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- Stim, Richard, author.
- 2nd edition. - Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2016.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource. Digital: data file.
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"An A to Z, plain-English encyclopedia of contract terminology that dissects important contract concepts for business owners, law students, managers, and consumers. It also includes sample agreements with explanations on how to complete them"-- Provided by publisher.
- Rubenstein, Mary-Jane.
- New York : Columbia University Press, ©2014.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource : illustrations Digital: text file; PDF.
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- Acknowledgments Introduction: How to Avoid the G-Word
- 1. A Single, Complete Whole
- 2. Ancient Openings of Multiplicity
- 3. Navigating the Infinite
- 4. Measuring the Immeasurable
- 5. Bangs, Bubbles, and Branes: Atomists Versus Stoics, Take Two
- 6. Ascending to the Ultimate Multiverse Unendings: On the Entanglement of Science and Religion Notes Bibliography Index.
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- New York : DemosHealth, 2013.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource
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- Introduction: What is Multiple Sclerosis,
- 1. Get Active!,
- 2. Emotional well-being,
- 3. Nutrition,
- 4. Managing Your Daily Activities,
- 5. Accessing Your Medical Care: Do You Have the Help You Need,
- 6. Goal Setting.
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4. The handbook of nature [2012]
- Spellman, Frank R.
- Lanham, Md. : Government Institutes, 2012.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xvii, 463 pages) : illustrations Digital: data file.
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- Preface Part I What is Nature?
- Chapter 1 Introduction Part II Earth's Structure
- Chapter 2 Composition of Earth
- Chapter 3 Reshaping Earth Part III The Atmosphere: Earth's Breath
- Chapter 4 The Atmosphere
- Chapter 5 Atmospheric Water Phenomena
- Chapter 6 Atmosphere in Motion
- Chapter 7 Weather and Climate Part IV Water: Earth's Blood
- Chapter 8 Earth's Water
- Chapter 9 All About Water
- Chapter 10 Earth's Oceans and Their Margins
- Chapter 11 Running Waters
- Chapter 12 Still Waters Part V Earth's Life Forms
- Chapter 13 Biosphere
- Chapter 14 Ecosystems
- Chapter 15 The Fundamental Unit of Life
- Chapter 16 Biological Diversity
- Chapter 17 Animal Groups Part VI Wilderness
- Chapter 18 Land Organism Glossary.
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5. Prenatal tests and ultrasound [2012]
- Crabtree Burton, Elizabeth.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xvi, 119 pages) : illustrations.
- Summary
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- Preface
- Glossary of Terms
- 1. Diagnosing pregnancy
- 2. Genetic screening of the parents
- 3. Genetic screening of the fetus
- 4. Genetic testing of the fetus
- 5. General prenatal testing
- 7. Early first trimester ultrasound
- 8. The nuchal translucency scan: 11-13 weeks
- 9. The anatomy scan: 18-20 weeks
- 10. Third trimester ultrasound and NST
- 11. Options if an abnormality is found
- 12. More frequently asked questions
- Appendix: Additional resources.
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6. The Sjogren's book [2012]
- 4th ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xviii, 393 pages)
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- CONTENTS
- Contributors
- Preface by Steven E. Carsons, Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation Medical and Scientific Advisory Board
- Introduction: Why write a book on Sjogren's by Daniel J. Wallace
- PART I: INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS
- 1. Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation
- Steven Taylor
- 2. What is Sjogren's?
- Arthur I. Grayzel
- 3. Who Develops Sjogren's?
- Katy M. Setoode and Daniel J. Wallace
- PART II: THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SJOGREN'S
- 4. Pathogenesis of Sjogren's Syndrome
- Ian R. Mackay
- 5. Genetics and Sjogren's Syndrome
- John A. Ice, Christopher J. Lessard, and Kathy L. Moser
- 6. Sjogren's Syndrome: An Immunologic Perspective
- Robert I. Fox
- 7. How do These Immunological Events Lead to Dryness in Systemic Disease?
