Taking Charge Overcoming the Challenges of Long-Term Illness

Explains the method of Medical Crisis Counseling, which Irene pioneered to help people weather the crisis of long-term illness & live productively despite it. Through her own devastating family experience & work in family counseling, Pollin has identified 8 fears shared by all who cope with long-term illness: fear of loss of control, of self-image, of dependency, of stigma, of expressing anger, of abandonment, of isolation, & of death. These fears are natural, & they can be overcome. Compassionate case studies & clear, practical info. will help families draw closer together in a medical crisis, address their deepest concerns, & end the paralysis of fear.Taking Charge Overcoming the Challenges of Long-Term Illness, was published 1994 under ISBN 9780788169977 and ISBN 0788169971.