Family Therapy and Chronic Illness

Informationen zum Autor Joan Atwood Klappentext Treatment for the chronically ill has traditionally focused on physical factors and symptoms! despite the fact that chronic illness also affects life in an emotional and spiritual way. This book presents an approach toward treatment that addresses different aspects of a patient's life! including their interpersonal experiences and relationships. Zusammenfassung Treatment for the chronically ill has traditionally focused on physical factors and symptoms, despite the fact that chronic illness also affects life in an emotional and spiritual way Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1 The Stories of Chronic Illness: Narrative Roles and Family Therapy -Concetta Gallo2 Chronic Illness and the Family Meaning System Joan D. Atwood and Estelle Weinstein3 Chronic Illness! Disability! Secondary Conditions! and the Culturally Diverse Family -Daniel W. Wong and Lucy Wong Hernandez4 The Changing American Family: The View from Social Texts -E. Doyle McCarthy and Sandra Farganis5 A Social Constructionist Approach to Therapy with Couples with a Chronic Illness -Joan D. Atwood and Laura Jean Dreher6 Chronic Illness: An Inquiry into Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome from a Place of Uncertainty -Mary E. Canzoneri7 A Family Case Study on Mindfulness-Based Family Therapy for Chronic Co-Occurring Disorders: Chronic Stress! Chronic Anxiety! and Chronic Pain -Anthony R. Quintiliani8 Family Therapy for Adult Children Caregivers and Their Families -Corinne Kyriacou9 The Chronically Ill and End-of-Life Care -Jayne GassmanAuthors' AffiliationsIndex

Product details

• Authors: Joan Atwood, Joan D. Atwood, Joan D. Gallo Atwood, Concetta Gallo
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.02.2010
• EAN: 9780202363356
• ISBN: 978-0-202-36335-6
• No. of pages: 273
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Medical professions; MEDICAL / Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Therapy & therapeutics, Therapy and therapeutics, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / General