Acute and Chronic Illness Albery, I.P., & Munafo, M. (2008). Acute and chronic illness. Key concepts in health psychology (1st ed.). SAGE Publications.
This resource provides an overview of illness as viewed from a health psychology perspective. In this resource, read all the webpages linked with acute and chronic illness - coronary heart disease, HIV/AIDS, cancer, sexually transmitted disease, hospitalization and surgery, disability - for a holistic understanding.