Emotional problems of tuberculous patients.
Institution: | McGill University |
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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 |
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. [...]