Individuals responses to their chronic illness or disability
(CID) vary widely. Some are positive and productive, some negative
and self-defeating, and some have elements of both. "Coping with
Chronic Illness and Disability" synthesizes the growing literature
on these coping styles and strategies by analyzing how individuals
with CID face challenges, find and use their strengths, and alter
their environment to fit their life-changing realities.
The book s first section provides readers with the major
theories and conceptual perspectives on coping, with special
emphasis on social aspects and models of coping with different
types of CID. In Part Two, an array of specific medical conditions
is covered. Each chapter supplies a clinical description, current
empirical findings on coping, effective medical, physical, and
psychological interventions, employment issues, and social
concerns. This book includes: Up-to-date information on coping with
high-profile conditions, such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes,
arthritis, spinal cord injuries, and traumatic brain injury,
in-depth coverage of HIV/AIDS, chronic pain, and severe mental
illness, coverage of therapeutic modalities adopted for treatment
of people with CID, review of the current state of coping theory
and research, appendix of instruments frequently used in assessment
of coping.
The editors skillful balance between theoretical and practical
material will help rehabilitation specialists (particularly
psychologists, counselors, social workers, and health-care
providers) develop new insights into promoting successful coping,
and discern new means of changing its less effective forms.
Students in the helping professions, as well as individuals
experiencing CID, may also find this multifaceted book useful for
understanding some of the psychosocial dynamics of living with
CID."
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