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ISBN:1899836683

How do you cope with a life-challenging disease? How you respond can have a profound effect on the physical course of the illness. There is a healing power in hope, and a destructive power in despair. Attitude matters. Some people seem to be ‘naturally’ better at creating the right attitude, but we can all learn to improve our coping skills.

Coping is a practical compendium for those living with or dealing with life-challenging diseases. Detailing the many effective coping strategies that Professor Rubin Battino has encountered during his extensive professional experience – from friends and support groups, from research and from practice – it is written to be thoroughly accessible and informative, inviting you to explore a wide range of techniques and methods that have proved to have a healing influence. These include:

• Guided imagery          

• Nutrition

• Alternative medicine             

• Meditation

• Support groups

• Structured writing

• Art therapy              

• Acupuncture

• Relaxation methods, including Jackobson’s Progressive Relaxation technique and Benson’s Relaxation Response Method.                      

Featuring a variety of exercises and techniques, and assessing the uses and benefits of each, Coping is a complete guide to facing serious illness with hope and resourcefulness. Packed with invaluable advice on practical subjects such as communicating with medical personnel, and concluding with an extensive appendix of useful contacts, this book is simply an invaluable reference and companion for everyone dealing with life-challenging disease.

Rubin Battino MS has a private practice specialising in very brief therapy in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He teaches courses in The Department of Human Services as an adjunct professor at Wright State University, and is president of The Milton H. Erickson Society at Dayton. Rubin serves as a facilitator of The Charlie Brown Exceptional Patient Support Group at Dayton, Ohio. His other books published by Crown House Publishing include Ericksonian Approaches and Guided Imagery.

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