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Online Medical Books (M)Medicine / Primary Care and Mental Health BooksLast Updated: 19 June 2004 Medicine / Primary CareAcid-Base pHysiology - Approaches to understanding acid-base physiology. The Anaesthesia Education Website Appendicitis: The Etiology, Hygienic and Dietetic Treatment - John H. Tilden, M.D. [Plain Text Format] [Zip File] Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Medical House Staff Manual - A succinct and useful reference to major clinical problems encountered in the hospital. Organized by medical specialty. Building Community Health: A Practical Handbook for Practitioners - This handbook describes a unique approach to Community Health Development that uses local resources to enable people to have a healthy life. Developed in Indonesia in the early seventies, the program expanded without external funding to eventually benefit over seven million people. The handbook is full of practical illustrations and anecdotes that facilitate the learning process. 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The recommendations in each chapter reflect a standardized review of current scientific evidence and include a summary of published clinical research regarding the clinical effectiveness of each preventive service. (Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center) Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 3rd Edition - The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) was convened by the Public Health Service to rigorously evaluate clinical research in order to assess the merits of preventive measures, including screening tests, counseling, immunizations, and preventive medications. Harrisons Online - Harrisons Online turns the worlds leading textbook of medicine, Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine, into an updated medical database that delivers the high-quality information synonymous with the Harrisons name with the immediacy that only the online environment can provide. Harrisons Online cuts through the glut of online medical information to give you relevant, current, and practical information that will help you diagnose and manage your next case. Intern On-Call Manual - Oregon Health Sciences University, Department of Medicine Internal Medicine - the largest and most current Clinical Knowledge Base available to physicians and health professionals. Nearly 10,000 physician authors and editors contribute to the eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base, which contains articles on 7,000 diseases and disorders. Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Seventeenth Edition - The Merck Manual is celebrating its centenary with the publication of the 17th Edition. The Merck Manual is used by more medical professionals worldwide than any other general medical textbook and has been continuously published longer than any other English language general medical textbook. We are pleased to provide the new 17th Edition on this web site free of charge for your unlimited use. Merck Manual of Medical Information Home Edition - The Merck Manual of Medical Information--Home Edition was published for the first time in September 1997. This edition uses everyday language to present information about diseases, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. To search the sections of The Home Edition that are currently online, please use the general site-wide search facility at the top of the page. Physical Exam Study Guides - History and Physical Checklists Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine - School of Medicine, UCSD Preventive Interventions in Primary Health Care: Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer - Issues covered in this report include: sscreening for coronary artery, cerebrovascular and peripheral arterial diseases; screening for lung, skin, testicular, ovarian, pancreatic, oral, cervical and breast cancers; and counseling on the cessation of smoking. National Health and Medical Research Council [PDF 136p 941KB] Symptom Research Interactive Clinical Research Textbook - The Symptom Research interactive clinical research textbook contains over 20 chapters on different aspects of clinical pain and symptom research. The Textbook of Primary and Acute Care Medicine - Principles, protocols, pathways. Gideon Bosker, MD, FACEP, Editor-in-Chief of Emergency Medicine Reports. [1700 pp.] The Textbook of Primary and Acute Care Medicine (Alternate Site) - edited by Gideon Bosker, MD, FACEP, Editor-in-Chief of Emergency Medicine Reports. Mental Health - PsychiatryAnxiety Disorders: 'An Introduction to Clinical Management and Research' - Anxiety and mood disorder are among the most common psychiatric conditions. Based on a world-renowned course offering post-graduate training in the field of anxiety and depressive pathology, this book bridges the gap between clinical practice and research. Coverage of each disorder includes the primary clinical aspects, including symptomatology, natural courses and diagnosis. Underlying mechanisms and treatments are discussed in the light of available empirical evidence. This volume also provides an introduction to the methods of clinical research, with emphasis on those methods of particular use and interest to researchers of anxiety and mood disorders. Bipolar Disorder Series - This title aims to provide an overview of recent research progress. It explores the impact of this evidence on the practice of expert clinicians of many different countries. Dementia (Second Edition) - Dementia is most frequently associated with aging and is, at present, under-diagnosed and under-represented all over the world. Discrepancies in the diagnostic procedures and therapeutic interventions implemented in the various clinical contexts are significant and consequently, the need for a review of the currently available research evidence and a discussion of different clinical practices is urgently needed. This book provides a much needed review of the diagnostic procedures and the implementations of therapeutic interventions. Provides accompanying commentaries by an outstanding line up of contributors. Covers developments in diagnosis, therapy, prognosis, economic evaluation and quality improvement. Depression in Primary Care: Volume I Depression in Primary Care: Volume 2 Depression: Quick Reference Guide - Depression in Primary Care Depressive Disorders, 2nd Edition - This revised edition covers developments in diagnosis, therapy, prognosis, economic evaluation and quality improvement. Provides accompanying commentaries by an outstanding line up of contributors. Covers