The Psychology of Childhood Illness

by Christine Eiser and Eiser Christine Eiser

Book Overview

The pattern of childhood illness has changed significantly during this century. Many frightening conditions such as polio and tuberculosis have essentially been eradicated. Other conditions that were once fatal have now achieved the status of chronic disorders, for example, leukemia, cancer, and cystic fibrosis. Technological advances which have resulted in the medical treatment of these conditions have, however, created a gamut of psychological problems...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461385539
• ISBN13: 9781461385530
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"