Diabetes and Wellbeing Managing the Psychological and Emotional Challenges of Diabetes Types 1 and 2
Auteur : Nash Jen
Diabetes and Wellbeing presents a range of effective psychological principles proven to positively impact the emotional wellbeing of individuals with type 1 and 2 diabetes. The guide takes an explicitly CBT approach to motivate sufferers in essential self-care tasks.
- Written in a practical style, for those newly diagnosed with diabetes, individuals managing its challenges for many years, and healthcare professionals
- Reveals how the stress of daily diabetes management can affect an individual?s ability to stay motivated and engaged in essential self-care tasks that are vital for good health
- Presents proven techniques for improving emotional wellbeing
- First book to take an explicitly CBT approach to diabetes, simultaneously drawing on solution-focused behavioural therapy and mindfulness approaches
- Fills the gap information of this kind among healthcare professionals and individuals with diabetes
Acknowledgements vi
1 Introduction 1
2 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Diabetes 11
3 Dealing with Diagnosis 23
4 Depression, Low Mood and Burnout 49
5 Managing Fear, Anxiety and Worry 80
6 Managing Food, Weight and Emotions 109
7 Diabetes and Relationships 152
8 Implementing Change 185
9 Managing Setbacks, Staying Solution-Focused and Embracing Mindfulness 205
10 Recommended Resources 218
Index 223
Dr. Jen Nash in a Clinical Psychologist living with diabetes since childhood. She is the founder and director of Positive Diabetes (www.PositiveDiabetes.com), an international service- providing therapy, education and training services to promote the psychological wellbeing of people living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. She is also a keynote speaker for national diabetes charities, trainer for NHS professionals, consultant to leading diabetes pharmaceutical companies, and co-author of My Sweet Life: Successful Women with Diabetes (2011).
Date de parution : 04-2013
Ouvrage de 240 p.
15.2x22.9 cm
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Mots-clés :
diabetes; management; daily; dealing; impact; type; stress; psychological; fact; area; context; emotional; settings; persons; medical; rarely; range; researchbased; demonstrated; principles; diabetes care; spectrum; broad