title: Bent but not broken: an introduction to the issue on chronic illness.
abstract: What is the difference between sackcloth and ashes and chronic illness? You can always take a shower and change shirts.
authors.affiliation: Midtown Psychological Associates, Valdosta, GA 31601, USA.
authors.forename: Jackson P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Rainer
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000523:psychology; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological