Review
Chronic Illness and Close Relationships
Contemporary psychology, Vol.42(6), pp.495-497
06/01/1997
DOI: 10.1037/000285
Abstract
Review of book: "Relationships in chronic illness and disability," by James C. Coyne, Renee F. Lyons, Paul G. Ritvo, and Michael J. L. Sullivan (see record 1996-97148-000). This seven-chapter 189-page book is one of 12 volumes in the Sage Series on Close Relationships designed to address various aspects of close relationships, including conflict, remarriage, friendship, sexuality, and dual-career families. The current volume combines the literature on close relationships with that on disability and chronic illness. The result is an overview of theoretical, methodological, and practical issues to consider when designing research or providing care to persons with disabilities. For those who may consider this book just one more book on stress and coping with illness, it is not. The issues discussed in this book are of critical importance to researchers and practitioners; disregard of the dynamic association between close relationships and disability could result in ineffective treatment and confounded research findings. According to the reviewer, the authors have produced an excellent volume for professionals in the areas of rehabilitation, social work, psychology, psychiatry, neurology, and nursing. They have encapsulated a bounty of research into one volume and have made a significant contribution to the study of close relationships and illness. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Chronic Illness and Close Relationships
- Creators
- Dawn A StollJane S Paulsen
- Resource Type
- Review
- Publication Details
- Contemporary psychology, Vol.42(6), pp.495-497
- DOI
- 10.1037/000285
- ISSN
- 0010-7549
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/1997
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984384747102771
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