Description
Book SynopsisThis is a self--help guide to coping with skin disease. It provides crucial information to help sufferers understand the various aspects of the condition (such as psychological and social as well as medical) so they can improve their quality of life and learn to live with it better.
Trade Review"…The book is written by leading psychologists amd is packed full of top tips for sufferes…" (The Waiting Room, Summer 2003)
Table of ContentsAbout the author vii
1 Introduction 1
2 Myths about skin disease, the media and stigma 5
3 Facts about skin disease: causes and prevalence 19
4 Social coping 27
5 The impact of skin disease on relationships 35
6 Children and skin disease 43
7 Treatment 1: The people (health professionals, skin camouflage and support groups) 55
8 Treatment 2: Psychology and skin disease 63
9 How do I . . .? 77
Useful addresses 89
References and suggested further reading 91
Index 93
