A practical NLP based guide to online counselling and therapy skills,

Introduces massage techniques for orthopedic conditions, promoting the alignment of soft tissue relating to pain and dysfunction. This manual for clinical massage therapy contains brief descriptions of rationale behind orthopedic massage, mechanisms of injury to and repair of soft tissue, and anatomy of each body area.

Dyslexia has long been known as a learning difficulty that primarily affects literacy skills. This title explores the view that dyslexia is not a disability, but a special gift often coupled with a highly developed imagination and unique perception structure.

Given the prevalence of substance abuse in general clinical populations, it is important for healthcare providers to have knowledge and skill in the treatment of these problems. This text provides a summary of the status of the evidence based practice for both the assessment and treatment of specific substance use disorders.

Covers the assessment of people with acquired communication impairments as well as reviews interventional approaches. This book covers such key topics as approaches to the assessment of anxiety and depression, the impact of brain injury, the role of an assessment of mood and the role of self esteem.

The classic eating disorders of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are relatively common and significant disturbances. This work describes the classic signs and symptoms, together with the course and prognosis of each condition. It examines the medical and social complications that can arise when dealing with these patients.

Stem cells are the building blocks of the body. They can develop into any of the cells that make up our bodies. Stem cells hold a great deal of hope for the treatment of a broad range of diseases and injuries. This book aims at providing an overview and an analysis of the developments in stem cell research and therapy.

Stem cells are the building blocks of the body. They can develop into any of the cells that make up our bodies. This title provides an overview and an analysis of the developments on the role and functions of the neuronal cells of the adult brain in the physio- and pathology of the nervous system.

Suitable for speech pathologists in major intervention strategies for stuttering, this book emphasizes evidence-based practice and includes critical comparisons of treatments and their valid implementation by clinicians.

Offers an array of interactive assignments each keyed to the behaviorally based presenting problems found in The Addiction Treatment Planner, Fourth Edition and designed to fit various therapeutic modes. This resource provides mental health professionals with ready-to-copy blank exercises, and instructions on use of the assignments.

For parents of children with Asperger Syndrome ordinary parenting just doesn't always do it - AS kids need a different approach. Brenda is mother to 11-year-old Kenneth, and since his diagnosis at the age of eight, she has gathered together parenting ideas and tips which she shares in this work.

Combines systems (non-linear) thinking and information technology to provide insights and practical strategies for managing our bodies, as well as our health. This title includes tools for: understanding why diets almost always fall short of our expectations; and getting the most health benefits from information technology.

Sleep deprivation is a sufficient lack of restorative sleep over a cumulative period so as to cause physical or psychiatric symptoms and affect routine performances or tasks. Sleep deprivation and sleep disorders are quite common and affect millions of people. This book discusses the physiological effects of sleep deprivation on the brain.

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Aphasia is a language disorder in which there is an impairment (but not loss) of speech and of comprehension of speech. This book reviews grammatical world class processing by aphasic individuals and bilingual aphasia, each of which is essential to an understanding of the topic.

Gathers the research from around the globe in the study of speech disorders with a focus on such topics as: speech and voice disorders in Parkinson's Disease, genetic causes, stuttering therapy for adolescents and adults, prosody and autism spectrum disorder, speech rehabilitation after oropharyngeal cancer, mutism, and dyslexia.

Over the years, a silent revolution in functional neurosurgery has been unfolding. This revolution, still in the making, is the development of cortical electrical neuromodulation. Defining indications and limits of cortical stimulation, invasive and non-invasive, this textbook provides an account of the field.

Various studies have found that the vast majority of men over 12 years of age had used alcohol at least once in their lifetime. The data indicate that 9 percent of men reported heavy alcohol use, compared to 2 percent of women. This book focuses on men and addictions.

Offers empirical support for the treatment of substance abuse. Part of the Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice series, this title provides busy mental health practitioners with detailed, step-by-step guidance for implementing clinical interventions that are supported by scientific evidence.

A comprehensive collection of measures and assessment tools intended for use by researchers and clinicians that work with people with problem eating behaviors, obese clients, and the associated psychological issues that underlie these problems. It is suitable for researchers who specialize in obesity research.