Dr. Cram is an internationally-recognized authority on the treatment of psoriasis. The book addresses the emotional side the disease as well as the physical. As many as seven million Americans suffer from psoriasis--an incurable disease that causes red scaly patches on the skin. Because of its unsightly appearance, psoriasis often causes many individuals to retreat into isolation where they suffer in silence. Robbed of self-esteem they suffer emotionally as well as physically.