Spinal cord injury : a guide for living

Author / Creator

Palmer, Sara

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"Spinal Cord Injury is an easy to understand, comprehensive resource for everyone with SCI, containing essential information for people who are newly injured and for those who have longer experienc...

"Spinal Cord Injury is an easy to understand, comprehensive resource for everyone with SCI, containing essential information for people who are newly injured and for those who have longer experience in coping with injury." "The book reviews the challenges that may be encountered by people with SCI throughout their lives, addressing all aspects of spinal cord injury, from psychological, sexual, and social matters to transportation, housing, and employment. The authors explain how spinal cord injury affects physical functioning and how those changes may lead to lowered self-esteem, depression, family conflicts, and social isolation - all problems that can derail the adaptation process. But they remind readers that, like other life crises, spinal cord injury can be a catalyst for positive change. A spinal cord injury challenges a person to find personal strength, creative channels for self-expression, and new ways of being in the world. Among the book's most important messages are that a meaningful life is possible after spinal cord injury and that psychosocial adjustment is not necessarily linked to one's degree of physical function or disability."--BOOK JACKET.

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