Minding the body : psychotherapy in cases of chronic and life-threatening illness / Ellyn Kaschak, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaschak, Ellyn, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminist therapy.

Women analysands--Health and hygiene.

Women analysands.

Chronically ill--Care.

Chronically ill.

Critically ill--Care.

Critically ill.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Support and empower women who are coping with the pain, fear, and stigma of serious diseaseBeing diagnosed with cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, or fibromyalgia is a traumatic event that takes place at a time when the patient is already feeling physically (and often emotionally) drained. Minding the Body combines feminist and social constructionist approaches to offer an intimate look into the ways a therapist can help clients cope with the pain, fear, and stigma of serious disease.Minding the Body offers an alternative to the reductive view of the mind-body connection and

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Minding the Body: Psychotherapy in Cases of Chronic and Life-Threatening Illness; How Can Feminist Therapists Support Women with Autoimmune Disorders?; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A First-Person Story; Fibromyalgia: A Feminist Biopsychosocial Perspective; Battling Injury and Chronic Illness in a Managed Care World: A Case History; Social Construction of Illness: Addressing the Impact of Cancer on Women in Therapy; Putting Theory into Practice: A Psychologist's Story

Feminist Psychotherapy in Cases of Life-Threatening IllnessFrom Life-Threatening Illness to a More Sensitive Therapist: One Woman's Journey; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7890-1368-1

1-317-71969-7

1-315-78616-8

1-317-71968-9

9781315786162

OCLC:

874146705