1st Edition

Living with Multiple Sclerosis A Group-Based Psychological Support Intervention for Newly Diagnosed People with MS (LiMS)

218 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

218 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

218 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Connecting theory, research and intervention, Living with Multiple Sclerosis offers an effective, innovative and comprehensive group-based psychological support intervention specifically aimed at people newly diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (LiMS). The book explains the theoretical foundations of the intervention, based on developmental psychology in the life cycle, and considering the... Read more

Presentation

Introduction

Chapter 1. The History of the Project and its Characteristics

Silvia Bonino

Chapter 2.  The Theoretical Foundations

Emanuela Calandri, Martina Borghi and Federica Graziano

Chapter 3. The Intervention Meeting by Meeting

Martina Borghi

Chapter 4. Between theory and intervention: the contribution of the research

Federica Graziano and Emanuela Calandri

Chapter 5. Beyond the individual: multiple sclerosis and parent-child relationships

Federica Graziano, Emanuela Calandri and Martina Borghi

Biography

Silvia Bonino, psychologist (M.A., Ph.D.) and psychotherapist, is Emeritus Professor of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the Department of Psychology in the University of Turin (Italy). She is the author of  Nature and Culture in Intimate Partner Violence: Sex, Love and Equality (Routledge, 2018) and Coping with Chronic Illness: Theories, Issues and Lived Experiences (Routledge, 2021).

Martina Borghi, psychologist (M.A.) and psychotherapist, works at CReSM (Regional Referral Centre for Multiple Sclerosis), AOU San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, Torino (Italy) and collaborates with AISM (Italian SM Society).

Emanuela Calandri, psychologist (M.A., Ph.D.), is Associate Professor of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the Department of Psychology in the University of Turin (Italy).

Federica Graziano, psychologist (M.A., Ph.D.), works at the Department of Psychology in the University of Turin (Italy).