Psychological Issues in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

• Main Author: Gianluca Castelnuovo (auth)
• Other Authors: Francesco Pagnini (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Psychology; clinical psychology; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; medical psychology; Quality of Life; Health Psychology; Chronic disorders
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal and progressive disease, characterized by progressive muscles weakness, with consequent loss of physical capacities. Patients become relentlessly immobile and, in the late stages of the disease, develop a "locked-in" state in which only residual mus...