Women with physical disabilities : achieving and maintaining health and well-being / edited by Danuta M. Krotoski, Margaret A. Nosek, Margaret A. Turk.

Baltimore ; London Paul H Brookes Pub Co, 1996.

482 pages : black and white illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Women with physical disabilities : overriding issues / Danuta M. Krotoski, Margaret A. Nosek, and Margaret A. Turk -- Becoming visible : personal health experiences of women with disabilities / Carol J. Gill -- Wellness among women with physical disabilities / Margaret A. Nosek -- Causes, risks, and consequences of disability among women / Barbara M. Altman -- The perspective of ethnicity on women's health and disability : more questions than answers / Deborah L. Bernal -- Sexuality and reproductive health / Margaret A. Nosek -- Sexual response in women with complete spinal cord injury / Beverly Whipple [and others] -- Contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, and menopause / Sandra Welner -- Pregnancy and delivery / Amie B. Jackson -- Pregnancy and physical disabilities / Judith G. Rogers -- Sexuality and a positive sense of self / Harilyn Rousso -- Dating and relationship issues / Carol J. Gill -- Mothers with physical disabilities / Megan Kirshbaum -- Disabled lesbians : challenging monocultural constructs / Corbett Joan O'Toole -- Sexual abuse of women with physical disabilities / Margaret A. Nosek -- Teaching providers to become our allies / Marsha Saxton -- Commentary on sexuality and reproductive health / Barbara Faye Waxman -- Stress and well-being / Danuta M. Krotoski and Roberta B. Trieschmann -- Stress and women with disabilities / Nancy M. Crewe and Nancy Clarke -- The neuroendocrinology of stress / Constantine Tsigos and George P. Chrousos -- Perceived stress in individuals with spinal cord injury / Diana H. Rintala, Karen A. Hart, and Marcus J. Fuhrer -- Women as care providers and care receivers : effective strategies / Carolyn M. Baum -- Traditional approaches to stress reduction through skills training / George D. Patrick -- The energy paradigm : a new model for health care / Roberta B. Trieschmann -- Managing bladder and bowel function / Danuta M. Krotoski and Carol J. Bennett -- Impact of bladder and bowel dysfunction on sexuality and self-esteem / P. Sonya Perduta-Fulginiti-- Anatomy and pathophysiology of voiding dysfunction / Salman S. Razi, Mary N. Young, and Carol J. Bennett -- Bladder dysfunction : evaluation and outcome / Michael B. Chancellor -- Urinary tract infections in females with spinal cord injuries / Mary N. Young and Jan M.H. Brewer -- Assessment of complications of neurogenic bladder dysfunction / L. Keith Lloyd -- Current bladder management treatment options for women with disabilities / Carol J. Bennett, Salman S. Razi, and Mary N. Young -- Overcoming functional limitations / Marilyn Pires -- Restoration of bladder and bowel function to women with spinal cord injury / Graham H. Creasey -- Physical fitness and well-being / Lynn H. Gerber -- The impact of disability on fitness in women : musculoskeletal issues / Margaret A. Turk -- Treatment strategies for patients with inflammatory muscle disease : a model for exercise and activity / Jeanne E. Hicks -- Adapted physical activity and sport / Karen P. DePauw -- Health promotion for people with chronic neuromuscular disabilities / Sunny Roller -- Conclusion / Margaret A. Nosek, Margaret A. Turk, and Danuta M. Krotoski.