Hammersmith Health Books

With extensive experience of the UK's National Health Service, caring for elderly relatives, and - most recently - working for a major dementia charity, Mary Jordan has revised and updated her Essential Carer's Guide to provide the key information you need to hand when faced with caring for a relative or friend. With individual case...

how to beat chronic fatigue syndrome/MEAfter many years of careful study combined with practical hands-on experience with hundreds of patients, Dr Raymond Perrin has arrived at the firm conclusion that CSF/ME is a structural disorder with definite diagnosable clinical signs. He has developed the Perrin Technique to stimulate lymphatic drainage from...

hope for recoveryAnorexia nervosa is a potentially fatal disorder that is notoriously difficult to treat and provokes feelings of great frustration in carers, families and friends. Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr Agnes Ayton FRCPsych, offers a new perspective, bringing together what is currently known and scientifically verified with her own...

the essential guide for carersThis essential guide for carers, be they professional or friends and relations, provides guidance around a range of concerns associated with end of life. The book tackles this difficult subject in a practical and caring way, showing how appropriate arrangements can be made to ensure the dying person's wishes about...

Second edition of The Great Thyroid Scandal and How to Avoid ItIn this updated (2012) second edition of this acclaimed book, you will learn how to recognize thyroid dysfunction and its many associated problems. Do you have a constant battle with weight? Do you have inexpicably high cholesterol? Do you feel cold and tired all the time? Is your hair...