Chronic Childhood Disease: An Introduction to Psychological Theory and Research

by Eiser and Christine Eiser

The author draws extensively on the published research findings in child health psychology, and also on her own experience of working with paediatric medical and nursing staff. The emphasis throughout her book is on coping, and helping families to cope, with the stresses imposed by chronic childhood illness. Frequent hospital admissions, pain and its evaluation and control, adjustment and sources of support, communication, education and programmes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521386829
• ISBN13: 9780521386821
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"