This revised edition of Managing Hot Flushes and Night Sweats offers
up-to-date and evidence-based information about the menopause and about
hot flushes and night sweats, which are the main reason that women seek
medical help.
The four-week self-help guide uses cognitive behavioral therapy,
providing information and strategies for managing hot flushes and night
sweats, as well as stress and sleep. The guide is interactive with
exercises and homework tailored to women's individual circumstances and
lifestyles. It challenges myths about menopause and aging and provides
better understanding of flushes which in turn reduces stress and
improves post-menopausal well-being. The various chapters discuss
processes of identification and modification of triggers of hot flushes
and offers tips to women on dealing with hot flushes in social and work
situations.
The guide can be as effective as eight hours of group CBT and will help
women who want to try a non-medical treatment that is brief and
effective without side effects, or just want to be better informed.