Comprehensive handbook of childhood cancer and sickle cell disease [[electronic resource] ] : a biopsychosocial approach / / edited by Ronald T. Brown

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (603 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.92/994
• Soggetto topico: Cancer in children; Sickle cell anemia in children
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BrownRonald T
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2006.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; I: Introduction; 1 Why a Comprehensive Handbook on Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology/Hematology; 2 Cancer and Blood Disorders in Childhood: Biopsychosocial-Developmental Issues in Assessment and Treatment; 3 Stress and Coping in the Pediatric Cancer Experience; 4 Family Issues When a Child Is on Treatment for Cancer; 5 Psychosocial and Behavioral Issues in Stem Cell Transplantation; 6 Peer, Friendship Issues, and Emotional Well-Being; 7 Pain and Procedure Management; 8 Adherence to Treatment Demands ; 9 Quality of Life in Childhood Cancer: Meaning, Methods, and Missing Pieces10 Spirituality and Complementary and Alternative Medicine; 11 A Goodness-of-Fit Ethic for Informed Consent to Pediatric Cancer Research; 12 Problem-Solving Skills Training for Mothers of Children With Newly Diagnosed Cancer; 13 Psychological and Social Effects of Surviving Childhood Cancer; 14 Neuropsychological Late Effects; 15 Posttraumatic Stress and Posttraumatic Growth in Childhood Cancer Survivors and Their Parents; 16 Interventions for Cancer Late Effects and Survivorship ; 17 Maximizing School, Academic, and Social Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With CancerIV: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues; 18 Palliative Care at the End of Life; 19 Loss and Grief; V: Prevention of Primary and Secondary Malignancies; 20 Genetic Issues; 21 Prevention and Cessation of Tobacco Use and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke; 22 Health Promotion and Primary Prevention of Cancer; VI: Sickle Cell Disease; 23 Biopsychosocial and Developmental Issues in Sickle Cell Disease; 24 Neuropsychological Aspects of Sickle Cell Disease ; 25 Psychosocial Adaptation of Children and Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease26 Family Systems Issues in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease; 27 Pain Management of Sickle Cell Disease; VII: Training, Funding, and Collaborative Endeavors; 28 Training in Pediatric Psychosocial Hematology/Oncology; 29 Research Opportunities and Collaborative Multisite Studies in Psychosocial Hematology/Oncology; VIII: Prospective and Retrospective View of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; 30 A Prospective and Retrospective View of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q ; RS; T; U; V; W; X; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: This text represents multidisciplinary and international efforts and a combination of research and service. Containing information for patients and families, this volume will be useful to those helping children and their families through the treatment, recovery and grieving process.
• Titolo autorizzato: Comprehensive handbook of childhood cancer and sickle cell disease
• ISBN: 0-19-756219-1; 1-280-84098-6; 0-19-803798-8; 1-4294-2026-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452129603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.