Assessing Risk, Managing Human-Wildlife Conflict and Responding to Life-Threatening Situations in Remote Locations
Dangerous Animals & Outdoor Hazards in Africa is a comprehensive guide to managing human-wildlife conflict and avoiding dangerous situations in remote areas. A thorough review of animal attacks in Africa demonstrates that the vast majority could have been prevented had the victims received basic awareness training. From the behavioural patterns ......
A wealth of information, now in one comprehensive sourcebook. Completely updated, this edition contains more information than ever before, including a new separate section on disability groups, from blind & deaf to dexterity to speech and language. Plus, this edition offers thousands of new entries, enhancements to existing entries, as well as ......
Pediatric Collections offers what you need to know - original, focused research in a snapshot approach. New Pediatric Board Domains in Review Book Pediatric Collections: Mental and Behavioral Health/Child Abuse and Neglect provides a collection of articles focused on mental and behavioral health problems and diagnoses. Whether seeing patients ......
Mental Distress and Embodied Inequality in the Western Himalayas
In Tension, Nikita Kaur Simpson examines the effects of rapid development in the Himalayas on the minds and bodies of the Gaddi people who inhabit them through attention to the multifaceted state of distress they call "tension." This "tension" takes many forms: Kamzori, or weakness, in the bodies of elderly women; "Future tension" accumulating in ......
Primary Health Care and the Chronic Disease Epidemic in East Asia and Pacific
In East Asia and Pacific, longer lives are overshadowed by rising noncommunicable diseases that erode productivity and raise costs. Outdated primary health care (PHC) systems limit prevention and quality. This book outlines reforms' digital tools, incentives, and community action; to unlock PHC's potential for healthier, more prosperous futures.
Updated for 2026, this quick reference card includes codes specific to childrens mental health, environment, and family history. It is a valuable resource for any practice and serves as a complement to Promoting Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Practice and Advocacy.
The Scale of the Spectrum is an accessible collection of 'story pairs' exploring the commonality of autistic experience. Each story pair tells an account of an autistic person with high support needs and/or their behaviour being misunderstood, alongside an experience of an autistic person with low support needs. Their stories are organised in two ......
Toward a Deeper Practical Theology of Mental Health
What if our well-intentioned efforts to promote mental health inadvertently perpetuate systems that cause mental unwellness? What if the resilience we encourage only equips individuals to endure rather than challenge structures detrimental to their well-being? Why do mental health experiences vary so drastically across cultures, with Western ......
Health and Medical Transitions Among Southern California Indians
Native Americans long resisted Western medicine - but had less power to resist the threat posed by Western diseases. And so, as the Office of Indian Affairs reluctantly entered the business of health and medicine, Native peoples reluctantly began to allow Western medicine into their communities. Fighting Invisible Enemies traces this transition ......
