"Shares insights on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), showing why it occurs, how it affects the development and existence of those it impacts, and how it can be treated"--Provided by publisher.
Provides an overview of multiple sclerosis, covering the history of the disease, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, disability and rehabilitation therapies, ambulation and wheeled mobility aids, and accommodations for the disabled.
Traces the medical and social history of hysteria, at varoious times considered a biologically-based women's disorder or a problem of weak men in wartime, as well as some of the treatments that were devised for the condition, which is no longer recognized as a separate psychiatric disorder.
Tells the story of cholera and cholera epidemics in Europe during the nineteenth century, the vaccine that helps to eradicate the disease, and the status of cholera in various parts of the world today.
Traces the medical and social history of asthma, examining how ideas and attitudes about the condition, and suggested treatments for it, have changed over the centuries.
A comprehensive overview of sports injuries that discusses history and epidemiology and covers sports over the life cycle, common injuries, diagnostic tests, treatment options, prevention, and research.
Surveys the history of anorexia, with accounts of self-starvation covering the biblical period to the present day media accounts, followed by information on treatments, patient characteristics, and prevention.
