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Lawton Chiles GovernorofFlorida, 1991-1998 Social Change, Public Policy and Community Collaborations: Training Human Development Professionalsfor the Twenty-First Century is more than the name of the Third National Applied Developmental Science Conference; it is more than the name of a book prepared from the proceedings of this conference. It describes one of the largest and most complex challenges facing state government, higher education and communities in the coming decade. The answer to this...

A sane, balanced and impartial source of advice and information on what is known about various drugs, their history and how they are used. The legal and medical status of each drug is covered and facts are sifted from hysteria. Drugs covered include alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy and steroids.

This book presents three lectures by Allan Hobson, entitled “The William James Lectures on Dream Consciousness”. The three lectures expose the new psychology, the new physiology and the new philosophy that derive from and support the protoconsciousness hypothesis of dreaming. They review in detail many of the studies on sleep and dreaming conducted since the days of Sigmund Freud. Following the lectures are commentaries written by scholars whose expertise covers a wide range of scientific discip...

Glycerophospholipid and sphingolipid-derived lipid mediators facilitate the transfer of messages not only from one cell to another but also from one subcellular organelle to another. These molecules are not only components of neural membranes but also storage depots for lipid mediators. Information on the generation and involvement of lipid mediators in neurological disorders is scattered throughout the literature in the form of original papers and reviews. This book will provide readers with a...

Organometallic chemistry has always been an important part of organic chemistry, but never more so than today. The expansion of synthetic methodology employing organometallic reagents and metallo-species in the last twenty years has been phenomenal. This book brings together experts across the whole range of fields associated with organometallic chemistry to provide a spectrum of up-to-date information. It will be of interest to organic chemists and medicinal chemists in academia and the pharam...

Jeder Mensch kennt Stimmungsschwankungen wie Phasen der Traurigkeit, Niedergeschlagenheit, der Euphorie und fehlender Lebensfreude. Die UEbergange von der normalen Entwicklung zur behandlungsbedurftigen Stoerung sind fliessend. Ein Handlungsbedarf entsteht, wenn die Stimmungsveranderungen langer anhalten und die Betroffenen oder Angehoerigen sich in ihrem Erleben oder Funktionierem im Alltag beeintrachtigt fuhlen. Die behutsame und stetige Auseinandersetzung mit der Erkrankung ist ein Prozess, d...

This volume provides an empirical and conceptual overview of advances in our understanding of impulsivity and impulsive behaviors. Prominent scientists review the range of behavioral phenomena referred to as 'impulsive', as well as the defining features and psychological, neurocognitive and behavioral processes that underlie of the manifestation of impulsive behaviors, focussing on progress made and the questions remaining to be answered.

A classic in its field, Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Simple offers everything you need to know about the use of psychoactive medications in the treatment of childhood and adolescent psychological disorders in easy-to-understand language. This fully revised and updated fourth edition offers new information on sleep disorders, sleep medication, and substance abuse. You'll also find up-to-date DSM-5 definitions, information regarding teen use of antidepressants and suici...