Books by "Ian J. Kerr"
4 books found
Intellectual Disability Psychiatry
by Angela Hassiotis, Diana Andrea Barron, Ian Hall
2013 · John Wiley & Sons
Intellectual Disability Psychiatry is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the management of mental health problems in people with intellectual disabilities. A clear and user-friendly handbook, it will help busy healthcare professionals develop their understanding of the mental health problems of service users with intellectual disabilities. Most importantly, it will help them make an accurate diagnostic assessment and develop and implement an holistic, person-centred, evidence-based management plan. Topics covered include the classification of mental disorders in intellectual disability, the clinical assessment of specific disorders, psychological, psychopharmacological and social interventions, and the practical, legal, and social aspects of supporting service users with intellectual disability who have mental health problems.
The study of pilgrimage often centres itself around miracles and spontaneous populist activities. While some of these activities and stories may play an important role in the emergence of potential pilgrimage sites and in helping create wider interest in them, this book demonstrates that the dynamics of the marketplace, including marketing and promotional activities by priests and secular interest groups, create the very consumerist markets through which pilgrimages become established and successful – and through which the ‘sacred’ as a category can be sustained. By drawing on examples from several contexts, including Japan, India, China, Vietnam, Europe, and the Muslim world, author Ian Reader evaluates how pilgrimages may be invented, shaped, and promoted by various interest groups. In so doing he draws attention to the competitive nature of the pilgrimage market, revealing that there are rivalries, borrowed ideas, and alliances with commercial and civil agencies to promote pilgrimages. The importance of consumerism is demonstrated, both in terms of consumer goods/souvenirs and pilgrimage site selection, rather than the usual depictions of consumerism as tawdry disjunctions on the ‘sacred.’ As such this book reorients studies of pilgrimage by highlighting not just the pilgrims who so often dominate the literature, but also the various other interest groups and agencies without whom pilgrimage as a phenomenon would not exist.
There has been a recent surge of new data on the subject of exercise and sport in type I diabetes, as well as great interest from the multidisciplinary healthcare teams looking after such patients. Providing advice and support to enable athletes to manage their diabetes during and after sport is an essential part of diabetes care. Type I Diabetes: Clinical Management of the Athlete outlines best practice and scientific progress in the management of people with type I diabetes who undertake a sport at any level. The book explores endocrine response to exercise, hypoglycemia and dietetics in the diabetic patient, and provides real-life examples of type I diabetes management at the professional athlete level. It is the first source of reference for specialists in diabetes when seeking advice on how to manage their patient and provides practical advice for equipping the type I diabetes patient with the ability to fulfill their sporting potential.
Landmark Studies in Critical Care
by Jose Chacko, Donald B. Chalfin, Ian Seppelt, Swapnil Pawar, Gagan Brar
2025 · Springer Nature
The book is a curated collection of groundbreaking papers entrenched in evidence-based medicine to provide trainees and practitioners in critical care medicine with a handy tool for reference. This compilation highlights pivotal research papers that have significantly influenced clinical practice. The studies in this book are carefully selected based on a rigorous methodology and cover a wide range of critical topics. The studies present robust findings and offer guidance on improving clinical outcomes. Critical care medicine is a relatively new area of specialization and many contentious topics have been the focus of research over the years. In the contemporary era of evidence-based medicine, researchers continue to search for reliable evidence. Despite an abundance of research, few papers have truly shaped the landscape. The book presents an overview of critical care research that has significantly influenced the field and impacted clinical practice. These studies represent landmarks in the history of critical care medicine, spearheaded by leaders in their research. The book is designed to appeal to both trainees and practitioners in the field of critical care medicine.