Month: December 2015

Editors: Daniel B. Kaplan, PhD and Barbara Berkman, PhD Publisher: Oxford University Press – 710 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar Health care and social work are closely related areas of study and practice, at least in the United States, if not also in other developed countries. Most older people require health care as well as social assistance, especially if they are not well off, economically. The knowledge base and our understanding of the delivery of health care and social services continues to grow, so in this book the editors and authors share it with you the reader, who...

Editor: Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, PhD Publisher: Oxford University Press – 631 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram You probably may not have heard the term ‘emerging adulthood’ before, although you must have heard and read of ‘adolescence’ and ‘young adulthood’ as two stages when studying the human lifespan in the area of developmental psychology. In this book, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett puts focus on emerging adulthood, a term he coined, as a new stage of life (typically between the ages of 18 and 29) that has developed. This is based on studies that show that “in recent decades, the lives...

(Volume 6 – Part of the Aospine Masters Series) Editor: Luiz Roberto Vialle, MD Guest Editors: Carlo Bellabarba, MD; and Frank Kandziora, MD Publisher: Thieme – 190 pages, with 207 figures Book Review by: Deekay Daulat The word ‘thoracolumbar’ is a combination of the words ‘thoracic’ and ‘lumbar,’ the second and third parts of the spine looking sideways from top to bottom. So it could be written ‘thoraco-lumbar’ for more clarity. It is also referred to as the thoracolumbar junction of the spine. It is that part of the spine or vertebral column that is a combination of, or...

Editors: Daniel H. Kim, MD; Dilip K. Sengupta, MD; Frank P. Cammisa, Jr., MD; Do Heum Yoon, MD; and Richard G. Fessler, MD Publisher: Thieme – 457 pages Book Review by: Deekay Daulat This book is a valuable resource in preserving spine motion and stabilization. It provides you the fundamental science, including the necessary information on instrumentation and technologies required in achieving such goals for your patients. Among other benefits, this updated second presents to you: Answers to health economics questions from ethics committees and payers Guidance on how to address common safety and efficacy issues Information on how...

Editor: Roxana Cobo, MD Publisher: Thieme – 384  pages, with 1.083 illustrations  Book Review by: Hiro Motiram What is it about facial plastic surgery on members of different ethnic or multiethnic populations than facial plastic surgery in general? Why the need for this book? There are several reasons why this book was developed, and some of them are: Definitions of beauty vary among different ethnic groups Facial features differ a lot. Some groups for example, have flat noses; others have ‘ski slope’ noses. Still others have bulbous noses with lots of flesh. Many desire sculpting. Needs and demands for...