The term sports injury, in the broadest sense, refers to the kinds of injuries that most commonly occur during sports or exercise. Some sports inju...

This book focuses on statins which are a relatively new group of drugs used to lower blood cholesterol levels. A high cholesterol level increases a...

Statins work by reducing cholesterol synthesis by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase. The decrease in cholesterol levels is associated with in...

Statins are well-known drugs to lower cholesterol levels and play an important role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. They inhibit hydr...

Among the many applications of stem cell research are nervous system diseases, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune diseases as well as Parkinson's ...

The book is a practical guide for neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists willing to better understand the contemporary multimodal management of ne...

This is a startlingly frank account of a psychiatrist's and a psychologist's learnings, milestones and mistakes when working with people with the c...

This is a startlingly frank account of a psychiatrist's and a psychologist's learnings, milestones and mistakes when working with people with the c...

This book offers to serve as a guide for professionals in understanding and applying a strength based perspectives for Chinese clients with mental ...

In 2004, over 23 million Americans age 12 and older needed speciality treatment for alcohol or illicit drug problems. Of those in need, only 10 per...

The number of people with schizophrenia globally is estimated at about 35 million, of whom 20 million live in developing or less developed countrie...

In 2015, 20.8 million people aged 12 years or older (7.8 percent of the United States population) had a substance use disorder (SUD) in the previou...

Drug and alcohol addiction are critical social problems in the United States. Drug and alcohol abuse are powerful facilitators of health and econom...

Men in America today may have advantages that women lack. However, in spite of these advantages, men die at a younger age on average than women; me...

Over the past several decades, the population of the United States has become increasingly diverse. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about one ...

Like all professions, the addictions treatment field is faced with the challenges of employee substance use and abuse and their impact on retention...

Substance Withdrawal Syndrome refers to the physiological and psychological symptoms associated with withdrawal from the use of a drug after prolon...

An anthology of first-person stories by patients and their families, "Success Stories from the Frontline" is a frank depiction of what life is like...

Suicidal behaviour is a major medical and social problem. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that alcohol and drug abuse is associated with suicida...

The main purpose of this book is to provide the first comprehensive analysis of suicide in psychiatric patients. 95% of those who commit suicide ha...

Why an entire volume on suicide in schizophrenia? It would appear that international literature already provides enough information in this field. ...

Suicide has been studied extensively but unfortunately still remains enigmatic and with a great gap from basic research. Personal views in regards ...

Suicidal events and episodes are very deadly to most who suffer from debilitating forms of depression, and generate great sums of money loss and ar...

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are used to treat patients with advanced thyroid cancers. Sunitinib (SU11248) is an oral small-molecule, oxindol derivat...