11. Treatment
Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman
in Anxiety: A Very Short Introduction
‘Treatments’ considers the treatments available for anxiety disorders. The two types of treatment are psychological therapy — principally cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and medication. ...
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5. Containing deviancy and liberating work
Colin Ward
in Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction
Anarchists are against imprisonment and have an impressive history of releasing the confined. Kropotkin claimed in 1886 that a society built around cooperation rather than competition would ...
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9. Changing perspectives
Martin Luck
in Hormones: A Very Short Introduction
It is now more realistic to see hormones as a collection of biologically active chemicals, each of which just happens to cause one cell to change its behaviour in response to another, ...
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Criminology: A Very Short Introduction
Tim Newburn
Criminology: A Very Short Introduction considers how to measure crime, how crime trends can be studied, and how those trends can be used to inform preventative policy and ...
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1. The experience of schizophrenia
Christopher Frith and Eve Johnstone
in Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction
‘The experience of schizophrenia’ explores a condition that is diverse and associated with bizarre, inexplicable, and frightening experiences and with behaviour that is strange and ...
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5. Positive and successful ageing
Nancy A. Pachana
in Ageing: A Very Short Introduction
‘Positive and successful ageing’ examines how, as a society, we can promote positive and successful ageing in terms of physical, mental, and social well-being in later life. It addresses ...
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Epilogue
William H. Brock
in The History of Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
The Epilogue concludes with a brief look at some of the exciting, and more positive, aspects of chemistry since the 1960s: the use of computers to study perfect three-dimensional structural ...
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Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
Les Iversen
Drugs: A Very Short Introduction provides a non-technical account of how drugs work in the body. The 20th century saw a remarkable upsurge of research on medicinal drugs, with ...
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3. Drugs as medicines
Les Iversen
in Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
‘Drugs as medicines’ highlights the principles behind the successful use of medicines to cure or ameliorate the symptoms of many illnesses. These range from infectious diseases, such as ...
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4. Cancer research
Nicholas James
in Cancer: A Very Short Introduction
The mainstays of cancer treatment have been surgery and radiotherapy. Both of these techniques have seen incremental technical improvements since they were introduced in the ...
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7. What international law does badly (or not at all)
Vaughan Lowe
in International Law: A Very Short Introduction
International law cannot manufacture agreement where none exists. For this reason, international law is not well suited to the promotion of innovative solutions to international problems ...
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5. When learning goes wrong
Mark Haselgrove
in Learning: A Very Short Introduction
Learning can be very adaptive, but sometimes, for some reason, it goes wrong. First, the properties of learning can go awry, so that inappropriate associations develop. Alternatively, ...
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3. Short cuts to happiness
Dylan Evans
in Emotion: A Very Short Introduction
The range of things that can make us joyful or distressed is simply vast. ‘Short cuts to happiness’ asks: Is there any pattern underlying this bewildering diversity? The things that are ...
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8. The impact of microscopy
Terence Allen
in Microscopy: A Very Short Introduction
Almost every aspect of our day-to-day existence has been influenced by microscopy. ‘The impact of microscopy’ considers a few examples to demonstrate the universality of microscopy. It ...
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Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction
Chris Frith and Eve C. Johnstone
Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction considers a common mental disorder that has a devastating effect on sufferers and their families. While patients typically hear voices ...
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4. Schizophrenia and drugs
Christopher Frith and Eve Johnstone
in Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction
According to ‘Schizophrenia and drugs’, one of the most exciting scientific developments in the second half of the twentieth century concerned the discovery of the role of chemical ...
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2. Organized crime structures around the globe
Georgios A. Antonopoulos and Georgios Papanicolaou
in Organized Crime: A Very Short Introduction
‘Organized crime structures around the globe’ looks at how different structures of organized crime exist in particular contexts worldwide. It begins by considering the connection between ...
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6. Genetic engineering
Aysha Divan and Janice A. Royds
in Molecular Biology: A Very Short Introduction
Gene-cloning processes enable us to produce large amounts of a DNA sequence so that its function can be studied. These technologies can also be applied in medicine and agriculture to ...
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7. Extending the reach of clinical psychology
Susan Llewelyn and Katie Aafjes-van Doorn
in Clinical Psychology: A Very Short Introduction
‘Extending the reach of clinical psychology’ concerns the future, and reviews some recent developments that seem likely to take clinical psychology further in its quest to balance science ...
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6. Madness cast out
Andrew Scull
in Madness: A Very Short Introduction
‘Madness cast out’ examines the dramatic changes in the psychiatric landscape that marked the late 20th century. These include the eclipse of psychoanalysis, a shift back to biological ...
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