Multiple Sclerosis: 36 (Advances in Psychotherapy: Evidence Based Practice) - Tapa blanda

This innovative book will help both mental health and medical professionalsempower patients or clients to live well with multiple sclerosis(MS).It is a practical, evidence-based, culturally relevant guide to the mosteffective current medical, psychological, and neuropsychological diagnosticmethods and interventions. The book describes a biopsychosocial,multidisciplinary, and integrativeapproach to treatment andprovides information on psychological, mind-body, and complementaryinterventions for symptom management and to increase qualityof life.Both seasoned practitioners and students will find this volume usefulin helping clients cope with this complex, unpredictable, and chronicneurological disorder.

Pearl B. Werfel, PhD, is a clinical psychologist inprivate practice, who specializes in wellness andchronic illness and pain. She has been inductedinto the National MS Society Hall of Fame forHealthcare Professionals and is a member of theClinical Advisory Committee of the NorthernCalifornia Chapter of the Society. Dr. Werfelteaches courses at CSPP/Alliant on how to workwith clients with chronic illness and she developedan online program for pain and stressmanagement for those living with MS.Ron E. Franco Duran, PhD, is presently AssociateProfessor and Associate Provost for Research andScholarship at Alliant International University.His research interests are in how identityinfluences health behaviors, the effectiveness ofgroup-based interventions for persons living withchronic illness, and how health care organizationsadopt and evaluate evidence-informed behavioralinterventions.Linda J. Trettin, PhD, is a clinical neuropsychologistwith Mercy General Hospital Dignity Healthand the MS Achievement Center. She receivedcertification as a Multiple Sclerosis CertifiedSpecialist with the Consortium of MultipleSclerosis Centers. She also leads National MSSociety - sponsored behavioral health programs.Dr. Trettin's research interests focus on the neuropsychiatricand cognitive difficulties faced byindividuals living with chronic medical andpsychiatric conditions.