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  1. Quality of Life
    1. What Is Quality of Life?
    2. Why Study Quality of Life?
  2. Emotional Responses to Chronic Illness
    1. Denial
    2. Anxiety
    3. Depression
  3. Personal Issues in Chronic Disease
    1. The Physical Self
    2. The Achieving Self
    3. The Social Self
    4. The Private Self
  4. Coping with Chronic Disease
    1. Coping Strategies and Chronic Illness
    2. Patients' Beliefs About Chronic Illness
  5. Rehabilitation and Chronic Illness
    1. Physical Problems Associated with Chronic Illness
    2. Vocational Issues in Chronic Illness
    3. Social Interaction Problems in Chronic Illness
    4. Positive Changes in Response to Chronic Illness
    5. When the Chronically Ill Patient Is a Child
  6. Psychological Interventions and Chronic Illness
    1. Pharmacological Interventions
    2. Individual Therapy
    3. Brief Psychotherapeutic Interventions
    4. Patient Education
    5. Relaxation, Stress Management, and Exercise
    6. Social Support Interventions
    7. Family Support
    8. Support Groups





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