SevereCombined 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 SevereCombinedImmunodeficiency -- 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