Adaptation to chronic childhood illness / Robert J. Thompson, Jr., Kathryn E. Gustafson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Robert J. (Robert Joseph), 1945- author.

Contributor:

Gustafson, Kathryn E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronic diseases in children--Psychological aspects.

Chronic diseases in children.

Adjustment (Psychology) in children.

Developmentally disabled children--Psychology.

Developmentally disabled children.

Chronic Disease.

Disabled Children--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Chronic Disease.

Disabled Children--psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1996]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

The goal of this book is to use a biopsychosocial conceptual framework to integrate findings and to guide the development of intervention efforts to enhance adaptation [of children with chronic illnesses and their families]. More specifically, the objectives are to delineate the following: (a) the types and frequencies of psychosocial adjustment problems demonstrated by children with chronic illness and their families; (b) the biomedical, psychological, and social-ecological processes associated with successful adaptation; (c) salient intervention targets; and (d) methods to enhance adaptation.

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)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-351) and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 1996. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s1996 dcunns.

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