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1	Aftershock: What to Do When the Doctor Gives You--Or Someone You Love--A Devastating Diagnosis more books like this by Jessie Gruman Every year millions of Americans are diagnosed with cancer, stroke, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, ALS, and other life-threatening or life-altering diseases. When faced with a devastating diagnosis people must quickly understand the diagnosis, prognosis, and choose from several treatment options--while still in shock," AfterShock" identifies the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	You: The Smart Patient: An Insider's Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment more books like this by Michael F Roizen, M.D., Mehmet C Oz, M.D., Gary Hallgren (Illustrator) America's most trusted doctor team and the authors of "You: An Owner's Manual" now give patients at all stages of diagnosis and treatment an empowering handbook for taking charge of their health care. The authors show readers how to choose doctors and hospitals, how to ask questions, and much more. see all copies from $3.37! new only from $3.49!
3	After Any Diagnosis: How to Take Action Against Your Illness Using the Best and Most Current Medical Information Available more books like this by Carol Svec This reference tool is designed to help readers to take action when someone is diagnosed with an illness. Her book includes tips on how to find information online, how to find specialized organizations and non-profits, how to understand the often difficult articles on an illness, and many other helpful ways to be active in one's own recovery. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
4	The Art of Empowerment: Stories and Strategies for Diabetes Educators more books like this by Bob Anderson, Edd, Martha Mitchell Funnell Diabetes Educators who want to transform their practice and create a solid partnership with their patients will find this book a unique and valuable resource. Filled with real life experiences from other diabetes educators, interactive techniques, and philosophical as well as practical approaches. This book is a highly effective guide in helping ... see all copies from $24.78! new only from $24.78! \| SVS
5	Fundamentals of Nursing: Collaborating for Optimal Health more books like this by Karen Berger see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions
6	American Medical Association Guide to Talking to Your Doctor more books like this by Angela Perry, MD, American Medical Association How to work effectively with your doctor to take charge of your healthcare Like any successful partnership, good communication is the key to an effective patient-doctor relationship. The American Medical Association Guide to Talking to Your Doctor helps readers understand how to become active participants in an ongoing dialogue with their doctor ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
7	Wants, Wishes, and Wills: A Medical and Legal Guide to Protecting Yourself and Your Family in Sickness and in Health more books like this by Wynne A Whitman, Shawn D Glisson Take Control of Your Medical Care, Your Estate Planning, and the Legacy You Leave Includes checklists, examples, definitions, ideas, and a plain- English glossary of the terms you need to understand "Whether you are single, married, old, young, parent, or child, this book will be useful. The authors' combination of medical and legal expertise make ... see all copies from $3.45! new only from $9.90! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Patient Autonomy and the Ethics of Responsibility more books like this by Alfred I Tauber A philosophical discussion of the doctor-patient relationship that argues for enhanced patient antonomy based on the ethics of physician responsibility and a science of value-based decision making. The principle of patient autonomy dominates the contemporary debate over medical ethics. In this examination of the doctor-patient relationship, ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $9.90! \| SVS
9	Breast Cancer: Sharing the Decision more books like this by Anna Maslin Of all cancers, probably breast cancer is one of the most emotive. Increasingly patients with breast cancer are participating in the surgical and/or medical decision about their treatment. This involvement raises ethical issues about the rights of patients and their ability to give an informed consent, concerns about the process of communication ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.16! \| SVS
10	Autonomy and Long-Term Care more books like this by George J. Agich The realities and myths of long-term care and the challenges it poses for the ethics of autonomy are analyzed in this perceptive work. The book defends the concept of autonomy, but argues that the standard view of autonomy as non-interference and independence has only a limited applicability for long term care. The treatment of actual autonomy ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $51.20! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	How Clients Make Therapy Work: The Process of Active Self-Healing more books like this by Arthur C Bohart, Karen Tallman What makes therapy work? Ultimately it is the client. Most people cope, survive and grow with challenges in their everyday lives, with or without the help of a therapist. In this provocative book, the authors debunk the medical model of the psychotherapist as healer who merely applies the proper nostrum to make the client well. Instead, they see ... see all copies from $58.42! new only from $58.42!
