Living with arthritis / Julie Barlow.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Arthritis and Disease Management -- Osteoarthritis -- Rheumatoid Arthritis -- Ankylosing Spondylitis -- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis -- Metaphysical Explanations for Arthritis -- Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- Chapter Summary -- 3. Onset, Diagnosis and Duration of Disease -- Onset, Personality and Stress -- Diagnosis -- Duration -- Chapter Summary -- 4. Life with Arthritis -- Disease Symptomatology and Impact -- Emotional Reactions and Activity Restrictions -- Social Issues -- Resistance to Disruption -- Children with JIA and their Parents -- Chapter Summary -- 5. The Psychological Impact on Person and Family -- Psychological Impact on the Person -- Mediators and Moderators of Psychological Wellbeing -- Positive Aspects of Psychological Wellbeing -- Children with JIA -- Chapter Summary -- 6. The Social Impact on Person and Family -- Parenting with Arthritis -- Social Support -- Children and Parents -- Social Impact: Society -- Working with Arthritis -- Chapter Summary -- 7. Health Care and Patient Education -- The Experience of Health Care -- Patient Education -- Chapter Summary -- 8. Psycho-Educational Interventions -- Cognitive Behavioural Interventions -- Interventions Based on Emotional Disclosure -- Social Support Interventions -- Multi-Component Interventions FocusedPrimarily on Exercise -- Multi-Component Self-Management Interventions -- Personal Development Interventions -- Interventions for Enhancing Employment Potential -- Interventions in JIA -- Effectiveness of Psycho-Educational Interventions -- Chapter Summary -- 9. Agenda for the Future -- Under-Researched Groups -- Under-Researched Psychosocial Domains -- Expand Research on Positive Dimensions -- Health Care and Interventions -- Longitudinal Studies -- Chapter Summary -- Appendix: Malcolm Macdonald8217;s Arthritis Journey -- References -- Index of Citations -- General Index.

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