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Myth of normal : trauma, illness and healing in a toxic culture

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Maté, Gabor, Maté, Daniel. Toronto, ON: Alfred A. Knopf Canada , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA31 M425 2022
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
"So what is really 'normal' when it comes to health? For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today's culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. In The Myth of Normal, co…
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Author
Maté, Gabor
Maté, Daniel
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
562 p. ; 24 cm
Subjects
Attitude to Health
Disease
Social Medicine
Psychological Trauma
Popular Work
Abstract
"So what is really 'normal' when it comes to health? For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today's culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. In The Myth of Normal, co-written with his son Daniel, Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society, and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing" -- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780735278363
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WA31 M425 2022

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Wounded storyteller : body, illness and ethics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9464
Frank, Arthur W. Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press , 1997.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F828 1997
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Frank, Arthur W
Place of Publication
Chicago, Ill.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Publication Date
1997
Subjects
Sick Role
Attitude to Health
Disease - psychology
ISBN
0226259935
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 F828 1997

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Beliefs : the heart of healing in families and illness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10010
Wright, Lorraine M, Watson, Wendy L, Bell, Janice M. New York, NY: BasicBooks , 1996.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY100 W951b 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Wright, Lorraine M
Watson, Wendy L
Bell, Janice M
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
BasicBooks
Publication Date
1996
Subjects
Family Therapy
Attitude to Health
Family
Cognitive Therapy
Home Nursing
ISBN
0465023177
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
WY100 W951b 1996

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Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient : reflections on healing and regeneration

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog4589
Cousins, Norman. [Toronto, ON]: Bantam Books, Incorporated , 1981.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WD375 C867 1981
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Author
Cousins, Norman
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Bantam Books, Incorporated
Publication Date
1981
Subjects
Attitude to Health
Consumer Participation
Volition
Popular Work
ISBN
0553014919
0553012932
0553343653
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WD375 C867 1981

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Anatomy of hope : how people prevail in the face of illness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog11086
Groopman, Jerome E. New York, NY: Random House , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM172 G876 2004
Availability
8 copies, 8 available
Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician…
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Author
Groopman, Jerome E
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
xvii, 248 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Hope
Attitude to Health
Physician-Patient Relations
Popular Work
Abstract
Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician in fostering or at least not extinguishing hope.
ISBN
0375506381
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Library
Kelowna Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WM172 G876 2004

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Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient : reflections on healing and regeneration

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17812
Cousins, Norman. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company , 1979.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WD375 C867 1979
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Cousins, Norman
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Publication Date
1979
Physical Description
173 p. ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Health
Consumer Participation
Volition
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780393038873
0393038874
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WD375 C867 1979

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When a parent is sick : helping parents explain serious illness to children

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog11061
Hamilton, Joan. Lawrencetown Beach, N.S.: Pottersfield Press , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 H218 2001
Availability
20 copies, 20 available
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Author
Hamilton, Joan
Place of Publication
Lawrencetown Beach, N.S.
Publisher
Pottersfield Press
Publication Date
2001
Physical Description
128 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Parent-Child Relations
Attitude to Health
Death
Sick Role
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0000937, F0001060, F0002429)
Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC (F0002413, F0002414, F0002415)
ISBN
9781895900910
9781895900408
1895900409
1895900913
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 H218 2001

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Few months to live : different paths to life's end

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10180
Staton, Jana, Shuy, Roger, Byock, Ira. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 S797 2001
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Staton, Jana
Shuy, Roger
Byock, Ira
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Publication Date
2001
Physical Description
xxv, 358 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Terminally Ill - psychology
Attitude to Health
Caregivers - psychology
Spirituality
ISBN
087840841X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 S797 2001

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Living a healthy life with chronic conditions : for ongoing physical and mental health conditions

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120237
Boulder, CO: Bull Publishing Company , 2007. Canadian 3rd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WT500 L785 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
Lorig, Kate
McGowan, Patrick
LaBossiere Huebner, Trude
Edition
Canadian 3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO
Publisher
Bull Publishing Company
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
viii, 421 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Subjects
Chronic Disease - prevention & control
Medicine
Heart Diseases
Self Care
Exercise
Communication
Problem Solving
Mind-Body and Relaxation Techniques
Popular Work
ISBN
9781933503080
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WT500 L785 2007

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Is Gwyneth Paltrow wrong about everything? : when celebrity culture and science clash

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Caulfield, Timothy. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Group , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85 C372 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Caulfield, Timothy
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Penguin Group
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
381 p. 21 cm.
Subjects
Popular Culture
Health Behavior
Attitude to Health
Complementary Therapies - psychology
Quackery
Pseudoscience
Popular Work
ISBN
9780143189039
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
W85 C372 2016

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Evidence-based cancer care and prevention : behavioral interventions

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14322
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company , 2003.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 E936 2003
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Editor
Given, Charles W
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
xiii, 434 p. ; 24 cm
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Behavior Therapy - methods
Evidence-Based Medicine
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - psychology
Self Care
Smoking Cessation
ISBN
0826115748
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
QZ200 E936 2003

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InspireHealth's evidence-based cancer prevention guide : lay language summaries of scientific information about cancer prevention : before and after diagnosis

