Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Understanding and Optimizing Quality of Life and Psychological Well-Being
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 22 February 2018
- ISBN 9780198757726
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages300 pages
- Size 235x157x15 mm
- Weight 452 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
This book will provide clinicians with a comprehensive description of the psychological aspects of ALS and their management, and incorporates chapters written by recognized scholars in their respective fields.
MoreLong description:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with a progressive and fatal course, with no known medical therapies that can reverse the disease or halt its progression. Palliative care is the mainstay of disease management, aimed at maximizing Quality Of Life (QOL) for the patient and caregiver. Clinicians caring for patients with ALS need to understand complex psychological issues in the patient and caregiver, including depression, anxiety, hopelessness, and wish for hastened death (physician-assisted suicide). They also need to confront the psychological implications of rapidly advancing genetic research, the impact of cognitive and behavioural dysfunction in a sizable minority of ALS patients, and caregiver burnout. Healthcare providers can optimize care by better understanding not only these factors, but by learning how to facilitate their management with problem-solving, coping techniques, and with psychologically-based approaches such as mindfulness and other non-pharmacological approaches aimed at maximizing QOL.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Understanding and Optimizing Quality of Life and Psychological Well-Being provides a detailed review and evaluation of ALS, presented in a comprehensive and integrated fashion. The book achieves this through detailed and up-to-date information about the current state of knowledge in this field. It also offers new insights regarding future directions for research. This book will provide clinicians with a comprehensive description of the psychological aspects of ALS and their management, and incorporates chapters written by recognized scholars in their respective fields.
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Table of Contents:
Psychological research in ALS: Past, present and future
Quality of life in ALS: What is it, and how do we measure it?
Psychological morbidity in ALS: Depression, anxiety, hopelessness
Mindfulness and mindlessness and ALS
Complementary and alternative medicines and ALS
Genetic counselling: Psychological impact and concerns
Resilience and coping strategies in ALS patients and caregivers
Cognitive and behavioural dysfunction in ALS and its assessment
The impact of cognitive and behavioural change on quality of life of caregivers and patients with ALS and other neurological conditions
Neglected needs: Sexuality, intimacy, anger
"They embrace you virtually": The internet as a tool for social support for people with ALS
Investigating the psychology of assistive device use in ALS: Suggestions for improving adherence and engagement
End of life: Wishes, values, and symptoms and their impact on quality of life and well-being
Hastened-death: Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in ALS
Bulbar dysfunction in ALS: Psychological implications
ALS caregiver quality of life and psychological implications
Providing holistic care for the individual with ALS: Research gaps and future directions
