Books in the The Clinics: Internal Medicine series

Brings together a line-up of reviews on cultural aspect of child and adolescent psychiatry. This title covers such topics as: culture and development; immigration, acculturation, and stress; language, culture and adaptation; racial and ethnic disparities in mental health; and, cultural assessment and formulation.

Includes articles on topics such as: Rising primary cesarean rates: VBAC vital statistics, Access to TOLAC, Medicolegal aspects of VBAC/TOL, Ethics, Midwifery and VBAC, Success rates and factors, Intrapartum management - induction, labor progression and monitoring, Uterine rupture - rates and prediction, and Multiple repeat cesareans.

Provides a review of clinical issues surrounding erectile dysfunction. This title contributes reviews on peyronie's disease and epidemiology and risk factors. It features comparison of established agents with phosphodiesterase medications, penile rehabilitation after prostate cancer, and treatment of erectile dysfunction and depression.

Discusses the role of ethics in psychiatry. This book covers such topics as ethics in research, ethics in clinical treatment, ethics in education, genetics, and the military. It contains separate articles on children, adults, and older patients, with special attention paid to women's mental health, forensics, and addiction psychiatry.

Suitable for practicing internists, PCPs, hospitalists, nurse practitioners, endocrinologists, and those healthcare providers who are concerned about the diabetes epidemic, this title gives a historical perspective on diabetes prevention, examines its public health implications, and explores diabetes prevention initiatives.