Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability

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#146; 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 field, the fifth edition contains updated medical and psychosocial information and research. In addition, it offers more emphasis on the International Classification of Functioning Disability, and Health (ICF) as a standard for conceptualizing disability and classifying associated functional status. Also included is more thorough coverage of cultural concerns and the impact of cultural issues on the counseling process.

Chapter1 Conceptualizing Functioning, Health, and Disability
Chapter2 Psychosocial and Functional Aspects of Health Conditions
Chapter3 Introduction to Structure and Function of the Nervous System
Chapter4 Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter5 Stroke
Chapter6 Epilepsy and Other Conditions of the Nervous System
Chapter7 Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter8 Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter9 Neurodegenerative and Neuromuscular Conditions
Chapter10 Post-Polio Syndrome and Other Conditions of the Nervous System
Chapter11 Developmental Conditions: Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida
Chapter12 Intellectual Disability and Other Developmental Conditions
Chapter13 Overview of Psychiatric Conditions: Definition, Intervention, Functional, and Vocational Implications
Chapter14 Schizophrenia and Other Psychiatric Conditions
Chapter15 Conditions Related to Substance Use
Chapter16 Conditions Related to the Eye and Blindness
Chapter17 Hearing Loss and Deafness
Chapter18 Sickle Cell Anemia, Hemophilia, and Other Conditions of the Blood
Chapter19 Introduction to the Immune System
Chapter20 Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
Chapter21 Introduction to Cancer: General Procedures for Identification and Management
Chapter22 Specific Cancers and Management
Chapter23 Diabetes and Other Conditions of the Endocrine System
Chapter24 Structure, Function, and Common Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter25 Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus and Other Rheumatic Conditions
Chapter26 Amputation
Chapter27 Chronic Pain
Chapter28 Conditions of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter29 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma, and Other Conditions of the Pulmonary System
Chapter30 Chronic Kidney Disease and Other Conditions of the Urinary System
Chapter31 Conditions of the Gastrointestinal System
Chapter32 Burn Injury and Other Conditions of the Skin
Chapter33 Assistive Technology
Chapter34 Aging with Disability
AppendixA Medical Terminology
AppendixB Glossary of Medical Terms
AppendixC Medications
AppendixD Glossary of Diagnostic Tests and Procedures