Chronic illness

Now in its fourth edition, this text examines how chronic illness affects patients and their families from several angles at once: social, psychological, ethical, organizational, and financial. It explains how these pressures interact, so readers can see why managing a long-term condition is about far more than treatment.

Written for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in nursing, social work, and rehabilitation, the book focuses on practical intervention. It shows health care professionals how to help chronically ill clients take more control over their daily lives and adjust to living with their conditions.