This title was Highly Commended (Basis of Medicine category) in the BMA Awards 2005. A highly practical account of communication for medical students, backed up with numerous case histories. In addition to the clinical interview the book covers other aspects of communication including how to promote healthy behaviour & the need for the doctor to work as part of the health care team. Key

Features:
- Reflects current importance of communication skills in curriculum
- Highly practical approach
- Accessible information with summary points
- Covers needs for both hospital & general practice setting
- Written specifically for medical students, unlike many of the competing books. New to this Edition:
- Additional practical examples
- More material on: professionalism; Mental Capacity Act; risk; the 'expert' patient.








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Community Development & Civil Society demonstrates the contribution that community development can make to strengthening civil society, a concept that today has global significance. Set within the context of Europe, with particular reference to the UK & Hungary, the authors argue that community development is both a profession & a social movement & can be applied to a wide range of issues including socialisation, economic wealth, social participation, social control & mutual support. Relevant to the discussion & analysis of democracy, governance & participation, the book places these concepts within an appraisal of civil society & the contrasting ways in which this key component of a democratic society is defined. The book interweaves case studies with discussion of community development principles & theory to provide a critical & accessible approach. It will appeal both to students & practitioners, & also be of interest to managers & policy-makers responsible for community programmes & policies. ...

This is one of the finer ways of understanding the distinct nature of each remedy & is also a step towards reducing the probability of error in prescriptions. This work is one of classical works on comparison of drugs for their action on various organs & conditions. The books has comparisons at various levels beginning from differential of remedies for various conditions, comparisons of remedies which usually come up together for various conditions, comparisons of remedies of same stock where different remedies of same group have been discussed, comparisons of allied remedies & a last chapter on therapeutic hints for bed-side reference. ...

All English-speaking homoeopaths are aware that some of the most important homoeopathic remedies have their origin in Latin America. Because of the barrier of language, far fewer realise to what extent some of the most important work in homoeopathy also comes from that subcontinent. In this comparative study of thirty-seven remedies, Dr Eugenio Candegabe displays how the materia medica may be reconstructed through the mental symptoms of the repertory, so as to find the remedy whose action most closely corresponds to the dynamic totality of an individual patient's life. These reconstructions are always substantiated in the provings from which the repertory symptoms were originally extracted. The book is structured around seven principal chapters, each based on a major polychrest. Each chapter opens with a detailed description of the remedy, presenting all the rubrics that may in some way add to its fullest possible image. This is followed by a comprehensive synthesis of the symptomatology, summarising in a schematic diagram those few interrelated rubrics which best define the character of that remedy. These outstanding symptoms
- not less than five or more than ten of them
- are termed the Minimum Characteristic Syndrome. Each chapter is completed by a differential analysis of the remedy against numerous other remedies whose own most significant features closely overlap the Minimum Characteristic Syndrome of the polychrest in question. The reader is reminded throughout that the value of symptoms will also be influenced by the miasmatic elements present within the case. This is a rigorous process by which the search for the simillimum is simplified & facilitated.

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The Compendium of Chinese Medical Menstrual Diseases is based on an exhaustive review of dozens of pre-modern & contemporary Chinese gynecological texts & hundreds of articles appearing in Chinese medical journals as well as the author's more than 17 years of experience specializing in Chinese medical gynecology. This new book is admirable in its scope & depth & of considerable value for practitioners who want to understand how to diagnose & treat women's complaints using Chinese medicine. With easy-to-reference charts & diagrams, this book also

Includes:: acupuncture & moxibustion scripts where appropriate, & guidelines for individually prescribing standardized desiccated extract Chinese herbal treatments.

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The Compendium of Chinese Medical Menstrual Diseases is based on an exhaustive review of dozens of pre-modern & contemporary Chinese gynecological texts & hundreds of articles appearing in Chinese medical journals as well as the author's more than 17 years of experience specializing in Chinese medical gynecology. This new book is admirable in its scope & depth & of considerable value for practitioners who want to understand how to diagnose & treat women's complaints using Chinese medicine. With easy-to-reference charts & diagrams, this book also

Includes:: acupuncture & moxibustion scripts where appropriate, & guidelines for individually prescribing standardized desiccated extract Chinese herbal treatments.

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The rapid growth of Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) demands that the public, the medical world, social scientists, the media, & governments pay attention. People are questioning the limits of what modern medicine can accomplish & seeking additional ways to manage their health. While many are enthusiastically adopting complementary & alternative forms of medicine, others are more sceptical. Physicians' attitudes are in transition, & governments are pondering where this increasingly important phenomenon fits into the health care system. The challenge is to keep pace with the changing ways that people view health & illness, take responsibility for themselves, & incorporate CAM into their health care. This text brings together for the first time a wide range of leading North American & European social scientists to identify who uses CAM, why they use it, & how they find out about it. Presenting research from psychology, sociology, anthropology & public health, they alert us to the current context of CAM use & provide new models & techniques for understanding its future place in health care. ...

The first edition of Alternative Medicine & Multiple Sclerosis quickly became the single source for accurate & unbiased information on a wide range of complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) approaches that can aid both in the management of multiple sclerosis symptoms & in promoting general health & wellness. The second edition of this authoritative book continues to offer reliable information on the relevance, safety, & effectiveness of various alternative therapies. Complementary & Alternative Medicine & Multiple Sclerosis, 2nd Edition is completely updated throughout, & reflects the advances in the field since the first editions publication in 2001. There is a new chapter on low-dose Naltrexone & a pivotal section on integrating conventional & alternative medicines. Therapies are organized alphabetically so that readers can readily pinpoint a specific treatment & learn about its origins, merits, & possible uses in MS. They will find in-depth discussions on topics that include acupuncture, biofeedback, chiropractic medicine, cooling therapy, yoga, diets & fatty acid supplements, the use of herbs, vitamins & minerals, & much more. ...