The scar book

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Scarring and fibrosis affect millions of people worldwide, and can be devastating both physically and psychologically, whether they result from major trauma such as burns or common conditions such as acne. Put today’s most advanced clinical approaches to work for your patients with The Scar Book: Formation, Mitigation, Rehabilitation, and Prevention! A multidisciplinary team of leading world experts presents the state of the art in scar pathophysiology and treatment, breaking down the barriers between medical disciplines to provide unprecedented holistic guidance.

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As a Dermatologic Surgeon that treats trauma and burn scars extensively, I was extremely pleased with the number of new tips and conceptual pointers from this book. The editors assembled several of the leading voices in the scar space to create what I would consider the definitive text on scar prevention and rehabilitation. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in adding scar management to their practice.

書名 The scar book : formation, mitigation, rehabilitation, and prevention 
著者 edited by Andrew C. Krakowski

索書號 WR143/S2857/2017

出版者 Wolters Kluwer

ISBN 9781496322388

出版年 2017

Protontherapy versus carbon ion therapy

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This book presents a comparison analysis of two cancer treatment therapies: carbon ion therapy and protontherapy. It is divided in 5 sections. The first ones gives the reader a brief history of Radiotherapy and types of radiation. In the second section, the techniques and equipments, including new ones in development such as Cyclinac , Laser and DWA, are described. The third section describes biophysical (such as stopping power and LET) and biological (such as RBE and OER) properties, the fundamental experiments and clinical area. The fourth section presents models and the fifth section compares both techniques, showing advantages and disadvantages of each, and their similarities.

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What can I say about this book?
More than 1,000 references were deeply studied before writing it. Years of hard work...with 5 editions! It is an excellent book found in the best libraries of the world!

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Easy to read and to understand the diferences between techniques. Important source of information for patients, doctors and hospital management.

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An excellent book for Humanity: This book was written for researchers, students and physicians in the field of non-conventional radiotherapy. It is a great help for cancer patients as well. Prof.Dr.Marcos D'Avila Nunes is a talented scientist. He works for all people who are interested in their health and want to learn more about new treatment opportunities.This is a fascinating book that everybody should read. Prof.Dr.Marcos D'Avila Nunes also has an important mission in his country: "The First Hadron Therapy in Brazil."

書名 Protontherapy versus carbon ion therapy :advantages, disadvantages and similarities
著者 Marcos d'Ávila Nunes

索書號 QZ269/A958/2015

出版者 Springer

ISBN 9783319367187

出版年 2015

Handbook of venous and lymphatic disorders

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The Handbook of Venous Disorders, first published in 1996, is a handbook for all clinicians and surgeons who are involved with the investigation, evaluation, or management of venous and lymphatic diseases or malformations. These disorders include varicose veins, venous ulcers, DVT, lymphedema, and pulmonary embolism, as well as damage to the veins through trauma or tumor growth. The new edition has been completely updated to bring the book in line with current teaching practices.

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This book is fabulous. Dr. Peter and Monika Gloviczki and their colleagues have done a remarkable job. As a vein specialist board certified in general and cardiovascular surgery, I go to this important text as the cornerstone of evidence based practice guidelines whenever I need a dependable reference.

書名 Handbook of venous and lymphatic disorders :guidelines of the American Venous Forum
著者 edited by Peter Gloviczki 

索書號 WG600/H236/2017

出版者 CRC Press

ISBN 9781498724401

出版年 2017

Operative approaches to nipple-sparing mastectomy

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This text is designed to present a comprehensive overview of the evolution, oncologic safety, surgical approaches and outcomes of NSM.  The book is targeted at general surgeons, dedicated breast surgeons, and plastic surgeons.  There is focus for surgeons just beginning their use of NSM, as well as a review of patient selection criteria, operative approaches, reconstruction options, and management of complications.  Chapters are written by experts in the performance and reconstruction of NSM.  Chapters are supplemented with appropriate illustrations and photos of NSM techniques and reconstructions.       

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Amazing effort. Incredibly important and useful! Beautifully written and edited! A "must read" for every breast surgeon!

書名 Operative approaches to nipple-sparing mastectomy :indications, techniques, & outcomes 
著者 Jay K. Harness

索書號 WP870/O61/2017

出版者 Springer

ISBN 9783319432571

出版年 2017

Practical thoracic pathology

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Extensively revised and expanded, Practical Thoracic Pathology: Diseases of the Lung, Heart, and Thymus(formerly Practical Cardiovascular Pathology) is a superbly illustrated, one-volume reference to pathology of the thorax. More than 1,000 full-color illustrations, tables, and “practical points” boxes help you arrive at a diagnosis accurately and efficiently.  Ideal for both pathology residents and practicing surgical pathologists, this in-depth resource focuses on illustrated practical diagnosis, including differential diagnosis.

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Concise yet thorough. This is a great addition to the library of a surgical pathologist, thoracic oncologist/surgeon. The pictures are fantastic.

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Very comprehensive and with great pictures.
Nice short and very practical chapters on each subject.

