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The Psychology Of Chronic Illness: The Healing Work Of Patients, Therapists, And Families (Basic Books Families and Health Series) by Shuman, Robert is a health book available to read on EtoBox.
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With the onset of chronic illness, an individual and family's world, previously taken for granted, is often undone. The actual and potential losses from illness impact on family, friends, physicians, therapists, nurses, and others in profound and unexpected ways. Through his own honest, personal account and the testimony of others, Robert Shuman takes us inside the illness experience to help us better grasp the daily inner lives of the ailing person and his or her family. As our aging population lives longer, chronic illness touches more and more of us. Whether as patient or parent, nurse or spouse, colleague or therapist, we need to have greater knowledge and understanding of the intricacies of chronic illness.Robert Shuman maps out the many dimensions of illness and invites the reader to explore its challenging terrain in a way that provides opportunities for self-discovery and reflection. In lyrical prose, he opens up new ways of thinking about the psychology of illness and healing. He suggests, for example, that illness symptoms can have a generative effect on a person's imaginative and creative possibilities, and that the socially despised events of illness and disability offe
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- Author
- Shuman, Robert
- Publisher
- Basic Civitas Books
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780465095346
- Category
- health
- Subjects
- Medical, Psychology, Medicine
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (4 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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