Minding the Body: Psychotherapy in Cases of Chronic and Life-Threatening Illness

by Ellyn Kaschak

Book Overview

Support and empower women who are coping with the pain, fear, and stigma of serious diseaseBeing diagnosed with cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, or fibromyalgia is a traumatic event that takes place at a time when the patient is already feeling physically (and often emotionally) drained. Minding the Body combines feminist and social constructionist approaches to offer an intimate look into the ways a therapist can help clients cope with the pain,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789013681
• ISBN13: 9780789013682
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.4"