About the Book
Chronically ill young people face a multitude of adjustment challenges, including academic difficulties and peer and family issues. Filling a crucial void in pediatric psychology, this volume assembles the latest knowledge about the impact of major diseases on learning and behaviour, examines cognitive toxicities associated with current pharmacotherapies and medical procedures, and presents strategies for successfully reintegrating chronically ill students into the classroom.
Table of Contents:
Brown, Anderson, Cognition in Chronically Ill Children: A Collaborative Endeavor of Pediatrics and Psychology. Part I: Basic Issues. Wolraich, The Referral Process: The Pediatrician as Gatekeeper. Kupst, Assessment of Psychoeducational and Emotional Functioning. Part II: Disease-Specific Issues. Armstrong, Mulhern, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Brain Tumors. Lemanek, Hood, Asthma. Wolters, Brouwers, Perez, Pediatric HIV Infection. Rovet, Fernandes, Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. Frank, Allison, Cant, Sickle Cell Disease. Brady, Blumberg, Cardiac Conditions, Delamater. Stewart, Kennard, Organ Transplantation. Hiemenz, Hynd, Jimenez, Seizure Disorders. Ewing-Cobbs, Bloom, Traumatic Brain Injury. Part III: Special Issues. Schuman, La Greca, Social Correlates of Chronic Illness. Madan-Swain, Fredrick, Wallander, Returning to School after a Serious Illness or Injury. Barakat, Kazak, Family Issues. Handler, DuPaul, Pharmacological Issues and Iatrogenic Effects on Learning. Anderson, Brown, Williams, Summaries, Training, Ethics, and Direction.
About the Author :
Ronald T. Brown, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Program Development in the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina. He also is President-Elect of Section 54 of the American Psychological Association, the Division of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. He serves on the editorial boards of major journals including the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, the Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, and School Psychology Review. Dr. Brown has been the recipient of numerous grant awards from the National Institutes of Health. His previous publications include Medications for School-Age Children: Effects on Learning and Behavior (Guilford Press, 1998), coauthored with Michael G. Sawyer.
Review :
"Edited by a leader in the field of pediatric psychology, this well-organized, lucid work is a valuable resource for anyone who works with children with chronic illness and their families. The volume's primary focus is unique, and the expert contributors provide well-reasoned, scholarly, and articulate coverage of research and clinical topics. This will be a very welcome addition to the libraries of psychologists, pediatricians, and other health care professionals, as well as students." --Dennis Drotar, PhD, Director, Division of Behavioral Pediatrics and Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio "Detailing how chronic illness conditions reciprocally interact with children's cognitive functioning--broadly defined, how illness influences emotions, social relations, adaptation, and mental abilities--this valuable work incorporates knowledge from a variety of disciplines. The book enriches the pediatric psychology literature by articulating the relationship of research and practice in this important area. Chapters on such topics as leukemia, asthma, sickle cell disease, and diabetes clearly model the interrelated aspects of empirical and clinical work." --Michael C. Roberts, PhD, ABPP, Professor and Director, Clinical Child Psychology Program, Human Development Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
"This volume provides a much-needed resource not only for pediatric and developmental psychologists, but also for students and practitioners of various other specialities who care for children with chronic health conditions. Chapters thoughtfully address the interface among medical conditions, their treatments, and the cognitive processes that influence and are influenced by these factors. Particularly impressive is the sophistication with which the authors have melded their discussions of the cognitive aspects and the pathophysiological processes involved in the particular conditions they discuss." --Ellen C. Perrin, MD, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA
"The first section addresses basic issues such as the referral process between primary care providers and psychologists. This section is pertinent to pediatric nurse practitioners and other providers, as it clarifies our role in the detection of those children who may be experiencing learning or behavior difficulties secondary to their chronic illness....Primary care practitioners, including pediatric nurse practitioners, may find this book a valuable resource in their work with chronically ill children." --"Journal of Pediatric Nursing"
"This text is a useful reference for therapists who are interested in the effects of disease processes of their treatment on cognitive functioning....Each chapter is clearly laid out, with useful tables and headings that allow for quick reference in a clinical setting. Interesting and clinically relevant information is found in each chapter....this text is a valuable resource for the clinical setting. It has many relevant facts concerning neurobehavioral function as it affects or is affected by the medical condition, which will influence clinical assessment and intervention." --"Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics"
