Langwith, Jacqueline

A collection of essays which debate various issues related to bioterrorism, including its significance as a threat, biodefense research methods, the United States' stance on defense against bioterrorism, and laws and legislations.

Presents multiple viewpoints on various issues related to divorce, such as if it is an epidemic in America, what the effects are, and what laws should govern divorce proceedings.

An introduction to postpartum depression, explaining what it is, and discussing its diagnosis, controversies, and personal experiences.

This book discusses lung cancer, a disease in which an abnormal, uncontrolled growth of cells occurs in the tissue of the lungs, including advances in lung cancer research, controversial issues surrounding the causes and diagnosis of lung cancer, and personal experiences of people with lung cancer.

This book discusses schizophrenia, a chronic and disabling mental disease marked by disturbances in thinking, emotional responsiveness, and behavior, including possible causes and treatments; controversies over treatments; and personal narratives of people diagnosed with schizophrenia.

This book discusses hepatitis A, B, and C, including the controversies surrounding various treatments for the disease.

This book discusses cystic fibrosis presenting information on symptoms, treatment, and controversies on newborn screening, genetic testing, and lung transplants.

This book discusses alcoholism, a term for alcohol abuse, including its latest statistics, diagnoses, treatments, and scientific discoveries; the controversies over the treatments of alcoholism; and personal stories of people struggling with alcoholism.

A collection of sixteen essays on the issues associated with depression that discusses causes, symptoms, and treatment of the condition; debates whether it is a disease, if antidepressants are overprescribed, and the effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy; and includes personal stories from individuals who have been affected by it.

Contains fifteen articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to violence, debating the causes of violence, whether violence is necessary, and how it can be prevented.