treatment

Presents a radical approach to understanding and harnessing the emotional forces that drive addictions, describing the factors all addictions share and suggesting a new way of treating the addict's disease.

Dr. Drew Pinsky, host of the syndicated radio program "Loveline, " describes his experiences treating patients in drug and alcohol rehabilitation and the ways that this work has shaped his understanding of abuse victims, addiction, and human nature.

Provides family members of victims of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with the information needed to cope with the disorder, its symptoms, long-term effects, and treatments.

Studies the role alcohol plays in women's lives and discusses why women are so vulnerable to alcohol abuse.

Presents information on how to treat depression without pharmaceutical drugs, discussing organic, lifestyle, and nutritional factors that may contribute to the condition, and analyzing natural alternative treatments.

Provides illustrated instructions on how to perform first aid treatment in response to a variety of medical emergencies involving children; arranged alphabetically by problem, with information on first aid supplies, and how to make splints and slings.

Discusses addiction including symptoms, treatments, and how to cope with it.

Provides athletic trainers advice on injury prevention, recognition, assessment, and management, with descriptions of injuries and diseases common to athletes.

The author, diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at the age of twenty-five, proposes what she calls progressive therapies for dealing with the disorder, discussing the benefits of hands-on learning environments, the correlation between ADD/ADHD and agriculture, the need for spirituality and faith, and other topics.

Third year medical student Sean Murphy goes to a renowned cancer treatment center and discovers the horror of their remarkable cures.