Psychosocial aspects of pediatric oncology / / editors, Shulamith Kreitler, Myriam Weyl Ben Arush

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830470303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, , 2004; ©2004
• ISBN: 1-280-27508-1; 9786610275083; 0-470-02076-8; 0-470-02077-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (472 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.926992
• Soggetti: Tumors in children - Psychological aspects; Tumors in children - Social aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Psychosocial Aspects of Pediatric Oncology; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Part One Medical Aspects; 1 Cancer in Children – an Introduction; 2 Neuropsychological Aspects of Medical Treatments in Children with Cancer; 3 Palliative Care for Children with Advanced Cancer; 4 Pain in Children with Cancer; 5 Care of a Child Dying of Cancer; Part Two Psychosocial Aspects; 6 The Child's Subjective Experience of Cancer and the Relationship with Parents and Caregivers; 7 Quality of Life in Children with Cancer: Definition, Assessment and Results; 8 Psychiatric Impact of Childhood Cancer; 9 The Family of the Child with Cancer10 Psychosocial Effects of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Children; 11 The Survivors of Childhood Cancer; Part Three Psychosocial Interventions; 12 Speaking to Children about Serious Matters; 13 Psychosocial Interventions: the Cognitive-Behavioral Approach; 14 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Children with Cancer; 15 Fantasy, Art Therapies, Humor and Pets as Psyc
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a comprehensive text on the all-important psychosocial ; aspects of cancer in children. Edited by an experienced psycho-oncologist and an equally experienced pediatric oncologist, the book brings together an international group of contributors composed of pediatric oncologists and psychologists/psycho-oncologists. This unique balance of contributors gives the book a focus on the real-life practical aspects of children undergoing treatment for cancer.