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Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability

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ISBN-10: 144969442X

ISBN-13: 9781449694425

Edition: 5th 2014 (Revised)

Authors: Donna Falvo

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Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability, Fifth Edition helps students and counselors with little to no medical background better understand manifestations of common chronic illnesses and disabilities that their clients experience. By using the text, readers will gain a better understanding of the impact that chronic illness and disability has on all aspects of clients’ lives in order to help them build and strengthen personal resources to achieve optimal functioning and full inclusion and participation in all aspects of their life. Discussions include symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, and prognoses.Due to rapid changes in the medical as well as rehabilitation…    
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Book details

List price: $158.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Publication date: 4/16/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 646
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.794
Language: English

Preface
About the Author
Conceptualizing Functioning, Health, and Disability
Psychosocial and Functional Aspects of Health Conditions
Introduction to the Structure and Function of the Nervous System
Traumatic Brain Injury
Stroke
Epilepsy and Other Conditions of the Nervous System
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Multiple Sclerosis
Neurodegenerative and Neuromuscular Conditions
Post-Polio Syndrome and Other Conditions of the Nervous System
Developmental Conditions: Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida
Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities
Overview of Psychiatric Conditions: Definition, Interventions, and Functional and Vocational Implications
Schizophrenia and Other Psychiatric Conditions
Conditions Related to Substance Use
Conditions Related to the Eye and Blindness
Hearing Loss and Deafness
Sickle Cell Disease, Hemophilia, and Other Conditions of the Blood
Introduction to the Immune System
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
Introduction to Cancers: General Methods of Identification and Management
Specific Cancers and Their Management
Diabetes and Other Conditions of the Endocrine System
Structure, Function, and Common Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, and Other Rheumatic Conditions
Amputation
Chronic Pain
Cardiovascular Conditions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma, and Other Conditions of the Pulmonary System
Chronic Kidney Disease and Other Conditions of the Urinary System
Conditions of the Gastrointestinal System
Burn Injury and Other Conditions of the Skin
Assistive Technology
Aging with Disability
Medical Terminology
Glossary of Medical Terms
Glossary of Medications
Glossary of Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
Index