Published November, 2017
By Stephen H. Gehlbach
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American Plagues relates stories of epidemics of our past-smallpox, yellow fever, malaria, polio-offering lessons that help us better understand health problems of today like HIV/AIDS, heart disease and Ebola. Readers learn about these past plagues, those who helped conquer them, and how they shed light on health information of today.

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Published November, 2017
By Tina P. Schwartz
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Serious depression afflicts over two million teenagers each year in the United States alone, and it can often be difficult for teens to recognize, cope with, and get help for their depression. This book helps teens and young adults learn how to deal with this often debilitating affliction.

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Published November, 2017
By Amanda Lambert and Leslie Eckford
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Finding the best and most appropriate in-home care for an aging loved one can be confusing and time consuming. This guide helps readers through the process of hiring a private caregiver, assessing needs and resources, and making difficult choices. Using real stories throughout, the authors reveal the benefits and pitfalls of in-home care.

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Published November, 2017
By Naheed S. Ali, Naheed, Ali and Moshe Lewis
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Everyone experiences pain in some form or another at some point during their lives. Some have pain due to injury. Others experience chronic pain that can become debilitating. This book uncovers the mechanisms behind pain, how to treat it from a variety or approaches, and how to prevent it in the future.

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Published November, 2017
By Richard Ruth, Phyllis Cohen and K. Mark Sossin
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Healing after Parent Loss in Childhood and Adolescence develops new insights on the experiences of children and adolescents who have lost a parent. Vivid, case-based chapters describe a variety of ways clinicians can effectively help children and adolescents progress towards the amelioration of long lasting effects of agonizing, untimely losses.

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Published May, 2017
By Peter Langman
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School shootings scare everyone, even those not immediately affected. But they also lead to generalizations about perpetrators. Here, Peter Langman takes a look at 48 cases of school shootings in order to dispel the myths, explore the motives, and expose the realities of prevention, including identifying at-risk individuals before it's too late.

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Published May, 2017
By Margalis Fjelstad
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Recovering from any broken relationship is difficult, but when one partner is a narcissist, extracting yourself from the union and healing from the emotional damage can be overwhelming. Using stories from her practice, Margalis Fjelstad helps "caretakers" heal from their broken relationships and navigate the rocky waters post-break up.

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Published May, 2017
By Elizabeth U. Murphy
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People love their dogs and want to keep them around, and healthy, for as long as possible. This book takes a look not just at what you can do for an older dog to make "old age" better, but also at how to prevent some of the common issues associated with aging.

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Published March, 2017
By Kathlyn Gay
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Published January, 2017
By Aroop Mangalik
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This guide for patients facing serious illnesses for which the path to wellness is unclear explains some of the influences that may prompt physicians to recommend futile treatments and describes specific ways of obtaining information to get a clear idea of all available options.

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