La marijuana influisce sulla salute mentale in diversi modi. Il volume è incentrato soprattutto sugli aspetti di maggiore rilevanza per lo psichiatra e per altri professionisti della salute mentale e propone ai lettori una panoramica completa, sebbene succinta, di questo argomento, per il quale è spesso difficile reperire informazioni imparziali. Il testo risponde alle domande che i professionisti sanitari potrebbero porsi in merito agli effetti della marijuana sulla salute e sulle malatti...

A practical and comprehensive resource for loved ones and young adults experiencing an episode of psychosis for the first time. Psychosis often first occurs in late adolescence or early adulthood - an exciting but often tumultuous time of role transitions and challenging new opportunities such as college and employment. An episode of psychosis can be frightening for those undergoing it, and for their loved ones, and navigating through evaluation, treatment, and recovery ca...

With relatable clinical vignettes that illustrate the applicability of each chapter’s content, as well as key chapter points that summarize major themes, Marijuana and Mental Health is the definitive, single source of comprehensive information on marijuana and mental health in modern American society. Balanced, focused, and highly readable, chapters address topics such as the effects of marijuana on the brain and mind, marijuana-related policy and legislation, the complex link between mari...

The First Episode of Psychosis is the ideal book for patients experiencing the frightening and confusing initial episode of psychosis, which often occurs during late adolescence or early adulthood, and which affects nearly 3% of all people over the course of their lifetime. The book covers a range of disorders, focusing on primary psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder, clearly describing symptoms, early warning signs, and treatment--information th...

Carefully constructed and engaging, The American Opioid Epidemic: From Patient Care to Public Health presents the best of science and clinical practice and how these can inform public policy and the mental health professions. Opioid misuse, addiction, and unintentional overdose constitute a public health crisis with iatrogenic, sociocultural, and policy/regulatory underpinnings.The editors have assembled a roster of brilliant clinicians and academicians, who offer insight ...

A nerdy farmer—and doctor with expertise in nutrition—explains how the vast majority of our vegetables come from just eight families of plants, which can guide how we eat them (“eight on my plate”), while recounting his journey of trading in city life to build a thriving organic vegetable farm.Dr. Michael Compton shares his passionate and healthy approach to savoring vegetables daily from across eight veggie families: the Brassicas, the Alliums, the Legumes, the Ch...

The First Episode of Psychosis is the ideal book for patients experiencing the frightening and confusing initial episode of psychosis, which often occurs during late adolescence or early adulthood, and which affects nearly 3% of all people over the course of their lifetime. The book covers a range of disorders, focusing on primary psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder, clearly describing symptoms, early warning signs, and treatment--information th...

A nerdy farmer—and doctor with expertise in nutrition—provides insight into how best to prepare and savor vegetables while recounting his journey in building an organic vegetable farm and discovering the family that farmed the same land some 200 years ago.Dr. Michael Compton shares his passionate approach to savoring vegetables daily from across eight plant families: the Brassicas, the Alliums, the Legumes, the Chenopods, the Aster Greens, the Umbellifers, the Cucu...

**Il genio, gli scandali e i segreti del Re del Pop.Il libro definitivo sull’artista che ha cambiato il mondo della musica.La vita, i segreti e gli scandali del Re del Pop**«Una gran ricerca e uno stile avvincente per raccontare uno dei processi più chiacchierati di sempre. Imparziale, esaustivo e pieno di curiosità.»«Interessante, dettagliato, svela i retroscena della vita e narra nei particolari il carattere e la fragilità di Michael Jackson. Lo consiglio, ...

**Dal coautore del bestseller Il sopravvissuto di Auschwitz, la storia mai raccontata degli unici sopravvissuti alle camere a gas.Un’incredibile storia vera.Una testimonianza che scuote, commuove, illumina. Una pagina di speranza nell’abisso dell’umanità.Una luce nel momento più buio dell’umanità. Una storia indimenticabile di speranza, fede e forza d’animo.**All’alba del 10 ottobre 1944, settecento ragazzi fra i tredici e i diciassette anni vengono...

EL ÚLTIMO AÑO DE JORDAN EN EL EQUIPO MÁS LEGENDARIO DE LA HISTORIA«El mejor libro sobre Jordan.»The Washington PostMichael Jordan es responsable de algunos de los momentos más inolvidables de la historia del baloncesto y uno de los causantes de que la NBA sea lo que es hoy en día. Cuando pensamos en Jordan, recordamos tiros espectaculares, el baile de su cuerpo con la pelota, su sintonía con la cancha, su increíble vuelo hacia la c...

**Da bambino fu deportato in sei campi di concentramento: Auschwitz, Ebensee, Mauthausen, Płaszów, Melk, Amstetten. Si salvò e da uomo divenne cacciatore di nazisti.Un’incredibile storia vera**Dopo aver assistito alla morte di tutti i suoi cari, Josef sopravvisse a ben sei campi di concentramento, giurando a sé stesso che un giorno avrebbe fatto giustizia. E così, una volta libero, muovendosi nell’ambito dell’intelligence, divenne un cacciatore di nazisti con l’obiettivo di...