Books published by Springer Healthcare

Written by leading authors in the field of osteoarthritis, the book discusses classification, etiology and risk factors for osteoarthritis, the disease course and determinants of osteoarthritis progression, clinical features and diagnosis as well as imaging methods to assess joint damage.

Understanding Liver Cancer is a concise and up-to-date review, which discusses diagnosis, management, patient care, current and emerging therapies, and useful resources that clinicians can provide to their patients.

Cancer-related fatigue (CrF) is increasingly recognized as a significant problem for patients with cancer at all stages, including those undergoing therapy and in remission. In fact, studies have shown that CrF causes patients more distress than pain, nausea, or vomiting and yet fatigue is still often undertreated and rarely studied.

Chronic pain has been estimated to cost more than 100 billion annually in the United States, and its estimated annual cost to European countries ranges from 1.1 to nearly 50 billion Euros (nearly 1.5 billion to over 60 billion dollars).

A thorough guide for readers to quickly gain an update on standard diagnosis and treatment methods for axial spondyloarthritis. Easily accessible text and tables review the current treatment recommendations and emerging treatment options based on recent clinical trials.

Managing Diabetes is a up-to-date, comprehensive showcase of the current pharmaceutical trends in treating diabetes and provides a unbiased, inclusive discussion of current and emerging treatments by well-known experts in the field.

Handbook of Treatment-resistant Schizophrenia is a concise review of treatment-resistant schizophrenia's definition, measurement tools, adherence issues, substance abuse, optimal dosing, clinician-patient relationships, and current management approaches.

This book provides a wealth of assessment instruments from the world's experts to help clinicians gather the most important information from their patients. This is the 3rd edition of our highly successful guides to Rating Scales in Schizophrenia, it is a practical and quick reference publication for psychiatrists.

An excellent addition to current resources in psychopharmacology for graduate and postgraduate trainees in psychiatry, neurology, medicine, pharmacy and pharmacology. A comprehensive series of relevant questions and an extensive bibliography that will be both a useful test of trainees' progress and also a useful aide memoire and primer.

Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. This title provides an overview of the purpose of lipid testing, diagnosis and lipid profiles as well as the goals of treatment and pharmacological management of lipid levels.