This straightforward volume examines today's health care picture in human and financial terms, focusing on the three leading causes of death in America cardiovascular disease/stroke, diabetes, and cancer and four debilitating conditions that confound both patients and professionals arthritis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, and low back pain. Morewitz applies current figures and expert future projections to the often-vague concepts of chronically ill patients and associated spiraling costs of care. Composite case studies put a much-needed human face on these growing populations and their needs. The book's consistent format and lucid style make it as accessible as it is clinically useful. It describes the realities of diseases and their treatment with great clarity and insight, to give practitioners better understanding of patient populations and researchers access to critical health areas. In addition, the book is imperative reading for health care administrators involved in resource allocation, program planning, and cost reduction.

Stephen J. Morewitz is a well-known author in the fields of Psychology and Public Health Examines the three leading causes of death in America: cardiovascular disease/stroke; diabetes; and cancer Probes chronic debilitating conditions: arthritis; osteoporosis; fibromyalgia; and low back pain Explores the realities of disease and treatment with clarity and insight Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Chronic Diseases: Epidemiology and Health Care Disparities.- Health Care Costs.- Living with a Chronic Disease.- Diabetes Mellitus.- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Fibromyalgia, and Low Back Pain.- Cardiovascular Disease.- Cancer.