Health Studies

Featured titles in Health Studies

Under-Served

Health Determinants of Indigenous, Inner-City, and Migrant Populations in Canada

Akshaya Neil Arya, Thomas Piggott

Under-Served brings together the perspectives of academics, front-line heath care providers, and policy-makers to examine the historical, political, and social factors that influence the health and health care of under-served populations in Canada, focusing particularly on Ind... more
Determinants of Indigenous Peoples' Health, Second Edition

Beyond the Social

Margo Greenwood, Sarah de Leeuw, Nicole Marie Lindsay

Now in its second edition, this collection explores how multiple health determinants, such as colonialism, gender, culture, early childhood development, the environment, geography, HIV/AIDS, medicine, and policy, impact the health status of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Ground... more
The Drug Paradox

An Introduction to the Sociology of Psychoactive Substances in Canada

Tara Bruno, Rick Csiernik

Why are some drugs considered socially acceptable while others are demonized? What makes these definitions so widespread? Who benefits from these conceptualizations? The Drug Paradox examines both the empirically founded and the socially constructed facets of drugs and drug us... more
Fundamentals of the Psychiatric Mental Status Examination

A Workbook

Cheryl Webster Pollard

Psychiatric mental status examinations are part of the job of nurses, physicians, and many others in the field of mental health and addictions. In this highly accessible guide, Cheryl Webster Pollard introduces students and emerging practitioners to the skills and knowledge ne... more