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The practice of medicine is both learned and advanced through the compilation and study of cases -- vignettes that record the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of individual patients and diseases. This is especially true of psychosomatic medicine (PSM), which depends on the "compelling case"...

The Clinical Manual for Evaluation and Treatment of Sleep Disorders is the first clinical text devoted solely to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders that is both comprehensive and conveniently portable. The book's 13 chapters offer a concise, step-by-step method of differential diagnosis...

Sex & Diabetes is the first book ever to deal exclusively with sexual problems as they relate to diabetes- and the only book to discuss issues that relate to both men and women. It also shows you how sexual problems can be prevented or delayed and discusses treatments options that currently...

Information for motivating people to learn, assessing learning needs, evaluating teaching techniques & classes, making learning fun for both teacher & students, developing an education class or entire education program & teaching colleagues how to teach.

Reptiles and amphibians are among Egypt's most successful wildlife, found in almost every habitat in the country, from homes to fields and the desert itself. For the first time, A Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Egypt provides concise, reliable, and up-to-date information on all of Egypt's...

This book introduces lawyers to the Alexander Technique, a set of skills for stress management, pain relief, and performance enhancement. The Alexander Technique can be explained very simply – it is a means to recognize and avoid common habits of body and mind that interfere with optimum functioning....

Changing Lives: Lawyers Fighting for Children demonstrates the critical role that attorneys play in changing the life courses of our most at-risk children. Without legal representation, the children profiled in this book likely would have gone down a path that was detrimental to their safety, their well-being, and ultimately their ability to grow into happy and successful adults.

In the light of the escalation of sectarian tensions during and after Mubarak's reign, the predicament of the Arab world's largest religious minority, the Copts, has come to the forefront. This book poses such questions as why there has been a mass exodus of Copts from Egypt, and how this relates...

In 1933 the German anthropologist Hans Alexander Winkler came across a 'spirit medium' named 'Abd al-Radi in a village near Luxor in Upper Egypt. 'Abd al-Radi was periodically possessed by the ghost of his uncle, and in that state passed messages to those who came to seek help. In an intense study,...

Provides answers to questions concerning food and diabetes. Advice for patients on what to eat, when to eat, and how to eat the foods they love.

Ambivalence, poor adherence to treatment, serious psychiatric and medical comorbidities -- the difficulties posed by patients of substance use disorders are among the most challenging for practitioners to face. Given that only 10% of patients with these disorders actually receive specialized addiction...

Topics range from how often amicus briefs are filed, who files, and why, as well as how to file and respond. The appendix contains reprints and excerpts from thirteen outstanding amicus briefs by top names including: Professors Tribe and Rains, Pamela Stanton Barron, Roger Townsend, Reagan Simpson, and Karen Grundy.

Beset by contradictions, somatoform and factitious disorders have an unusually long, rich, and colorful historical and clinical tradition. Yet, some of them have received only limited empirical investigation. This book continues that rich tradition by offering a broad and scholarly synthesis...

Everyone has their favorite barbecue joint. But barbecue also has a serious legal side, and a significant amount of litigation has sprung forth from these smoky flames as well as plenty of litigation concerning commercial transactions, including stolen secret barbecue sauce recipes, tax issues, and property...