Epilepsy in Resource Limited Settings - Managing Quality of Life

Highlighting the understandings and impacts of epilepsy in resource limited settings, particularly those in the Global South, this important book provides a thorough examination of how the condition can be managed to promote better quality of life.

List of contents

0.Foreword by Dr. Najib Kissani. 1.Perspectives and Approaches to Epilepsy Globally. 2.Competing Interventions on Treatment. 3.Brain Health, Prevention and Determinants of Epilepsy. 4.Epilepsy First Aid, Guidance and Counselling. 5.The Five Major Disadvantages of Epilepsy. 6.Multiple Impacts and Responses in Resource Poor Settings. 7.The Employment Challenge in Detail. 8.Initiatives on Epilepsy in the Global South. 9.Global Initiatives on Epilepsy. 10.Social Work Management Strategies for Epilepsy. 11.Building and Sustaining Resilience. 12. The Integrative Model for Managing Epilepsy (IMME).

About the author

Rugare Mugumbate, School of Health & Society, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia; Senior Research Associate, Department of Social Work & Community Development, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; Chairperson, Social Work Taskforce, International League Against Epilepsy; Researcher and Senior Social Worker, Epilepsy resource Centre, Zimbabwe.

Summary

Highlighting the understandings and impacts of epilepsy in resource limited settings, particularly those in the Global South, this important book provides a thorough examination of how the condition can be managed to promote better quality of life.

Product details

• Authors: Rugare Mugumbate
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032807140
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3280714-0
• No. of pages: 174
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; MEDICAL / Public Health, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Nursing, MEDICAL / Administration, MEDICAL / Nursing / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Personal & public health, Development Studies, Medical administration & management, Medical Sociology, Personal and public health / health education, Medical administration and management, MEDICAL / Nursing / Care Plans