Severe combined immune deficiency : early hospitalisation and isolation / Peter S. Vickers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vickers, Peter S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Severe combined immunodeficiency--Patients--Hospital care--Psychological aspects.

Severe combined immunodeficiency.

Immunological deficiency syndromes in children--Patients--Hospital care--Psychological aspects.

Immunological deficiency syndromes in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This resource offers an overview of the rare genetic disease SCID, and how families affected by it cope. Chapters cover the effects of early hospitalisation on children, children's perceptions of illness and health, the psychosocial effects on the family, and much more.

Contents:

Severe Combined Immune Deficiency; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction to the Family; Chapter 2 Background to the Study on Children with SCID and Their Families; Chapter 3 Severe Combined Immunodeficiency - A Brief Overview; Chapter 4 Effects of Early Hospitalisation on Children; Chapter 5 The Effects of Isolation and Bone Marrow Transplantation on the Child and Family; Chapter 6 Children's Perceptions of Illness and Death; Chapter 7 Stressors and Coping Mechanisms; Chapter 8 Psychosocial Effects on the Children

Chapter 9 Anger, Aggression and Antisocial Behaviour in ChildrenChapter 10 Neurotic and Depressive Behaviour in Children; Chapter 11 Psychosocial Effects on the Family; Chapter 12 Attachment and Alienation; Chapter 13 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Children; Chapter 14 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Families; Chapter 15 Conclusion; Appendix; Glossary; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612342974

9781282342972

1282342975

9780470745571

0470745576

9780470740200

0470740205

OCLC:

476225966