Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for Families [Paperback]

Rosalind C. Kalb (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1998

Because most people who are diagnosed with MS are between the ages of 15-55 years, the disease has a significant impact, not only on the individual with the disease, but also on the family members and loved ones whose lives are interwoven with them. Families experiencing multiple sclerosis often find themselves in uncharted territory. Prior patterns of interacting with each other may no longer work; roles often shift with dramatic emotional impact; guilt, anger, sadness, and a sense of burden may create a barrier to intimacy, joy, growth, and family unity. There are ways out of this debilitating situation, and many families have restored their balance, humor, productivity and family solidarity. Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for Families can lead the way for your family to strengthen its coping skills and to receive targeted information about the disease and its ramifications.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...exceptionally reader-friendly and is a good resource for professionals as well as lay readers...Each chapter provides excellent additional readings, and there is an appendix of recommended resources. I highly recommend this invaluable guide." -- Inside MS "...This practical, complete, and highly readable guide is must reading for anyone confronting this debilitating illness personally or in a loved one." -- The Bookwatch "...a dynamic and extremely useful and usable book for both families living with MS and the professionals who assist them. " -- From the Foreword by Nancy Holland, Ed.D., National Multiple Sclerosis Society "...a complete, highly readable guide that addresses all of the issues multiple sclerosis brings to the family....essential, critically important reading for anyone with MS, their families and their friends." -- The Midwest Book Review "...will help MS suffers and their loved ones prepare for the impact of MS, keep the lines of communication open, devise coping strategies, and give MS no more space in the household than it needs." -- PA Today

About the Author

Dr. Rosalind Kalb, a clinical psychologist, is Director of the Professional Resource Center at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in New York, where she develops and provides educational and consultation services to clinicians who care for people with MS. In her private clinical practice, she specializes in the needs of individuals and families living with chronic illness and disability. She serves on the editorial board of several publications, including the International Journal of MS Care, and is the editor of the book Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for Families. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 207 pages
• Publisher: Demos Medical Pub; 2nd edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888799145
• ISBN-13: 978-1888799149
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,639,468 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very usefull information - especially for the newly diagnose, September 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for Families (Paperback)

Having recently been diagnosed with MS, this book was very informative. Everything from symptoms, family situations, insurance information,to emotional and physical issues, finances, and life planning information. I really recommend this book to anyone diagnosed, or anyone having a family member of friend diagnosed, with MS.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hand this to your family and your spouse., October 20, 2000

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Lorna Moorhead - See all my reviews

This review is from: Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for Families (Paperback)

By addressing issues such as sex and emotions, Rosalind Kalb has made it possible for people to use this book as reference to discuss topics with their families and spouses that may be difficult.

Not only was this book helpful for me, it aided my husband and family in understanding the challenges a person with MS faces on a daily basis, some of which may be undetectable to the human eye.

This book provided my husband and family with a way to adapt to the new parts they would play in our relationships becuase of the MS.

I recommend each person with MS hand this book to their family, friends and spouse, then quietly walk away.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A thoroughly "user friendly" compendium of information, advice and resources for families having to deal with this disease, February 3, 2006

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for Families (Paperback)

Now in a newly updated and expanded third edition, Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide For Families by clinical psychologist Rosalind C. Kalb (Director of the Professional Resource Center, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York) is a thoroughly "user friendly" compendium of information, advice and resources for families having to deal with this debilitating and progressive disease. Of special note are two new chapter editions: "Planning for Possible Care Needs" and "Parenting A Child Or Teen with MS". Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide For Families draws upon specialists from the fields of neurology, general medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychology, social work, law, and people with MS. Enhanced with a comprehensive list of readings and resource, this is the primary resource most especially recommended for non-specialist general readers having to deal with MS issues.