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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Linda Papadopoulos is a Chartered Counselling and Health Psychologist and a senior lecturer in counselling psychology at the London Guildhall University, UK. Carl Walker is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Applied Social Sciences, University of Brighton. His research and teaching interests include social inequality and mental distress, cultural representations of mental health, and critical community approaches to psychology. Klappentext Separating truth from myth can be hard when it comes to skin problems. Apart from medical advice, there seems to be a puzzling array of creams and potions, herbal remedies and alternative treatments. Understanding Skin Problems helps sufferers maximise the benefits of advice, from whatever source, so that they can learn to live with their condition more easily. Written from a psychological perspective, Linda Papadopoulos and Carl Walker show that, although seldom life-threatening, skin diseases can be very distressing for both sufferers and their families. As a source of information or just as general interest, this handy guide will help you to understand the importance of the mind-body connection, and how it can help in dermatology. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the author. 1. Introduction. 2. Myths about skin disease! the media and stigma. 3. Facts about skin disease: causes and prevalence. 4. Social coping. 5. The impact of skin disease on relationships. 6. Children and skin disease. 7. Treatment 1: The people (health professionals! skin camouflage and support groups). 8. Treatment 2: Psychology and skin disease. 9. How do I ...? Useful addresses. References and suggested further reading. Index. ...
