Psychological Issues in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

• Glavni autor: Gianluca Castelnuovo (auth)
• Daljnji autori: Francesco Pagnini (auth)
• Format: Elektronički Poglavlje knjige
• Jezik: engleski
• Izdano: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Serija: Frontiers Research Topics
• Teme: Psychology; clinical psychology; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; medical psychology; Quality of Life; Health Psychology; Chronic disorders
• Online pristup: 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...