Spinal cord injury and the family : a new guide / Michelle J. Alpert, Saul Wisnia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alpert, Michelle J., 1966-

Contributor:

Wisnia, Saul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries--Popular works.

Spinal cord.

Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries--Patients--Family relationships.

Physical Description:

xiv, 338 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Combining clinical experience with patients' own stories, the authors cover the causes of and prognosis for SCI through case studies, review common courses of rehabilitation, and answer the "what now?" questions-from daily routines to larger issues concerning sex, education and employment, childbearing, and parenting with SCI.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Abbreviations

1. Introduction to Spinal Cord Injury

2. Early Days: The ER, Rehab, and Beyond

3. Adjusting to SCI: The Return Home

4. Back to Productivity: Work, School, and Play

5. Dating after SCI: Out and About

6. Sexual Function after SCI: The Next Challenge

7. Couples and Relationship Issues: Making It Work

8. Fertility and Pregnancy: The Possibilities

9. Parenting with SCI: Moms and Dads on Wheels

10. Children and Adolescents with SCI: The Next Generation

11. Medical Complications of SCI: Do's and Don'ts

Appendix: Spinal Cord Injury by the Numbers

Resources

Suggested Reading

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p.[315]-325) and index.

ISBN:

0-674-02017-0

OCLC:

451078139