Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
National Bestseller - More than five million copies sold worldwide!From renowned psychiatrist Dr. David D. Burns, the revolutionary volume that popularized Dr. Aaron T. Beck's cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and has helped millions combat feelings of depression and develop greater self-esteem.Anxiety and depression are the most common mental health challenges in the world, affecting 18% of the U.S. population every year. But for many, the path to recovery seems daunting, endless, or completely out of reach.The good news is that through this powerful self-help guide, anxiety, guilt, pessimism, procrastination, low self-esteem, and other "black holes" of depression can be alleviated. In Feeling Good, eminent psychiatrist, David D. Burns, M.D., outlines the remarkable, scientifically proven techniques of CBT that will immediately lift your spirits and help you develop a positive outlook on life, enabling you to: Nip negative feelings in the budRecognize what causes your mood swingsDeal with guiltHandle hostility and criticismOvercome addiction to love and approvalBuild self-esteemFeel good every dayThis groundbreaking, life-changing book has helped millions overcome negative thoughts, manage mood swings, and discover joy in their daily lives. You owe it to yourself to FEEL GOOD!"I would personally evaluate David Burns' Feeling Good as one of the most significant books to come out of the last third of the Twentieth Century."--Dr. David F. Maas, Professor of English, Ambassador University
Children and Adolescents with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Cancer InsideOut
"A three-time cancer survivor and caregiver offers the ultimate guide for supporting someone through cancer. Combining real chemotherapy journal entries with cancer etiquette guidance and 50+ practical support ideas, Cancer InsideOut equips friends and family to make a real difference."Discover the Unseen Journey of Cancer & Learn to Support Those That Face It.When someone we care about is diagnosed with cancer, especially when chemotherapy is involved, we often want to help but struggle with knowing what to do or say. Cancer InsideOut addresses the question many supporters quietly ask: how can I truly be helpful without making things harder? This book is written for friends, family members, coworkers, and community members who want to offer meaningful, respectful support during cancer treatment. It is organized into three complementary parts.Part One offers selected journal entries from the author's chemotherapy experience, providing a grounded, day-to-day perspective on what treatment can feel like physically, emotionally, and socially. These reflections are included to deepen understanding rather than to center the story on memoir.Part Two provides clear, practical guidance on what to say and what not to say, how to show up in supportive ways, how to respect boundaries, and how to remain present over the long arc of treatment.Part Three presents more than fifty concrete and adaptable ways to help, ranging from small everyday gestures to coordinated forms of assistance that match changing needs and energy levels.Together, these sections offer a thoughtful and usable guide for anyone who wants to move beyond good intentions and provide support that genuinely helps.
Efficiency in Kinesiology
This Reprint focuses on innovative applied research aimed at enhancing motor skills to achieve superior sporting performance. Over the past decades, evidence-based training foundations have advanced both the biomotor and technical aspects of athletic development. Yet, as sports science evolves, emerging methodologies and technologies continue to reshape how performance is evaluated, improved, and predicted.The Reprint highlights the dynamic relationship between scientific innovation and practical application in sports. It addresses the challenges of translating laboratory findings into effective field practices and examines how new approaches can be validated and optimized for real-world performance enhancement.Contributions explore the influence of both intrinsic and extrinsic factors on athletic outcomes, including training methodology, recovery management, equipment use, socio-economic and geographic influences, and early specialization. Through original research and comprehensive reviews, this Reprint provides a deeper understanding of strategies to model, evaluate, and elevate motor performance across all levels of sport-from amateur to elite.
The Joint Surgery Recovery Guide
What recovery actually feels like after joint replacement-explained clearlyMost books about joint replacement focus on the operation itself.Very few explain what recovery actually feels like.Once you're home, questions begin to surface. Pain that changes from day to day. Progress that feels uneven. Good days followed by unexpected setbacks. Sensations that are hard to interpret-especially when appointments are brief and reassurance feels incomplete.If you've ever stopped and wondered "Is this normal?", this book was written for you.The Joint Surgery Recovery Guide focuses on the part of the process patients often find hardest to navigate: understanding what truly matters after joint replacement. Written from the perspective of a physical therapist, it explains what people commonly experience during recovery-not only physically, but mentally and emotionally as well.This is not a surgical manual. It is not a motivational book. It doesn't rely on rigid timelines, optimistic slogans, or pressure to "push through." Instead, it offers calm, realistic guidance to help you make sense of recovery as it actually unfolds.Inside, you'll learn how to: Recognize which symptoms are common during recovery-and which ones deserve medical attentionUnderstand why progress often moves forward unevenly, even when healing is on trackMake sense of pain, stiffness, fatigue, and hesitation without panicNavigate setbacks and difficult days without assuming something has gone wrongRebuild trust in movement and daily activities at a pace that feels safe and sustainableRecovery after joint replacement is rarely smooth or predictable. That doesn't mean it's failing. Many of the ups and downs that cause worry are part of the process, even when no one explains them clearly.This book doesn't promise a perfect outcome. It offers something more useful: clarity. A steady reference you can return to when progress feels confusing, symptoms raise doubts, or reassurance is hard to find.The Joint Surgery Recovery Guide is for: Patients recovering from knee, hip, shoulder, or other joint replacementCaregivers who want to better understand what their loved one is experiencingAnyone looking for clear answers, realistic expectations, and calm guidance through recoveryNo medical jargon. No pressure. Just honest explanation, grounded in real recovery experiences.
