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More About This Title Psychosocial Aspects of Pediatric Oncology
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Foreword (Jimmie Holland, MD, Head of Psychiatric Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering NY, USA).
PART ONE: MEDICAL ASPRCTS.
1.Cancer in Children - An Introduction (Shai Izraeli and Gideon Rechavi).
2. Neuropsychological Aspects of Medical Treatments in Children with Cancer (Raymond Mulhern, et al.).
3. Palliative Care for Children with Advanced Cancer (Joanne Wolfe, et al.).
4. Pain in Children with Cancer (Richard D. W. Hain).
5. Care of a Child Dying of Cancer (Sergey Postovsky and Myriam Weyl Ben Arush).
PART TWO: PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS.
6. The Child’s Subjective Experience of Cancer and the Relationship with Parents and Caregivers (Daniel Oppenheim).
7. Quality of Life in Children with Cancer: Definition, Assessment and Results (Shulamith Kreitler and M ichal M. Kreitler).
8. Psychiatric Impact of Childhood Cancer (Margaret L. Stuber and Debra Seacord).
9. The Family of the Child with Cancer (Dafna Meitar).
10. Psychosocial Effects of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Children (Ronit Elhasid, et al.).
11. The Survivors of Childhood Cancer (Amita Mahajan and Meriel E. M. Jenney).
PART THREE: PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS.
12. Speaking to Children about Serious Matters (Jane E. Skeen and M. Louise Webster).
13. Psychosocial Interventions: the Cognitive-Behavioral Approach (Bob F. Last and Martha A. Grootenhuis).
14. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Children with Cancer (Cynthia D. Myers, et al.).
15. Fantasy, Art Therapies, Humor and Pets as Psychosocial Means of Intervention (Shulamith Kreitler, et al.).
16. Psychological Intervention with the Dying Child (Shulamith Kreitler & Elena Krivoi).
17. Education of the Sick Child: Learning and Reintegration into the School (Ciporah S. Tadmor and Myriam Weyl Ben Arush).
Index.
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"…a welcome addition to the field…I highly recommend it to all health care professionals involved in the treatment of childhood cancer patients." (Journal of the American Medical Association, November 17, 2004)
“…a very comprehensive book…every department treating paediatric oncology patients should have it on the shelf...” (International Journal of Adolescent Medical Health, Vol.16, No.3 2004)
“…contains many outstanding discussions that are all valuable to all who care for children with cancer...” (The New England Journal of Medicine, 11th November 2004)
"…a welcome addition to the field…an instructional review for a variety of health care professionals…" (JAMA – The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol.292, No.19, 17th November 2004)
