Books with author Lydia D. Bjornlund

This book describes what depression is, different symptoms associated with different types of depression, how it is treated and how people with depression cope with the disorder. Depression is a common mental disorder affecting people of both sexes, all ages and all backgrounds that can significantly impair social functioning, health, and quality of life. This book describes the different types of depression and the associated symptoms used to diagnose them. It details the treatments available and their effectiveness, and looks at how people living with depression cope with the disorder.

How Dangerous Are Performance-Enhancing Drugs? Over the past decade, the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by professional and amateur athletes at elite levels has made headlines in newspapers across the country—and beyond. Through objective discussion, numerous direct quotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines What Are the Origins of the Performance-Enhancing Drugs Controversy?; Do Performance-Enhancing Drugs Put One’s Health at Risk?; Do Performance-Enhancing Drugs Harm the Integrity of Sports? Should Sports Organizations Take Stronger Measures To Stop Performance-Enhancing Drugs?; How Can the Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs Be Prevented?

Natural hazard research has tremendous potential to help communities save lives and protect property threatened by earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and many other natural phenomena. This knowledge drives the research toward a fuller understanding of natural disasters and the development of warning systems and mitigation strategies. This title examines the science behind natural disaster research in the following chapters: Why Study Disasters?; What Are Natural Disasters?; Reading the Earth and Its Movement; Wind and Weather; Mapping and Modeling; and New Directions in Disaster Research.