Books in the Understanding Illness & Health series

As many parents know, eczema amongst children can be a difficult, painful and frustrating condition to cope with for the parent and the child. It frequently causes irritable behaviour in the child and sleep disruption.

Most of us have headaches at some time or other. But some people find that headaches are ruining their life. Dr Mark Forshaw is a chartered health psychologist. He shows you how your mind can influence bodily processes, making your headaches better or worse.

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic medical disorders, and its incidence continues to rise. This book offers patients an overview of the disease and the treatment regimens. It explores the psychological aspects of the disease, focusing on the difficulty many people have in sticking to treatment regimens.

Offers information on effective treatments for breast cancer. With insights and advice from the patients who experienced different diagnoses and levels of treatment, this book shows how an informed and proactive approach can turn a cancer patient into one of a legion of cancer survivors.

As the variety of treatments to alleviate the physical and psychological symptoms of menopause continues to expand, doctors are encouraging women to take an active role in choosing treatment options for themselves. This work covers the topic.

IBS is a very common disorder affecting around 20 percent of the population of Western societies and twice as many women as men. This book provides sufferers of irritable bowel syndrome, their relatives, and any other interested parties with a comprehensive, evidence--based, readable book that explains what is known about IBS and its treatment.

This 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.