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Author : Karen Dunnell
Publisher : Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)
Download or read book Medicine Takers, Prescribers, and Hoarders written by Karen Dunnell and published by Routledge & Kegan Paul Books. This book was released on 1972 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Karen Dunnell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003862632
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)
Download or read book Medicine Takers, Prescribers and Hoarders written by Karen Dunnell and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-04-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1970s, the consumption of both prescribed and non-prescribed medicines in Britain was increasing. Originally published in 1972, this book takes a look at the medicine takers and the types of medicine they take. It examines the relationship between self-medication and prescription, and describes the frequency and nature of repeat prescribing. The medicines kept in a random sample of households were counted and analysed, and data about the length of time people hoarded medicines is used as a basis for estimating the proportion of prescribed medicines that are wasted. By putting the views and habits of people as patients alongside information from their general practitioners the study illuminates the relationship between patients and doctors. In addition, variations between people in different social classes direct light on the distribution of care and the equity of services at the time
Author : Edward Shorter
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351521942
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)
Download or read book Doctors and Their Patients written by Edward Shorter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With every passing year, the mutual mistrust between doctor and patient widens, as doctors retreat into resentment and patients become increasingly disillusioned with the quality of care. Rich in anecdote as well as science 'Doctors and Their Patients' describes how both have arrived at this sad shape.
Author : Alison Haggett
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137448881
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)
Download or read book A History of Male Psychological Disorders in Britain, 1945-1980 written by Alison Haggett and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY license and explores the under-researched history of male mental illness from the mid-twentieth century. It argues that statistics suggesting women have been more vulnerable to depression and anxiety are misleading since they underplay a host of alternative presentations of 'distress' more common in men.
Author : Ann Cartwright
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040007414
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)
Download or read book Elderly People, Their Medicines, and Their Doctors written by Ann Cartwright and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-05-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 1980s, an increasing proportion of all prescribed medicines went to people over 65 years of age, not only because they constituted a growing sector of the population but also because their consumption rate, unlike that of younger people was increasing. This increase was therefore a matter for widespread concern which had until now been largely speculative, as no recent national survey had focused on this issue. Originally published in 1988, Ann Cartwright and Christopher Smith looked at the medicines prescribed for, and taken by, a nationally representative sample of elderly people. The experiences and views of both patients (elderly people) and professionals (general practitioners) are examined and related. What is revealed is how much, and how little GPs knew about the social circumstances and medicine taking of their elderly patients. Evaluation of all the prescribed medicines taken shows the extent of elderly people’s knowledge of their medication and identifies duplications, potentially harmful interactions, contraindications, and inappropriate dosages. Recommendations for action to be taken by doctors, pharmacists, medical educators, and elderly people themselves made this book essential reading for all those concerned with the health and welfare of elderly people at the time.
Author : Tanya Stivers
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195345537
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)
Download or read book Prescribing under Pressure written by Tanya Stivers and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antibiotics will soon no longer be able to cure common illnesses such as strep throat, sinusitis and middle ear infections as they have done for the last 60 years. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasing at a much faster rate than new antibiotics to treat them are being developed. The prescription of antibiotics for viral illnesses is a key cause of increasing bacterial resistance. Despite this fact, many children continue to receive antibiotics unnecessarily for the treatment of viral upper respiratory tract infections. Why do American physicians continue to prescribe inappropriately given the high social stakes of this action? The answer appears to lie in the fundamentally social nature of medical practice: physicians do not prescribe as the result of a clinical algorithm but prescribe in the context of a conversation with a parent and a child. Thus, physicians have a classic social dilemma which pits individual parents and children against a greater social good. This book examines parent-physician conversations in detail, showing how parents put pressure on doctors in largely covert ways, for instance in specific communication practices for explaining why they have brought their child to the doctor or answering a history-taking question. This book also shows how physicians yield to this seemingly subtle pressure evidencing that apparently small differences in wording have important consequences for diagnosis and treatment recommendations. Following parents use of these interactional practices, physicians are more likely to make concessions, alter their diagnosis or alter their treatment recommendation. This book also shows how small changes in the way physicians present their findings and recommendations can decrease parent pressure for antibiotics. This book carefully documents the important and observable link between micro social interaction and macro public health domains.
