BookOlga Golubnitschaja, editor.
Summary: Unmet healthcare needs of young populations and individuals in suboptimal health conditions are the key issue of currently observed epidemics of non-communicable disorders. Moreover, an unprecedented decrease in the average age of onset of these disorders is recorded. The majority of non-communicable disorders carry a chronic character by progressing over a couple of years from a reversible suboptimal health condition to irreversible pathology with collateral complications. The time-frame between both conditions is the operational area for predictive diagnosis and identification of persons at risk by innovative screening programmes followed by the most cost-effective personalised treatment possible, namely primary prevention tailored to the person. The book propagates the paradigm change from delayed, costly but frequently ineffective medical services to the holistic approach by predictive, preventive and personalised medicine clearly demonstrating multifaceted benefits to the individual, healthcare sector and society as a whole. The book is focused on the needs of young people: teenagers, adolescents and young adults; regardless of the age, individuals in suboptimal health conditions, who are interested in remaining healthy by optimising their modifiable risk factors - both endogenous and exogenous ones; several patient cohorts demonstrating similar phenotype of Flammer syndrome. The book is based on the multi-professional expertise, scientific excellence and practical experiences of the world-acknowledged experts in Flammer syndrome, predictive diagnostics, targeted prevention and personalised medicine, amongst others. The topic of this book is particularly relevant to general practitioners, experts in non-communicable diseases, phenotyping, genotyping, multilevel diagnostics, targeted prevention, personalised medicine, as well as the readers interested in advancing their health literacy.
Contents:
Intro; What This Book Series Is About ... ; Current Healthcare: What Is Behind the Issue?; Advanced Healthcare Tailored to the Person: What Is Beyond the Issue?; Why Integrative Medical Approach by PPPM as the Medicine of the Future?; Contents; About the Book Series Editor; Flammer Syndrome in the Global Context
The "U-Shape" of Health Risks; 1 Unmet Healthcare Needs of Young Populations Is the Key Issue of the "Reactive" Medicine: The Paradigm Shift to PPPM Is Crucial; 2 Opposed Trends in Adolescents; 3 Association Between Abnormal Weight and Increased Mortality: The "U-Shape" of Risks 4 Innovative Screening Programmes Focused on Phenotype Are DueReferences; General Lessons Learned from Flammer Syndrome; 1 Flammer Syndrome; 2 The Downsides of Medical Specialization; 3 The Intellectual Processing of Results; 4 The Need for Interdisciplinary Cooperation; 5 Education Requirements; 6 The Role of the General Practitioner (GP); 7 The Power of Habit; 8 The Role of Opinion Leaders; 9 The Power of the Textbook, A Double-Edged Sword; 10 Leadership; 11 The Link Between Basic Science and Clinical Science; 12 Animal Studies; 13 The Pressure of Academic Selection; 14 Conclusion "Conflict-Mitigating" Behavioural Pattern in the Family3 Mood Disorders: Paradigm Change in Diagnostics and Treatment Approaches; 3.1 Diagnosis; 3.2 Treatment; 3.3 Prevention; 4 Outlook and Expert Recommendations; References; Flammer Syndrome: Psychological Causes and Consequences of Visual Impairment; 1 Stress and Vision Loss: What Is First
"The Hen or The Egg"?; 2 Flammer Syndrome and Stress; 3 Mental Stress and Personality: Psychological Aspects of Coping with Impaired Vision and Blindness; 4 The Stress Response; 4.1 Stress Response Systems; The Sympathetic Adreno-Medullary System Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis4.2 Brain Circuits Implicated in the Stress Response; 4.3 Stress and Inflammation; 5 Stress and Vision Loss in Glaucoma; 5.1 Stress and Intraocular Pressure; 5.2 Blood Flow, Vascular Dysregulation and Stress Hormones; 5.3 Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance; 5.4 Inflammation; 6 Psychosomatic Aspects in Other Pathologies Related to Vision Loss; 6.1 Non-organic Vision Loss; 6.2 Glaucoma; 6.3 AMD; 6.4 Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP); 6.5 Myopia; 6.6 Other Ocular Diseases; 7 Psychological Treatments to Reduce Stress in Vision Loss; 7.1 Meditation; 7.2 Music Therapy 7.3 Biofeedback