Reviews for Hepatology: A Practical Approach

The average rating for Hepatology: A Practical Approach based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-11-25 00:00:00 James Bowles Not only a recent publication (2009) but an accessible one, what I especially like about Trauma and Physical Health: Understanding the Effects of Extreme Stress and of Physiological Harm is that it is so client/patient-focused. with an emphasis on "lay" people (not just academics) do important work in the area of trauma. So often I read articles that are useful but feel completely removed from the real world. They are synopsis of clinical studies done by academics who have never done any kind of in-person counseling, even on a volunteer or community level. To me, that always feels as if something is missing. One chapter especially speaks to these strengths. The title of the chapter, "Client-Centered Care", gives the reader a hint of what is to come; the focus is on how to do the best for clients. The introduction describes the experience of one of the co-authors: a physical therapist who volunteered at a non-profit sexual assault center co-facilitating a support group for survivors of CSA. Reading this chapter, the reader gets the sense that this isn't just a study about health professionals can better integrate client-centered care into their own practice and be able to connect more meaningfully with their patients who are survivors of CSA but also how to do so with compassion, being respectful of boundaries and intersections of race/class/gender, etc. and in a manner that shares control. It is a thoughtful article that every healthcare professional should read. One of the most useful articles in the book looked at the connection between traumatic childbirth and breastfeeding, "Traumatic Childbirth and Breastfeeding". Those of us who do this work, like the author Cynthia Good Mojab, know that "childbirth trauma is largely an invisible issue." (65) but what we are beginning to understand more and more, from our work with clients and recent research, is that that childbirth trauma can impact both the initiation and the duration of breastfeeding, as Mojab explores in her article. Childbirth trauma can lead to postpartum depression, PTSD and more. Women with preexisting issues such as childhood trauma due to CSA or intimate partner violence can be at an increased risk for traumatic childbirth (67-8).What does this mean for the mother's ability and inclination to breastfeed? From even basics like the physical challenges of breastfeeding after a c-section to the emotional challenges of depression or PTSD, moms who have suffered a traumatic childbirth will battle more challenges, including breastfeeding, than women who did not. Add to the fact that "healthcare professionals, friends, family may not realize how important breastfeeding can be to a mother after a traumatic childbirth" and the reader begins to get a sense of just how devastating a traumatic childbirth can be to a mom's sense of mastery and confidence. Trauma and Physical Health: Understanding the Effects of Extreme Stress and of Physiological Harm is an excellent, I would argue, must read for any birth professional from doula to childbirth educator to everyone in between. It is an outstanding resource and guidebook to understanding trauma and its devastating impac

Review # 2 was written on 2021-01-23 00:00:00 Linda Neighborgall This book is an absolute wealth of information on CAM for epilepsy. They include each therapy's merits as well as any drawbacks. I appreciated that each chapter was written by the expert(s) in the field and then the main authors gave an objective evaluation of it. They acknowledge the potential that most of these therapies have to help the many people living with epilepsy, though most really need more and/or better scientific studies done. I would highly recommend this book for anyone whose epilepsy isn't well controlled with medications.