Author : John Crellin
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000156761
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Social History of Medicines in the Twentieth Century written by John Crellin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a fresh perspective on the day-to-day use of medicine! A Social History of Medicines in the Twentieth Century explores the most perplexing issues concerning the uses of prescriptions and other medicines on both sides of the Atlantic. The book equips you with a thorough understanding of the everyday use of medicine in the United States, Canada, and Britain, concentrating on its recent past. Dr. John K. Crellin, author of several influential books on the history of medicine and pharmacy, addresses vital topics such as: the emergence of prescription-only medicines; gate-keeping roles for pharmacists; the role of the drugstore; and the rise of alternative medicines. A Social History of Medicines in the Twentieth Century adds the historical perspective missing from most medical and pharmaceutical literature about trends in the day-to-day use of medicines in society. The book is essential reading for anyone taking regular medication, either as self-care or by a physician’s prescription. Topics discussed include the non-scientific factors that validate medicines, the relevance of the control of narcotics, marketing strategies used by the pharmaceutical industry, the changing authority of physicians and pharmacists, over-the-counter medicines, tonics and sedatives, and patient compliance—and non-compliance. A Social History of Medicines in the Twentieth Century also addresses: medicines for weakness (“health” foods, fortifiers, digestives/laxatives) poison and pharmacy legislation placebos tranquilizers and antidepressants hormones side-effects psychoactive medications herbal medicines a brief history of the use of medicines from the 17th to 19th centuries suggestions for future policies and much more! A Social History of Medicines in the Twentieth Century is equally vital as a professional resource for physicians, pharmacists, and health care administrators, as a classroom guide for academics working in the medical and pharmaceutical fields, and as a resource for patients.
Author : David Tuckett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317833082
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)
Download or read book An Introduction to Medical Sociology written by David Tuckett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1976 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.
Author : Bruce Burns
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 104000752X
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)
Download or read book Drugs, Ageing and Society written by Bruce Burns and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-05-10 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1970s and 1980s prescription and over-the-counter drugs had come to play a major role in the health care of older people. Originally published in 1986, this book reviews the historical background to this development and explores its social and pharmacological implications. The main aim of the study was to provide a critical perspective on drug use together with a framework for developing effective prescribing policies. The authors do not, in developing their arguments, reject the enormous value of drugs in the treatment of many illnesses affecting older people; they do, however, criticise excessive as well as inappropriate prescribing. The intention was to provide some practical illustrations of how the harmful effects of drug use can be curtailed. This book was aimed, in particular, at workers in the health services, for example: doctors, health visitors, district nurses, pharmacists, the professions allied to medicine. However, it should also be of interest to other groups such as social workers, carers, support groups and older people themselves.
Author : Jon Dowell
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1315344777
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)
Download or read book Patient-Centered Prescribing written by Jon Dowell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Half of all prescribed medicines are used in a sub-optimal manner and clinicians struggle to find ways of improving the situation. There is a move towards greater partnership with patients, but concordance (shared decision making between patients and healthcare professionals) is a growing challenge for the profession. This practical book offers numerous real life case studies to demonstrate the way the patient-centered model, combined with other behavioural models, can result in a logical approach to prescribing for difficult clients, including ‘non-compliant’ and other challenging patients. Patient-Centered Prescribing fully considers the very complex nature of the issues at hand, ethical questions, time restrictions and financial matters, to produce a realistic analysis of the difficulties to be overcome in achieving better practice. This book is ideal for doctors, nurses and pharmacists, and postgraduate students of medicine, pharmacy and nursing. It is also of great interest to medical educators, particular
