Sara Palmer, Ph.D., is a psychologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Kay Harris Kriegsman, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice in Bethesda, Maryland, author of Taking Charge: Teenagers Talk about Life and Physical Disabilities, and a consultant on disability issues. Jeffrey B. Palmer, M.D., is a professor in and director of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

This is an essential book for patients, family members, students, and healthcare providers. It is a quick, easy read that demystifies the recovery process after a spinal cord injury. -- Paul Florsheim, PhD Doody's Review Service 2009

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Trauma, Hospitalization, and Rehabilitation1. Into the Wilderness: Trauma, Hospitalization, and Acute Care2. Lost and Searching: Rehabilitation3. Reading the Map: Pathways to AdjustmentPart II: The Challenges of Readjustment4. Going Home: Old Territory in a New Light5. Focus on the Family6. Lovers' Lane: Dating, Coupling, and Sexuality7. Life Goes On: Independent LivingPart III: Successful Living with Spinal Cord Injury8. The Next Frontier: Spinal Cord Injury Research9. The Journey Continues: Finding Yourself10. Concluding ThoughtsResourcesNotesIndex

Sara Palmer, Ph.D., is a psychologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Kay Harris Kriegsman, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice in Bethesda, Maryland, author of Taking Charge: Teenagers Talk about Life and Physical Disabilities, and a consultant on disability issues. Jeffrey B. Palmer, M.D., is a professor in and director of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

This is an essential book for patients, family members, students, and healthcare providers. It is a quick, easy read that demystifies the recovery process after a spinal cord injury. -- Paul Florsheim, PhD Doody's Review Service 2009

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Trauma, Hospitalization, and Rehabilitation1. Into the Wilderness: Trauma, Hospitalization, and Acute Care2. Lost and Searching: Rehabilitation3. Reading the Map: Pathways to AdjustmentPart II: The Challenges of Readjustment4. Going Home: Old Territory in a New Light5. Focus on the Family6. Lovers' Lane: Dating, Coupling, and Sexuality7. Life Goes On: Independent LivingPart III: Successful Living with Spinal Cord Injury8. The Next Frontier: Spinal Cord Injury Research9. The Journey Continues: Finding Yourself10. Concluding ThoughtsResourcesNotesIndex

Sara Palmer, Ph.D., is a psychologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Kay Harris Kriegsman, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice in Bethesda, Maryland, author of Taking Charge: Teenagers Talk about Life and Physical Disabilities, and a consultant on disability issues. Jeffrey B. Palmer, M.D., is a professor in and director of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

This is an essential book for patients, family members, students, and healthcare providers. It is a quick, easy read that demystifies the recovery process after a spinal cord injury. -- Paul Florsheim, PhD Doody's Review Service 2009

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Trauma, Hospitalization, and Rehabilitation1. Into the Wilderness: Trauma, Hospitalization, and Acute Care2. Lost and Searching: Rehabilitation3. Reading the Map: Pathways to AdjustmentPart II: The Challenges of Readjustment4. Going Home: Old Territory in a New Light5. Focus on the Family6. Lovers' Lane: Dating, Coupling, and Sexuality7. Life Goes On: Independent LivingPart III: Successful Living with Spinal Cord Injury8. The Next Frontier: Spinal Cord Injury Research9. The Journey Continues: Finding Yourself10. Concluding ThoughtsResourcesNotesIndex