developments in diagnosis, therapy, prognosis, economic evaluation and quality improvement. Provides an unbiased and reliable reference point. Emergency Psychiatric Service Handbook - University of Iowa College of Medicine Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tourette Syndrome Internet Mental Health - Canadian encyclopedia of mental health information. Information on each of the most common mental disorders. Leaders' Manual for Combat Stress Control - Field Manual 22-51, Department of the Army. This field manual (FM) provides information for all leaders and staff on the control of combat stressors and the prevention of stress casualties. It identifies the leaders' responsibilities for controlling stress and recognizing the effects of stress on their personnel. It reviews Army operational doctrine for war and operations other than war. It identifies likely stressors and recommends actions for leaders to implement for the prevention and management of stress. The manual describes the positive and negative combat stress behavior associated with stress and provides leader actions to minimize battle fatigue risk factors. It provides the many different military branches and disciplines with a common conceptual framework, knowledge base, and vocabulary so they work together toward controlling stress. It provides information on how stressors and the stress process interact to improve or disrupt military performance. It identifies the supporting role of special staffs such as the chaplain and the Judge Advocate General. This manual also identifies the responsibilities of medical personnel for prevention, treatment, and management of battle fatigue and stress-related casualties. Mental Health Disorders & Treatment - Medical Journal of Australia Multimedia Courses/Tutorials (Text & Images). "This guide to mental health disorders and their treatment is designed specifically to help doctors in general practice deliver good mental health care in the community." Mental Health Tutorials (Booklets) Mental Health: Internet - Created by B. Chow and P.W. Long, Vancouver, Canada Multimedia (Text & Images). "Internet Mental Health is a free encyclopedia of mental health information. Internet Mental Health is manned by dedicated volunteers from the Vancouver Mental Health Support Group, a non-profit society founded by Robert Winram and Dr. Phillip Long." Neuropsychopharmacology: The Fifth Generation of Progress - American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Neurotransmitters, Drugs and Brain Function - Links basic aspects of the activity of neurotransmitters at the receptor and synaptic level with their role in normal brain function, disease states, and drug action. Thus, the material considers to what extent our knowledge of the central synaptic action of certain drugs can explain their possible roles in the cause of diseases and in the modes of action of drugs effective in those conditions. It offers a working explanation of drug and neurotransmitter action in CNS function, with a clear, comprehensive, and challenging style of writing. The authors review the chemical basis for drugs and the conditions they treat. It also, includes numerous illustrations and schematic diagrams. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, 2nd Edition - This revised edition provides vital information on a considerably under-diagnosed condition. Provides accompanying commentaries by an outstanding line up of contributors. Covers developments in diagnosis, therapy, prognosis, economic evaluation and quality improvement. Online Multiple Congenital Anomaly / Mental Retardation Syndromes Pocket Guide to Mental Health Resources - National Mental Health Information Center. The resources listed in this directory offer mental health information and links to mental health contacts. Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry (Second Edition) - The 2nd Edition of this very successful book brings the reader up-to-date on the most recent advances in this area as well as a diverse range of other fields. Drawing on the knowledge of leading international experts the book encompasses the range of scientific and clinical disciplines relevant to mental health in old age, from neuroscience and molecular pathology, psychology and sociology, to community care, management and organization. Psychiatry - The largest and most current Clinical Knowledge Base available to physicians and health professionals. Nearly 10,000 physician authors and editors contribute to the eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base, which contains articles on 7,000 diseases and disorders. Psychiatric Diagnosis and Classification - This book provides an overview of the strengths and limitations of the currently available systems for the diagnosis and classification of mental disorders, in particular the DSM-IV and the ICD-10, and of the prospects for future developments. Psychiatric Diagnosis & Classification provides a comprehensive picture of the current state of available diagnostic and classificatory systems in psychiatry and the improvements that are needed. Psychiatric Emergencies - The Merck Manual, Sec. 15, Ch. 194 Psychiatry Practice Guidelines - The American Psychiatric Association Multimedia Guidelines (Text & Images). For more information see Clinical Resources Diagnosis and Treatment Psychiatry Textbook (intermittent site availability due to excessive bandwidth consumption) Psychopharmacology: The Fourth Generation of Progress - American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Practice Guideline For Psychiatric Evaluation Of Adults Practice Guideline For The Treatment Of Patients With Schizophrenia Schizophrenia (Second Edition) - This book "...was a pleasure to review. One can dip in and out of it at random to find an important aspect of schizophrenia summarized in a few paragraphs. The reviews are all well written, balanced and up-to-date. It is designed for an international readership, and come commentaries, such as those on continental concepts of schizophrenia, or experience of stigma in the less industrialized world, are rarely found together in one volume." - British Journal of Psychiatry, 2001. SSRIs in Depression and Anxiety (Second Edition) - Provides a timely update on the use of SSRIs as their application in this area becomes more widespread. The book will be valuable reading for psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacologists, primary care physicians and all health care professionals who manage patients with these common disorders. Treatment Of Patients With Bipolar Disorder
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