Metaphors of Mental Illness in Graphic Medicine By Sweetha Saji, Sathyaraj Venkatesan
2021 | 160 Pages | ISBN: 1032102098 | PDF | 5 MB
This book investigates how graphic medicine enables sufferers of mental illness to visualize the intricacies of their internal mindscape through visual metaphors and reclaim their voice amidst stereotyped and prejudiced assumptions of mental illness as a disease of deviance and violence. In this context, by using Lakoff and Johnson's conceptual metaphor theory (CMT), this study uncovers the broad spectrum of the mentally ills' experiences, a relatively undertheorised area in medical humanities. The aim is to demonstrate that the mentally ill are often represented as either grotesquely exaggerated or overly romanticised across diverse media and biomedical discourses. Further, they have been disparaged as emotionally drained and unreasonable individuals, incapable of active social engagements and against the healthy/sane society. The study aims to unsettle the sanity/insanity binary and its related patterns of fixed categories of normal/abnormal, which depersonalise the mentally ill by critically analysing seven graphic narratives on mental illness.

Helen Thomas, "Malady and Mortality: Illness, Disease and Death in Literary and Visual Culture"
English | 2016 | pages: 350 | ISBN: 1443890103 | PDF | 5,5 mb
This ground-breaking study examines visual and literary responses to, and representations of, illness, dying and death from the perspective of the chronically ill, their families and carers, medics, artists, photographers, authors, and academics. It encourages a re-examination of cultural taboos and visual and literary practices that engage with illness and death. Focusing upon a wide range of creative and critical engagements, this book makes a significant contribution to the medical humanities via its exploration of medical practice, literature and film, digital media studies, graphic design, and both contemporary and historical attitudes towards illness, death (including infant mortality), mourning and bereavement. For some, the experience of illness provokes feelings of exile, crisis or social critique, whilst for others it instigates utopian discourses predicated upon personal reflection, communication or connectivity, wherein the self is redefined beyond the parameters and constraints of the body.

Takahashi, "Serving Teens with Mental Illness in the Library: A Practical Guide "
English | ISBN: 1440862761 | 2019 | 170 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Advocate for teens experiencing mental health issues and for their friends and families. As a teen librarian, you are more likely than not to encounter teens with mental health issues. Will you know how to help them? This guide explains what to do and what not to do. Mental illness among teens has risen to epidemic levels. When mental health issues come to the library, what is the librarian's role? This book asserts that you don't have to be a social worker or mental health professional to provide guidance to teens with mental health issues. By creating collections that contain mental health resources, working with community partners, and initiating dialogues with library patrons that de-stigmatize mental illness, you can serve a positive and proactive role in helping teens to get help. This book provides readers with practical guidelines for building collections, programs, and services that support teens experiencing mental health challenges and explains how to create a supportive, welcoming environment in the library. In addition, it shows how to forge partnerships with other community agencies in this endeavor, how to advocate for mentally ill teens, and how to teach them to advocate for themselves. Lastly, it discusses how to evaluate these programs and services, and how to take care of your own needs while serving others.

Sociology of Health and Illness
by Possamai-Inesedy, Alphia;Cook, Peta;, Alphia Possamai-Inesedy
English | 2023 | ISBN: 0335203477 | 238 pages | True EPUB | 13.62 MB

Applied Sociology of Health and Illness: A Problem-Based Learning Approach; Second Edition
by Costas S. Constantinou
English | 2023 | ISBN: 978-1032188652 | 211 pages | True PDF | 14.02 MB

English | 2022 | ISBN: 1284230643 | 621 pages | True EPUB | 11.58 MB
Chronic illness continues to be the leading cause of death and disability in adults in the United States. It impacts annual healthcare costs and significantly contributes to caregiver fatigue. Lubkin's Chronic Illness: Impact an Intervention, Eleventh Edition provides a solid foundation for nursing students by teaching them the skills and knowledge they need to care for both patients and families impacted by chronic illness. The text takes a holistic and patient-centric approach in addressing the acute needs of patients and their families as they navigate the challenges of chronic illness. The hallmark feature of this text remains its keen focus on the psychosocial issues experienced by both the individual and families involved, an area of care which is often overlooked. The Eleventh Edition has been substantially revised and will focus on population health including new and updated content on various populations. To enhance the learning experience, the author features real-life journal entries from both patients and caregivers providing a meaningful way for students to truly understand chronic illness from each unique perspective. Coverage of the difference between chronic disease and chronic illness Discussion of social isolation as a chronic illness Mindfulness presence in caregiving The perception of illness from the patient and partner perspective Patient education on the benefits of telehealth Managing chronic disease through social media community building An overview of the three types of spiritual assessment How to transition from home care to residential care New content on Medicare and Medicaid waiver programs
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English | ASIN: B09B83215L | 2022 | 18 hours and 12 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 993 MB
By the acclaimed author, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing. In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really "normal" when it comes to health?

Herlihy B The Human Body in Health and Illness 7ed 2022 | 24.76 MB
N/A | 584 Pages

Title: The Human Body in Health and Illness
Author: Barbara Herlihy BSN MA PhD (Physiology) RN
Year: 2019

Falvo D Medical and Psychosocial Aspects Illness 6ed 2018 | 8.04 MB
N/A | 1062 Pages

Title: Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability, 6th Edition
Author: Donna Falvo
Year: 2022

Weinhouse G Sleep in Critical Illness to ICU Care 2022 | 9.99 MB
N/A | 318 Pages

Title: Sleep in Critical Illness
Author: N/A
Year: 2015