12 view cover	Respecting Patient Autonomy more books like this by Benjamin H Levi "Against a backdrop of real clinical situations, Benjamin H. Levi examines the dynamics that shape relations between patient and health care provider, addressing fundamental questions about how medical decisions should be reached and compelling the reader to think about health care issues and decisions in terms of the values and goals they promote ... see all copies from $8.99! new only from $16.51! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Medicines and Society: Patients, Professionals and the Dominance of Pharmaceuticals more books like this by Nicky Britten "Medicines and Society" examines the development, prescribing and use of pharmaceuticals in the context of patients' everyday lives and industralized societies.This book offers a broad approach which includes self care and complementary medicine. It features balanced treatment of benefits and harms of medicines. It is accessible and well written ... see all copies from $26.49! new only from $30.04! \| SVS
14 view cover	Down Syndrome: Visions for the 21st Century more books like this by William I Cohen (Editor), Lynn Nadel (Editor), Myra E Madnick (Editor) Providing a comprehensive survey of the clinical, educational, developmental, psychosocial, and transitional issues relevant to people with Down syndrome, this book addresses the needs of family members, caregivers, and professionals alike. Edited in association with the National Down Syndrome Society, this up to date treatment incorporates the ... see all copies from $8.26! new only from $15.98! \| SVS
15	Introducing User-Friendly Family Therapy more books like this by Sigurd Reimers, Reimers Sigurd All too often the experience of those who receive family therapy is neglected in family therapy theorizing and literature; this in turn affects practice. The authors of this book believe that an over-emphasis on general systems theory within the family therapy movement gives practice and essentially mechanistic underpinning which loses sight of ... see all copies from $22.35! new only from $29.85! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Practice of Autonomy: Patients, Doctors, and Medical Decisions more books like this by Carl Schneider This is a book written across the grain of contemporary ethics, where the principle of autonomy has triumphed.It is an attempt to see the law of medicine, the principles of bioethics, and the encounter between doctor and patient from the patient's point of view. While Schneider agrees that many patients now want to make their own medical decisions ... see all copies from $38.00! new only from $53.67! \| SVS
17 view cover	Too Ill to Talk?: User Involvement in Palliative Care more books like this by Neil Small, Penny J Rhodes User involvement has become an important part of health policy initiatives during the last decade, but how realistic is the concept and do all users want to be involved? This book brings the voices of people with serious illness, and those caring for them, into the debate about how far health and social care services can reflect the views of users ... see all copies from $22.35! new only from $44.20! \| first editions
18 view cover	Patient Participation in Palliative Care: A Voice for the Voiceless more books like this by David Oliviere (Editor), Barbara Monroe (Editor) Patient participation and user involvement are central to current thinking about the effective delivery of desired healthcare outcomes. Working with the person who lies behind every patient is core to palliative care. A voice can only become significant when it is listened to and acted upon. With palliative care increasingly addressing the needs ... see all copies from $28.95! new only from $28.95! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment: A Guide for Physicians and Other Health Professionals more books like this by Professor Thomas Grisso, Applebaum Grisso, Paul S Appelbaum One of the most challenging tasks facing clinicians today is the assessment of patients' capacities to consent to treatment. The protection of a patient's right to decide, as well as the protection of incompetent patients from the potential harm of the decisions they might make, rests largely on clinicians' abilities to judge patients' capacities ... see all copies from $34.50! new only from $40.31! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Medical Decision Making: A Physician's Guide more books like this by Alan Schwartz, George Bergus Decision making is a key activity, perhaps the most important activity, in the practice of healthcare. Although physicians acquire a great deal of knowledge and specialised skills during their training and through their practice, it is in the exercise of clinical judgement and its application to individual patients that the outstanding physician ... see all copies from $18.00! new only from $20.00!
21	Patient- Centered Medicine: Transforming the Clinical Method more books like this by Professor Moira Stewart, Dr. Judith Belle Brown, W Wayne Weston Fully describing and explaining the patient-centered model of medicine, the second edition of this volume demonstrates how the clinical method has evolved. Divided into four parts, it comprehensively covers the evolution, the six interactive components of the patient-centered clinical method, teaching and learning, and research including research ... see all copies from $10.15! new only from $41.53!
22 view cover	The Secrets of Medical Decision Making: How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of the Health Care Machine more books like this by Oleg I Reznik Dr. Reznik's new book shows what goes on behind the scenes of current medical care and how it impacts the patient. He also offers possible solutions for outpatient, inpatient, preventive, and end-of-life care settings. see all copies from $10.57! new only from $10.57! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	ACT in Practice: Case Conceptualization in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy more books like this by Patricia A Bach, Daniel J Moran, Steven Hayes (Foreword by) More than just a set of techniques that shapes a particular client's treatment, a psychotherapeutic model acts like a lens through which a therapist looks at both individual cases and psychology in general. Case conceptualization guides help therapists learn how to see through the lens of a particular model. They show professionals how to take a ... see all copies from $42.53! new only from $42.53! \| SVS
24	Patient Participation in Program Planning: A Manual for Therapists more books like this by Otto D Payton, PhD, PT, FAPTA, Craig Nelson, Mark N Ozer, M.D. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
25 view cover	Client Education: A Partnership Approach for Health Practitioners more books like this by Kryss McKenna (Editor), Leigh Tooth (Editor) see all copies from $74.75! new only from $74.89!

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