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Chronic illness and its impact : considerations for psychologists

journal contribution
posted on 2008-10-01, 00:00 authored by M Dobbie, David MellorDavid Mellor
A significant proportion of the population is affected by chronic illnesses, which have a marked impact on psychological adjustment at both the individual and family level. The nature of these illnesses and their impacts is complex, and has implications for psychological practice. This paper reviews these issues, and argues that more emphasis should be given to medical conditions in training programmes for psychologists.

History

Journal

Psychology, health & medicine

Volume

13

Pagination

583-590

Location

Abingdon, England

ISSN

1354-8506

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2008, Taylor & Francis

Issue

5

Publisher

Routledge