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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ariela Royer |
| ISBN: | 0275961230 9780275961237 |
| OCLC Number: | 38281345 |
| Description: | xiv, 211 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Chronic illness: an overview -- pt. I. Characteristics and consequences of chronic illness. Uncertainty: a key characteristic of chronic illness -- The stigma of chronic illness -- Social isolation: a major consequence -- pt. II. Managing chronic illness: adaptation. Adaptation as distinguished from coping -- Factors influencing adaptation -- pt. III. Living with chronic illness: normalization. Factors affecting normalization -- Behavioral strategies of normalization -- Cognitive strategies of normalization -- pt. IV. Crucial dilemma for chronically ill persons. The struggle for identity: lessons from the chronically ill -- Needed changes for health care. |
| Responsibility: | Ariela Royer. |
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