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- Title
Psychosocial Adaptation to Chronic Illness and Disability: A Primer for Counselors.
- Authors
Livneh, Hanoch; Antonak, Richard F.
- Abstract
ln this article, the authors discuss 3 broad domains of psychosocial adaptation to chronic illness and disability. These include the dynamics (basic concepts, psychosocial responses, and coping strategies) typically associated with the process of adaptation to disabling conditions, assessment of adaptation as evidenced by 6 commonly used measures, and intervention strategies applied to facilitating coping with and adaptation to chronic illness and disability.
- Subjects
CHRONIC diseases; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; ADAPTABILITY (Personality); PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; DISABILITIES; DISEASES
- Publication
Journal of Counseling & Development, 2005, Vol 83, Issue 1, p12
- ISSN
0748-9633
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/j.1556-6678.2005.tb00575.x