Following an increased global interest in the topic, this vital, wide-ranging text is key for practitioners and trainees in psychiatry, health services and lay readers with a connection to those with an intellectual disability. This high-quality, informative third edition features cutting-edge research on the psychiatry of intellectual disability.

A highly readable and comprehensive account of the main forms of psychological therapies, their techniques and theoretical underpinnings. The psychological aspects of a bio-psycho-social approach to psychiatry are described with clear case examples. Relevant to all psychiatrists, mental health practitioners, and trainees preparing for exams.

Addresses common concerns about sex and pregnancy, with chapters on complications due to additional medical conditions and physiological changes that may affect sexual function and intimacy. Compares the information available to patients on the internet with guidelines provided by global obstetric societies so clinicians can better advise patients.

The first comprehensive primer discussing how to incorporate both patient and family values, along with current evidence, into decision making in multiple common adult critical care scenarios. Essential reading for all medical staff working or consulting in the intensive care unit or caring for critically ill patients in emergency departments.

This book will benefit researchers and research institutions by explaining the regulatory environment for access to government held data for research. The book will also be valuable to government policy makers and decision-makers around the world by providing comparative examples of global best practice to guide reform.

Covering the Single Best Answer section of the mandatory Final FFICM examination, this book offers in-depth revision and preparation assistance by providing 240 example questions, divided into eight papers for structured exam practice. Each answer is followed by short and long explanations and references for further reading.

A comprehensive account of the remaking of Ireland's economy and society. Mary E. Daly examines how this small state responded to the political and economic pressures associated with modern industrialisation and EEC membership; a story that is instructive to contemporary debates about sovereignty and globalisation.

This book is for both general and scholarly readers interested in literary and cultural history. It is a survey of 200 years of Irish writing, its local and global contexts; it offers analytic accounts of works and authors (including Swift, Burke, Joyce, Bowen, Heaney), and their socio-political backgrounds.