Parkinson's Disease: A Self-Help Guide - Softcover

Jahanshahi MD, Marjan; Marsden MD, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1888799382 ISBN 13: 9781888799385

Publisher: Demos Health, 2000

Synopsis

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, this book was written for you. Parkinson's disease is one of the most common neurologic illnesses, one that often has devastating effects on patients and their families. Because the disease is progressive and disabling, the diagnosis is likely to be traumatic.

This compassionate, informative, and essentially practical book will help fill the gap too often left in doctor-patient communication. Patients are often given only minimal information about their condition and its treatment, with the family left to adapt as best they can to the long-term demands of the illness. This practical, detailed guide provides full up-to-date information about:

• The symptoms of the disease and its possible causes.
• The process of diagnosis and the likely course of the illness.
• Various types of treatment, including medication and surgery.
• The implications of the disease for work, daily activities, finance, and personal and social relationships.
• What both patients and families can do to minimize and cope with the stresses they will have to face.
• Support groups and other organizations that can offer help.

Although Parkinson's disease inevitably has a major effect on the well-being and social life of patient and family, the valuable advice offered in this book will lighten the load and ease the challenge of coping.

North American rights only.

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About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Marjan Jahanshahi works at the Institute of Neurology and the National Hospital for Neurology and Surgery, where she is researching Parkinson's disease and dystonia. She has published many papers in scientific journals.

The late Professor David Marsden was Dean of the Institute of Neurology and an internationally respected authority on movement disorders, with many hundreds of published papers to his credit.

Review:

"A comprehensive guide for people with Parkinson's Disease and their caregivers... Personal stories are interjected throughout, making the book more real and less clinical." --Family Caregiver Alliance (Family Caregiver Alliance 20100503)

About this edition

• Publisher: Demos Health
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1888799382
• ISBN 13: 9781888799385
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 366