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Diseases and Drugs: References and Suggested Books

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Here are some references and suggested books to include in your library regarding diseases and drugs, as recommended by Dr. Chahira Kozma.

Textbooks

• The Merck Manual. 18th edition (March of 2006). Publisher Merck Research Laboratories. Division of Merck & Co. Inc. Whitehouse Station NJ. Easy to use, current, and comprehensive information regarding diseases
• Developmental Disabilities. 5th edition. Edited by Mark Batshaw. Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Inc. This classic text includes learning objectives, case stories, a glossary of key terms, and appendices about medications and syndromes & inborn errors of metabolism.
• PDR Drug Guide for Mental Health Professionals. First Edition. 2002. Published by Thomson Medical Economics at Montvale, NJ 07645-1742.
• Nursing 2006 Drug Handbook. 26th Edition. 2006. Published by Springhouse, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Stedman ‘s Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing. 5th Edition. Published by Springhouse, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Articles:

References

• Kozma C, Mason S. (2003). Survey of Nursing and Medical Profile Prior to Deinstitutionalization of a Non-Ambulatory Population with Profound Mental Retardation. Clinical Nursing Research. 12:8-22.
• Councilman DL (1999). Caring for adults with mental disabilities Problems tend to be complex among this growing population. Postgraduate Medicine Online. Vol 106/no6/Nov 1999.
• Martin BA. Primary care of adults with mental retardation living in the community. American Family Physician 1997;56(2):485-94.

Useful internet sites:

• Multilingual List & glossary of medical terms at http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/welcome.html
• Glossary of Medical Terms. Accessed at http://www.umm.edu/glossary/