma.

Overcoming Child Abuse - A Window on a World Problem (Hardcover): Michael Freeman Overcoming Child Abuse - A Window on a World Problem (Hardcover)
Michael Freeman
R3,489 Discovery Miles 34 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Published in 2000. Child abuse is endemic, it comes in many forms and its categories are not closed. This book looks at responses to aspects of child abuse in all five continents. The definitions are different, though not all that different, the legal emphases vary and so do management techniques. This book reveals the importance of culture and structure in the commitment to eradicate the problem.

Trauma and Life Stories (Hardcover): With Graham Dawson, Kim Lacy Rogers, Selma Leydesdorff Trauma and Life Stories (Hardcover)
With Graham Dawson, Kim Lacy Rogers, Selma Leydesdorff
R3,893 Discovery Miles 38 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this volume leading academics explore the relationship between the experiences of terror and helplessness, the way in which survivors remember and the representation of these memories in the language and form of their life stories.

All Kinds of Love - Experiencing Hospice (Hardcover): Carolyn Jaffe, Carol Erhlich All Kinds of Love - Experiencing Hospice (Hardcover)
Carolyn Jaffe, Carol Erhlich
R2,852 R2,196 Discovery Miles 21 960 Save R656 (23%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Presents a view of hospice care through the eyes of a long-term hospice nurse. This title includes stories which are accompanied by discussion of end-of-life issues that arise among the families hospice nurse has served. It is useful for health care and social worker and layperson alike.

The Therapist's Emotional Survival - Dealing with the Pain of Exploring Trauma (Hardcover): Stuart D. Perlman The Therapist's Emotional Survival - Dealing with the Pain of Exploring Trauma (Hardcover)
Stuart D. Perlman
R2,306 Discovery Miles 23 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the private thoughts of the therapist in response to the patient's inner expressions and how each affects the other over the course of treatment. Perlman documents his own journey of having treated trauma. and sexually abused patients over many years. He details the issues the therapist needs to deal with, the emotional. strain, how the therapist's own traumas and history shape his behavior and intrude into the therapeutic process, and how he and others he has supervised, have come to manage this difficult process and maintain emotional health. Perlman illustrates this with powerful revealing of his thoughts, dreams, memories, history, personal psychotherapy, and emotional reactions. From this the author has developed a model of treatment that maximizes the patient's growth, and helps therapists understand treatment and develop more fully as people as well. This human and caring approach allows patients and therapists to open up to deeper experience within themselves and promotes healing in both.

From Survival to Fulfilment - A Framework for Traumatology (Hardcover): Paul Valent From Survival to Fulfilment - A Framework for Traumatology (Hardcover)
Paul Valent
R3,753 Discovery Miles 37 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Paul Valent sees that the dialectic is not between "life and death" but between "life and trauma". This text theorizes that the big issues of life can now be approached through the science of traumatology. Through communication with, and observation of, people whose lives have been stretched under stress or disrupted by trauma, the fulfilling components of their lives can be defined, oriented and categorized. It introduces the theory on the back of clinical and historical material, examining the current state of such concepts as stress, trauma, defences, memories, post post-traumatic stress disorder, and other illnesses. It should be of interest to those in the healing professions or to those who work with traumatized individuals (lawyers, social workers and the clergy) and those in the humanities in general.

From Survival to Fulfilment - A Framework for Traumatology (Paperback): Paul Valent From Survival to Fulfilment - A Framework for Traumatology (Paperback)
Paul Valent
R1,359 Discovery Miles 13 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Paul Valent sees that the dialectic is not between "life and death" but between "life and trauma". This text theorizes that the big issues of life can now be approached through the science of traumatology. Through communication with, and observation of, people whose lives have been stretched under stress or disrupted by trauma, the fulfilling components of their lives can be defined, oriented and categorized. It introduces the theory on the back of clinical and historical material, examining the current state of such concepts as stress, trauma, defences, memories, post post-traumatic stress disorder, and other illnesses.; It should be of interest to those in the healing professions or to those who work with traumatized individuals lawyers, social workers and the clergy and those in the humanities in general.

