Main description:

Management of chronic illness in children and adolescents often is a multifaceted challenge that requires the attention and expertise of individuals from a variety of disciplines that include psychology, psychiatry, social work, and medicine. The aim of this book is to provide readers with a practical overview of the definitions, characteristics, theories and models, diagnostic and treatment indications, and relevant aspects and methods of evidence-based psychosocial treatments for chronic illness in children and adolescents. Although treatments and research for chronic conditions are reviewed in general, particular attention is directed at asthma, cancer, cystic fibrosis, diabetes mellitus, and sickle cell disease due to the high incidence of these chronic diseases among children and adolescents. Case vignettes and suggestions for further reading are provided for the interested reader."The Advances in Psychotherapy" series has been developed and is edited with the support of the Society of Clinical Psychology (APA Division 12).
In conjunction with the Society, a system of home study continuing education courses has been developed for each book that an individual can complete on the web.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; 1 Description; 1.1 Terminology; 1.2 Definition; 1.3 Epidemiology: Incidence and Prevalence; 1.4 Course and Prognosis: Asthma * Cancer * Cystic Fibrosis * Diabetes Mellitus * Sickle Cell Disease; 1.5 Differential Diagnosis; 1.6 Comorbidities: Asthma * Cancer * Cystic Fibrosis * Diabetes Mellitus * Sickle Cell Disease; 1.7 Diagnostic Procedures and Documentation; 2 Theories and Models of the Disorder; 2.1 Risk Factors: Disease and Disability Parameters * Genetic Disorders * Intrauterine Growth Retardation, Prematurity, and Low Birth Weight * Teratogens * Disease Severity * Functional Independence * Psychosocial Stressors; 2.2 Resistance Factors: Intrapersonal Factors; 2.3 Social-Ecological Factors: Family Functioning * Financial Resources * Stress Processing; 2.4 Applying the Models to Sickle Cell Disease; 3 Diagnosis and Treatment Indications; 3.1 Caregiver and Child Interviews; 3.2 Behavior; 3.3 Cognition; 3.4 Affect; 3.5 Adherence; 3.6 Stress and Coping; 3.7 Quality of Life; 3.8 Family Variables; 3.9 Summary; 4 Treatment; 4.1 Methods of Treatment: Behavior Therapy * Cognitive-Behavior Therapy * Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions - Empirical Support and Clinical Trials * Psychological Adjustment * Psychosocial Factors, Coping, and Pain Management * Adherence * Family Systems Interventions * Parent Training * Group Therapy * Peer Group Interventions * Peer Support Groups * Electronic Peer Support Groups * Self-Regulatory Skill Training, Self-Management, and Psychoeducational Strategies; 4.2 Mechanisms of Action; 4.3 Efficacy and Prognosis; 4.4 Variations and Combinations of Methods; 4.5 Problems in Carrying out the Treatment: Individual Barriers * Family Barriers * Provider Barriers * System and Setting-Based Barriers; 4.6 Multicultural Issues; 4.7 Summary; 5 Case Vignette; 6 Further Reading; 7 References; 8 Appendix: Tools and Resources.