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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ranna Parekh , Ed W. ChildsPublisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG Imprint: Birkhauser Verlag AG Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 6.029kg ISBN: 9783319801766ISBN 10: 3319801767 Pages: 382 Publication Date: 26 May 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Stigma and Persons with Disabilities.- 2. Stigma and Persons with Obesity.- 3. Religious Minorities and Medicine: The Collision of Health Care and Faith.- 4. The Poor and Economically Vulnerable in Public and Safety-Net Healthcare Institutions: Outcomes and Attitudes.- 5. Stigma and Prejudice Against Individuals Experiencing Homelessness.- 6. VIP Patients: An Unexpectedly Vulnerable Population.- 7. Stigma and Persons with Substance Use Disorders.- 8. Borderline Personality Disorder: From Stigma to Compassionate Care.- 9. Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: Stigmatized or a Member of an Empowered Sisterhood.- 10. Stigma and Prejudice in Patients with HIV/AIDS.- 11. Commercially Sexually Exploited & Trafficked Minors: Our Hidden and Forgotten Children.- 12. Stigma and Veterans.- 13. I Pity the Poor Immigrant: Stigma and Immigration.- 14. Limited English Proficient (LEP) Patient: The Importance of Working with Trained MedicalInterpreters to Promote Equitable Health Care.- 15. Improving Workforce Diversity in Minority and Majority Institutions.- 16. Leveraging Technology for Health Equity.- 17. Research with Diverse and Vulnerable Populations.- 18. Building Diversity Initiatives in Academic Medicine.- 19. Looking Outward and Inward: The Role of Introspection in Expanding and Consolidating Our Understanding of Diversity.- 20. Pharmacology: Cultural and Genetic Considerations.ReviewsThis book should be read by all healthcare professionals, as well as healthcare system administrators and executives. Physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, dietitians, occupational therapists, medical assistants, and medical technologists of all disciplines will be better informed clinicians by reviewing the chapters in this volume. Executive directors, chief executive officers, chief operating officers, department managers, and program directors will find useful guidance here for fostering equitability in the systems for which they are responsible. (Patrick L. Kerr, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (12), March, 2017) Recognizing stigma exists in the care of patients with mental health issues is not the only step in addressing it. This book identifies particularly vulnerable populations of mental health patients and discusses the bias they often face in healthcare settings and in their relationships with healthcare workers. ... This is a valuable read for any healthcare professional and would prove useful for trainees as well. (Steven T. Herron, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2016) Recognizing stigma exists in the care of patients with mental health issues is not the only step in addressing it. This book identifies particularly vulnerable populations of mental health patients and discusses the bias they often face in healthcare settings and in their relationships with healthcare workers. ... This is a valuable read for any healthcare professional and would prove useful for trainees as well. (Steven T. Herron, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2016) Recognizing stigma exists in the care of patients with mental health issues is not the only step in addressing it. This book identifies particularly vulnerable populations of mental health patients and discusses the bias they often face in healthcare settings and in their relationships with healthcare workers. This is a valuable read for any healthcare professional and would prove useful for trainees as well. (Steven T. Herron, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2016) This book should be read by all healthcare professionals, as well as healthcare system administrators and executives. Physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, dietitians, occupational therapists, medical assistants, and medical technologists of all disciplines will be better informed clinicians by reviewing the chapters in this volume. Executive directors, chief executive officers, chief operating officers, department managers, and program directors will find useful guidance here for fostering equitability in the systems for which they are responsible. (Patrick L. Kerr, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (12), March, 2017) Recognizing stigma exists in the care of patients with mental health issues is not the only step in addressing it. This book identifies particularly vulnerable populations of mental health patients and discusses the bias they often face in healthcare settings and in their relationships with healthcare workers. ... This is a valuable read for any healthcare professional and would prove useful for trainees as well. (Steven T. Herron, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2016) Author InformationRanna Parekh, MD, MPHDirector,Division of Diversity and Health EquityAmerican Psychiatric Association Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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