Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability

Chapter1 Conceptualizing Functioning, Disability, and Health
Chapter2 Psychosocial and Functional Aspects of Health Conditions
Chapter3 Introduction to the 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 Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter13 Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychiatric Conditions: Functional and Vocational Implications
Chapter14 Functional Implications of Selected Psychiatric Diagnosis
Chapter15 Substance Related and Addictive Disorders
Chapter16 Conditions of the Eye and Blindness
Chapter17 Hearing Loss and Deafness
Chapter18 Sickle Cell Disease, Hemophilia, and Other Conditions of the Blood
Chapter19 Introduction to the Immune System
Chapter20 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
Chapter21 Introduction to Cancers: General Methods of Identification and Management
Chapter22 Specific Cancers and Their 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 Cardiovascular Conditions
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