Perspectives on diseases and disorders

Provides information about traumatic brain injury, covering symptoms, causes, treatments, cures, and more, and discussing related controversies.

Explains what a stroke is, what causes it, the damage it causes, how it is diagnosed and treated, and the current research.

Presents controversies surrounding causes, and alternative treatments, about Neurodegenerative disorders and other issues; and offers first-person narratives from people coping with the disease -- either as patients, family members or caregivers.

"Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders: Dementia: Each volume in this timely series provides essential information on a disease or disorder (symptoms, causes, treatments, cures, etc.); presents the controversies surrounding causes, alternative treatments, and other issues"--.

Contains nineteen essays that present varying perspectives on anorexia nervosa and bulimia, providing an overview of the diseases, and also discussing causes, symptoms, treatment options, controversies, and personal experiences.

Provides information about HPV, covering the causes and prevalence of its various forms, exploring related controversies, such as vaccinations, and prevention, and including personal stories from people who have been affected by the disease.

Includes an overview of Dissociative disorders, including diagnosis; symptoms; and treatment, a look at controversies surrounding Dissociative disorders, including questions about how various forms of the disorder are treated; the cause of the disorder; and questions surrounding whether it is a true disorder.

An introduction to postpartum depression, explaining what it is, and discussing its diagnosis, controversies, and personal experiences.

Examines growth disorders, covering what they are, what causes them, how people live with them, treatment, and prevention.