Product Description: Now in a new edition, this volume provides extensive coverage of the growing role of general practice in caring for those afflicted with long-term diseases. All chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated, and all major chronic diseases are covered, including asthma, bronchitis, diabetes, and epilepsy...read more

Describes the cases of individuals facing suffering disability, and possible death, discusses social and cultural values concerning the ill, and suggests ways to improve the doctor-patient relationship