Waubonsee Community College

Medical and psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disability, Donna R. Falvo

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Medical and psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disability

bibliography

815873536

Donna R. Falvo

Conceptualizing functioning, health, and disability -- Psychosocial and functional aspects of health conditions -- Introduction to the structure and function of the nervous system -- Traumatic brain injury -- Stroke -- Epilepsy and other conditions of the nervous system -- Traumatic spinal cord injury -- Multiple sclerosis -- Neurodegenerative and neuromuscular conditions -- Post-polio syndrome and other conditions of the nervous system -- Developmental conditions : cerebral palsy and spina bifida -- Intellectual and other developmental disabilities -- Overview of psychiatric conditions : definition, interventions, and functional and vocational implications -- Schizophrenia and other psychiatric conditions -- Conditions related to substance use -- Conditions related to the eye and blindness -- Hearing loss and deafness -- Sickle cell disease, hemophilia, and other conditions of the blood -- Introduction to the immune system -- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection -- Introduction to cancers : general methods of identification and management -- Specific cancers and their management -- Diabetes and other conditions of the endocrine system -- Structure, function, and common conditions of the musculoskeletal system -- Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and other rheumatic conditions -- Amputation -- Chronic pain -- Cardiovascular conditions -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and other conditions of the pulmonary system -- Chronic kidney disease and other conditions of the urinary system -- Conditions of the gastrointestinal system -- Burn injury and other conditions of the skin -- Assistive technology -- Aging with disability