Cognitive Aspects of Chronic Illness in Children

by Brown, Ronald T.

• ISBN13: 9781572304680
• ISBN10: 1572304685
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Medical Univ. of South Carolina, Charleston. Text to familiarize the practitioner, resident, and graduate student with the cognitive dysfunctions and learning impairments associated with a number of chronic illnesses and developmental disabili- ties. Sections cover basic issues, disease- specific issues, and special issues. Includes references.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

1. Cognition in Chronically Ill Children: A Collaborative Endeavor of Pediatrics and Psychology	1	(14)
Ronald T. Brown
Deborah L. Anderson
I. BASIC ISSUES	15	(32)
2. The Referral Process: The Pediatrician as Gatekeeper	15	(10)
Mark L. Wolraich
3. Assessment of Psychoeducational and Emotional Functioning	25	(22)
Mary Jo Kupst
II. DISEASE-SPECIFIC ISSUES	47	(242)
4. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Brain Tumors	47	(31)
F. Daniel Armstrong
Raymond K. Mulhern
5. Asthma	78	(27)
Kathleen L. Lemanek
Catherine Hood
6. Pediatric HIV Infection	105	(37)
Pamela L. Wolters
Pim Brouwers
Lori A. Perez
7. Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus	142	(30)
Joanne Rovet
Cheryl Fernandes
8. Sickle Cell Disease	172	(18)
Natalie C. Frank
Susannah M. Allison
M. E. Catherine Cant
9. Cardiac Conditions	190	(30)
Alan M. Delamater
Erika U. Brady
Marc J. Blumberg
10. Organ Transplantation	220	(18)
Sunita Mahtani Stewart
Betsy D. Kennard
11. Seizure Disorders	238	(24)
Jennifer R. Hiemenz
George W. Hynd
Marta Jimenez
12. Traumatic Brain Injury	262	(27)
Linda Ewing-Cobbs
Douglas R. Bloom
III. SPECIAL ISSUES	289	(118)
13. Social Correlates of Chronic Illness	289	(23)
Wendy B. Schuman
Annette M. La Greca
14. Returning to School after a Serious Illness or Injury	312	(21)
Avi Madan-Swain
Laura D. Fredrick
Jan L. Wallander
15. Family Issues	333	(22)
Lamia P. Barakat
Anne E. Kazak
16. Pharmacological Issues and Iatrogenic Effects on Learning	355	(31)
Marcie Wartel Handler
George J. DuPaul
17. Summaries, Training, Ethics, and Direction	386	(21)
Deborah L. Anderson
Ronald T. Brown
Laura Williams
Index	407