In a number of related case-studies, this book traces the social political, and cultural factors making for conformity and obedience, and those promoting dissidence and revolt in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century England.

This volume is an in-depth, clinically orientated review of somatoform disorders and related clinical presentations and how they present in a medico-legal setting. It is aimed at both clinicians and lawyers dealing with injury claims where these disorders impact much more frequently than is generally recognised.

Spinal infections (SIs) affect intervertebral discs, vertebral bodies, and surrounding tissues, commonly in the lumbar region. Symptoms are non-specific, causing diagnostic delays. Clinicians must suspect SI early. This Element presents two real cases, reviews core knowledge, highlights diagnostic challenges, and outlines treatment options.

The fully updated fifth edition continues to present the fundamentals of psychopharmacology in a simplified and readily readable form, emphasizing current formulations of disease and drug mechanisms. The organization of information applies the principles of programmed learning, namely repetition and interaction, which enhances retention.

Describing the most common causes of dementia, this book reviews best practices for differentially diagnosing dementia and covers effective management strategies. Visual learners will find that this book makes the concepts easier to master and non-visual learners will appreciate the clear, shortened text on complex psychopharmacological concepts.

An updated edition of a concise and illustrated guide discussing the symptoms involved in mood disorders and long-term treatment. The book examines the neurocircuitry underlying symptoms and evidence-based therapeutic targets for screening/detection and treatment. An excellent resource for mental health providers caring for psychiatric patients.

With over 60 years of applied experience, Fay and Brittain present hypothesis testing and compatible confidence intervals, emphasize strategies to address the reproducibility crisis, and provide methods for proper causal interpretation in scientific research. The book presents a full scope of tools and advice on their appropriate use in practice.

This study places the novel, first published in 1830, in the context of its time and highlights the interpretration of the personal and the fictional in Stendhal's writing. The realism of the novel is derived from an incorporation of history and legal reportage.