| Description |
xvi, 482 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Cystic fibrosis: cause, course and treatment -- Ch. 2. The adult's perspective -- Ch. 3. The child's perspective -- Ch. 4. The father's perspective: 'different from the start' -- Ch. 5. The mother's perspective -- Ch. 6. The well sibling's perspective -- Ch. 7. The partner's perspective -- Ch. 8. The professional caregivers' perspective -- Ch. 9. Giving the diagnosis -- Ch. 10. Infants and pre-school children -- Ch. 11. School-age children -- Ch. 12. Growing up with cystic fibrosis: the adolescent years -- Ch. 13. Issues of transition -- Ch. 14. Adults -- Ch. 15. Reproduction and parenting -- Ch. 16. The well siblings of children with cystic fibrosis -- Ch. 17. Family relationships -- Ch. 18. The CF team and its dynamics -- Ch. 19. Self-care in cystic fibrosis -- Ch. 20. Health education -- Ch. 21. Family therapy and parental counseling -- Ch. 22. The role of group work and support -- Ch. 23. Behavior therapy and cognitive-behavior therapy -- Ch. 24. Individual psychotherapy: psychodynamic psychotherapy -- Ch. 25. Behavioral approaches in cystic fibrosis: applications to feeding and eating -- Ch. 26. Approaches to problems of adherence -- Ch. 27. Death and dying in cystic fibrosis: considerations in the terminal phase -- Ch. 28. Genetic testing and counseling -- Ch. 29. New therapies and new challenges -- Ch. 30. Transplantation: new hope and new dilemmas -- Ch. 31. Ethical issues |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cystic fibrosis -- Social aspects.
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Cystic fibrosis -- Psychological aspects.
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Cystic Fibrosis -- psychology.
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| Author |
Lask, Bryan.
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Angst, Denise B.
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Bluebond-Langner, Myra, 1948-
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| LC no. |
2001275079 |
| ISBN |
0340758910 |
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