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Sheldon Press News - Summer 2010
Sheldon Press is committed to providing the most up-to-date, reliable advice on a wide range of medical problems, as well as psychological, lifestyle and parenting guidance.
BMA Shortlists Two Sheldon Press titles
When Someone You Love Has Dementia, by Susan Elliot-Wright, and The User's Guide to the Male Body by Jim Pollard have been Highly Commended in the Popular Medicine category of the 2010 British Medical Association Awards. All Highly Commended titles are short-listed for the first prize, which will be announced on 14th September.
Our Award-Winners! Backache: what you need to know, by Dr David Delvin, has won two awards at this year's Medical Journalists Association Open Book Awards: the Self-help general readership section and The Tony Thistlethwaite Award, an overall prize for the best consumer health book by an MJA author, given for excellence in communicating medical and health information.
Two other Sheldon books were short-listed and stand as Commended: Janet Wright's Hysterectomy: Is it right for you? and Jim Pollard's User's Guide to the Male Body.
This summer we bring you another great range of titles
Life's challenges range from redundancy, relationship break-up and illness, to other people's disapproval, rejection and betrayal. Events may shake your sense of identity and leave you feeling insecure, but this isn't the end of the story. Using techniques based on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Coping with Life's Challenges looks at how to surmount difficult but common adversities so that you can move on. While even the luckiest of us must sometimes face adversity, we can learn to deal with difficult situations.
 Increasing numbers of adults are being diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, while children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders are growing up. Until recently, most information has been aimed at children with the condition, or parents. Asperger syndrome (AS) in adulthood brings different challenges, and, crucially, there are far fewer resources. As a result, adults are left to cope alone - and often don't cope well, with depression and other mental health problems as the result. Asperger Syndrome in Adults addresses issues faced by adults with the condition, and looks at the potential of adults with Asperger syndrome, exploring how they may contribute on their own terms.
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterised by pain in the muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Other symptoms include fatigue, sleep problems, allergies, anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, morning stiffness and problems with short term memory and concentration. Increasing recognition of fibromyalgia means that diagnosis and treatment are increasingly likely, but self-help is still key. As well as tried and tested advice on how to reduce pain, boost energy levels and help with regular sleep, this new edition of Living with Fibromyalgia includes the latest in treatments.
 Snoring is no joke! It can interrupt sleep and make days miserable, and wreak havoc in close relationships. And sleep apnoea, which causes severe daytime sleepiness, is a real danger to health and can wreck lives - sometimes literally in the case of tired driving. If you've had enough of people making jokes about your snoring, or you are the long-suffering partner of a chronic snorer, this book will help. The thoroughly updated new edition of Coping with Snoring and Sleep Apnoea has a special emphasis on the latter condition, which affects some 80,000 people in Britain.
Prostate cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths, affecting nearly 35,000 men each year. But, better awareness, earlier diagnosis and increasingly sophisticated treatments can save lives. Coping Successfully with Prostate Cancer, by award-winning medical writer and leading Sheldon author Dr Tom Smith, has now been thoroughly updated. The book presents the latest thinking and research on prostate cancer and disease. It examines the possible influence of diet, geography and viral factors, as well as the vexed question of screening, including PSA, and whether to treat or not.
 High blood pressure is expected to rise by 24%, affecting one in three of the world's adult population by 2025, and is strongly linked to obesity and diabetes, which are also increasing. The good news is that in addition to medication, lifestyle modifications can be very beneficial, as well as medication. As well as detailing how the right diet and exercise can help, How to Lower Your Blood Pressure also looks at the importance of managing stress. Other topics include complementary remedies, high blood pressure as it relates to women.
Stomas are usually life-saving, but can be hard to adjust to. At least 1.3 million people are living with a stoma in the UK, usually a colostomy or ileostomy. This new edition of Living with a Stoma looks at the practical, emotional and psychological effects of living with a stoma. It covers types of stoma; coping with your feelings, and tackling problems such as worry, anxiety and depression. The impact of stoma on intimate relationships is also discussed, along with lifestyle factors including travel, diet, work, sleep and sport.
 Arthritis is widespread. Osteoarthritis affects more than eight million in the UK, while a further million have rheumatoid arthritis. Fibromyalgia is even more common than rheumatoid arthritis, while some 15,000 children have juvenile arthritis. Self-help, though, is of great use, and Coping with Rheumatism and Arthritis presents a holistic, positive approach. It looks at how body, emotions, mind and lifestyle interact, and how to cope with pain, stiffness, tiredness and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Featured Title
Traumatic events are common, and range from road traffic accidents, through rape and sexual abuse, to disaster and war. While many people deal effectively with these experiences, a minority have severe problems, which are often manifested as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Understanding Traumatic Stress is aimed at those with PTSD and those who are caring for someone with the disorder. It includes a strong focus on wounded military personnel. Topics include:
- Understanding the symptoms including memory problems, avoidance and denial, emotional numbing, and hyperarousal
- Related disorders such as depression and substance abuse
- Traumatic memories and the underlying biology - how brain mechanisms are affected in the response to traumatic events
- Treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR
- Narrative approaches, whereby people develop their own stories about their traumatic experiences to help them put them into meaningful contexts
- Drug techniques including anxiolytics and antidepressants, and the problems of prescribing drugs for such a complex disorder
- Problems faced by carers
- Vicarious or secondary trauma
- Growing through experience - trauma from an alternative perspective, that of resilience and growth
- Professional help - your GP, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists
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