Medical aspects of disability : a handbook for the rehabilitation professional / Steven R. Flanagan, Herb Zaretsky, Alex Moroz, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Flanagan, Steven R.

Zaretsky, Herbert H.

Moroz, Alex.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical rehabilitation.

Chronic diseases.

Disability evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (759 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""Like its predecessor, the book remains one of the best sources of rehabilitation practice preparation for students and the most enlightened guide for rehabilitation professionals."" --Nan Zhang Hampton , PhD, CRC Department of Counseling and School PsychologyUniversity of Massachusetts. Medical Aspects of Disability has continually been the go-to resource for health care professionals, educators, and students. Now in its fourth edition, this landmark volume has been substantially revised, updated, and expanded-comprehensively describing aspects of disability pertaining to medical conditions

Contents:

CONTENTS; Contributors; Introduction; PART I: An Introduction to Key Topics and Issues; 1. Introduction; PART II: Disabling Conditions and Disorders; 2. Disabling Conditions Seen in AIDS and HIV Infection; 3. Alzheimer's Disease; 4. Traumatic Brain Injury; 5. Rehabilitation in Burns; 6. The Role of Rehabilitation in Cancer Patients; 7. Cardiovascular Disorders; 8. Chronic Pain Syndromes; 9. Diabetes Mellitus; 10. Epilepsy; 11. Speech, Language, Hearing, and Swallowing Disorders; 12. Hematological Disorders; 13. Developmental Disabilities; 14. Neuromuscular Disorders

15. Musculoskeletal Disorders16. Pediatric Disorders: Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida; 17. Geriatric Rehabilitation; 18. Introduction to Peripheral Vascular Disorders; 19. Limb Deficiency; 20. Organ Transplantation and Rehabilitation; 21. Psychiatric Disabilities; 22. Pulmonary Disorders; 23. Chronic Kidney Disease; 24. Rheumatic Diseases; 25. Spinal Cord Injury; 26. Stroke; 27. Visual Impairments; PART III: Special Topics; 28. Complementary and Alternative Medicine; 29. Rehabilitation Nursing: Educating Patients Toward Independence; 30. Social Work in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

31. The Computer Revolution, Disability, and Assistive Technology32. Trends in Medical Rehabilitation Delivery and Payment Systems; 33. Legislation and Rehabilitation Professionals; 34. Accreditation-A Quality Framework in the Consumer-Centric Era; 35. Challenges and Opportunities for Quality in Rehabilitation; 36. Telerehabilitation: Solutions to Distant and International Care; 37. Future Directions of Rehabilitation Research; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-96681-2

9786612966811

0-8261-2784-3

OCLC:

699488884