Chronic illness and uncertainty
Subtitle: a personal and professional guide to poorly understood syndromes : what we know and do not know about fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, migraine, depression and related illnesses
By: Don L. Goldenberg.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Dorset Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Newton Lower Falls, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Chronic Disease -- popular works
Genres: popular works.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-206) and index.
Table of contents: title: Disease, illness, and syndromes.; title: Fibromyalgia.; title: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.; title: Back pain.; title: Imsomnia.; title: Irritable Bowel Syndrome.; title: Migraine and other headaches.; title: Thought and memory disturbances.; title: Depression.; title: Finding a cause: the patient's response.; title: Finding a disease: the medical profession's response.; title: Finding a balance: accepting uncertainty and mind-body reactions.; title: Finding the right health care providers.; title: Medications.; title: Exercise and other physical methods to combat pain.; title: Non-traditional treatment.; title: Ten steps to living better with chronic illness.