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Speed, Ecstasy, Ritalin: The Science of Amphetamines

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 Medicine Books Reviews Digest
March 2007
Mentalization-based Treatment
for Borderline Personality
Disorder
Anthony Bateman
978-0-19-857090-5 | Paperback | Sep 2006 | £19.95
This book is successful in presenting an interesting
formulation and intervention.
Doody’s Notes
Mar-07
Oxford Handbook of Nurse
Prescribing
Sue Beckwith
978-0-19-857078-3 | Flexicover | Nov 2006 | £19.95
...this compact book contains almost everything you
need to know about prescribing issues to enhance and
maintain safe and effective practice...the only regret
is that it wasn’t available sooner to those who have
studied to become nurse prescribers. This invaluable
book is a must for every prescribing course list and
something every nurse prescriber should have close to
hand. The authors should be congratulated - it is
excellent value for money - a little gem.
Nursing Older People
Apr-07
Palliative Care Consultations in
Advanced Breast Cancer
Edited by Sara Booth
978-0-19-853075-6 | Paperback | Nov 2005 | £29.95
There is probably no area in which it is more impor-
tant for the medical oncology and palliative care
teams to work closely together than in the manage-
ment of women with advanced breast cancer, which
makes this latest addition to OUP’s Palliative Care
Consultations series most welcome...It will provide an
excellent introduction to the management of women
with advanced breast cancer and should be available
wherever they are cared for.
Roger Woodruff, Director of Palliative Care,
Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
Mar-07
Measuring and Valuing Health
Benefits for Economic
Evaluation
John Brazier
978-0-19-856982-4 | Paperback | Jan 2007 | £27.50
This new text is indeed timely...[it’s] a useful addition
to the literature on economic evaluation.
Pharmacoeconomics, Vol 25, No 4
Mar-07
Unicompartmental
Arthroplasty with the Oxford
Knee
John Goodfellow
978-0-19-857052-3 | Hardback | Jun 2006 | £55.00
... a detailed history of the development and scientific
principles behind the Oxford mobile bearing unicom-
partmental knee replacement. The elegant prose
makes it very readable and presents a comprehensive
review of the implant with good illustrations. With
nearly a million knee arthroplasties being performed
worldwide per annum and the possibility of up to a
third of these cases being eligible for unicompartmen-
tal replacement, this is an important document...an
excellent bibliography and the accompanying DVD is
essential viewing for all knee surgeons involved in
unicompartmental prosthetic arthroplasty.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 89-B
Feb-07
Oxford Handbook of
Rheumatology
Alan Hakim
978-0-19-857135-3 | Flexicover | Aug 2006 | £29.95
For those whose orthopaedic shelves are well-weight-
ed, there will be probably still a gap for this most
valuable source of all those conditions which are not
to be found in orthopaedic texts, but which present in
predominant numbers to every orthopaedic
clinic...here is a book shorn of obscure phrases, giving
clear descriptions of every condition causing pain in
limbs, the physical signs required to make the
diagnosis and a sceptical analysis of each as an
entry...essential reading for everyone in surgical
orthopaedics.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 89-B
Feb-07
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March 2007
Speed, Ecstasy, Ritalin
Professor Leslie Iversen
978-0-19-853089-3 | Hardback | Apr 2006 | £24.95
...a balanced analysis of the historical and contempo-
rary use of amphetamines by diverse users, including
those suffering from various medical conditions,
professional cyclists, poets, musicians, single mothers
and politicians...[and will be useful to] scientists,
especially neuroscientists, and the wide range of
practicing people, including social scientists, who
have to deal with the problems caused by drug abuse.
Chemistry World
Mar-07
Oxford Handbook of Clinical
Diagnosis
Huw Llewelyn
978-0-19-263249-4 | Flexicover | Feb 2006 | £24.95
Another reliable guide from the Oxford Handbooks
series. It takes a symptom or physical finding and
lists the possible differential diagnoses. It includes a
summary of the investigations needed. It also refers
the reader to the relevant pages in the Oxford
Handbook of Clinical Medicine. This book could be
used as a revision aid - it would provide a compre-
hensive list of diagnoses when taking histories on the
ward.
Northwing
Spring 2007
Oxford Handbook of Sport
and Exercise Medicine
Domhnall MacAuley
978-0-19-856839-1 | Flexicover | Dec 2006 | £24.95
This is an excellent handbook and reference guide. Its
comprehensive review of sports medicine with a focus
on quickly accessible, usable information is rare in
this field...its compact size and logical arrangement
by body areas makes it excellent for quick on-field
review [but it is] equally useful as an office reference.
Just as Harrison’s Manual of Medicine, 16th edition
is in every medicine resident’s white coat, this hand-
book should be in every sports medicine fellow’s
medical kit.
Doody’s Notes
Mar-
07
The Child as Musician
Edited by Gary McPherson
978-0-19-853031-2 | Hardback | Jun 2006 | £80.00
978-0-19-853032-9 | Paperback | Jun 2006 | £34.95
This timely, fascinating and thought-provoking set of
essays, says editor Gary McPherson, sets out to
‘celebrate the richness and diversity of the many dif-
ferent ways in which children can engage in and
interact with music.’ It succeeds magnificently, but
provides moreit is a book that can be heartily recom-
mended to anyone involved in music making and
education, and - not least - to every parent.
Music Teacher
Feb-07
Cognition and Addiction
Edited by Marcus Munafo
978-0-19-856929-9 | Hardback | Oct 2006 | £65.00
This book is on the cutting edge of cognitive science
and its relationship to addiction. It is full of research
findings and provides treatment alternatives
...Readers won’t be disappointed.
Doody’s Notes
Mar-07
Palliative Care in
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Edited by David Oliver
978-0-19-857048-6 | Paperback | Nov 2006 | £29.95
This book is well written and thorough. I am not
aware of another book that provides such a
comprehensive treatment of the palliative aspects of
ALS in a way that the clinician can use it often...other
healthcare providers who are involved in the care of
ALS patients [should] read this book
Doody’s Notes
Mar-07
Oxford Handbook of Acute
Medicine
Punit Ramrakha
978-0-19-852072-6 | Flexicover | Sep 2004 | £24.95
This book (which is also available for your PDA) is a
no-nonsense guide to acute presentations and guides
you succinctly through the presentation of, causes of
and (most importantly) a stepwise plan of action for
common acute scenarios.
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March 2007
Medic World
Mar-07

What is Language
Development?
James Russell
978-0-19-853086-2 | Paperback | Jul 2004 | £39.95
...an important addition to the literature on first
language acquisition, and could be very useful as a
supplementary text in graduate seminars.
Journal of Child Language, Vol 32, No 1
Feb-05

BSE: risk, science and

governance
Patrick van Zwanenberg
978-0-19-852581-3 | Hardback | May 2005 | £39.95
A scholarly analysis of the relationship between
science and politics, in policy-making related to BSE.
CAB Abstracts
Feb-07

Education in Palliative Care

Bee Wee
978-0-19-856985-5 | Paperback | Feb 2007 | £29.95
As palliative care continue to evolve, increasingly
influencing the care on non-malignant disease and
reaching into different cultures around the world, this
book addresses the very important question as to what
are the best methods of education for palliative
care...[it is] both detailed and comprehensive and
would be essential reading for anyone involved with
setting up or running palliative care education
courses.
Roger Woodruff, Director of Palliative Care,
Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
Mar-07

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