Clinical psycho-oncology : an international perspective / / [edited by] Luigi Grassi and Michelle Riba

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910139748303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• ISBN: 9786613655769; 9781280678837; 1280678836; 9781118303030; 1118303032; 9781119941101; 1119941105; 9781119941095; 1119941091
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Collana: New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
• Altri autori (Persone): GrassiLuigi; RibaMichelle B
• Disciplina: 616.99/40651
• Soggetti: Tumors - Psychological aspects; Tumors - Social aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introducing multicultural psycho-oncology / Luigi Grassi and Michelle Riba -- Communication in cancer care : a cultural perspective / Phyllis Butow and Walter F. Baile -- Psychosocial assessment and screening in psycho-oncology / Paul B. Jacobsen and Kristine A. Donovan -- Sexuality and gender : psychosocial implications in cancer patients : a multicultural perspective / Anna Costantini ... [et al.] -- Psychosocial and psychiatric disorders / Santosh K. Chaturvedi and Yosuke Uchitomi -- Neurocognitive effects of anticancer treatments / Tim Ahles, Sanne Schagen, and Janette Vardy -- Screening for distress, the 6th vital sign, as the connective tissue of health -- Care systems : a roadmap to integrated interdisciplinary person-centred care / Barry D. Bultz, Matthew J. Loscalzo and Karen L. Clark -- Psychological intervention / ; Maggie Watson -- Psychopharmacological interventions / Seema M. Thekdi, Maria Elisa Irarrazaval, and Laura B. Dunn -- Rehabilitation / Anja Mehnert and Uwe Koch -- Pediatric psycho-oncology / Margaret L. Stuber and Elizabeth M. Strom -- A life-stage approach to psycho-oncology / Peter Fitzgerald, Rinat Nissim, and Gary Rodin --; Psycho-oncology in underserved and minority populations / Richard Fielding and Wendy W.T. Lam -- Exploration of family care : a multicultural approach / Lea Baider and Gil Goldzweig -- Bioethical challenges : understanding cultural differences and reducing -- Health disparities / Antonella Surbone -- Post-traumatic growth in cancer patients across cultures / Michael Diaz, Matthew Cordova, and David Spiegel -- The need for psychosocial support in genetic counselling and genetic testing / Mary Jane Esplen, Jonathan Hunter, and Kathryn M. Kash -- Psychosocial and physical health in post-treatment and extended cancer -- Survivorship / Patricia A. Ganz and Annette L. Stanton -- End-of-life care / William Breitbart, Harvey Max Chochinov, and Yesne Alici -- Grief and bereavement / Sue Morris and Susan Block -- Spiritual and religious coping with cancer / David W. Kissane, Carrie E. Lethborg, and Brian Kelly -- Psycho-oncology and advocacy in cancer care : an international perspective / Luzia Travado ... [et al.].
• Sommario/riassunto: "This international primer on psycho-oncology spans settings of care as well as regional boundaries. Designed to be easy to read, with informaton clearly displayed in concise tables and boxes accompanied by clinical vignettes, the book provides clear, practical guidance on all aspects of the psychological care of patients with cancer. Both trainees and practitioners will find it useful in the clinic as well as a resource for continued professional development"--Provided by publisher.

Comparing religions through law : Judaism and Islam / / Jacob Neusner and Tamara Sonn

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910970548203321
• Autore: Neusner Jacob <1932->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999
• ISBN: 1-134-64774-3; 9780203259998; 0-203-20267-8; 0-203-25999-8; 1-280-32566-6; 1-134-64775-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (276 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SonnTamara <1949->
• Disciplina: 296.1/8
• Soggetti: Jewish law; Islamic law; Jihad; Palestine in Judaism; Zionism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Comparing Islam and Judaism in particular; The monotheist religions, Judaism, Christianity, Islam; Which Judaism, which Islam, and why?; Category formations: comparing incomparables; The authoritative legal documents of Judaism and Islam; The Written and the Oral Torah: scripture, the Mishnah and the Talmuds; Islamic counterparts; Conclusions; The intellectual sources of the law; Islam: consensus, reasoning, exceptions; Judaic counterparts: exegesis, logic, argument, dialectics; Conclusions; The working of the law: institutions; The Israelite court system in the legal narrative of Judaism The Islamic court in the legal narrative of Islam; Conclusions; The working of the law: personnel; Islam; Judaism: the sage; Conclusions; Disproportions; Temple law and sacrifice; Slave laws in Islam and in Judaism; Sacred time/Sabbath in Judaism and sacred time/pilgrimage in Islam; ; Conclusions; Unique categories; Enlandisement (Judaism); Jerusalem and the lack of enlandisement in Islam; Jihad (Islam); The sage and Torah study in Judaism; Khilafah and the legal scholars in Islam; History, time, and paradigm in Judaism; History in Islam Epilogue: the consequences of comparison; Judaism and Islam: companions in the context of world religions; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Comparing Religions Through Law offers a ground- breaking study which compares these two religions through shared dominant structures. In the case of Judaism and Islam the dominant structure is law.Comparing Religions Through Law presents an innovative and sometimes controversial study of the comparisons and contrasts between the two religions and offers an example of how comparative religious studies can provide grounds for mutual understanding.