The MS Workbook: Living Fully with Multiple Sclerosis (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) - Softcover

Fraser PhD, Robert; Kraft MD, George; Ehde PhD, Dawn; Johnson PhD, Kurt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572243902 ISBN 13: 9781572243903

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications, 2006

Synopsis

Your Essential Guide to Living Well with MS

You can live a fuller and more rewarding life with multiple sclerosis. In this book you'll find clear, practical tips for taking care of your health, your livelihood, and your relationships-step-by-step advice for creating real change in your life.

Recommended by leaders in the nation's top MS organizations, this book offers you more than just strategies for dealing with physical challenges. The authors, a team of experienced doctors and psychologists, offer tips to help you manage the emotional aspects of MS, too. Put these clear and straightforward techniques to use in your life today for greater physical comfort and mobility, financial security, and a more positive state of mind.

Learn how to: ·Manage your physical and mental health care
·Negotiate accommodation and comfort issues in the workplace
·Stay on top of financial matters, including health insurance
·Foster a strong sense of spirituality and community
·Enjoy more intimate relationships and a better sex life
·Utilize government and private resources and other sources of support

About this title

From the Publisher:

A team of doctors and psychologists from the Western Multiple Sclerosis Center, the largest MS rehabilitation center in the country, offer this groundbreaking workbook for helping people with MS manage every aspect of their lives, covering topics ranging from managing medical and psychological symptoms to improving their sex lives, from budgeting their finances to exploring employment opportunities.

About the Author:

Robert T. Fraser, PhD, is a licensed counseling and rehabilitation psychologist and professor of neurology, neurological surgery, and rehabilitation medicine at the University of Washington. He specializes in specializes in vocational rehabilitation assessment and counseling for people with MS and is one of the original faculty of the University of Washington MS Rehabilitation Research and Training Center.

About this edition

• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1572243902
• ISBN 13: 9781572243903
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264