STEM-HforMentalHealthCliniciansintroducesanewmodelthatadaptsscientific,technological,engineering,andmathematicalconceptstotreatthehealth(STEM-H)ofpatientswithmedicalproblems.Thebookbeginswithadiscussionofgeneticsandcontinuesthroughcurrentscientificresearchunderlyingeachbodilysystemtoinformpractitionersandadvancedstudentsaboutdevelopment,aswellasstructure,andfunction.Signatureillnessesandinjuriesthataffecteachsystemarediscussedatlength,aswellastechnologicaladvancesandbiomedicalengineeringthatdevelopedapparatusesandmedicationstotreatthosesignatureconditions.Mathematicalconceptsthatunderliepublichealthmodelsareintroducedineachchapterandrangefromtheprevalenceandincidenceofthesemedicalconditionstosocialdeterminantsofhealth,andtherelationshipofethnicity,gender,andpoverty.Clinicaltheoriesandmethodsareintroducedtoinformpractitionersabouttreatmentsofsignatureillnessesandinjuriesexperiencedbychildrenandadults.ThebookthoroughlyexplainstheterminologyandSTEM-Hconceptstoinformstudentsandmentalhealthclinicians.Readerswhomasterthematerialwillbepreparedtoworkasmedicalteammembersorasindependentclinicianswithprivateorcommunityclientswhostrugglewithmedicalproblems.Thistextbookaddressesthewell-beingofthepatient’sfamilymembersandintroducessolutionstoimprovethecaregivers’burden.ChaptersinSTEM-HforCliniciansprovideabench-sidetobedsideapproachtoapplybasicglobalscientificdata,predominantlyfromtheUnitedStates,thatinformclinicians’treatmentmethodsanddevelopresearch-informedpractice.
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