Behavioral Pediatrics: Research and Practice

✍ Scribed by Dennis C. Russo, James W. Varni (auth.), Dennis C. Russo, James W. Varni (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1982
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 422
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

As in any field of clinical or scientific endeavor, a cataloguing of the techniques and findings of behavioral pediatrics must follow shortly after the first few years of systematic work. This book has been designed to serve this initial summary function for the field. It represents a first attempt to bring together in one place the definition and scope of be­ havioral pediatrics and to outline current research and treatment ap­ proaches to various organic disorders, clinical settings, and problem areas in which a sufficient body of knowledge has accrued for author­ itative statement. As the first text in a rapidly expanding area, our decisions regarding the topics to be covered and the contributors to this volume were guided by our desire to represent what we would consider to exemplify the field in its early development: pragmatic and thorough study of signif­ icant problems from a base of sound scientific inquiry. Each of the topics addressed in the present volume develops, in a preliminary fashion, an epistemology for current practice and future study. All of the contrib­ uting authors have been involved in the development of their specialty areas through their research and, importantly, through their clinical work in the hospitals affiliated with the medical schools in which they hold appointments.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Behavioral Pediatrics....Pages 3-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
The Application of Behavioral Techniques to Childhood Asthma....Pages 27-66
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology....Pages 67-100
Behavioral Interventions in Pediatric Neurology....Pages 101-141
Treatment of Urinary and Fecal Incontinence in Children....Pages 143-174
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Behavioral and Neurochemical Aspects of Pediatric Pain....Pages 177-224
Preparation for Surgery and Medical Procedures....Pages 225-267
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
Behavioral/Environmental Considerations in Pediatric Inpatient Care....Pages 271-298
Research in Ambulatory Pediatrics....Pages 299-332
Front Matter....Pages 333-333
Pediatric Cardiology....Pages 335-374
Therapeutic Adherence....Pages 375-395
Back Matter....Pages 397-417

✦ Subjects

Pediatrics; Behavioural Sciences