CHAPTER ONE PRESENTATION OF THE PROBLEM Introduction Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder‚ also known as ADHD‚ is one of the most common childhood psychiatric disorders with a prevalence rate of 3 to 5 percent of school-aged children (Worley & Wolraich 2005‚ p. 1571). The ADHD society of the Philippines‚ a young and dynamic organization committed to create a loving‚ understanding and supportive environment for children‚ adolescents and adults with this disorder has been vigorously
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> The Myth of Senility Myth: Older persons "naturally" grow more confused and child-like‚ become forgetful‚ and lose contact with reality. They become "senile". Reality: Senility is an outdated term referring to abnormal deterioration in the mental functions of some older people‚ linking the process of growing old to symptoms of forgetfulness‚ confusion‚ and changes in behavior and personality. Such an image is false‚ stereotypical‚ and is neither a normal sign of aging nor even a disease.
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Georgia Southern University Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health PUBH 6134 – Health Services Administration Fall 2007 Prerequisites: None Web-CT Address: Georgia Southern WebCT Portal Catalog Description: This course examines the structure and functioning of the health care delivery system. Health care organizations including hospitals‚ long-term care‚ ambulatory care‚ managed care‚ private and public insurance‚ public health‚
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Journal of Transcultural Nursing Editor Marilyn “Marty” Douglas‚ DNSc‚ RN‚ FAAN Assistant Clinical Professor University of California‚ San Francisco Associate Editors Joyceen S. Boyle‚ PhD‚ RN‚ CTN‚ FAAN Professor‚ School of Nursing Medical College of Georgia Dula Pacquiao‚ EdD‚ RN‚ CTN Professor and Director‚ Transcultural Nursing Institute and Graduate Program Kean University‚ New Jersey Margaret McKenna‚ PhD‚ RN‚ MPH‚ MN CEO‚ Cultural Consultation Services Seattle‚ Washington Carmen J. Portillo
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BIOGRAPHICAL LANDSCAPES: NURSES’ AND HEALTH VISITORS’ NARRATIVES OF LEARNING AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Margaret Ann Volante A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of East London for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy January 2005 © Margaret A Volante 2005 Abstract The thesis illuminates biography‚ learning and practice and advances understanding of the development of professional knowledge and practice. The purpose of the research was to
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Editor–in–Chief CHARLES D. SPIELBERGER University of South Florida Tampa‚ Florida‚ USA Charles D. Spielberger is Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Research in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology at the University of South Florida. Author‚ co-author‚ or editor of more than 350 professional publications‚ Spielberger’s current research focuses on anxiety‚ anger‚ curiosity‚ depression‚ job stress‚ and lifestyle factors that contribute to the etiology
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