This book synthesizes the expanding literature on coping styles and
strategies by analyzing how individuals with CID face challenges, find
and use their strengths, and alter their environment to fit their
life-changing realities. The book includes up-to-date information on
coping with high-profile conditions, such as cancer, heart disease,
diabetes, arthritis, spinal cord injuries, and traumatic brain injury,
in-depth coverage of HIV/AIDS, chronic pain, and severe mental illness,
and more.