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The Painful Truth: What Chronic Pain Is Really Like and Why It Matters to Each of Us by M D Lynn R Webster (Hardback, 2015)

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Chronic pain affects 1 in 3 Americans and exerts more than a $600-billion drain on the ecomy annually. It is the largest invisible epidemic in the land. Having treated thousands of patients with chronic pain-often when they were at their most vulnerable-Lynn R. Webster, M.D., continues to believe there is hope. Ultimately, a cure for pain will require more research, better therapies, and improved policies. But healing can begin today with a broad-based approach to treatment, including compassionate support from those closest to the ones who are hurting. The Painful Truth is an intimate collection of stories about people living with disabling pain, their attempts to heal, and the challenges that we collectively face in helping them live meaningful lives. As a physician who has treated people with chronic pain for more than thirty years, Dr. Webster reveals the difficulties that patients face in dealing with chronic pain in a society that is often shamefully prejudiced against those who are most in need of our empathy. He shares how such biases also affect medical professionals who treat patients with chronic pain.

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PublisherWebster Media, LLC
ISBN-100986140708
ISBN-139780986140709
eBay Product ID (ePID)216857457

Product Key Features

FormatSewn,Cloth over Boards,With Dust Jacket, Hardcover
LanguageEnglish
AuthorM D Lynn R Webster
SubjectFamily & Health: General

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Date of Publication01/09/2015
Country of PublicationUnited States
Content NoteBlack & White Illustrations
ImprintWebster Media, LLC