This book will help you: * Understand the emotional challenges of lymphedema * Overcome these challenges and avoid common pitfalls * Recognize problems and know where to go for help * Communicate effectively with family, friends, coworkers, and healthcare professionals * Set and prioritize your goals * Identify where you are in the process of changing * Choose specific actions for reaching your goals * Monitor your progress and maintain your gains * Learn the ten signs of good coping and six warning signs of ineffective coping This comprehensive guide includes sections for people with lymphedema, friends and family, parents of children with lymphedema, healthcare professionals, and psychotherapists. Dr. McMahon is a clinical psychologist with Kaiser Permanente, coauthor of Living Well With Lymphedema, and on the editorial board of LymphNotes.com.
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A book on emotional effects of lymphedema may feel long overdue,.... This book is excellent and definitely worth the wait! -- Lymph Link, the NLN newsletter, April 2006
A refreshing and inspiring journey through understanding and coping with lymphedema. ... Recommended for public libraries, health libraries, ... -- Library Journal Review, Oct. 15, 2005 Issue
A refreshing and inspiring journey through understanding and coping with lymphedema. ... Recommended for public libraries, health libraries, ... -- Library Journal Review, Oct. 15, 2005 Issue
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"A phenomenal book, patients as well as professionals will benefit greatly."
Saskia Thiadens, RN, Director of the National Lymphedema Network
Saskia Thiadens, RN, Director of the National Lymphedema Network
"Needed by patients, family members and health professionals."
Sheila Ridner, PhD, RN, Lymphedema Researcher
This book will help you:
o Understand the emotional challenges of lymphedema;
o Overcome these challenges and avoid common pitfalls;
o Recognize problems and know where to go for help;
o Communicate effectively with family, friends, coworkers, and healthcare professionals;
o Set and prioritize your goals;
o Identify where you are in the process of changing;
o Choose specific actions for reaching your goals;
o Monitor your progress and maintain your gains; and
o Learn the ten signs of good coping and six warning signs of ineffective coping.
This comprehensive guide includes specific information for people with lymphedema, their friends and family, parents of children with lymphedema, healthcare professionals, and psychotherapists.
Dr. McMahon is a clinical psychologist with Kaiser Permanente, coauthor of Living Well With Lymphedema (Lymph Notes, 2005), and serves on the LymphNotes.com editorial board.
Book shelf categories: Health/Diseases/Lymphedema, Health/Self-Help, Health/Psychology, Cancer Survivors, Medical/Oncology
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I read this book and highly recommend it to anyone with lymphedema. It is supportive, thorough, and
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excellent resource,
This review is from: Overcoming the Emotional Challenges of Lymphedema (Hardcover)
This book has everything, for the person who is just curious about lymphedema to the individual who want answers. With her intrinsically motivational style, Dr McMahon uses helpful checklists, graphs, and exercises in this engaging workbook. It is especially helpful for those people who are depressed or anxious.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Must Reading for Those Who Deal with Lymphedema,
By Jan Hasak "Mourning Has Broken author" (Paradise, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Overcoming the Emotional Challenges of Lymphedema (Hardcover)
Unique in its focus on the emotional aspects of lymphedema, this book was a lifesaver for me as a patient, since lymphedema can be an isolating disorder with minimal social support. This comprehensive guide is replete with worksheets and suggested coping mechanisms and resources...a must for patients, caregivers, and health professionals. My own journey through two bouts of breast cancer and lymphedema is chronicled in Mourning Has Broken.
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- Living Well with Lymphedema by Ann B. Ehrlich on 8 pages
- Coping with Lymphedema by Diane Sackett Nannery on 4 pages
- Living Well by Rh Value Publishing on 4 pages
- Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthough Program to End Negative Behavior...and Feel Great Again by Jeffrey E. Young on page 165, page 172, and page 262
- Writing Out the Storm: Reading and Writing Your Way Through Serious Illness or Injury by Barbara Abercrombie on page 136, page 262, and page 370
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