Elizabeth Mcmahon

Gebundenes Buch

Overcoming the Emotional Challenges of Lymphedema

Beschreibung

This book will help you: * Understand the emotional challenges of lymphedema * Overcome these challenges and avoid common pitfalls * Recognize problems and know where to go for help * Communicate effectively with family, friends, coworkers, and healthcare professionals * Set and prioritize your goals * Identify where you are in the process of changing * Choose specific actions for reaching your goals * Monitor your progress and maintain your gains * Learn the ten signs of good coping and six warning signs of ineffective coping This comprehensive guide includes sections for people with lymphedema, friends and family, parents of children with lymphedema, healthcare professionals, and psychotherapists. Dr. McMahon is a clinical psychologist with Kaiser Permanente, coauthor of Living Well With Lymphedema, and on the editorial board of LymphNotes.com.

Autor

Dr Elizabeth McMahon is an Associate Professor in the School of the Arts and Media. Her research interests are in Australian literature, Island Studies and Gender studies. Her recent monograph, Islands, Identity and the Literary Imagination (New York and London: Antehm, 2016) is the culmination of research funded by an ARC Discovery grant titled Our Island Home: The Shifting Map of Australian Literature. She has also published widely on the representation of gender and sexuality in Australian writing, and recently edited, with Dr Brigitta Olubas, a new collection on Australian author Elizabeth Harrower. Since 2008 she has co-edited Southerly, Australian oldest literary journal and co-edits a book series titled Rethinking the Island for Rowman and Littlefield International.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lymph Notes
• Seitenzahl: 476
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 917g
• ISBN-13: 9780976480624
• ISBN-10: 097648062X
• Artikelnr.: 21922725