Dedication

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Special Acknowledgment

Contributor Page

Preface

Chapter 1: Conceptualizing Chronic Illness and Disability

Chapter 2: Psychosocial and Functional Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability

Chapter 3: Conditions of the Nervous System: Part I

Chapter 4: Conditions of the Nervous System-Part II:

Spinal Cord, Peripheral Nervous System and Neuromuscular Conditions

Chapter 5: Conditions of the Eye and Blindness

Chapter 6: Hearing Loss and Deafness

Chapter 7: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Chapter 8: Psychiatric Disabilities

Chapter 9: Conditions Related to Substance Use

Chapter 10: Conditions of the Blood and Immune System

Chapter 11: Endocrine Conditions

Chapter 12: Conditions of the  Gastrointestinal System

Chapter 13: Cardiovascular Conditions

Chapter 14: Conditions of the Respiratory (Pulmonary) System

Chapter 15: Kidney and Urinary Tract Conditions

Chapter 16: Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System

Chapter 17: Skin Disorders, Burns, and Facial Disfigurement

Chapter 18: Cancers

Chapter 19: Assistive Technology

Chapter 20: Financing, Delivery and Allocation for Rehabilitation Services in the United States by Michael Landry, Ph.D.

Appendix A: Medical Terminology

Appendix B Glossary of Medical Terms

Appendix C Medications

Appendix D Glossary of Diagnostic Procedures

Appendix E Functional Limitations