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Children's animated sequel directed by John Kafka. After returning
from their honeymoon, Cinderella (voice of Jennifer Hale) and
Prince Charming (Christopher D. Barnes) attempt to settle into the
routine of normal palace life. However, when she is cast in the
role of Royal Hostess, Cinderella finds the prospect so daunting
that she begins to think the happily-ever-afters might have been
spoken too soon. But with the Fairy Godmother (Russi Taylor) and
her friends on hand to help out, Cinderella soon sees she can
overcome any challenge put in front of her.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Health indicators in the United States are among the worst in the
developed world, even though its health care system is, by a wide
margin, the most expensive in the world. It is a disparity that
stems from a fragmentation of services and financial arrangements
that often prioritize commercial interests over public health.
Seeking Value: Balancing Cost and Quality in Psychiatric Care, a
comprehensive volume by the Group for the Advancement of
Psychiatry's Mental Health Services Committee, examines the myriad
factors that have led to the current state of health care in the
United States-starting with an analysis of the meaning and history
of value measurement-but it does not stop there. It offers a
holistic vision for health care reform, one in which psychiatric
professionals play a pivotal role. A section on system
interventions tackles traditional models of financing health care
and the role of market forces as it considers broad public health
strategies, from elimination of administrative waste to integration
of care, that can reduce costs and improve population health, with
a special emphasis on the interaction between mental and physical
health. Recognizing that these larger-scale interventions require
time to bear fruit, the book also explores the ways the psychiatric
profession and individual psychiatrists can contribute to a more
skill-diverse, collaborative, activist, value-conscious, and
visionary specialty. Several chapters also identify public policy
issues and cultural constructs that go beyond the typical role of
clinicians and health care administrators, but that have the
potential to impact population health in significant ways,
illustrating how different choices could result in remarkable
improvements in social well-being. The incorporation of healthy
practices in the workplace, efforts to mitigate the impact of
climate change, and the elimination of counterproductive
incarceration practices all feature in this discussion. Exhaustive
in approach, the book aims to spur thought, conversation, and
action to improve value in the services the psychiatric profession
provides and the systems in which it operates. Its clear and
compelling message will equip readers to develop an advocacy agenda
that will resonate with nonmedical stakeholders and the practical
strategies needed to see it realized.
During the past decade or more, there has been a rapid evolution of
mental health services and treatment technologies, shifting
psychiatric epidemiology, changes in public behavioral health
policy and increased understanding in medicine regarding approaches
to clinical work that focus on patient-centeredness. These
contemporary issues need to be articulated in a comprehensive
format. The American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP),
a professional organization internationally recognized as holding
the greatest concentration of expertise in the field, has launched
a methodical process to create a competency certification in
community psychiatry. As a reference for a certification
examination, that effort will benefit enormously from a
comprehensive handbook on the subject.
The second edition of the AACP's (American Association for
Community Psychiatry) Textbook of Community Psychiatry is a welcome
update of this notable work that comprehensively presents the state
of the art in this field. Along with continuously evolving
scientific advances and principles of clinical care, community
psychiatry must respond to shifts in public policy as well as
economic climate. The past decade has witnessed significant
political and social changes, including climate change, immigration
levels, technological advancement, the influence of social media
and the rise of political unrest. This new edition reflects these
wider changes, incorporating new chapters and enhancing previous
ones. It remains the standard text for certification of those
working in healthcare and social welfare systems design and
delivery of services. Readers will gain knowledge of: Basic pillars
of the field Evidence based interventions Telepsychiatry and
technological aids Trauma informed services Integrated health
systems Social determinants of health Structural discrimination
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La patrie française
Jules Lemaître, Franã§Ois Coppã©E
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R463
Discovery Miles 4 630
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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In 1969 and 1970, Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974)-one of America's
greatest 20th-century architects-participated in a series of
interviews with a young German architectural historian, Heinrich
Klotz, then a visiting professor at Yale University, and John W.
Cook, who was teaching architecture at the Yale Divinity School.
Louis I. Kahn in Conversation provides the first full edited
transcript of these candid, illuminating interviews, which provide
remarkable insights into Kahn's philosophy of architecture. The
conversations touch on many of his iconic works, including the
unbuilt City Tower Project for Philadelphia, the Yale University
Art Gallery, the First Unitarian Church in Rochester, and major
international projects then under construction, as well as the Yale
Center for British Art, Kahn's final building, on which he was
beginning work at the time. Illustrated with dozens of plans,
drawings, and photographs, the book also features an introduction
by Jules David Prown, the first director of the Yale Center for
British Art, who recommended Kahn as its architect. Distributed for
the Yale Center for British Art, in association with Manuscripts
and Archives, Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University and the
Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania
Der 5. Band der "Psychiatrie der Gegenwart" behandelt das Thema der
affektiven Psychosen. Einleitend wird der Begriff der affektiven
Erkrankungen erlautert und Epidemiologie, klinische Symptomatologie
und Verlauf dieser Psychosen besprochen. Der gegenwartige Stand des
Wissens uber die Genetik und die Bedeutung von Primarpersonlichkeit
und psychosozialen Einflussfaktoren sowie uber die biologischen
Grundlagen manisch-depressiver Erkrankungen werden dargestellt.
Eine Ubersicht uber die somatischen Therapieverfahren, die
psychotherapeutischen Behandlungsmoglichkeiten unter Einbeziehung
psychoanalytischer Gesichtspunkte sowie uber die Lithiumprophylaxe
erganzt die Ausfuhrung. Weitere Kapitel beschaftigen sich mit
Rhythmusfragen und mit rollendynamischen Aspekten
manisch-depressiver Psychosen. Besonderer Wert wurde darauf gelegt,
den in der Weiterbildung befindlichen Psychiater mit den klinischen
Grundlagen und den heutigen Forschungskonzepten vertraut zu machen,
die fur das Verstandnis manisch-depressiver Psychosen und die
Behandlung der an dieser Erkrankung leidenden Patienten
erforderlich sind."
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