This article reviews the fundamental components inherent in the process of psychosocial
adaptation to chronic illness and disability (CID). It is proposed that investigation of the …

This article discusses the extensive challenges faced by those providing long-term care for
family members with traumatic brain injury. Areas reviewed include the nature of care needs …

Purpose: Self‐management is a dynamic process in which individuals actively manage a
chronic illness. Self‐management models are limited in their specification of the processes …

Purpose/Objective: Current theories of adaptation to disability do not address differences in
adaptation to congenital or acquired disability. Although people with congenital disabilities …

Assistive technology (AT) is a powerful enabler of participation. The World Health
Organization's Global Collaboration on Assistive Technology (GATE) programme is actively …

Extensively updated to include clinical findings over the last two decades, this third edition of
A Practitioner's Guide to Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy reviews the philosophy, theory …

Negative life events, such as the unexpected loss of a loved one, a disabling accident or a
natural disaster, are inevitably distressing and disruptive. Coping with and recovering from …

In this article, the authors discuss 3 broad domains of psychosocial adaptation to chronic
illness and disability. These include the dynamics (basic concepts, psychosocial responses …

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between various coping-related
variables and the evaluation of self-worth and subjective well-being among persons with …

This article describes and presents an initial analysis of a quality-of-life—based model of
psychosocial adaptation to chronic illness and disability. This model, termed disability …