- Janine Austin Clayton, Serena Morrison, and Philip C. Fox
- PART III: WHERE AND HOW CAN THE BODY BE AFFECTED BY SJOGREN'S?
- 8. Generalized Symptoms and Signs of Sjogren's
- Steven E. Carsons and Nehad R. Solomon
- 9. The Internal Organs in Sjogren's
- Fotini C. Soliotis, Stuart S. Kassan, and Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos
- 10. The Central Nervous System and Sjogren's: Vasculitis and Vasculopathy
- Elaine Alexander
- 11. The Gastrointestinal Tract
- Matthew Nichols
- 12. Gynecologic Issues Including Pregnancy
- Thomas R. Allan and Ann Parke
- 13. Lymphoma
- Elke Theander and Eva Baecklund
- 14. Diseases Associated with Sjogren's Syndrome
- Frederick B. Vivino
- 15. The Dry Eye
- Abha Gulati, Reza Dana, and Gary N. Foulks
- 16. The Dry Mouth
- Ava J. Wu and Troy E. Daniels
- 17. Salivary Glands, Ears, Nose and Throat
- Robert S. Lebovics
- 18. Lab Work: Blood Tests, Imaging, Biopsies and Beyond
- Alan N. Baer
- 19. Why is Sjogren's Syndrome Difficult to Diagnose?
- Robert F. Spiera and Harry Spiera
- PART IV: THE MANAGEMENT OF SJOGREN'S
- 20. Treatment of Dry Mouth
- Philip C. Fox, Mabi I. Singh, and Athena Papas
- 21. Management of Dry Eye
- S. Lance Forstot and Gary N. Foulks
- 22. Treatment of Other Sicca Symptoms
- A. Dry Ears, Nose and Sinuses by Soo Kim Abboud
- B. Dry Skin by Theresa L. Ray and John R. Fenyk, Jr.
- C. Vaginal Dryness by Elisa Rodriguez Trowbridge
- 23. Diagnosis and Management of Fatigue
- Richa Mishra and Frederick B. Vivino
- 24. Management of Musculoskeletal and Chronic Pain
- Lan Chen
- 25. Management of Serious Internal Organ Manifestations
- Daniel Small
- 26. Evaluation and Management of the Neurological Manifestations of Sjogren's Syndrome
- Steven Mandel, Carla LoPinto-Khoury, Ramon Manon-Espaillat, William Neils, Scott Pello, David Roshal, and Meredith Snapp
- 27. Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Sjogren's Syndrome
- Paul F. Howard and C. Keith Wilkinson
- 28. Vitamin D and Sjogren's Syndrome
- Jeffrey Wilson
- 29. Testing New Drugs and Future Directions
- Young Lee, E. William St. Clair, and Philip L. Cohen
- PART V: LIVING WITH SJOGREN'S
- 30. Quality of Life and Sjogren's
- Barbara M. Segal
- 31. Lifestyle Issues - Emotional
- Teri P. Rumpf and Lynn C. Epstein
- 32. Enhancing Resilience through Mind/Body Interactions
- Margaret Baim
- 33. Related Topics on Living with Sjogren's
- A. Sex by Anne E. Burke
- B. Sleep by H. Kenneth Fisher
- C. Surgery by Lynn M. Petruzzi
- D. Vaccinations by Richard D. Brasington, Jr.
- 34. Disability and Sjogren's
- Thomas D. Sutton, JD and Katherine Morland Hammitt
- 35. Web, Print and Media Resource Manual
- Appendix 1: Glossary
- Appendix 2: Products for Sjogren's Patients.
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- Fink, Brett Ryan.
- New York : Demos Health, ©2012.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xvi, 326 pages) : illustrations
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- Introduction
- Choosing a foot professional
- Forefoot overload
- The big toe
- The small toes
- Midfoot
- Hindfoot and the heel
- The ankle
- Skin
- From athletes, to kids feet, to unusual conditions
- Rehabilitation for foot injuries
- Resources
- Shoes, orthotics, and braces
- Common medications
- Important rules of weight control
- Cast care
- Wound care
- Imaging.
