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      Health and Behavior: The Interplay of Biological, Behavioral, and Societal Influences

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Committee on Health and Behavior: Research, Practice and Policy,Institute of Medicine

      Examines our understanding of the interplay among biological, psychological, and social influences and explores findings suggested by research. This book covers three main areas that include the contribution of biological…

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      Speaking of Health: Assessing Health Communication Strategies for Diverse Populations

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Committee on Communication for Behavior Change in the 21st Century: Improving the Health of Diverse Populations

      Using case studies in the areas of diabetes, mammography, and mass communication campaigns, this title examines the ways in which messages must be adapted to the informational needs of their…

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      Suicide Prevention and Intervention: Summary of a Workshop

      Committee on Pathophysiology & Prevention of Adolescent & Adult Suicide,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Institute of Medicine

      For many, thoughts of suicide are abundant and frequent. There exists a fear of death but an even greater fear of life due to the latter’s hardships. Participants of the…

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      Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Committee on Health Literacy

      To maintain their own health and the health of their families and communities, consumers rely heavily on the health information that is available to them. This book examines the body…

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      Speaking of Health: Assessing Health Communication Strategies for Diverse Populations

      Committee on Communication for Behavior Change in the 21st Century: Improving the Health of Diverse Populations,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Looks at the challenges of delivering important messages to different audiences. This work, using case studies in the areas of diabetes, mammography, and mass communication campaigns, examines the ways in…

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      Improving Medical Education: Enhancing the Behavioral and Social Science Content of Medical School Curricula

      Committee on Behavioral and Social Sciences in Medical School Curricula,National Academy of Sciences

      What are medical schools teaching students about the behavioral and social sciences? The committee concluded that there is inadequate information available to sufficiently describe behavioral and social science curriculum content…

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      Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future

      Committee on Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Institute of Medicine

      Presents an overview of multiple sclerosis, develop therapies that slow the disease, and improve the abilities of MS patients to function in their daily lives. This work reviews identifies key…

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      Spinal Cord Injury: Progress, Promise, and Priorities

      Committee on Spinal Cord Injury

      Nearly 11,000 spinal cord injuries occur each year in the US and more than 200,000 Americans suffer from maladies associated with spinal cord injury. The challenge of restoring function in…

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      New Treatments for Addiction: Behavioral, Ethical, Legal, and Social Questions

      Committee on Immunotherapies and Sustained-Release Formulations for Treating Drug Addiction,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      New and improved therapies to treat and protect against drug dependence and abuse are urgently needed. This book helps develop medications that can block or significantly attenuate the psychoactive effects…

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      Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism: A Public Health Strategy

      Committee on Responding to the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents some of the critical issues in responding to the psychological needs that result from terrorism and provides options for intervention. This book offers an example for a public health…

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      Research Training in Psychiatry Residency: Strategies for Reform

      Committee on Incorporating Research into Psychiatry Residency Training,National Academy of Sciences

      An Institute of Medicine committee conducted a broad review of the state of patient-oriented research training in the context of the psychiatry residency and considered the obstacles to such training…

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      Stem Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine

      Committee on the Biological and Biomedical Applications of Stem Cell Research,Commission on Life Sciences,National Research Council,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Institute of Medicine

      Provides an exploration of the biological, ethical, and funding questions prompted by the therapeutic potential of undifferentiated human cells. This book also presents an overview of the moral and ethical…

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      Reducing Suicide: A National Imperative

      Committee on Pathophysiology & Prevention of Adolescent & Adult Suicide

      Every year, about 30,000 people die by suicide in the US, and some 650,000 receive emergency treatment after a suicide attempt. This book provides a blueprint for addressing this tragic…

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      Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment: Moving Beyond the Nature/ Nurture Debate

      Committee on Assessing Interactions Among Social, Behavioral, and Genetic Factors in Health,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines a number of gene-environment interactions and reviews state of the science in researching such interactions. This book recommends priorities not only for research itself but also for its workforce…

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