Month: May 2014

Author: Thomas Hardy Leahey Publisher: Pearson – 557 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram This seventh edition of A History of Psychology From Antiquity to Modernity is a combination of materials in the previous editions of The History of Psychology as well as A History of Modern Psychology. The reason for this integration as the author explains, is that since 1980 when the first edition of this book appeared, there has been a shift in focus in the history of the sciences: from focus on the origin of a scientific field to focus on the prehistory of a field,...

Editors: Richard M. Grinnell, Jr. and Yvonne A. Unrau Publisher: Oxford University Press – 717 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram This tenth edition of Social Work Research and Evaluation: Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice, first developed in 1981, has been written to help students learn and appreciate how evidence-based practices can be used in their professional careers. It provides information designed to basically develop in their minds a solid understanding of research methods. The editors point out that there are basically two complementary approaches to knowledge generation – positivistic and interpretive – that can help students of research design...

Editor: Fred F. Ferri, MD, FACP Publisher: Elsevier Saunders – 404 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This book has been developed as a manual for medical students, interns, residents, practicing physicians, and other health care professionals who deal with laboratory testing of specimens and imaging for diagnostic purposes. Aware of today’s healthcare imperatives in reducing costs, everyone involved is faced with the question: which tests to order and which not to? This book answers that question for you in each instance. It is divided into three main sections: clinical laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging, and diagnostic algorithms. Section I...