Adaptation to Chronic Childhood Illness
Adaptation to Chronic Childhood Illness

Author: Robert Joseph Thompson

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13:

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This book is intented to be of interest to social scientists and health care professionals who are involved in caring for children with chronic childhood illness. We envision this book as more than a reference tool for those studying the process of adaptation. Our goal is to have an impact on both science and practice by providing an integrating, biopsychosocial framework that will influence the formulation of research questions, intervention efforts, and public policy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).

Chronic Illness in Children and Adolescents
Chronic Illness in Children and Adolescents

Author: Ronald T Brown

Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing GmbH

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 1616763191

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Management of chronic illness in children and adolescents often is a multifaceted challenge that requires the attention and expertise of individuals from a variety of disciplines that include psychology, psychiatry, social work, and medicine. The aim of this book is to provide readers with a practical overview of the definitions, characteristics, theories and models, diagnostic and treatment indications, and relevant aspects and methods of evidence-based psychosocial treatments for chronic illness in children and adolescents. Although treatments and research for chronic conditions are reviewed in general, particular attention is directed at asthma, cancer, cystic fibrosis, diabetes mellitus, and sickle cell disease due to the high incidence of these chronic diseases among children and adolescents. Case vignettes and suggestions for further reading are provided for the interested reader.

Psychological Interventions in Childhood Chronic Illness
Psychological Interventions in Childhood Chronic Illness

Author: Dennis Drotar

Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13:

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These children and families need psychological support to help them comply with doctors' orders and cope with issues such as restricted physical activity, frequent absences from school, and social problems.

Children, Families and Chronic Disease
Children, Families and Chronic Disease

Author: Roger Bradford

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-01-04

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1134789491

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Chronic childhood disease brings psychological challenges for families and carers as well as the children. Roger Bradford explores how they cope with these challenges, the psychological and social factors that influence outcomes and the ways in which the delivery of services can be improved to promote adjustment. Drawing on concepts from health psychology and family therapy, the author proposes a multi-level model of care which takes into account the child, the family and the wider care system and how they interrelate and influence each other.

Psychosocial Adaptation to Chronic Illness and Disability
Psychosocial Adaptation to Chronic Illness and Disability

Author: Hanoch Livneh

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13:

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Explores how people with various chronic illnesses and disabilities are affected by their conditions, how they react to and cope with them, and what factors are linked to successful psychological adaptation. After reviewing theory, methods, and measures of adaptation, focuses on various traumatic or

Adaptation to Chronic Childhood Illness
Adaptation to Chronic Childhood Illness

Author: Thompson, Robert Joseph Thompson

Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn

Published: 1999-07-01

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 9781557986191

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In the United States, the lives of more than 10 million children are affected by chronic illnesses. In this book, the authors introduce a multidimensional framework for examining the development and adaptation of children with chronic illness. This framework encompasses biomedical, psychological and socio- ecological factors to be considered in developing intervention efforts to enhance adaptation in this population. Specific chronic illnesses discusses are asthma, cancer, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, sickle-cell disease and spina bifida. It is divided into four sections that cover the impact of chronic childhood illness, developmental changes, enhancement of adaptation and goals for public policy and research. This book is intended as more than a reference tool for those studying the process of adaptation; it can serve to influence the formulation of research questions, intervention programmes and public policy.