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Disabilities, Chronic Illness, and Relationship Functioning

In: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships
Edited by: Harry T. Reis & Susan Sprecher
Subject:Interpersonal Relationships, Group Processes/Dynamics, Close Relationships
Keywords:chronic illness; disability; disability and illness

Most long-lasting relationships with family and friends are touched by health issues. Illness and disability contribute to some of the most stressful life circumstances that individuals and relationships encounter. Accounts of coping with illness and disability in the context ...

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  Reis, H. T., & Sprecher, S. (2009). Disabilities, chronic illness, and relationship functioning. In Encyclopedia of human relationships (Vol. 1, pp. 420-423). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412958479.n136
  
  Reis, Harry T., and Susan Sprecher. "Disabilities, Chronic Illness, and Relationship Functioning." In Encyclopedia of Human Relationships, edited by Reis, Harry T., and Susan Sprecher, 420-23. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412958479.n136.
  
  Reis, H. T. and Sprecher, S. 2009. Disabilities, Chronic Illness, and Relationship Functioning. In: Harry T. Reis and Susan Sprecher Editors, 2009. Encyclopedia of Human Relationships, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 420-423 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412958479.n136> [Accessed 16 May 2022].
  
  Reis, Harry T. and Susan Sprecher. "Disabilities, Chronic Illness, and Relationship Functioning." Encyclopedia of Human Relationships. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 420-23. SAGE Knowledge. 16 May 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412958479.n136.
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