Managing Chronic Illness Using the Four–Phase Treatment Approach – A Mental Hea…

Managing Chronic Illness Using the Four-Phase Treatment ApproachA Mental Health Professional's Guide to Helping Chronically Ill People\nAuthor(s): Patricia A. Fennell\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9780471462774, 978-0471462774\nSynopsis\nA pioneering book to help maximize the quality of life for chronically ill patients Written by a leading authority on chronic illness treatment and management, Managing Chronic Illness Using the Four-Phase Treatment Approach provides evidence-based practice guidelines for clinicians to help their clients with debilitating health problems embrace a new \""normal,\"" understand the cyclical nature of their illness, and function at the highest level possible. Patricia Fennell's groundbreaking model for understanding chronic illness identifies and describes four broad phases experienced by the chronically ill: crisis, stabilization, resolution, and integration. Using a b.