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Psychological interventions in childhood chronic illness / Dennis Drotar ; with Dawn O. Witherspoon, Kathy Zebracki, and Catherine Cant Peterson.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Drotar, Dennis.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chronic diseases in children--Psychological aspects.
- Chronic diseases in children.
- Chronically ill children--Medical care.
- Chronically ill children.
- Chronically ill children--Services for.
- Chronic Disease--psychology.
- Psychology, Adolescent.
- Adolescent.
- Psychology, Child.
- Child.
- Mental Health Services.
- Medical Subjects:
- Chronic Disease--psychology.
- Psychology, Adolescent.
- Adolescent.
- Psychology, Child.
- Child.
- Mental Health Services.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 319 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2006]
- Summary:
- Children and adolescents with chronic illnesses face extraordinary psychological stressors, which often occur alongside or because of burdensome medical treatment regimens. This book is designed to advance scientific understanding of interventions that promote psychological adaptation and adherence to treatment for children and adolescents with chronic health conditions.
- Contents:
- Psychological intervention research : needs and critical issues
- Theoretical models and frameworks for psychological intervention
- Research design considerations for psychological interventions
- Implementing psychological intervention research in pediatric settings
- Ethical issues in conducting psychological interventions
- Psychological interventions : asthma
- Psychological interventions : diabetes
- Psychological interventions : pediatric cancer
- Psychological interventions: sickle cell disease and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
- Psychological interventions : cystic fibrosis
- Recommendations to enhance science, practice, and policy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-292) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1591473306
- OCLC:
- 61456633
- Publisher Number:
- 9781591473305
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