The trouble with illness : how illness and disability affect relationships / Julia Segal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Segal, Julia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--Family relationships.

People with disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017.

Summary:

"This impressively honest book explores the effects a challenging disability or illness can have on the mind and personal relationships, and how friends, family and professionals can help. Illness or disability can isolate people by creating vast differences in their experiences where previously there were none. Friends and family can find themselves saying the wrong thing or awkwardly avoiding topics as a result. This book takes a candid look at how discomfort caused by an illness can strain a relationship between partners, families and professionals, as well as how understanding feelings of guilt or shame can transform a situation or relationship. The insights and advice offered in this book can help children and adolescents overcome anxiousness caused by a parent's condition, improve communication between partners and family members, and increase professionals' awareness of how a client feels about their situation." -- Publisher's description

Contents:

Why does anything have to change?

Inner world/outer world

Understanding

Will we survive?

Illness, disability and sexuality

Pain

Grieving

Damage to capacities to think or feel

Parents

Children

Relations with professionals.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 13, 2017).

ISBN:

9781785923326

9781784506513 (ebook)