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This book is aimed at describing clinical features of various kinds of involuntary movements by demonstrating a number of cases on video. Most of the video cases presented in this book were directly observed and studied by at least one of the five authors, and a few cases were from the published paper with permission. The authors also discuss the current consensus about the classification, pathophysiology, and current treatment of each involuntary movement. This book adopts a unique way of looking at movement disorders by considering two aspects of the diagnosis: Axis 1, the phenomenology, and Axis 2, the etiology and/or pathophysiology. The visual appearance of the disorder, as seen on video, is a big part of Axis 1 diagnosis.Less

Navigating the future of psychiatry requires a firm understanding of its past. This book is intended as a guide for students and practitioners of psychiatry and psychology who seek to understand the evolution of psychiatry as a scientific discipline. Landmark papers covering a broad array of topics are described and their scientific contributions are placed within a historical context. An introductory section sets the stage for the rest of the book, with a presentation of the major foundational constructs of diagnosis and epidemiology. Subsequent sections examine major facets of the theory and practice of psychiatry, namely the pathogenesis of mental disorders, the pharmacotherapy of major mental disorders, psychosocial interventions, and somatic treatments. A final section explores ethical and forensic considerations within the field, as well as suicide and research methodologies. This framework echoes the complexity of psychiatry and psychology, which cannot be reduced to a single set of subspecialty categories.Less

The Oxford Textbook of Medicine is published online and has been regularly updated for many years, but the production of a new and very substantially updated edition provides a moment when it is natural and proper to reflect on what has changed in Medicine—and what has not—in recent years. The sixth edition of the textbook considers exactly what modern medicine has to offer patients and their doctors. Advances in biomedical sciences, the broader context of health and disease, patients and their expectations, and access to medical knowledge are some of the key areas examined in detail among the 30 sections of the book. Sections include introductory sections on patients and their treatment, background to medicine, cell biology, and immunological mechanisms, as well as more subject-specific sections such as infectious diseases, neurological disorders, cardiovascular disorders, rheumatology, and the kidney, as well as many more.Less

The Oxford Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is an up-to-date, objective, and readable text that covers the full speciality of obstetrics and gynaecology. This comprehensive and rigorously referenced textbook will be a vital resource in print and online for all practising clinicians. Larger sections on the basics in obstetrics and gynaecology, fetomaternal medicine, management of labour, gynaecological problems, and gynaecological oncology are complemented by specialist sections on areas such as neonatal care and neonatal problems, reproductive medicine, and urogynaecology and pelvic floor disorders, to name a few. The evidence-based presentation of current diagnostic and therapeutic methods is complemented in the text by numerous treatment algorithms, giving the reader the knowledge and tools needed for effective clinical practice.Less

Marked by nationalism, extremism, and xenophobia, the times require a response from nurses, a profession marked by a moral character of caring for the other, regardless of who the other is. Because nursing’s concern is the other—who shares a bond of humanity with us—nursing works for the common good. The collection of nurses that is the profession of nursing worldwide works for the common good, in its collective, by caring for the entire human community. The book’s central argument is that the profession can work for the common good through fulfilling obligations to the entire human community and that which sustains the human community. The obligations this book explores are to promote human equality, to give assistance to those who need it, to promote peace and safety, to respect Earth as a living entity with a moral status of its own, and to respect one’s own and others’ humanity. Working for the common good will produce a better world for everyone and for others who come after, which is the ultimate aim of the profession of nursing.Less