Elizabeth Turp

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides the families and friends of people with CFS/ME with an introduction to the condition, and explains what can be done to support those who have it. It offers useful advice on how to help a loved one cope with it, and suggests ways to help them with everyday issues such as personal hygiene, nutrition, finances, and relationships.

Produktdetails

• Support for Family and Friends
• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9781849051415
• ISBN-10: 1849051410
• Artikelnr.: 29955396

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Turp is an integrative counsellor working in NHS primary care and private practice on Merseyside in the UK. She has worked as a counsellor for 15 years with various client groups including victims of crime, the homeless, students and GP patients. In 2005 she became ill with CFS/ME and at her worst was unable to work, walk, read or drive. Faced with losing everything, she put her research and health care skills into finding out all she could about the illness and recovered some of her health. She is now writing to pass on what she learned to other people affected by CFS/ME. She loves music, dancing, food, film and being outdoors.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments. Introduction. Why I have written this book and who it is
for. My story. The different levels of CFS/ME: mild, moderate and severe.
The whole person: CFS/ME, the body and the mind. 1. What is Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome/ME? The Different Names for CFS/ME. The Symptoms. Stages of
CFS/ME. What does it feel like to have CFS/ME? Why has my friend/relative
not discussed this with me? How is it diagnosed? What causes CFS/ME?
Treatment and management strategies. Conclusion. 2. CFS/ME and you (the
friend of family member). Your reaction to the news. Changes in your
relationship with the sufferer. Why it can be easy to say the wrong thing.
Common misunderstandings. Support for you (the friend or family member).
Conclusion. 3. Supporting your loved one to cope with the symptoms of
CFS/ME. Helping with the physical symptoms. Helping with the cognitive
symptoms. Helping with the emotional effects. Other factors that make
coping with CFS/ME harder. Helping with making positive changes - treatment
and management strategies. Preventing relapse and staying stable. Other
things that can help. Conclusion. 4. Practical advice on how you can help
with everyday life. Personal hygiene. Food and nutrition. Shopping.
Mobility and travel. Domestic tasks, DIY and gardening. Money, employment
and work. Caring responsibilities. Socialising and communication.
Conclusion. 5. The top 10 tips on how you can help. Final note from the
author. Resources/Directory of Support. References. Index.