Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Family Dynamics in Illness and Disability -- Chapter 1: Perspectives on Illness and Disability -- Personal Statement-Janet: Dealing With Spina Bifida -- Discussion Questions -- SET 1: Curing Illness and Disability -- Chapter 2: Children With Disabilities and the Family -- Personal Statement-Celia: A Parent's Burden and Opportunity -- Discussion Questions -- SET 2: Who Should Pay? -- Chapter 3: Impact of Illness and Disability on Adults -- Personal Statement-Alina: Beyond MS -- Discussion Questions -- SET 3: How Long? How Old? -- Chapter 4: Family Response to Illness and Disability -- Personal Statement-Ted and His Mother: How Life Suddenly Changes -- Discussion Questions -- SET 4: My Family: Where Do We Stand? -- Part II: Family Interventions -- Chapter 5: An Approach to Family Assessment -- Personal Statement-One More Burden: A Mother's Perspective -- Discussion Questions -- SET 5: Prime of Life -- Chapter 6: An Intervention Approach -- Personal Statement-Louise: The Day My World Turned -- Discussion Questions -- SET 6: Disability and the Family: How Would You Like To Be Disabled or "Different Abled" Like Me? -- Chapter 7: Group Counseling: A Resource for Families Living with Illness or Disability -- Personal Statement-James: My Group Journey, With the Help of My Friends -- Discussion Questions -- SET 7: Common Pain, Mutual Support -- Chapter 8: Interacting With Health Professionals: Family Needs and Perspectives -- Personal Statement-Sabine: Dealing With Multiple Disabilities and Deaths -- Discussion Questions -- SET 8: Rain or Shine -- Part III: Selected Family Issues -- Chapter 9: Alcohol: An Illness, Disability, and Family Perspective -- Personal Statement-John: Attitude is Everything -- Discussion Questions -- SET 9: One for the Road.

Chapter 10: Challenges and Issues in Caregiving and Respite Care -- Personal Statement-Judy: My Mother and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) -- Discussion Questions -- SET: 10: How Can I Help? -- Chapter 11: Loss, Grief, and Grieving: Family Issues -- Personal Statement-Geraldine: A Daughter's Journey -- Discussion Questions -- SET 11: Is the Person With an Illness or Disability More Important Than the Family? -- Chapter 12: Reflections and Considerations -- Personal Statement-Chris and His Mother: Hope and Home Runs, Not Strikeouts -- Discussion Questions -- SET 12: Who Needs This Kind of Help? -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- C -- F -- G -- H -- P -- R.