Treating people with chronic disease
Subtitle: a psychological guide
By: Carol D. Goodheart and Martha H. Lansing.
Contributors: Lansing, Martha H.
Series: Psychologists in independent practice book series ;; [v.1]
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
Subjects: Chronic diseases -- Psychological aspects; Sick -- Psychology; Chronically ill -- Mental health; Chronic Disease -- therapy; Chronic Disease -- psychology; Psychotherapy
Description: Treating People With Chronic Disease: A Psychological Guide is an accessible volume that offers practitioners straightforward guidelines for overcoming these anxieties and helping people adjust to lives drastically changed by chronic illness. Each chapter presents a different view of illness from a different vantage point, reinforcing the authors' holographic model of treatment. Detailed case examples in support of the text are offered throughout.

In addition to treatment strategies, the authors address environment, countertransference issues, and the special needs of children and families struck by chronic physical disease. An invaluable, comprehensive guide to related resources, useful for the chronically ill as well as for practitioners, is also included.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-211) and indexes.