Health and Medicine

Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

• Information on alternative and complementary medical practices
• Includes reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda, and osteopathy.
• Information on recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases
• Medicinal uses for plants and herbs

Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders

• Includes entries for all 150 disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
• Also features entries for prescription, alternative, and over-the-counter drugs.

Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health

• Written for students and professionals.
• Covers topics in body systems and functions, conditions and common diseases, issues and theories, techniques and practices, and devices and equipment.

Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology

• Covers the entire spectrum of psychology
• Includes notable people, theories and terms, landmark case studies and experiments
• Looks at applications of psychology in advertising, medicine and sports, and career.

Psychologists and Their Theories for Students

• Perfect for VCE & tertiary assignments in psychology.
• Provides an overview of the various schools of psychological thought, from behaviorism to Gestalt theory
• Includes the basic history of the field.

Nutrition & Wellbeing A to Z

• Examines the relationship between food and health on a historical, national, and personal level.
• Analyzes how nutrition has affected quality of life, health, and fitness in various countries at different times in history.

Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer

• Comprehensive survey of 120 cancers, cancer drugs, traditional and alternative treatments, side effects and diagnostic procedures

Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders (2005)

• Provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders
• Includes conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies.

UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs & Addictive Substances

• Detailed information on 52 drugs and other addictive substances.
• Ideal for middle school students.