Psychosocial Family Interventions in Chronic Pediatric Illness
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Adolph E. Christ, Kalman Flomenhaft.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston, MA
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer New York
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1982
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(volumes)
SERIES
Series Title
Downstate series of research in psychiatry and psychology, 4.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The Challenge of Pediatric Medical Illness to Family Theory and Family Therapy.- The Family and Medical Illness.- Section I.- 1. Family Treatment of Chronic Illness in a Child: Mutual Developmental Problems.- 2. Family Treatment is Here to Stay: Discussion of Dr. Berlin's Paper.- 3. When do Families Develop Insight?: General Discussion.- Section II.- 1. Early Interventions for Families with Chronically Ill Children.- 2. Struggling for Survival: Discussion of Dr. Kaplan's Paper.- 3. Treatment of the Family's Denial of a Dying Child: General Discussion.- Section III.- 1. Death and Chronic Incapacity: Long Term Follow-Up on Adaptive Stresses in a Family.- 2. Ghosts in the Family: Discussion of Dr. Christ's Paper.- 3. Mourning and Parentectomy: General Discussion.- Section IV.- 1. "Dis-Synchrony" of Coping Among Children with Cancer, Their Families, and the Treating Staff.- 2. "The Lord Brought Me Thru": Discussion of Mrs. Christ's Paper.- 3. Timely Reaching Out to Families: General Discussion.- Section V.- 1. Open-Heart Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease: Minimizing Adverse Psychological Sequelae in Families Facing Major High-Risk Surgery.- 2. Helping the Child and Family with Surgery: Discussion of Drs. Gabriel's and Danilowicz's Paper.- 3. Are Too Many "Laying on Hands?": General Discussion.- Section VI.- 1. Family Systems Theory and Chronic Childhood Illness: Diabetes Mellitus.- 2. A Useful Guide to Families with Juvenile Diabetes: Discussion of Dr. Sargent's Paper.- 3. Adolescence: An Extra Hurdle for the Diabetic: General Discussion.- Section VII.- 1. Prevention of Psychosocial Problems in Hemophiliacs.- 2. "Hemophiliac"--A Depersonalizing Term: Discussion of Dr. Mattsson's Paper.- 3. Identity and the Label of Hemophiliac: General Discussion.- Section VIII.- 1. The Effect of a Child's Chronic Illness on the Family.- 2. Years of Challenge: A Family Lives with Chronic Illness: Discussion of Dr. Rothenberg's Paper.- 3. Extended Family: A Valuable Support: General Discussion.- Section IX.- 1. Issues and Challenges: Concluding Panel Discussion.- Contributors.