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PTSD, pain syndromes, traumatic brain injury: these three areas are common features of personal injury cases, often forming the cornerstone of expert testimony. Yet their complex interplay in an individual can make evaluation and explaining the results in court extremely difficult. Psychological Kno[...]

Thoroughly updated to reflect the post-crisis, global and digital economy. Modernised for the 21st century, the eighth edition emphasises strategic thinking by managers and includes over 50 new case studies on events from 2010 to 2012 that prepare students for today's changing economy.[...]

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A groundbreaking, comprehensive new history of Vietnam from the earliest times to the present day.

This guide to functional assessment procedures includes a variety of strategies for assessing problem behavior situations, and presents a systematic approach for designing behavioral support programs based on those assessments. Professionals and other readers learn to conduct functional assessments [...]