Chronic illness and disability
By: edited by Catherine S. Chilman, Elam W. Nunnally, Fred M. Cox.
Contributors: Chilman, Catherine S.; Nunnally, Elam W.; Cox, Fred M.
Series: Families in trouble series ;; v. 2
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Newbury Park
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Chronically ill -- Family relationships.; Family social work.; Family psychotherapy.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 248-276.
Includes index.
Table of contents: value: A conceptual model of chronic and life-threatening illness and its impact on families / John S. Rolland; value: Chronic illness in children and the impact on families / Joan M. Patterson; value: Chronic health problems of the elderly / James Blackburn; value: Alzheimer's disease and ambiguous loss / Pauline Boss, Wayne Caron, and Joan Horbal; value: Psychotherapy with families caring for a mentally impaired elderly member / Marilyn J. Bonjean; value: The impact of developmental disabilities and other learning deficits on families / Robert F. Schilling, Steven Paul Schinke, and Maura A. Kirkham; value: Helping families with developmentally disabled members / Robert F. Schilling; value: Implications of chronic illness for family treatment / William J. Doherty; value: Public policies and families / Catherine S. Chilman; value: Social policies, understanding their impact on families with impaired members / Margaret Walkover.