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How to do a Lot with a Little: Managing Your Energy

By University of Washington Aging and Physical Disability RRTC

Individuals with disabilities are at a greater risk of experiencing fatigue than the general population, and this risk increases with age.

Read on agerrtc.washington.edu

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Coping with Depression and Disability

Often, disabled people have their disability treated, but they don’t have their emotional or spiritual needs addressed.

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Charlotte Gerber
2021
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When a Physical Disability Keeps You from Getting Mental Health Help

Depression and suicidal ideation are more likely among people with disabilities due to factors like abuse, isolation, and stressors related to poverty, among others.

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Heather Morrison
2020
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What Happens When You’re Disabled But Nobody Can Tell

The author and clinical psychologist Andrew Solomon examines the disabilities that ramps and designated parking spots don’t address.

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Andrew Solomon
2020
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Anger, Depression, and Disability: Adapting to a New Reality

For many people, chronic illness/disability is not a short-term inconvenience but rather a long-term, often permanent way of life.

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LuAnn Pierce
2012
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Depression: Cancer’s Invisible Side Effect

Three in four depressed cancer patients don’t get enough help; survivors tell what it’s like to slip ‘down the rabbit hole’ — and how to climb back out.

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Mary Engel
2016
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Depression

Feelings of depression are common when patients and family members are coping with cancer. It's normal to feel sadness and grief. Dreams, plans, and the future may seem uncertain.

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American Cancer Society
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What Cancer Takes Away

When I got sick, I warned my friends: Don’t try to make me stop thinking about death.

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Anne Boyer
2019
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Dealing with Chronic Illnesses and Depression

For millions of people, chronic illnesses and depression are facts of life. A chronic illness is a condition that lasts for a very long time and usually cannot be cured completely, although some illnesses can be controlled or managed through lifestyle (diet and exercise) and certain medications.

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Jennifer Casarella, MD
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