Psychosocial Impact of Lupus: Social Work's Role and Function

With Lupus affecting more than 1.5 million Americans, predominantly women of childbearing age, there are many complex psychosocial challenges for the health care provider, the patient and the family. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the psychosocial impact of Lupus as a range of health care providers in the field explain the medical, sociocultural and psychological frameworks particularly critical for a better understanding of this perplexing autoimmune disease.With original qualitative and quantitative research and rich case studies and examples from both care providers and patients, this book provides essential information about diagnosis, treatment, mental health issues, and cultural competency issues relevant to all that live with Lupus or provide care to those living with it. This book was originally published as a special issue of Social Work in Health Care.

About the Author

N. L. Beckerman, LCSW, DSW is a Professor at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University in New York, USA. She has published widely in the areas of HIV/AIDS, psychosocial impact of illness in health care, diagnosis and treatment of PTSD, and family and couple therapy. She is the author of Couples of Mixed HIV Status: Clinical issues and interventions (2005). Charles Auerbach, MSW, PhD is a Professor at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University in New York, USA, and Visiting Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA. He has published widely in the areas of child welfare and social work in health care.