8. Alice's adventures in water-land [2011]
- Ben-Naim, Arieh, 1934-
- Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2011.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xi, 146 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
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- Alice's First Day in College-- Professor Holmes Explains the Phase Map-- The First Excurison into the Microscopic World of Water Vapor-- The Second Visit to Water Vapor - Experiencing the Effect of Temperature and Pressure-- A Visit to the Solid Phase of Ice-- Alice's Visit to the Liquid Phase-- Why Does Ice Float on Water?-- The Outstanding Temperature Dependence of Volume of Water-- The Heat Capacity of Water-- Latent Heat of Water and Regulation of the Body's Temperature-- The Electrified WaterA"-- The Last Lecture of Professor Holmes-- The Last Visit to Professor Holmes' Lab.
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9. The Cambridge guide to the solar system [2011]
- Lang, Kenneth R.
- 2nd ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xxv, 475 pages) : illustrations (some color) Digital: data file.
- Summary
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- Part I. Changing Views and Fundamental Concepts:
- 1. Evolving perspectives: a historical prologue--
- 2. The new, close-up view from space--
- 3. The invisible buffer zone with space: atmospheres, magnetospheres and the solar wind-- Part II. The Inner System - Rocky Worlds:
- 4. Third rock from the Sun: restless Earth--
- 5. The Moon: stepping stone to the planets--
- 6. Mercury: a dense battered world--
- 7. Venus: the veiled planet--
- 8. Mars: the red planet-- Part III. The Giant Planets, Their Satellites and Their Rings - Worlds of Liquid, Ice and Gas:
- 9. Jupiter: a giant primitive planet--
- 10. Saturn: lord of the rings--
- 11. Uranus and Neptune-- Part IV. Remnants of Creation - Small Worlds in the Solar System:
- 12. Asteroids and meteorites--
- 13. Colliding worlds--
- 14. Comets--
- 15. Beyond Neptune-- Part V. Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets:
- 16. Brave new worlds-- Index.
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10. The Cambridge guide to the solar system [2011]
- Lang, Kenneth R.
- 2nd ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xxv, 475 pages) : illustrations (some color) Digital: data file.
- Summary
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- Part I. Changing Views and Fundamental Concepts:
- 1. Evolving perspectives: a historical prologue--
- 2. The new, close-up view from space--
- 3. The invisible buffer zone with space: atmospheres, magnetospheres and the solar wind-- Part II. The Inner System - Rocky Worlds:
- 4. Third rock from the Sun: restless Earth--
- 5. The Moon: stepping stone to the planets--
- 6. Mercury: a dense battered world--
- 7. Venus: the veiled planet--
- 8. Mars: the red planet-- Part III. The Giant Planets, Their Satellites and Their Rings - Worlds of Liquid, Ice and Gas:
- 9. Jupiter: a giant primitive planet--
- 10. Saturn: lord of the rings--
- 11. Uranus and Neptune-- Part IV. Remnants of Creation - Small Worlds in the Solar System:
- 12. Asteroids and meteorites--
- 13. Colliding worlds--
- 14. Comets--
- 15. Beyond Neptune-- Part V. Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets:
- 16. Brave new worlds-- Index.
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11. A caregiver's guide to Lewy body dementia [2011]
- Whitworth, Helen Buell.
- New York : Demos Health, ©2011.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xi, 294 pages) : illustrations
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- Introduction ,
- 1. What Is Lewy Body Dementia? ,
- 2. How Do I Find a Specialist and Get a Diagnosis I Can Trust? ,
- 3. Slowing the Progress of Dementia,
- 4. Coping With Cognitive Symptoms ,
- 5. Coping With Motor Dysfunctions ,
- 6. Sleep Disorders and Lewy Body Dementia ,
- 7. What Are Perceptual Dysfunctions? ,
- 8. Drug Sensitivities and Adverse Reactions ,
- 9. Managing Acting-Out Behaviors,
- 10. Coping With Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunctions,
- 11. Coping With Urinary Tract Dysfunctions,
- 12. How Do I Build a Health Care Team? ,
- 13. Managing Legal and Financial Issues ,
- 14. End-of-Life Issues ,
- 15. How Do I Take Care of Myself? , Glossary , Acronyms, Online Resources , References , Index.
