Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; What is chronic disease?; Old and new approaches; Child distress; Parental distress and staff effectiveness; Longer-term adjustment; Medical advances; Family functioning; Community services; Theories of adjustment; Reappraisal of theories of adjustment; An overview; References; Index
Summary
Chronic childhood disease brings psychological challenges for families and carers as well as the children. Roger Bradford explores how they cope with these challenges, the psychological and social factors that influence outcomes and the ways in which the delivery of services can be improved to promote adjustment. Drawing on concepts from health psychology and family therapy, the author proposes a multi-level model of care which takes into account the child, the family and the wider care system and how they interrelate and influence each other
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-207) and index
