Severe Combined Immune Deficiency - Early Hospitalisation and Isolation
Published on 5. March 2009
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352 pages
978-0-470-74557-1 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 173 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
596 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-74557-1 (9780470745571)
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Content
Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction to the family. Chapter 1: Background to the study on children with SCID and their families. Chapter 2: Severe Combined Immunodeficiency - a brief overview. Chapter 3: Effects of early hospitalisation on children. Chapter 4: The effects of isolation and bone marrow transplantation on the child and family. Chapter 5: Children's perceptions of illness and death. Chapter 6: Stressors and coping mechanisms. Chapter 7: Psychosocial effects on the children. Chapter 8: Anger, aggression, and antisocial behaviour in children. Chapter 9: Neurotic and depressive behaviour in children. Chapter 10: Psychosocial effects on the family. Chapter 11: Attachment and alienation. Chapter 12: Post-traumatic stress disorder and children. Chapter 13: Post-traumatic stress disorder in families. Conclusion. Glossary. Appendix A. References.