Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Illness and Disability

This book is a guide for clinicians who deal with chronic illness in a variety of forms, whether in a hospital or an office setting. It focuses on the main treatment modes of CBT and a more generally integrative type of therapy and aims to provide theoretical orientations and review treatment modalities and the ways in which they can be utilized. The illnesses addressed include chronic pain, fatigue, sleep dysfunction, and digestive dysfunction. The book includes a section on special problems associated with chronic illness and discusses ways to deal with the specific symptoms of high profile chronic illness.

Author: Renee R. Taylor
Publisher: Springer
Published: 10/29/2010
Pages: 378
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9781441937858

About the Author

Renee R. Taylor, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor within the Department of Occupational Therapy at UIC. She currently serves as the Principal Investigator of a chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) research and outcomes demonstration project funded by the National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research within the US Department of Education. This project is designed to evaluate the the efficacy, replicability, and sustainability of peer-based intervention strategies applied to individuals with CFS as implemented within a Center for Independent Living setting. Applying theoretical frameworks of empowerment theory, participatory action research, control theory, and the new paradigm of disability, it is predicted that this community-based intervention will improve overall quality of life, functional capacity, illness severity, coping, and service utilization among individuals with CFS. Dr. Taylor's particular areas of expertise include developing community-based treatment programs for individuals with chronic illnesses, examining the relationship between interpersonal stress, resource loss, and illnesses involving chronic fatigue, and examining different approaches to the treatment of social and environmental issues experienced by individuals with chronic illness.

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