Handbook of International Adoption Medicine [[electronic resource] ] : A Guide for Physicians, Parents, and Providers

• Autore: Miller Laurie C
• Pubblicazione: Cary, : Oxford University Press, USA, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (465 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.92
• Soggetto topico: Adopted children -- Diseases -- United States; Adopted children -- Health and hygiene -- United States; Adopted children -- Medical care -- United States; Intercountry adoption; Interracial adoption
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""1 International Adoption Medicine""; ""Part I: Before the Adoption""; ""2 The Effects of Institutionalization on Children""; ""3 Special Regional Considerations""; ""4 Pre-Adoption Counseling and Evaluation of the Referral""; ""Part II: Prenatal Exposures""; ""5 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome""; ""6 Prenatal Drug Exposure""; ""7 Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Smoking""; ""8 Effects of Stress in Early Life""; ""Part III: Travel and Transition""; ""9 Travel and Transition to the Adoptive Family""; ""Part IV: Growth and Development""; ""10 Malnutrition""; ""11 Micronutrient Deficiencies"" ; ""12 Microcephaly and Early Brain Injury""""13 Developmental Delay""; ""Part V: Infectious Diseases""; ""14 Tuberculosis""; ""15 Hepatitis B""; ""16 Hepatitis C""; ""17 Intestinal Parasites and Other Enteric Infections""; ""18 Human Immunodeficiency Virus""; ""19 Syphilis""; ""20 Helicobacter pylori""; ""21 Immunization and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases""; ""22 Unusual and Other Infectious Diseases""; ""Part VI: Other Medical Conditions""; ""23 Inherited Disorders of Erythrocytes""; ""24 Lead and Other Environmental Toxins""; ""25 Rickets""; ""26 Uncertain Age""; ""27 Precocious Puberty"" ; ""28 Lactose Intolerance""""Part VII: Neurocognitive and Behavioral Issues""; ""29 Attachment""; ""30 Behavioral and Mental Disorders""; ""31 Language Competence""; ""32 School Issues""; ""33 Dysfunction of Sensory Integration""; ""34 Culture and Identity""; ""35 After the Adoption: Unspoken Problems""; ""36 Resources""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""Z""
• Sommario/riassunto: Since 1989, more than 165,000 children have been adopted by American parents. Every indication suggests that this number will increase in the years to come. Many of these children arrive with complex medical and behavioural problems. These children require specialized medical attention to help them get well and adjust to their new lives and surroundings.The Handbook of International Adoption Medicine presents an overview of the medical and developmental issues that affect internationally adopted children, offering guidelines for families and physicians before, during, and after adoption. Laurie Miller has comprehensively researched these topics and also draws from over fifteen years of experience in international adoption and orphanages throughout the world. This book shows how to advise families prior to an international adoption, how to perform an effective initial screening assessment of the newly arrived child, how to manage common behaviour problems, and how to recognize and manage developmental and other more long-term problems as they emerge. Sections cover such subjects as the risks of prenatal exposures, problems in growth and development, infectious diseases, and other medical conditions such as inherited disorders, uncertain age, and precocious puberty. This information has never been available in one place, making the book an invaluable resource for families and professionals in the field of international adoption.
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of International Adoption Medicine
• ISBN: 1-280-53182-7; 1-4237-0774-5; 0-19-975977-4; 1-60256-942-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457971903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II