Posts Tagged adult life
Turning the Blues Around: One Woman’s Story of Kicking Depression to Nurse the Mentally Ill
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Irene Burnett-Thomas experienced four bouts of clinical depression in her adult life before she went on to train as a nurse. In this moving and inspirational reflection, she discusses with honesty her symptoms, treatment and recovery from depression, one episode of which occurred postnatally. We gain an intimate picture of what it feels like to suffer from depression, one of the achievements of this book being the communication of deep feelings. Written in conversat… More >>
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Handbook of Child Nutrition
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Healthy eating throughout childhood can be crucial in deterring many of the diseases that occur later in adult life. Parents often have many concerns about diet and nutrition and require accurate and sensible advice from heatlh professionals. The first edition of this popular book proved a practical guide for nutritionists, nurses, midwives, and anyone dealing with dietary information in the course of their work. This new edition provides a general introduction to n… More >>
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Birth to Old Age: Health in Transition
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Birth to Old Age is about our changing experiences and understanding of health throughout our lifespan. The major theme of is our movement from dependence on others during childhood to a state of interdependence in adulthood, and increasing dependency in later life. This tension between autonomy and social dependency is reflected throughout our adult life in issues such as sexuality, fertility, work and stress.
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Each chapter focuses on a specific period o… More >>
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