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19806
InspireHealth. [Vancouver, BC?]: InspireHealth , 2010?.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 I59 2010
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Corporate Author
InspireHealth
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
InspireHealth
Publication Date
2010?
Physical Description
56 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Behavior Therapy - methods
Evidence-Based Medicine
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - psychology
Self Care
InspireHealth
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ200 I59 2010

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Tree of life : healthy choices for well being : facilitator's guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13338
Alberta Cancer Foundation. Edmonton, Ab.: Alberta Cancer Foundation , 2002.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ201 A333 2002 v.1
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
Alberta Cancer Foundation
Place of Publication
Edmonton, Ab.
Publisher
Alberta Cancer Foundation
Publication Date
2002
Subjects
Neoplasms
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Culturally Competent Care
Self Care
Medicine, Traditional
Health Services, Indigenous
First Nations
Notes
Companion to Tree of life : healthy choices for well being. 2002.
ISBN
1894809017
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 A333 2002 v.1

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Living a healthy life with chronic conditions : self-management of heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and others

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15950
Boulder, CO: Bull Publishing Company , 2006. 3rd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WT500 L785 2006
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Editor
Lorig, Kate
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO
Publisher
Bull Publishing Company
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
vii, 382 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Chronic Disease
Medicine
Heart Diseases
Self Care
Exercise
Communication
Problem Solving
Mind-Body and Relaxation Techniques
Popular Work
ISBN
9781933503011
1933503017
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WT500 L785 2006

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Malignant metaphor : confronting cancer myths

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114394
Mitchell, Alanna. [Toronto, ON]: ECW Press , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M681 2015
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Mitchell, Alanna
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
ECW Press
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
207 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - psychology
Attitude to Health
Attitude to Death
Emotions
Metaphor
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781770412682
9781770413894
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 M681 2015
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Instinct to heal : curing depression, anxiety, and stress without drugs and without talk therapy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124161
Servan-Schreiber, David. [United States]: Rodale , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM413 S591i 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Servan-Schreiber, David
Place of Publication
[United States]
Publisher
Rodale
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
x, 294 p. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Mood disorders - prevention & control
Alternative Medicine
Depression
Anxiety
Self Care
Popular Work
Notes
This book was originally published in French, Guérir : le stress, l'anxiété et la dépression sans médicaments ni psychanalyse. 2003.
ISBN
1594861587
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WM413 S591i 2004

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Health state descriptions for Canadians : cancers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15691
[Ottawa, ON]: Statistics Canada , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 H434e 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
The series is primarily intended to document the disease classifications used in the Population Health Impact of Disease in Canada (PHI) research program and help researchers to understand how the PHI estimates were calculated. It is also of interest to health professionals, advocacy groups, and in…
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  1 read online  
Editor
Evans, William K
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Statistics Canada
Publication Date
2006
Series
Health state descriptions for Canadians
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Neoplasms - epidemiology - Canada
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasm Staging
Activities of Daily Living
Health Status - Canada
Cost of Illness - Canada
Quality of Life
Risk Factors
Prognosis
Attitude to Health
Classification and Measurement System of Functional Health (CLAMES)
Abstract
The series is primarily intended to document the disease classifications used in the Population Health Impact of Disease in Canada (PHI) research program and help researchers to understand how the PHI estimates were calculated. It is also of interest to health professionals, advocacy groups, and individual Canadians who are looking for an overview of how living with cancer affects day-to-day functioning throughout its various stages of progression and treatment."
ISBN
0662696182
ISSN
1718-4630
Language
English
French
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 H434e 2006
Read Online
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-619-m/82-619-m2005001-eng.pdf

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Antidepressant skills workbook (ASW)

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21519
Bilsker, Dan, Paterson, Randy. [Vancouver, BC?]: Simon Fraser University | BC Mental Health & Addiction Services (BCMHAS) , 2005. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
  2 read online  
Alternate Title
Self-care depression program : antidepressant skills workbook
Author
Bilsker, Dan
Paterson, Randy
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Simon Fraser University
BC Mental Health & Addiction Services (BCMHAS)
Publication Date
2005
Subjects
Mental Health
Depression - prevention & control
Stress, Psychological
Life Change Events
Self Care
Problem Solving
Occupational Health Services
Affective Symptoms
Emotions
Adaptation, Psychological
Behavior Therapy
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Read Online
http://www.comh.ca/antidepressant-skills/adult/
http://www.comh.ca/antidepressant-skills/adult/resources/index-asw.cfm
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From whispers to shouts : the ways we talk about cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125272
Schattner, Elaine. New York: Columbia University Press , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S312 2023
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
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Author
Schattner, Elaine
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
xiv, 360 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - history
Attitude to Health
Popular Work
ISBN
9780231192262
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Status
Processing
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 S312 2023

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When mommy is sick

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog11017
Sherkin-Langer, Ferne, Life, Kay. Morton Grove, IL.: Albert Whitman & Company , 1995.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 S552 1995
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
When mommy is in the hospital, as she is frequently sick, her child misses her a lot.
More Information
Author
Sherkin-Langer, Ferne
Life, Kay
Place of Publication
Morton Grove, IL.
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Publication Date
1995
Subjects
Parent-Child Relations
Attitude to Health
Sick Role
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
When mommy is in the hospital, as she is frequently sick, her child misses her a lot.
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
0807588946
9780807588949
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C5 S552 1995

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