書名 Practical thoracic pathology :diseases of the lung, heart, and thymus 
著者 Allen P. Burke

索書號 WF970/P895/2017

出版者 Wolters Kluwer

ISBN 9781451193510

出版年 2017

Psychotherapy

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This title combines the many schools of thought on psychotherapy into one reader-friendly guide that coaches psychotherapists through the various techniques needed as the field expands. Unlike any other book on the market, this text considers all of the simultaneous advances in the field, including the neurobiology of emotions, the importance of the therapeutic relationship, mindfulness meditation, and the role of the body in healing. Written with genuine respect for all traditions from CBT to psychodynamics, the book unifies views of psychopathology and cure based on the notion of the mind-brain as an organ of affect regulation. The book accounts for the tasks that characterize psychotherapist activity in all therapies, how they are performed, and how they result in therapeutic change. The book also reviews the various pathologies seen in general practice and guides the reader to the specific therapist-patient interactions needed for their resolution.

With its big-picture focus on clinical practice, Psychotherapy: A Practical Guide is a concise resource for students, psychotherapists, psychologists, residents, and all who seek to integrate what is new in psychotherapy.

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This book was quite informative and helpful for me as a clinician and researcher. I love the focus on affect avoidance. I found the affect avoidance model to really capture well my experience working with clients. I imagine using this model would be quite advantageous in terms of assessing mechanisms of change in the "name-brand" therapies out there.
I also appreciated the developmental perspective on clients' difficulties. The book describes how maladaptive behaviors and schema were often adaptive at one point or at least derive from an adaptive and purposeful origin. I think this helps to ward off the "hermeneutic of suspicion" present in some of the psychoanalytic worldview and enable therapists to maintain Rogerian empathy and positive regard for their clients. I similarly appreciated the book’s incorporation of resistance into this framework as an oft adaptive drive to avoid painful affects.
This book put words to what I found myself doing naturally with clients and helped me to find a language for thinking about the process of change in therapy. It helped me to develop a framework for integrating what I was learning in psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral supervision, and I found the simple, yet elegant, descriptions of psychological processes quite useful in my own work with my clients. All in all, I found the book both intellectually stimulating and quite applicable to my own work with my clients.

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A thoughtful, integrative guide to psychotherapy from a wise and seasoned psychiatrist. Jeffery Smith demonstrates charity to all therapies that work and malice only toward the rigid and ineffective. His emphasis on entrenched dysfunctional patterns and affect avoidance will prove useful to practitioners of all professions and persuasions.

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This book is an excellent guide for students of psychotherapy. I found it very practical and I think it can be very useful for beginners, who do not want to "swallow" one psychotherapy "ideology". For those who want to practice psychotherapy their own way and at the same time need some guidance in the beginning of their carrier. I will use this book when teaching my students at the university and also in the training of psychotherapy integration.

書名 Psychotherapy :a practical guide 
著者 Jeffery Smith.

索書號 WM420/S642/2017

出版者 Springer

ISBN 9783319494593

出版年 2017

Rational suicide in the elderly

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This book provides a comprehensive view of rational suicide in the elderly, a group that has nearly twice the rate of suicide when chronically ill than any other demographic. Its frame of reference does not endorse a single point-of-view about the legitimacy of rational suicide, which is evolving across societies with little guidance for geriatric mental health professionals. Instead, it serves as a resource for both those clinicians who agree that older people may rationally commit suicide and those who believe that this wish may require further assessment and treatment. The first chapters of the book provides an overview of rational suicide in the elderly, examining it through history and across cultures also addressing the special case of baby boomers. This book takes an ethical and philosophical look at whether suicide can truly be rational and whether the nearness of death in late-life adults means that suicide should be considered differently than in younger adults. Clinical criteria for rational suicide in the elderly are proposed in this book for the first time, as well as a guidelines for the psychosocial profile of an older adult who wants to commit rational suicide. Unlike any other book, this text examines the existential, psychological, and psychodynamic perspectives. A chapter on terminal mental illness and a consideration of suicide in that context and proposed interventions even without a diagnosable mental illness also plays a vital role in this book as these are key issues in within the question of suicide among the elderly. This book is the first to consider all preventative measures, including the spiritual as well as the psychotherapeutic, and pharmacologic. A commentary on modern society, aging, and rational suicide that ties all of these elements together, making this the ultimate guide for addressing suicide among the elderly.

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An excellent and thoughtful scholarly review of a topic that is important clinically and from the standpoints of public health and public policy. I really enjoyed the different academic perspectives, e.g., philosophical, anthropological, in addition to various clinical perspectives. And I really appreciated Anthony Daniels’ epilogue, which provided an insightful summary that leaves unanswered the question of whether suicide in older adults can be rational. I thought that the several case examples helpful and interesting. In sum, this is a terrific read that is accessible to clinicians, academics and the lay public who care about this topic.

書名 Rational suicide in the elderly :clinical, ethical, and sociocultural aspects
著者 RRobert E. McCue

索書號 W85.5/R258/2017

出版者 bSpringer

ISBN 9783319326702

出版年 2017