MEDICINE AND DISEASE
Dementia is Different Not just another ordinary illness By Ludomyr Mykyta
A critique of the state of dementia diagnosis and care in Australia. The conventional way that dementia is evaluated and managed is one-dimensional and outdated. We are fixated on identifying a cause, when we should be identifying the consequences. We use tests when we should be seeing and talking to people. Drawing from his long career in geriatric medicine, Dr Ludomyr Mykyta critiques the state of dementia treatment and care in Australia, highlighting the discrimination faced by our ageing residents.
Australian Scholarly Publishing • 9781925801248 • Paperback 354 pages • May 2020 • £30.00
Varieties of Causal Explanation in Medical Contexts By Raffaella Campaner
Examines causal explanations in medicine. Explanation in terms of causes has nourished a wide debate addressing diseases, what produces them, and how. The aims of this volume are two-fold: to stress the core features, differences and interaction between various theories and their suitability in medicine, and to advocate a form of pluralism grounded in deep analysis of specific features of explanatory context in the health sciences, especially in cancer and mental health studies.
Mimesis International • 9788869772788 • Paperback 208 x 140mm • 170 pages • April 2020 • £20.99
The Cancer Crisis in Appalachia Kentucky Students Take ACTION Edited by Nathan L. Vanderford, Lauren Hudson and Chris Prichard
Endeavours to convey how life-changing cancer diagnoses can be. Kentucky has more cancer diagnoses and cancer-related deaths than any other US state, and most of these cases are concentrated in the Appalachian region of the commonwealth. This collection features essays written by a group of twenty high school and five undergraduate students detailing the effects of cancer diagnoses and deaths on individuals and communities.
University Press of Kentucky • 9781950690039 • Paperback 229 x 152mm • 146 pages • March 2020 • £15.00
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