The psychology of couples and illness : theory, research, and practice /

The psychology of couples and illness : theory, research, and practice /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2000.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 407 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Ebsco PsychBooks.
Subject:	Married people -- Health and hygiene. Unmarried couples -- Health and hygiene. Intimacy (Psychology) -- Health aspects. Sick -- Family relationships. Spouses -- health & hygiene. Single Person -- health & hygiene. Intimacy (Psychology) -- Health aspects. Married people -- Health and hygiene. Sick -- Family relationships. Electronic Books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11139012

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Other authors / contributors:	Schmaling, Karen B. Sher, Tamara Goldman. American Psychological Association.
ISBN:	1557986495 9781557986498
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Made available through: American Psychological Association's PsyBooks Collection. Print version record.
Summary:	With the majority of adults involved in intimate relationships and chronic illness on the rise, the impact of illness on couples has become a significant area of psychological research and clinical practice. This book, representing the emerging field of the psychology of couples, examines the juncture of psychology and medicine. To begin to address how illness affects relationships, as well as how relationships influence illness, the book presents recent empirical data from psychologists who study and work with couples. Contributors explore biological and immunological research; specific illnesses, such as cancer; organ systems, such as the respiratory system; and health-related behaviors, such as smoking. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).
Other form:	Psychology of couples and illness (print)

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Summary:	The true meaning of staying together in sickness and in health cannot be fully appreciated until illness strikes. This book chronicles the often brave and sometimes painful ways that couples adapt and cope when long-term illness arrives. From a cognitive-behavioural perspective, contributors explore how illness affects relationship and, in turn, how the quality of relationships affects coping behaviours and treatment outcomes.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 407 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	1557986495 9781557986498