Chronic Childhood Disease An Introduction to Psychological Theory and Research

The author draws extensively on the published research findings in child health psychology, and also on her own experience of working with pediatric 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 programs for intervention, all of these topics are discussed sensitively and with authority.Eiser, Christine is the author of 'Chronic Childhood Disease An Introduction to Psychological Theory and Research' with ISBN 9780521386821 and ISBN 0521386829.