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- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2011.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (PDF file (xiii, 87 pages)) : illustrations Digital: data file.
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- Overview
- Introduction to informal learning
- Chemistry in print
- Local outreach efforts
- Chemistry in museums
- Chemistry in video, in movies, and on the radio
- Tools and techniques
- Workshop wrap-up session.
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- Stachowiak, Julie.
- New York : Demos Health, ©2010.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xvii, 338 pages)
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- Proceed With Confidence-- Be An MS Expert-- Put Your Symptoms In Their Place. Make Your Doctor Work For You-- Don't Let Treatment Just Happen-- Go ""Off-Road"" Responsibly-- Be Prepared-- Create Health In New Places-- Reform Relationships On Your Terms-- Cooperate With Your Emotions-- Be Your Own Advocate-- Get ""In The Mix""-- Seek Inspiration.
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- Compton, Michael T.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xxxii, 253 pages) : illustrations Digital: data file.
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- Foreword
- 1. An Overview of Early Psychosis
- 2. Symptons of Early Psychosis
- 3. Diagnosis
- 4. Causes
- 5. The Evaluation
- 6. Medicines
- 7. Psychosocial Treatments
- 8. Follow-Up and Sticking with Treatment
- 9. Recovery and Staying Healthy
- 10. Early Warning Signs
- 11. Stigma
- 12. A Supportive Family Environment.
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- Compton, Michael T.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xxxii, 253 pages) : illustrations Digital: data file.
- Summary
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- Foreword
- 1. An Overview of Early Psychosis
- 2. Symptons of Early Psychosis
- 3. Diagnosis
- 4. Causes
- 5. The Evaluation
- 6. Medicines
- 7. Psychosocial Treatments
- 8. Follow-Up and Sticking with Treatment
- 9. Recovery and Staying Healthy
- 10. Early Warning Signs
- 11. Stigma
- 12. A Supportive Family Environment.
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- Blumberg, Mark Samuel, 1961-
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xiv, 326 pages) : illustrations Digital: data file.
- Summary
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- Introduction
- 1. A Parliament Of Monsters
- 2. Arresting Features
- 3. Do The Locomotion
- 4. Life And Limb
- 5. Anything Goes
- Epilogue: Monstrous Behavior.
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- Blumberg, Mark Samuel, 1961-
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xiv, 326 pages) : illustrations Digital: data file.
- Summary
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- Introduction
- 1. A Parliament Of Monsters
- 2. Arresting Features
- 3. Do The Locomotion
- 4. Life And Limb
- 5. Anything Goes
- Epilogue: Monstrous Behavior.
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- Wallace, Daniel J. (Daniel Jeffrey), 1949-
- 4th ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (x, 294 pages) : illustrations
- Summary
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- PART I. INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS
- 1. Why Write a Book on Lupus?
- 2. What is Lupus?
- 3. The History of Lupus
- 4. Who Gets Lupus?
- PART II. INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNITY
- 5. The Body's Protection Plan
- 6. The Enemy Is Our Cells
- PART III. WHAT CAUSES LUPUS?
- 7. The Genetic Connection
- 8. Environmental Villains
- 9. Drugs That May Cause Lupus or Produce Flareups
- PART IV. WHERE AND HOW CAN THE BODY BE AFFECTED BY LUPUS?
- 10. History, Symptoms, and Signs
- 11. Must We Draw Blood?
- 12. Reactions of the Skin: Rashes and Discoid Lupus
- 13. Why the Aches? Arthritis, Muscles, and Bone
- 14. Pants and Pulses: The Lungs and Heart
- 15. Heady Connections: The Nervous System and Behavioral Changes
- 16. The Head, Neck, and Sjogren's Syndrome
- 17. What About Hormones?
- 18. The Impact of Lupus Upon the GI Tract and Liver
- 19. Lupus in the Kidney and Urinary Tract
- 20. The Blood and Lymphatic Systems
- 21. Why Do Blood Clots Develop?
