Coping Effectively with Spinal Cord Injury: A Group Program : Therapist Guide

ISBN-10
0190241705
ISBN-13
9780190241704
Category
Group psychotherapy
Pages
69
Language
English
Published
2009
Author
Paul Kennedy

Description

For individuals who have suffered a spinal cord injury, it is a struggle to know how to assess and cope with such a life-changing event. The coping strategies that a person employs can have an enormous impact on their mental well-being and long-term health. Approach focused coping, in which the individual accepts and seeks to understand their condition, results in a sense of mastery, self-efficacy, and post traumatic growth. Conversely, avoidance focused coping can lead to anxiety, depression, self neglect, and substance abuse problems. Approximately 50% will meet the diagnostic criteria for d.

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