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BasedonextensiveresearchincludingvisitstomosthealthcentresandfacilitiesinNunavutGregoryMarchildonandReneTorgersonhaveproducedacompre-hensivereviewofhealthcareinCanadax19snewestterritory.NunavutAHealthSystemProx13leprovidesanin-depthexaminationofpopulationhealthandhealthcareintheterritory.LittlemorethanadecadeoldNunavuthasapopulationthatconsistsofthirty-thousandresidentslivingintwenty-x19vewidelydispersedcommunities.Noroadsconnecttheterritoryx19sisolatedpopulationsandnearlyallsuppliesandequipmentaretransportedbyair.ConsequentlyhealthservicedeliveryinNunavutisthecostliestinCanadaanditsoperationencounterschallengesmoreextremethanthosefacedelsewhere.MarchildonandTorgersonconsiderthehistoricalanddemographiccontextofhealthcareinNunavutaswellasthex19nancesgover-nanceinfrastructureworkforceandprogramprovisionsthatdex19nethesystem.Duetoahighincidenceofsuicideandthepsychologicalupheavalassociatedwithrapidsocietalchangetheauthorscallparticularattentiontothetreatmentofmentalhealthandaddictions.FillingagapinourunderstandingofoneofCanadax19smostimportantandexpensivesocialpoliciesNunavutAHealthSystemProx13leprovidesthex19rstcomprehensivereviewofthehealthsysteminNunavutandthedistincthealthissuestheterritoryfaces.GregoryP.MarchildonisprofessorintheJohnson-ShoyamaGraduateSchoolofPublicPolicywithcampusesattheUniversityofReginaandtheUniversityofSaskatchewan.ReneTorgersonisahealthcareresearcherresidinginAlberta.Contemporarypolicyinthecareofpersonswithdevelopmentaldisabilitiesisfocusedonx1csocialinclusionx1dandequity.Healthcareprofessionalsinthemainstreamaretaskedtoensurethattheirservicesarebothavailableandresponsivetocaringforindividuals.Thisclinicalguidewrittenbyapsychiatristandaclinicalpsychologistwithclinicalandacademicexpertiseaimstooutlinerelevantknowledgeskillsandattitudesneededtopromotebetterhealthoutcomesforpeoplewithdevelopmentaldisabilities.Theguideisorganizedintothreesectionsandincludeslearningobjectivesandself-examinationquestionsoncontent.Thex19rstsectiononknowledgecoversdex19nitionsetiologicalfactorshealthproblemsmentalhealthproblemsandtheserviceneedsofindividualsandtheircaregiversastheyevolveoverthelifespan.Sectiontwofocusesonskillsincludingassessmentcaseformulationsinterprofessionalcollaborationandtheprovisionofdevelopmentalservicespsychosocialtreatmentsandbiomedicaltreatments.Thex19nalsectionreviewsattitudesrelatedtotheprovisionofempatheticsupportrespectforinterprofessionalcollaborationvigilanceaboutneglectandabuseandvariousspecialchallengesinprovidingcare.Theauthorsalsoaddressinformedconsentsexualityparentingandindividualsinconx1aictwiththelaw.BruceD.McCrearyisprofessoremeritusintheDivisionofDevelopmentalDisabilitiesattheDepartmentofPsychiatryQueenx19sUniversity.JessicaJonesisanassociateprofessorintheDivisionofDevelopmentalDisabilitiesattheDepartmentofPsychiatryQueenx19sUniversity.27MQUPSPRING2013SPECIFICATIONSQueenx19sPolicyStudiesx13SchoolofPolicyStudiesMarch2013978-1-55339-331-329.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper6x9150ppSPECIFICATIONSJune2013978-0-7735-4148-129.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper978-0-7735-4147-485.00SCDN85.00SUS64.00cloth5.5x8.5160pp26tables4diagramsSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableHEALTHSTUDIESPOLICYSTUDIESDevelopmentalDisabilitiesandDualDiagnosisAClinicalGuideforHealthcareProfessionalsofAllDisciplinesbruced.mccrearyandjessicajonesAnindispensablesurveyofthedenitionsassessmentsandtreatmentsofindividualswithdevelopmentaldisabilities.HEALTHSTUDIESPOLICYSTUDIESNunavutAHealthSystemProx19legregoryp.marchildonandrenetorgersonAnessentialguidetounderstandingtheorganiza-tionmanagementfundinganddeliveryofhealthservicestoCanadax19snewestjurisdiction.