Cover; Body Image and Disfigurement Care; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; 1 Introduction; PART 1 Approaches to body image; 2 Elements of body image; 3 The cognitive-behavioural approach to body image and its disturbance; PART 2 Disfigurement and its consequences; 4 Disfigurement and stigma; 5 Disfigurement and social interaction; 6 Psychosocial disturbance in disfigurement, and its treatment; PART 3 Using the cognitive-behavioural approach to disturbed body image; 7 Support for a cognitive-behavioural approach
8 Treatment implications of the cognitive-behavioural approachReferences; Author index; Subject index
Summary
Intended for health care professionals working with patients who have suffered a threat to body image, whether from trauma, injury, disease, or the developmental process, Body Image and Disfigurement Care:*offers practical advice about care*critically appraises the existing knowledge-base*describes the different theoretical approaches to body image disturbance*puts forward a new model of what happens to people with disturbed body image. While written in an accessible style, this is not a superficial text; it presents practical skills which can be used in clinical se
