Research Catalog

Title

Medical and psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disability / Donna R. Falvo.

Author

Falvo, Donna R.

Publication

Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2009], ©2009.

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Description

xiii, 693 pages : illustrations; 27 cm

Subjects

• Chronic Disease
• Social Adjustment
• Chronic diseases > Psychological aspects
• Chronically ill > Rehabilitation
• Disabled Persons > rehabilitation
• Chronic diseases > Social aspects
• Disabled Persons > psychology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. Conceptualizing Chronic Illness and Disability -- Ch. 2. Psychosocial and Functional Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability -- Ch. 3. Conditions of the Nervous System: Part I -- Ch. 4. Conditions of the Nervous System: Part II - Spinal Cord, Peripheral Nervous System, and Neuromuscular Conditions -- Ch. 5. Conditions of the Eye and Blindness -- Ch. 6. Hearing Loss and Deafness -- Ch. 7. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities -- Ch. 8. Psychiatric Disabilities -- Ch. 9. Conditions Related to Substance Use -- Ch. 10. Conditions of the Blood and Immune System -- Ch. 11. Endocrine Conditions -- Ch. 12. Conditions of the Gastrointestinal System -- Ch. 13. Cardiovascular Conditions -- Ch. 14. Conditions of the Respiratory (Pulmonary) System -- Ch. 15. Kidney and Urinary Tract Conditions -- Ch. 16. Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System -- Ch. 17. Skin Conditions, Burns, and Facial Disfigurement -- Ch. 18. Cancers -- Ch. 19. Assistive Technology -- Ch. 20. Financing, Delivery, and Allocation for Rehabilitation Services in the United States / Michael Landry -- App. A. Medical Terminology -- App. B. Glossary of Medical Terms -- App. C. Medications -- App. D. Glossary of Diagnostic Procedures.

ISBN

• 9780763744618 (alk. paper)
• 0763744611 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2007048895

OCLC

• ocn182913221
• 182913221
• SCSB-5423451

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries