Miller, Judith Fitzgerald. <br/><br/>
Coping with chronic illness :  overcoming powerlessness / 
Judith Fitzgerald Miller. 
 - 2nd edition 
 - Philadelphia :  F.A. Davis Co.,  c1992. 
 - xv, 442 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>PART 1<br/>Chapter 1. Patient power resources<br/>Chapter 2. Analysis of coping with illness<br/>Chapter 3. Concept development of powerlessness <br/><br/>PART II Powerlessness and developmental vulnerabilities <br/>Chapter 4. Coping behavior of children experiencing loss of mobility <br/>Chapter 5. Midlescent obese women <br/>Chapter 7.powerlessness in the elderly <br/><br/>PART III Coping with specific chronic health problems <br/>Chapter 7. Etiologies and indicators of powerlessness in persons with end-stage renal disease <br/>Chapter 8. Profiles of locus of control and coping in persons with peripheral vascular disease <br/>Chapter 9.Enery deficts in chronically ill persons with arthitis<br/>Chapter 10. Adjustment , coping  resources and care of the patient with multiple sclerosis<br/>Chapter 11.Coping with chronic lung disease <br/><br/>PART IV  Select nursing strategies <br/>Chapter 12. Decreasing powerlessness in the chronically ill<br/>Chapter 13. Literature: a dimension of nursing therapeutics <br/>Chapter 14. Imagery as a means of coping <br/>Chapter 15. Facilitating behavior change in the chronically ill<br/>Chapter 16. Enhancing self-esteem <br/>Chapter 17. Inspiring Hope 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0803661924 (softbound : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chronic diseases--Nursing.<br/>Control (Psychology)--Health aspects.<br/>Chronic diseases--Psychological aspects.<br/>Chronic Disease--nursing.<br/>Chronic Disease--rehabilitation.<br/>Models, Psychological.<br/>Nurse-Patient Relations.<br/>Sick Role.
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WY 152 M648c 1992