This page provides a list of books and book chapters authored by GW health sciences faculty. Copies may be available at Himmelfarb Library for checkout or for viewing online.
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Handbook of Supportive Oncology and Palliative Care : Whole-Person Adult and Pediatric Care
Ann Berger, Pamela S. Hinds, and Christina M. Puchalski
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A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children, 6th ed.
Charles J. Cote, Jerrold Lerman, and Brian Anderson
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Synesthesia
Richard E. Cytowic
One in twenty-three people carry the genes for the synesthesia. Not a disorder but a neurological trait―like perfect pitch―synesthesia creates vividly felt cross-sensory couplings. A synesthete might hear a voice and at the same time see it as a color or shape, taste its distinctive flavor, or feel it as a physical touch. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Richard Cytowic, the expert who returned synesthesia to mainstream science after decades of oblivion, offers a concise, accessible primer on this fascinating human experience. Cytowic explains that synesthesia's most frequent manifestation is seeing days of the week ... Read more
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101 careers in healthcare management
Leonard H. Friedman and Anthony R. Kovner
101 Careers in Healthcare Management, Second Edition continues to be the only comprehensive guide to careers in health administration, ranging from entry-level management positions to the most senior executive opportunities. The second edition has been updated throughout and includes three new chapters that will assist students and healthcare managers alike. Additional content includes a quick historical overview of the field including its growth and transformation, essential traits that will prepare a professional for career change and advancement, and a call for new leadership competencies which every job candidate should adopt and master in a rapidly adapting industry. The book is ... Read more
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Operative techniques in single incision laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Daniel P. Geisler, Deborah Keller, and Eric M. Haas
The goal of this text is to expand one's practice of minimally invasive colorectal surgery by implementation of various advanced reduced port and single techniques. The authors present a comprehensive operative technique text to teach and implement single incision and reduced port laparoscopic colorectal surgery best practices into clinical practice. The text is divided into three main sections: perioperative considerations; focused operative techniques, tips and tricks; and step-by-step details of common colorectal procedures. Each case is paired with intraoperative photos and video accompaniment to facilitate understanding the technique, reproducing the steps, and implementing single incision laparoscopic colorectal surgery. The extensive ... Read more
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Latest frontiers of hemodynamics, imaging and treatment of obstructive venous disease
Alessia Giaquinta, Byung-Boong Lee, Carlo Setacci, Pierfrancesco Veroux, and Paolo Zamboni
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Advanced Assessment: Interpreting Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses 4th. Edition
Mary Jo Goolsby and Laurie Grubbs
Step by step, you'll hone your ability to perform effective health assessments, obtain valid data, interpret the findings, and recognize the range of conditions that can be indicated by specific findings to reach an accurate differential diagnosis. You'll have coverage of 170 conditions and symptoms across the lifespan at your fingertips.
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Identifying and Addressing Childhood Food Insecurity in Healthcare and Community Settings
Hans Kersten, Andrew Beck, and Melissa Klein
This salient resource offers clinicians a comprehensive multi-tiered framework for identifying, addressing, and reducing food insecurity among children and their families. Reinforcing the importance of food insecurity as a key social determinant of health, this monograph reviews the epidemiology and presents in-depth guidelines for screening for food insecurity and hunger. Recommendations for screening in a busy clinical setting as well as the strengths and limitations of widely-used instruments are discussed. The monograph also outlines a variety of clinic-level interventions, potential community-based resources, and opportunities for clinical-community partnerships to improve families’ food access and security. Further, contributors provide workable plans for ... Read more
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Lymphedema: A Concise Compendium of Theory and Practice 2nd. Ed
Byung-Boong Lee, Stanley G. Rockson, and John Bergan
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Diagnostic Pathology: Intraoperative Consultation
Susan Lester
Part of the highly regarded Diagnostic Pathology series, this updated volume by Dr. Susan Lester is uniquely organized according to the specific questions from surgeons that a pathologist needs to address during time-limited intraoperative consultations. Concise, focused chapters, supported by tables, diagrams, radiographs, and photographs, provide the essential information needed for optimal intraoperative diagnosis. A new feature of the 2ndedition is video instruction for frozen-section techniques.
