Living Well with Asthma

by Michael R. Freedman, Samuel J. Rosenberg, Cynthia L. Divino, et al.

Book Overview

Asthma is a medical problem, but it can have a powerful psychological impact as well. If you or someone you love has asthma, this book will help you breathe easier about the challenges it poses in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572300515
• ISBN13: 9781572300514
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Living well with Asthma

This is a great book, very down to earth and practical. It is intended mostly for adults suffering from asthma, but I think it would also be good for family members to read and it gives information on living with children with asthma too. The authors focus, not on the medical aspects of asthma, but on the day to day lives of asthma sufferers and how they can better handle problems in such areas as sex life, family relationships and work. The authors give concrete examples of specific problems and easy to understand solutions. They also give many case illustrations from their work with asthmatics. Most importantly, the book is easy and interesting to read. I was able to pick it up and read just the sections I most wanted to know about without feeling lost. I strongly recommend this book to asthma sufferers and their friends and relatives, as well as to health professionals who want to get a clearer picture of what asthma sufferers and their families go through and how to help them.