- 22. Lupus Through the Ages: Lupus in Children and the Elderly
- 23. Is It Really Lupus?
- PART V. THE MANAGEMENT OF LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
- 24. How to Treat Lupus with Physical Measures
- 25. You Can Help Conquer Lupus
- 26. Taming Inflammation: Anti-inflammatory Therapies
- 27. Big Guns and Magic Bullets: Disease-Modifying Drugs
- 28. Other Options: Treatments Occasionally Used to Manage Lupus
- 29. Fighting Infections, Allergies, and Osteoporosis
- 30. Can a Woman with Lupus Have a Baby?
- 31. Economic Impact of Lupus in teh United States and Disability Issues
- 32. What's the Prognosis?
- 33. New Therapies for Lupus and Future Directions.
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- Wallace, Daniel J. (Daniel Jeffrey), 1949-
- 4th ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (x, 294 pages) : illustrations
- Summary
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- PART I. INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS
- 1. Why Write a Book on Lupus?
- 2. What is Lupus?
- 3. The History of Lupus
- 4. Who Gets Lupus?
- PART II. INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNITY
- 5. The Body's Protection Plan
- 6. The Enemy Is Our Cells
- PART III. WHAT CAUSES LUPUS?
- 7. The Genetic Connection
- 8. Environmental Villains
- 9. Drugs That May Cause Lupus or Produce Flareups
- PART IV. WHERE AND HOW CAN THE BODY BE AFFECTED BY LUPUS?
- 10. History, Symptoms, and Signs
- 11. Must We Draw Blood?
- 12. Reactions of the Skin: Rashes and Discoid Lupus
- 13. Why the Aches? Arthritis, Muscles, and Bone
- 14. Pants and Pulses: The Lungs and Heart
- 15. Heady Connections: The Nervous System and Behavioral Changes
- 16. The Head, Neck, and Sjogren's Syndrome
- 17. What About Hormones?
- 18. The Impact of Lupus Upon the GI Tract and Liver
- 19. Lupus in the Kidney and Urinary Tract
- 20. The Blood and Lymphatic Systems
- 21. Why Do Blood Clots Develop?
- 22. Lupus Through the Ages: Lupus in Children and the Elderly
- 23. Is It Really Lupus?
- PART V. THE MANAGEMENT OF LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
- 24. How to Treat Lupus with Physical Measures
- 25. You Can Help Conquer Lupus
- 26. Taming Inflammation: Anti-inflammatory Therapies
- 27. Big Guns and Magic Bullets: Disease-Modifying Drugs
- 28. Other Options: Treatments Occasionally Used to Manage Lupus
- 29. Fighting Infections, Allergies, and Osteoporosis
- 30. Can a Woman with Lupus Have a Baby?
- 31. Economic Impact of Lupus in teh United States and Disability Issues
- 32. What's the Prognosis?
- 33. New Therapies for Lupus and Future Directions.
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- Phillips, Katharine A.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xiv, 301 pages) : illustrations
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- Preface
- 1. What is Body Dismorphic Disorder?
- 2. How Do I Know if I Have BDD?
- 3. BDD Comes in Many Forms
- 4. Painful Obsessions
- 5. Compulsive Behaviors: Mirror Checking, Grooming, Camouflaging, Dieting, and Others
- 6. How BDD Affects Lives: Social Avoidance, Problems with School and Work, Violence, Suicide, and Other Consequences
- 7. Gender and BDD across the Life Span
- 8. What Causes BDD? Clues to an Unsolved Puzzle
- 9. Getting Better: A Brief Treatment Guide
- 10. How to Successfully Treat BDD with Medication
- 11. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for BDD
- 12. Cosmetic Treatments: Surgery, Dermatologic, Dental, and Other Treatments
- 13. Anorexia Nervosa, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Other Psychiatric Disorders-What's Their Relationship to BDD?
- 14. Advice for Family Members and Friends
- 15. Getting Help for BDD
- Glossary
- Index.
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