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Individuation for Adult Replacement Children - Ways of Coming into Being (Paperback): Kristina E. Schellinski Individuation for Adult Replacement Children - Ways of Coming into Being (Paperback)
Kristina E. Schellinski
R1,013 Discovery Miles 10 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Kristina E. Schellinski uncovers the hidden trauma of the replacement child - born into an atmosphere of grief to substitute for a lost sibling or other person - and helps adult replacement children discover the uniqueness of their self. Schellinski combines Jungian theory with research from over 20 years of clinical practice to demonstrate how adult replacement children who suffer from physical and psychological distress can rediscover the essence of their being in the transformative process of individuation. Theoretical yet practical, the book discusses core concepts of analytical psychology, psychoanalysis and attachment theory, and detailed case studies address grief, guilt, identity formation, relational challenges and shadow aspects. Schellinski explores how Jung's birth after three dead children impacted his search for self and his theory and discloses her own personal experience. On treatment and prevention, she argues that by recognising elements of the condition, clinicians can facilitate acceptance, compassion and healing, and help reduce transgenerational transmission. This book is an indispensable tool for clinicians, analytical psychologists, psychodynamic psychotherapists and those in other medical professions, and will be of great interest to academics and readers interested in Jungian studies and existential questions. It offers adult replacement children and their families hope for a psychological rebirth.

Handbook of Stress Medicine - An Organ System Approach (Hardcover): John R. Hubbard Handbook of Stress Medicine - An Organ System Approach (Hardcover)
John R. Hubbard
R3,778 Discovery Miles 37 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Psychological stress is often overlooked by medical doctors as a major factor in physiologically based illness; however, clinical studies show that stress has a vital impact on both the mental and physical well-being of patients. Handbook of Stress Medicine: An Organ System Approach focuses on the relationship between stress and the physiology and pathology of the major organ systems of the body. It suggests that understanding how stress impacts on illnesses can help hold down medical costs through more accurate diagnoses and promote improved preventative care. Section I offers a general background on stress as it relates to medicine and the difficulties in conducting stress-related research. The primary focus of the text, how stress effects specific organ systems, is examined using scientific and clinical data in Section II. The third section addresses the impact of stress on important medical problems of current interest, such as AIDS, cancer, and substance abuse. It also discusses anxiety disorders. The next section covers topics related to stress, such as stress measurement, stress in the workplace, and the psychodynamics of stress. The final section explores the major pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to the treatment of stress and anxiety disorders. This book will assist physicians, psychologists, nurses, physical therapists, and other health care professionals recognize possible stress-related problems, educate their patients, and develop therapeutic strategies for reducing stress and stress-related illnesses.

Trauma, Dissociation, And Impulse Dyscontrol In Eating Disorders (Hardcover): Per Trauma, Dissociation, And Impulse Dyscontrol In Eating Disorders (Hardcover)
Per
R3,603 Discovery Miles 36 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This volume offers a realistic discussion of the complexity of the treatment of traumatic and dissociative experiences in eating disorders. The authors investigate critical issues concerning contraindications and the pitfalls of treatment while reflecting on the longterm outcomes of treatment.

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individual Differences in Posttraumatic Response - Problems With the Adversity-distress Connection (Hardcover): Marilyn L.... individual Differences in Posttraumatic Response - Problems With the Adversity-distress Connection (Hardcover)
Marilyn L. Bowman
R3,463 Discovery Miles 34 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book challenges the assumptions of the event-dominated DSM model of posttraumatic stress disorder. Bowmam examines a series of questions directed at the current mental health model, reviewing the empirical literature. She finds that the dose-response assumptions are not supported; the severity of events is not reliable associated with PTSD, but is more reliably associated with important pre-event risk factors. She reviews evidence showing the greater role of individual differences including trait negative affectivity, belief systems, and other risk factors, in comparison with event characteristics, in predicting the disorder. The implications for treatment are significant, as treatment protocols reflect the DSM assertion that event exposure is the cause of the disorder, implying it should be the focus of treatment. Bowman also suggests that an event focus in diagnosis anad treatment risks increases the disorder because it does not provide sufficient attention to important pre-exisiting risk factors.

