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Covering a wide range of topics on snake reproduction and phylogeny, this comprehensive book discusses everything from primordial germ migration in developing embryos to semelparity (death after reproduction) in the aspic viper. Beginning with a review of the history of snake reproductive studies, it presents new findings on development, placentation, spermatogenesis, male and female reproductive anatomy, hormonal control of reproduction, repr...

Working together in a creative way to enhance the quality of living can help patients make sense of dying. Within the past decade, music therapists have developed their work with people who have life-threatening illnesses and with those who are dying.Music Therapy in Palliative Care presents some of the work from music therapists working in different approaches, in different countries. They describe their experiences when working with children...

The central tenet of this innovative collection is that identity can be regarded as a performance, achieved through and in dialogue with others. The authors show that where neuro-degenerative disease restricts movement, communication and thought processes and impairs the sense of self, music therapy is an effective intervention in neurological rehabilitation, successfully restoring the performance of identity within which clients can recognise...

Music Therapy with Children is an introduction to what music therapy is capable of with profoundly handicapped children. It presents case studies of children with different handicaps, who are helped through the use of music. Nadine is a German child who is blind and was experiencing many difficulties in communicating with the outside world. The case study on the CD Rom shows how through music therapy, she develops vocal abilities and begins to...

The author suggests that behaviour is not understood when it is isolated from social systemic contexts. Suicidal behaviour is often regarded as "impulsive". However, perhaps such behaviour only appears impulsive when regarded by an observer without a satisfactory theoretical understanding of such acts. The book attempts to show how persons who are suicidal make sense of what they do.

In this interdisciplinary and wide-ranging volume, David Aldridge explores the power of music as a healing treatment for a broad spectrum of physical and mental conditions. Interweaving theory and practice, Aldridge demonstrates the many ways in which a culture of research may be developed in a practice setting to the benefit of all.

Complementary therapies are a vital part of any integrated approach to health which includes specialist and layman knowledge. He provides a critique of methods used to assess treatment, and advocates a more pluralistic approach to medical research and practice, looking at physical, psychological, spiritual and social dimensions of a person's life.

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This international collection examines the opportunities for using music-induced states of altered consciousness to promote physical and mental healing, treat substance dependence, and in spiritual and palliative care. The contributors describe the use of altered states and their therapeutic potential, providing examples from different settings.

Musical improvisation is an increasingly recognized rehabilitative therapy for people who have experienced traumatic brain injury initially thought to be 'unreachable' or 'non-responsive.' Music Therapy and Traumatic Brain Injury demonstrates how music therapy can be used to attend to the holistic, rather than purely functional, needs of people affected by severe head trauma. Divided into three parts, the first section provides an introduction...

This book explains the classifications and manifestations of suicide, risk factors, at-risk groups and warning signs. Advice on effective communication and strategies for distress management are offered for use with vulnerable individuals, those who have survived a suicide attempt and families coping with bereavement.

1820. Genny braves an Atlantic voyage from Europe to America secure in the knowledge that her uncle has planned a prosperous, new life for her. Instead, her future becomes chaos as everything changes. A century and a half later, Chad, Genny's descendant, struggles to make a new life for himself after his wife's death. His lonely explorations along the banks of the Mississippi draw him to an unexpected connection with Genny. Old family stories ...

Aldridge evaluates the existing literature from across the disciplines to ascertain just how effective spiritual healing may be on the patient's well-being. He encourages us to redefine treatment strategies and our understanding of health, and argues that the spiritual elements of experience help the patient to find purpose, meaning and hope.

This book shows, for the first time, how research and clinical work can creatively complement one another, proving beneficial to both disciplines. Each chapter is written by a leading researcher and practitioner in the field, and the book covers a wide spectrum of approaches within different settings.

Music therapists have recently developed their work with the elderly and people with dementia. Drawing on the diverse research and considerable personal experience of contributors from around the world, this book looks at some of the issues which may arise working with this group and shows how beneficial music therapy can be for older people.

Parenting a severely disruptive child can be exhausting and demoralizing to the point where breaking the cycle of bad behaviour seems an impossible task. Happy Families offers a realistic, step-by-step, practical approach to tackling destructive behaviour that helps parents regain control and establish harmony within the family.

Despite the lack of theories of melody historically, melody is the component of music most evocative of memories and therefore, identity. The Aldridges (Gudrun is a music therapist, David is co- director, Nordoff Robbins Center in Witten, Germany/professor, creative arts therapies, U. of Bradford, UK) thus introduce their method of therapeutic narrative analysis of patients' construction of melodies that encompasses the phases of search, orien...