Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword VII
3. Foreword to the Second Edition IX
4. Foreword to the Third Edition XI
5. Acknowledgments XIII
6. Acknowledgments to the Third Edition XV
7. Contents XVII
8. Chapter I. Introductory Statement 1
9. Chapter II. Evolution of a Concept 8
10. Chapter III. The Extent of the Problem 22
11. Chapter IV. Ravages of Prolonged Illness 38
12. Chapter V. The Meaning of Hospitalization 55
13. Chapter VI. Posthospital Adjustment 98
14. Chapter VII. Learning to Live with the Illness 132
15. Chapter VIII. Rehabilitation as Part of Total Medical Care 163
16. Chapter IX. The Impact of Illness on the Family 201
17. Chapter X. A Long-range View 227
18. Reading References 279
19. Index 285