The course manual for attendees of the PROMPT (Practical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training) course which covers a range of obstetric emergency situations and aims to improve patient safety. This book will also provide useful information for any health professional wishing to understand more about the management of obstetric emergencies.

The threat of environmental harm is more pressing than ever. Academics, practitioners, and the general public are calling for the redress of environmental harm. This book provides readers with an insider's guide to using the International Criminal Court to prosecute those who cause or contribute to serious environmental destruction.

The first book to tackle the controversial history of prostitution in modern Ireland.

This book identifies ineffective and harmful treatments for every major mental health issue affecting youth and instead proposes strong evidence-based treatments. Written by experts from academia, hospitals, and private practice, it is the ideal resource to inform practitioners, students, and researchers on which treatments to avoid.

Reviews the latest evidence on the psychiatric disorders and behavioral problems of those with coexisting intellectual and developmental disorders.

A third edition offering a comprehensive insight into the challenges of running a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) ward, providing guidance on how these challenges can be dealt with and overcome. Thoroughly revised with new content, a valuable resource for all mental health professionals responsible for treating PICU patients.

Relevant to all postgraduate trainees in psychiatry, this revised and expanded second edition uses case studies and real-world examples to help the reader develop the fundamental interviewing and assessment skills that form the foundation of psychiatry, including new material on neurodevelopmental disorders, fragmented interviews and 'impossible' clinical situations.

Psychoeducation has proven to be very effective as an add-on treatment to medication, helping to reduce the number of all types of bipolar recurrences and hospitalisation. Based on the highly successful, evidence-based Barcelona program, this book is a pragmatic, therapist 's guide for how to implement psychoeducation for bipolar patients.