Coping with Psoriasis : A Patient's Guide to Treatment

Psoriasis can be managed in most patients so they can live productive lives. In Coping with Psoriasis , Dr. Cram covers how the disease starts, choosing the right doctor, treatment options, the importance of treating the emotional symptoms, the role of special diets, alternative therapies, and advances in treatment. Index, glossary, resource section. Author Biography: Dr. David Cram is the author of dozens of scientific publications and the best selling book Understanding Parkinson's Disease. Among his numerous honors and awards, he is credited with starting the first Psoriasis Day Care Treatment Center in the country and was appointed Clinical Professor Emeritus by the University of California in 1991. "Dr. Cram is an internationally-recognized authority on the treatment of psoriasis. The book addresses the emotional side the disease as well as the physical. As many as seven million Americans suffer from psoriasis--an incurable disease that causes red scaly patches on the skin. Because of its unsightly appearance, psoriasis often causes many individuals to retreat into isolation where they suffer in silence. Robbed of self-esteem they suffer emotionally as well as physically." Psoriasis has been recognized for centuries, possibly as early as 900 B.C.