Abstracts of Papers

Abstracts of Papers
Author: Chemical Congress of North America (3, 1988, Toronto)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1988
Genre:
ISBN: 9780841214446

Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health

Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health
Author: United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General
Publisher: Health and Human Services Department
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2000
Genre: Psychology
ISBN:

Conference held Sept. 18-19, 2000, Washington, DC. The purpose of the conference was to engage a group of citizens in a thoughtful, meaningful dialogue about issues of prevention, identification, recognition, and referral of children with mental health needs to appropriate, evidence-based treatments or services.

The Social Determinants of Mental Health

The Social Determinants of Mental Health
Author: Michael T. Compton
Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2015-04-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1585625175

The Social Determinants of Mental Health aims to fill the gap that exists in the psychiatric, scholarly, and policy-related literature on the social determinants of mental health: those factors stemming from where we learn, play, live, work, and age that impact our overall mental health and well-being. The editors and an impressive roster of chapter authors from diverse scholarly backgrounds provide detailed information on topics such as discrimination and social exclusion; adverse early life experiences; poor education; unemployment, underemployment, and job insecurity; income inequality, poverty, and neighborhood deprivation; food insecurity; poor housing quality and housing instability; adverse features of the built environment; and poor access to mental health care. This thought-provoking book offers many beneficial features for clinicians and public health professionals: Clinical vignettes are included, designed to make the content accessible to readers who are primarily clinicians and also to demonstrate the practical, individual-level applicability of the subject matter for those who typically work at the public health, population, and/or policy level. Policy implications are discussed throughout, designed to make the content accessible to readers who work primarily at the public health or population level and also to demonstrate the policy relevance of the subject matter for those who typically work at the clinical level. All chapters include five to six key points that focus on the most important content, helping to both prepare the reader with a brief overview of the chapter's main points and reinforce the "take-away" messages afterward. In addition to the main body of the book, which focuses on selected individual social determinants of mental health, the volume includes an in-depth overview that summarizes the editors' and their colleagues' conceptualization, as well as a final chapter coauthored by Dr. David Satcher, 16th Surgeon General of the United States, that serves as a "Call to Action," offering specific actions that can be taken by both clinicians and policymakers to address the social determinants of mental health. The editors have succeeded in the difficult task of balancing the individual/clinical/patient perspective and the population/public health/community point of view, while underscoring the need for both groups to work in a unified way to address the inequities in twenty-first century America. The Social Determinants of Mental Health gives readers the tools to understand and act to improve mental health and reduce risk for mental illnesses for individuals and communities. Students preparing for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) will also benefit from this book, as the MCAT in 2015 will test applicants' knowledge of social determinants of health. The social determinants of mental health are not distinct from the social determinants of physical health, although they deserve special emphasis given the prevalence and burden of poor mental health.

Guide to Physical Therapist Practice

Guide to Physical Therapist Practice
Author: American Physical Therapy Association (1921- )
Publisher: Amer Physical Therapy Assn
Total Pages: 738
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781887759854

This text guides patterns of practice; improves quality of care; promotes appropriate use of health care services; and explains physical therapist practice to insurers, policymakers, and other health care professionals. This edition continues to be a resource for both daily practice and professional education.

Pediatric Hepatology

Pediatric Hepatology
Author: William F. Balistreri
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 534
Release: 1990-04-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780891167389

Third in a series of textbooks on pediatric disease primarily based on annual seminars held at the Gant in Aspen, Colorado as part of the Aspen conference on Pediatric Diseases, directed by the Institute for Pediatric Medical Education founded in 1981.

Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process

Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process
Author: Aota
Publisher: AOTA Press
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2014
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781569003619

As occupational therapy celebrates its centennial in 2017, attention returns to the profession's founding belief in the value of therapeutic occupations as a way to remediate illness and maintain health. The founders emphasized the importance of establishing a therapeutic relationship with each client and designing an intervention plan based on the knowledge about a client's context and environment, values, goals, and needs. Using today's lexicon, the profession's founders proposed a vision for the profession that was occupation based, client centered, and evidence based--the vision articulated in the third edition of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process. The Framework is a must-have official document from the American Occupational Therapy Association. Intended for occupational therapy practitioners and students, other health care professionals, educators, researchers, payers, and consumers, the Framework summarizes the interrelated constructs that describe occupational therapy practice. In addition to the creation of a new preface to set the tone for the work, this new edition includes the following highlights: a redefinition of the overarching statement describing occupational therapy's domain; a new definition of clients that includes persons, groups, and populations; further delineation of the profession's relationship to organizations; inclusion of activity demands as part of the process; and even more up-to-date analysis and guidance for today's occupational therapy practitioners. Achieving health, well-being, and participation in life through engagement in occupation is the overarching statement that describes the domain and process of occupational therapy in the fullest sense. The Framework can provide the structure and guidance that practitioners can use to meet this important goal.

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
Author: Modern Language Association of America
Publisher:
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2008
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Provides information on stylistic aspects of research papers, theses, and dissertations, including sections on writing fundamentals, MLA documentation style, and copyright law.