Facing Lupus: A Guide for Patients and Their Families

Facing Lupus is for anyone whose life is affected by this diagnosis. Written by leading health care providers in their fields, Facing Lupus combines top-tier medical information and compassionate counsel on the management of lupus, with a caring and sensible approach to the medical and physical aspects of living with lupus and its complications. This book provides easily readable and trustworthy information; it is divided into ten chapters that ask and answer pertinent questions about lupus and its medical and psychiatric/psychological care. A glossary of terms provides important background information to readers (e.g., about nutrition, diet, exercise, risk-reduction); online resources and references are offered; and, words italicized in the text are defined in the glossary. Each of the chapters is accompanied by selected references, internet resources, illustrations, and photographs.