Diabetes and Wellbeing: Managing the Psychological and Emotional Challenges of Diabetes Types 1 and 2
Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Author(s): Dr Jen Nash
Published Online: 20 MAR 2013 03:30AM EST
Print ISBN: 9781119967187
Online ISBN: 9781118485415
DOI: 10.1002/9781118485415
About this Book
Diabetes and Wellbeing presents a range of effective psychological principles proven to positively impact the emotional wellbeing of individuals with type 1 and 2 diabetes. The guide takes an explicitly CBT approach to motivate sufferers in essential self-care tasks.
- Written in a practical style, for those newly diagnosed with diabetes, individuals managing its challenges for many years, and healthcare professionals
- Reveals how the stress of daily diabetes management can affect an individual's ability to stay motivated and engaged in essential self-care tasks that are vital for good health
- Presents proven techniques for improving emotional wellbeing
- First book to take an explicitly CBT approach to diabetes, simultaneously drawing on solution-focused behavioural therapy and mindfulness approaches
- Fills the gap information of this kind among healthcare professionals and individuals with diabetes