Re-Circuiting Trauma Pathways in Adults, Parents, and Children - A Brain-Based, Intergenerational Trauma Treatment Method... Re-Circuiting Trauma Pathways in Adults, Parents, and Children - A Brain-Based, Intergenerational Trauma Treatment Method (Hardcover)
Valerie Copping
R3,744 Discovery Miles 37 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Re-Circuiting Trauma Pathways in Adults, Parents, and Children presents the evidence-informed and substantiated Intergenerational Trauma Treatment Model (ITTM), with an emphasis on up-to-date trauma theory, the development of specialized clinical skills, and the replicability of methods. Grounded in original research, experiential practice, and mathematical principles of logic, the ITTM targets and treats both the child's and the caregiver's complex trauma, providing the content and the process for supplying an effective, and brief, caregiver-first treatment option. It delivers an innovative, multigenerational approach to complex trauma treatment that strengthens the caregiver-child relationship by motivating and teaching caregivers to help their children cope with the effects of trauma.

Wound Closure Biomaterials and Devices (Hardcover): Chih-Chang Chu, J. Anthony von Fraunhofer, Howard P Greisler Wound Closure Biomaterials and Devices (Hardcover)
Chih-Chang Chu, J. Anthony von Fraunhofer, Howard P Greisler
R7,975 Discovery Miles 79 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Virtually every wound, whether surgical or traumatic, needs to be closed to promote wound healing and prevent infection. Increasingly sophisticated and effective materials for the crucial surgical treatment of wound closure are being developed continuously. Keep up with the most recent research progress and future trends in this complex and rapidly changing field with Wound Closure Biomaterial and Devices. This state-of-the-art book provides detailed information and critical discussions on:
o Sutures and other wound closure devices, including absorbable sutures and their biodegradation properties
o The chemistry, physics, mechanics, biology, and biomaterials science of suture materials
o Tissue adhesive, ligating clips, and staplers
o The biomechanics and pathology of wound healing
o Future trends and new emerging materials in the treatment of wound closure

Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury (Hardcover): Barbara P. Uzzell, Henry H. Stonnington Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury (Hardcover)
Barbara P. Uzzell, Henry H. Stonnington
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Emotions, behaviors, thoughts, creations, planning, daily physical activities, and routines are programmed within our brains. To acquire these capacities, the brain takes time to fully develop--a process that may take the first 20 years of life. Disruptions of the brain involving neurons, axons, dendrites, synapses, neurotransmitters or brain infrastructure produce profound changes in development and functions of the one organ that makes us unique. To understand the functions and development of the brain is difficult enough, but to reverse the consequences of trauma and repair the damage is even more challenging. To meet this challenge and increase understanding, a host of disciplines working and communicating together are required.
The International Association for the Study of Traumatic Brain Injury tried to correct this limitation during its meetings of international clinicians, researchers, and scientists from many fields. It was felt that many of the outstanding thoughts and ideas from the participants' most recent meeting and from others working in the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI) should be shared. This book was conceived not as proceedings of the conference, but as a collection of knowledge for those working in the acute and chronic recovery aspects of head injury.
This book reflects the importance of the team approach to patients with TBI. The chapter authors come from a diverse array of disciplines--basic science, neurosurgery, neurology, radiology, psychology, neuropsychology, and legal, consumer, and speech/language science. Their contributions provide the most current research and the latest ways of managing a variety of aspects of TBI.

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