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Health Studies
Featured titles in Health Studies
- Now in its third edition, this comprehensive text provides a unique, interdisciplinary perspective on poverty and its impact on the health and quality of life of Canadians. Considering a broad range of topics, Dennis Raphael covers the central issues of defining and measuring ... more
- With a unique focus on Canada-wide practices and research, this text offers a comprehensive introduction to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Covering the clinical, educational, and community perspectives of ASD, the authors highlight how educators, direct support professionals,... more
Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Canadian Context
An Introduction
Kimberly Maich, Sharon C. Penney, Kelly Alves, Carmen Hall
- The second edition of the formerly titled Just Say Know: A Counsellor’s Guide to Psychoactive Drugs, this indispensable counselling resource provides a practical understanding of psychoactive drug pharmacology and physiology. Rick Csiernik unpacks the risks and therapeutic app... more
The Essential Guide to Psychoactive Drugs in Canada, Second Edition
A Resource for Counselling Professionals
Rick Csiernik
- Now in its third edition, Staying Alive provides readers with a fresh perspective on health, health care, and illness in Canada and abroad. Aiming to bring about positive change to these health care systems and grounded in a human rights approach to health, this unique collect... more
Staying Alive, Third Edition
Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care
Toba Bryant, Dennis Raphael, Marcia Rioux
- November 2015
- 9781551307381
- $89.95 Print
- $84.95 Digital
- August 2015
- 9781551307237
- $91.95 Print
- $86.95 Digital
- November 2014
- 9780889615199
- $69.95 Print
- $64.95 Digital
- April 2014
- 9781551305592
- $76.95 Print
- $71.95 Digital
- August 2013
- 9781551305400
- $61.95 Print
- $56.95 Digital
- March 2013
- 9781551305349
- $71.95 Print
- $66.95 Digital
Mad Matters
A Critical Reader in Canadian Mad Studies
Brenda A. LeFrançois, Robert Menzies, Geoffrey Reaume
- March 2013
- 9780889614864
- $81.95 Print
- $76.95 Digital
Women and HIV Prevention in Canada
Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice
Jacqueline Gahagan
- November 2012
- 9781551304120
- $76.95 Print
- $71.95 Digital
- February 2012
- 9780889614857
- $47.95 Print
- $42.95 Digital
Thinking Women and Health Care Reform in Canada
Pat Armstrong, Barbara Clow, Karen Grant, Margaret Haworth-Brockman, Beth Jackson, Ann Pederson, Morgan Seeley
- June 2011
- 9781551303901
- $71.95 Print
- $66.95 Digital
Homelessness, Housing, and Mental Health
Finding Truths — Creating Change
Cheryl Forchuk, Rick Csiernik, Elsabeth Jensen
- April 2010
- 9780889614710
- $67.95 Print
- $62.95 Digital
- February 2010
- 9781551303673
- $61.95 Print
- July 2009
- 9780889614789
- $54.95 Print
- April 2009
- 9781551303550
- $62.95 Print
- $57.95 Digital
Anti-Racist Health Care Practice
Elizabeth McGibbon, Josephine Etowa
- March 2008
- 9780889614642
- $56.95 Print
- $51.95 Digital
Dissonant Disabilities
Women with Chronic Illnesses Explore Their Lives
Diane Driedger, Michelle Owen
- August 2005
- 9781551302782
- $62.95 Print
- $57.95 Digital
Social Work in Health and Mental Health
Issues, Developments and Actions
Tuula Heinonen, Anna Metteri
- August 2005
- 9781551302768
- $49.95 Print
- May 2004
- 9781551302645
- $34.95 Print
- $29.95 Digital