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The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity--and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
Why are we obsessed with the things we want and bored when we get them? Why is addiction "perfectly logical" to an addict? Why does love change so quickly from passion to indifference? Why are some people diehard liberals and others hardcore conservatives? Why are we always hopeful for solutions even in the darkest times--and so good at figuring them out? The answer is found in a single chemical in your brain: dopamine. Dopamine ensured the survival of early man. Thousands of years later, it is the source of our most basic behaviors and cultural ideas--and progress itself. Dopamine is ... Read more
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Geriatric Medicine : A Problem-Based Approach
Balakrishnan Nair
Written by international experts, this book presents chapters that cover common geriatric conditions including dementia, depression, delirium, falls, polypharmacy, incontinence, immobility, and medication-related issues, as well as neurological, cardiovascular, and endocrine diseases associated with old age. The book also discusses various aspects of ambulatory, residential, and palliative care for the elderly, in addition to ethical aspects of old age care, advance care planning and living wills. Geriatric medicine is a rapidly growing field in internal medicine. The majority of elderly people now live in developing countries, where there is an urgent need to up-skill healthcare professionals. By presenting problems as ... Read more
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Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Health Professional: Advocacy and Action, Third Edition
Donna M. Nickitas, Donna J. Middaugh, and Veronica D. Feeg
"Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Health Professionals, Third Edition focuses on the idea that all healthcare providers require a fundamental understanding of the healthcare system including but not limited to knowledge required to practice their discipline. The text discusses how healthcare professionals must also prepare themselves to engage in the economic, political, and policy dimensions of health care.The Third Edition offers a nursing focus with an interdisciplinary approach intertwined to create an understanding of healthcare practice and policy. The text is enriched through the contributions from nurses and other health professionals including activists, politicians, and economists who comprehend ... Read more
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Adolescent Gynecology : A Clinical Casebook
Hina J. Talib
This book offers a comprehensive and clinically relevant survey of adolescent gynecology. Adolescent Gynecology: A Clinical Casebook addresses the many intersecting considerations of gynecologic and reproductive health care for this population using a concise, case-based format. Organized in four sections, the first introduces chapters on adolescent confidentiality, puberty, and well care. Section II covers varied menstrual disorders, while Section III highlights issues in reproductive health care including sexually transmitted infection and adolescent pregnancy. Finally, Section IV addresses special populations of adolescents, including chapters on girls who have sex with girls, girls who are victims of abuse and girls with special ... Read more
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APA Handbook of the Psychology of Women
Cheryl B. Travis and Jacquelyn W. White
As a formal field of study, the psychology of women has pushed the boundaries of traditional theory, produced breakthroughs in methodology, and built links to some of the most challenging problems of our time. It remains an intellectually vibrant and socially relevant area, including initiatives that not only have changed the epistemology of knowledge but also have expanded our understanding of ourselves and of the world. Across this two-volume set, chapter authors provide scholarly reviews and in-depth analyses of subjects within their areas of expertise. Themes of status and power inform many chapters. Volume 1 begins by outlining the emergence ... Read more
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The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
Florence Williams
"An investigation into the restorative benefits of nature draws on cutting-edge research and the author's explorations with international nature therapy programs to examine the relationship between nature and human cognition, mood, and creativity". --Publisher.
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LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care : A Practical Guide to Transforming Professional Practice
Kimberly D. Acquaviva
Self-awareness and communication -- Sex, gender, sexual orientation, behavior, and health -- Understanding attitudes and access to care -- The history and physical examination -- Shared decision making and family dynamics -- Careplanning and coordination -- Ethical and legal issues -- Patient and family education and advocacy -- Psychosocial and spiritual issues -- Ensuring institutional inclusiveness
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The Cheese Trap: How Breaking a Surprising Addiction Will Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy, and Get Healthy
Neal D. Barnard
We've been told that dairy does a body good, but the truth is that cheese can be dangerous. Loaded with calories, fat, and cholesterol, cheese can make you gain weight and leads to a host of health problems like high blood pressure and arthritis. Worse, it contains mild opiates that make it additive, triggering the same brain receptors as heroin and morphine. In THE CHEESE TRAP, Dr. Neal Barnard presents a comprehensive program to help readers break free of their cheese addiction so they can lose weight, boost energy, and improve their overall health. This easy-to-follow diet features a treasury ... Read more
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Eating Disorders and Obesity : a Comprehensive Handbook (2nd ed.)
Kelly D. Brownell and B. Timothy Walsh
This unique handbook presents and integrates virtually all that is currently known about eating disorders and obesity in one authoritative, accessible, and eminently practical volume. From leading international authorities, 112 concise chapters encapsulate the latest information on all pertinent topics, from biological, psychological, and social processes associated with risk, to clinical methods for assessment and intervention. Suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter replace extended references and enhance the practical value and readability of the volume.
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Comprehensive Pain Management in the Rehabilitation Patient
Alexios Carayannopoulos
Written in a succinct format, this book presents a variety of pain conditions seen in acute or sub-acute rehabilitation hospitals and in outpatient clinical settings. Bio-medical and bio-psychosocial perspectives, as well as theory, clinical practice, and practical aspects of managing pain are offered throughout this volume. Chapters are organized by sections, beginning with an introduction to pain as well use of the multi-disciplinary treatment approach. Additional sections cover headache management, pain diagnostics, medication management, rehabilitation, injections and procedures, behavioral management, complementary and alternative medicine, neuromoduation, neuroablation, surgical management of pain, and novel techniques. Business and legal perspectives of pain medicine ... Read more
