I was delighted to see a whole book dedicated to pruritus in advanced disease . . . I found this book well researched and presented . . . This is an essential book for all health professionals who treat patients with this extremely debilitating problem.

• 1. An introduction to pruritus ; 2. Neurophysiology ; 3. Clinical assessment of patients with pruritus ; 4. Measurement of scratching activity ; 5. The pruritus of cholestasis and the opioid neurotransmitter system ; 6. Uraemic pruritus ; 7. Opioid-induced pruritus ; 8. Pruritus accompanying solid tumours ; 9. Pruritus in haematological disorders ; 10. Neuropathic pruritus ; 11. Psychogenic pruritus ; 12. Topical therapy ; 13. Systemic therapy: making rational choices ; 14. Treatment of patients with pruritus from the nursing perspective ; 15. Pruritus: past, present and future

I was delighted to see a whole book dedicated to pruritus in advanced disease . . . I found this book well researched and presented . . . This is an essential book for all health professionals who treat patients with this extremely debilitating problem.

• 1. An introduction to pruritus ; 2. Neurophysiology ; 3. Clinical assessment of patients with pruritus ; 4. Measurement of scratching activity ; 5. The pruritus of cholestasis and the opioid neurotransmitter system ; 6. Uraemic pruritus ; 7. Opioid-induced pruritus ; 8. Pruritus accompanying solid tumours ; 9. Pruritus in haematological disorders ; 10. Neuropathic pruritus ; 11. Psychogenic pruritus ; 12. Topical therapy ; 13. Systemic therapy: making rational choices ; 14. Treatment of patients with pruritus from the nursing perspective ; 15. Pruritus: past, present and future

I was delighted to see a whole book dedicated to pruritus in advanced disease . . . I found this book well researched and presented . . . This is an essential book for all health professionals who treat patients with this extremely debilitating problem.

• 1. An introduction to pruritus ; 2. Neurophysiology ; 3. Clinical assessment of patients with pruritus ; 4. Measurement of scratching activity ; 5. The pruritus of cholestasis and the opioid neurotransmitter system ; 6. Uraemic pruritus ; 7. Opioid-induced pruritus ; 8. Pruritus accompanying solid tumours ; 9. Pruritus in haematological disorders ; 10. Neuropathic pruritus ; 11. Psychogenic pruritus ; 12. Topical therapy ; 13. Systemic therapy: making rational choices ; 14. Treatment of patients with pruritus from the nursing perspective ; 15. Pruritus: past, present and future