Product Description

Once considered a fatal disease of the auto-immune system, current methods of therapy have made deaths from lupus much more uncommon. Many patients now live longer lives while coping with the debilitating symptoms of the disease. This completely revised edition of "Coping with Lupus" provides informed, compassionate advice about how to choose the right medications and manage the difficult emotions brought on by living with this chronic illness.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #660441 in Books
• Published on: 2001-06-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.05" h x 5.98" w x 9.04" l, .93 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Book Info
(Penguin Putnam) Consumer guide to coping with the challenges of lupus. Facts discussed include what lupus is, how it is treated, lifestyle habits to facilitate better emotional and physical health, and methods of pain control, exercise and diet. Discusses both discoid and systemic lupus, with main emphasis on systemic lupus. Softcover.

About the Author
Robert H. Phillips, Ph.D., is a practicing psychologist on Long Island, New York. The founder and director of the Center for Coping, a multi-service group that helps people with medical, emotional, and family problems, he is involved with a number of local and national medical organizations. Dr. Phillips is the author of more than a dozen successful books in Avery's Coping with a Chronic Illness series. He has appeared on local and national radio and television programs, and continues to lecture at conventions, universities, and professional meetings throughout the country.