Behavior and Medicine, 4th ed.0889373051 Behavior and medicine, 4th ed. Ed. by Danny Wedding and Margaret Margaret, 1930–2002, British princess, second daughter of King George VI and sister of Queen Elizabeth II, b. Glamis, Scotland. In 1960 she married a commoner, the photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, who was created earl of Snowdon in 1961. L. Stuber. Hogrefe & Huber Publishers 2006 389 pages $39.95 Paperback R726 The cover painting of a doctor who "...has so many patients he doesn't know what to do" sets the tone for this anthology of 26 readings emphasizing the human dimension of modern medicine. Psychiatry psychiatry (səkī`ətrē, sī–), branch of medicine that concerns the diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, including major depression, schizophrenia, and anxiety. professors at the U. of Missouri-Columbia (Wedding) and U. of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. (Stuber) note that the latest edition of this text reflects recent recommendations by the Institute of Medicine. Among the themes treated are patient-physician and transdisciplinary communication, life transitions, lifestyle choices, and the flawed flaw 1 n. 1. An imperfection, often concealed, that impairs soundness: a flaw in the crystal that caused it to shatter. See Synonyms at blemish. 2. US healthcare system. Included are case studies, priorities for improving medical curricula, a review of statistics, humanities resources, and practice questions for the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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