Pt. I. Current Status. 1. Client Power Resources / Judith Fitzgerald Miller. 2. Analysis of Coping with Illness / Judith Fitzgerald Miller. 3. Development of the Concept of Powerlessness: A Nursing Diagnosis / Judith Fitzgerald Miller -- Pt. II. Vulnerabilities Across the Life Span. 4. Stress and Coping: Psychoneuroimmunology / Lucille Sanzero Eller. 5. Chronic Sorrow in Long-Term Illness Across the Life Span / Carolyn L. Lindgren. 6. Courage in Young Adults with Long-Term Health Concerns / Deborah L. Finfgeld. 7. Middlescent Obese Women: Overcoming Powerlessness / Judith Fitzgerald Miller. 8. Powerlessness in Elderly Persons: Preventing Hopelessness / Judith Fitzgerald Miller and Christine Bohm Oertel -- Pt. III. Coping with Specific Chronic Health Problems. 9. Powerlessness in Persons with End-Stage Renal Disease / Susan Stapleton. 10. Profiles of Locus of Control and Coping in Persons with Peripheral Vascular Disease / Patricia S. Schroeder and Judith Fitzgerald Miller
11. Energy Deficits in Chronically Ill Persons with Arthritis: Fatigue / Judith Fitzgerald Miller. 12. Adjustment, Coping Resources, and Care of the Client with Multiple Sclerosis / Debra Hastings. 13. Coping with Chronic Lung Disease: Maintaining Quality of Life / Anne M. McMahon. 14. Empowering Persons Affected by Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / JoAnne Bennett -- Pt. IV. Selected Nursing Strategies. 15. Literature: A Dimension of Nursing Therapeutics / Ruth Hobus. 16. Imagery as a Means of Coping / Rebecca Stephens. 17. Facilitating Behavior Change in Chronically Ill Persons / Polly Ryan. 18. Enhancing Self-Esteem / Judith Fitzgerald Miller. 19. Inspiring Hope / Judith Fitzgerald Miller