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This editorial proposes a unified theoretical model for understanding psychological adaptation to chronic illness.
Statement of contribution What is already known? Adapting to chronic illness is a phrase commonly used in health psychology. Common operationalizations include presence or absence of psychopathology, or low negative affect and good functional status. A variety of models are currently used to study adaptation to chronic illness. Each explain some variance in adjustment outcomes. What does this editorial add? An argument for a consistent overarching theory that is specific to the process of adaptation to chronic illness. Adaptation is characterized as a return to equilibrium after critical illness events or stressors. A new working model of adapting to chronic illness.
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