Living with a Long-term Illness: The Facts
ISBN13: 9780198528821ISBN10: 0198528825
Paperback,
218 pages
Mar 2006,
In Stock
Price:
$23.95 (05)See more from the series
Description
This book looks at the practical, emotional, and social problems shared by most people who suffer from a long-term illness, and suggests a variety of ways in which they can do something for themselves to improve the situation. It could also be very useful to family and friends, as well as for health professionals.Features
- A unique collaboration between a sufferer and a physician, giving the kind of personal perspective usually lacking in such books
- Provides the reader with a 'toolbox' from which they may choose the techniques and strategies appropriate to them and their illness
- Provides valuable information for those looking after sufferers, as well as advice on where to seek further help
Reviews
"This is a well-written and comprehensive self-help guide for anyone living with a long-term illness written by a former sufferer of chronic fatigue syndrome (FC) and a professor of psychological medicine and symptom research (MS)...it is packed with useful, practical, sensible information that must be of benefit to anyone with a long-term illness."--Roger Woodruff, Director of Palliative Care, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
