When family members experience a diagnosis of a chronic disease (e.g., cancer) or a health crisis (e.g., postpartum depression), not only the diagnosed individuals but entire families experience immediate and long-term stress as a consequence. Families with members dealing with serious health conditions may be confronted with significant challenges posed by treatment regimes, impacts on day-to-day activities, disruption of family roles, the threat of possible death, and a host of psychosocial challenges. This book is about families facing these challenges, uncertain about what to do, how to help, or how the condition will affect their daily life. Providing a coherent discussion of original research that examines communication patterns and processes involved in the day-to-day management of health conditions, this book lays bare the raw emotional experiences of families communicating with one another amid uncertainty and, for some, in the face of death.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
ISBN-13
9781433110689
eBay Product ID (ePID)
115983336
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Children & Family
Author
Michelle Miller-Day
Publication Name
Family Communication, Connections, and Health Transitions: Going Through this Together
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Medicine
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
447 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
230mm
Item Width
160mm
Volume
1
Item Weight
640g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Health Communication
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Michelle Miller-Day
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