Brittle Bones, Stout Hearts and Minds: Adults with Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Download or read book Brittle Bones, Stout Hearts and Minds: Adults with Osteogenesis Imperfecta written by Joan Ablon and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2010-10-22 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brittle Bones, Stout Hearts and Minds is written for patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), their families and those who treat them including physicians, nurses, social workers, genetics counselors, and other persons with interests in differing kinds of physical disabilities. The book chronicles life experiences, coping patterns, and strategies for daily living of adults with OI, through personal accounts of medical experiences, education, economics, physical intimacy, dating, marriage, and general lifestyle issues. There are no other comparable books that deal with psychosocial issues of adults with OI.