AbstractsSocial Work

Emotional problems of tuberculous patients.

by Luz Nilda Acosta. Dalmau




Institution: McGill University
Department: School of Social Work.
Degree: Master of Social Work.
Year: 1951
Keywords: Social Work.
Record ID: 1541130
Full text PDF: http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile118860.pdf


Abstract

Tuberoulosis as a disease has many characteristics which are common to most of the ills to which human beings are subject. There are, however, certain characteristics that are peculiar to tuberculosis with the potentiality of exerting damaging influence upon human personality. It must be conceded that in any attempt to understand the behaviour of tuberculous patients, it is unavoidable to give consideration to the emotional and psychic components of tuberculosis. [...]