Why was there a meltdown at the Fukushima power plant? Why do some people get cancer and not others? Why is global warming happening? Why does one person get depressed in the face of life's vicissitudes while another finds resilience? Questions like these―questions of causality―form the basis of modern scientific inquiry, posing profound intellectual and methodological challenges for researchers in the physical, natural, biomedical, and social sciences. In this groundbreaking book, noted psychiatrist and author Peter Rabins offers a conceptual framework for analyzing daunting questions of causality. Navigating a lively intellectual voyage between the shoals of strict reductionism and relativism, Rabins maps a three-facet model of causality and applies it to a variety of questions in science, medicine, economics, and more. Throughout this book, Rabins situates his argument within relevant scientific contexts, such as quantum mechanics, cybernetics, chaos theory, and epigenetics. A renowned communicator of complex concepts and scientific ideas, Rabins helps readers stretch their minds beyond the realm of popular literary tipping points, blinks, and freakonomic explanations of the world.

The Why of Things: Causality in Science, Medicine, and Life

History

Rabins, Peter

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Columbia University Press

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

'This is the best guide of its kind.' - Jory Graham, CHICAGO SUN TIMES. 'The best available...' - AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY This is the comprehensive guide to the home care of those in all stages of progressive dementing illness. New information on late-stage dementia is also included in this revised edition. All your questions are answered - why people with dementia do the things they do; managing meals and eating; using medications. Also covered are the medical, legal, financial and emotional aspects - from dealing with baffling, unpredictable symptoms to finding a support group.

The 36-hour Day

MacE, Nancy

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Ulverscroft Large Print Books

A guide for older Americans who suffer from late-life anxiety offers advice to patients and caregivers on how to understand age-triggered anxiety, sharing numerous care stories that can help readers to identify specific problems or break free of anxiety-related disorders. 20,000 first printing.

Getting Old Without Getting Anxious

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Lauber, Lynn

Mental Health

Avery

Informative and full of hope, Getting Old Without GettingAnxious assists older people and their caregivers in overcoming one of the more crippling and misunderstood human afflictions: anxiety. Geriatric psychiatrist and bestselling author of The 36-Hour Day Dr. Peter V. Rabins explains how the many changes that occur as a person ages can trigger severe andlife-altering anxiety, often destroying lives. This valuable guide will help readers to: - learn how late-life anxiety differs from anxiety in younger people;- identify the disorder a loved one may have and its causes; and- treat the affliction with the best remedy or combination of options available. Anxiety is often dismissed as simply a by-product of old age. Yet Dr. Rabins shows that experiencing life as an older person does not mean living in fear, and he provides the tools to help people break free from the debilitating grasp of their disorders. Stories from patients will encourage and motivate both those suffering from mental illness and their caregivers.

Getting Old without Getting Anxious: A Book for Seniors, Loved Ones, and Caregivers

Penguin Publishing Group

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