Golden Hours
A New Year's Eve, five deaths, and a doctor who refused to accept that lives must be lost simply because help arrived too late.Golden Hours is the inspiring true story of Dr. N. K. Venkataramana, who transformed his anguish into action, dedicating his life to building India's first comprehensive emergency response system. From creating the 1062 trauma hotline to introducing mobile ICUs, air ambulances, and highway clinics, his mission saved thousands and sparked a nationwide movement of coordinated emergency care. Golden Hours is a riveting testament to the power of one individual's vision to rewrite destiny, reminding us that timely help, human resilience, and unwavering purpose can turn even the darkest moments into miracles.
The BC Health Care Assistant Professional's Handbook
My fight against Ebola in the republic of Guinea
Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Genitourinary Cancers
Genitourinary cancers are diseases affecting an increasing number of people, the diagnosis and treatment of which are currently undergoing fast and sometimes dramatic changes due to the current landscape of suboptimal management of these diseases. A characteristic feature of urological cancer treatment is the significant heterogeneity of patients (including different stages of local advancement, different locations of metastases, the heterogeneity of pathological findings, etc.). Therefore, in modern urologic oncology, there remains the unmet need of predicting the response to modern treatments, and new diagnostic methods, including but not limited to point-of-care diagnostics, represent a challenge to current guidelines and require verification. Additionally, further development awaits as far as sufficient neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment in the perioperative setting are concerned. However, recent advancements in systematic treatment, i.e., immunotherapy, have shed light on new treatment paradigms to be implemented in various clinical scenarios, including localized disease, and recent progress in minimally invasive surgical techniques has lead to revisions to the treatment of many urological tumors.
Recent Research in Restorative Dental Materials
The Recent Research in Restorative Dental Materials Reprint presents a comprehensive collection of high-quality research focused on the latest advances in materials science applied to restorative dentistry. This curated body of work highlights the transformative developments in dental materials that have emerged in recent years, including innovations in composite resins, glass-ionomer cements, hybrid ceramics, zirconia, and other restorative substrates. Contributors explore how modern material compositions and advanced manufacturing techniques influence mechanical performance, clinical outcomes, and long-term durability in the oral environment. The Reprint also encompasses studies on cutting-edge application methods, such as digital workflows incorporating CAD/CAM systems, minimally invasive restorative approaches, novel polymerization protocols, and the role of environmental and biological factors affecting material longevity. In vitro and in vivo research, clinical investigations, communications, and reviews are represented, offering a multidisciplinary perspective on current challenges and opportunities in restorative dental materials. This Reprint is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians, and material scientists dedicated to advancing the science and practice of restorative dentistry.
Pediatric Headaches
The Special Issue "Pediatric Headaches: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Issues" includes a series of articles written by authors across the world, aiming to update our knowledge on headaches in children and adolescents. The included articles address different clinical and research aspects of pediatric headaches. The first section deals with some basic issues, such as the study of sensory phenomena in primary headaches, the involvement of different specialists in pediatric headaches, and the investigations issues in some clinical scenarios. Following this, the second section addresses some treatment issues, including the role of neuromodulation in pediatric migraine treatment and the management of headache related to shunt over-drainage in pediatric patients surgically treated for hydrocephalus. We hope that this Issue is of relevance to a wide variety of clinicians involved in the management of pediatric headaches (pediatricians, neurologists, child neuropsychiatrists, neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists and other healthcare specialists), as well as trainees (students, residents, and fellows).
Beyond Borders
This Special Issue, entitled "Beyond Borders-Tackling Neglected Tropical Viral Diseases", presents recent advances in the surveillance, diagnosis, epidemiology, and clinical understanding of arboviral neglected tropical diseases. The eight contributions highlight the expanding global impact of dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever, West Nile virus, and other emerging pathogens, emphasizing how climate change, urbanization, and global mobility reshape their transmission. Together, these studies offer a concise overview of current challenges and innovative approaches that aim to strengthen preparedness and response capacities worldwide.