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helps me, but she also knows that to help me is her choice, and that I can get by alone if she is not around. Your hospital social worker may or may not be competent to provide you with all the information you need, but there are a few books that can help you.
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The list below is just the beginning. As you read these books, other books will be suggested that are more in line with the issues affecting your life. The more you know, the better off your life will be. As with all things in life, the final decision is yours. I wish you all the best you can achieve in your journey.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders (commonly called the DSM-5) – LINK: https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm — Know your own symptoms and understand the treatment options for PTSD. Awareness and information are the best ways to combat the accompanying fear that comes with any life- threatening injury or situation.
Paralysis Resource Guide — issued by the Christopher Reeve Foundation – LINK: https://www.christopherreeve.org/living-with-paralysis/free-resources-and- downloads/paralysis-resource-guide — contains not only has information on various injuries, it also contains valuable information on support networks helping us to live a full and productive life after being discharged from the hospital.
Sexuality and Physical Disability: A Disability-Affirmation Approach to Assessment and Intervention Within Health Care, by Eisenberg, Andreski and Mona – LINK: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11930-014-0037-3 — Sexuality does not have to end with disability. Anyone born with a disability can tell you that.
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