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Chronic Hepatitis C and Antiviral Treatment Regimens: Where Can Psychology Contribute?
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Evon, Donna M.; Golin, Carol E.; Fried, Michael W.; Keefe, Francis J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2013
Objective: Our goal was to evaluate the existing literature on psychological, social, and behavioral aspects of chronic hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection and antiviral treatment; provide the state of the behavioral science in areas that presently hinder HCV-related health outcomes; and make recommendations for areas in which clinical psychology…
Descriptors: Public Health, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Drinking
Psychological Adjustment of Children with Sickle Cell Disease: Stability and Change over a 10-Month Period.
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Thompson, Robert J.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994
Describes investigation utilizing sickle cell disease subjects from a stress and coping project. Found little stability in classification of individuals' adjustment, low congruence in behavior problem patterns and diagnoses, and less stability in adjustment by child report than mother report. Suggests children's coping strategies are intervention…
Descriptors: Children, Classification, Coping, Preadolescents
Psychological Interventions for Cancer Patients to Enhance the Quality of Life.
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Andersen, Barbara L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1992
Reviews experimental and quasi-experimental studies of psychological interventions designed to help individuals diagnosed with cancer reduce emotional distress, enhance coping, and improve their adjustment to the illness. Treatment components and mechanisms are discussed. Future research directions and challenges to scientific advance are…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cancer, Chronic Illness, Coping
The Myths of Coping with Loss.
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Wortman, Camille B.; Silver, Roxane Cohen – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1989
Reviews several assumptions commonly made about the grieving process: that depression is inevitable; that distress is necessary and failure to experience it indicates pathology; that it is necessary to "work through" a loss; and that recovery and resolution are to be expected following loss. Notes that available empirical work fails to support and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Death, Depression (Psychology)
Coping by Children Undergoing Stressful Medical Procedures: Some Conceptual, Methodological, and Therapeutic Issues.
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Peterson, Lizette – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1989
As an example of current trends in research on children's coping, this article reviews a small set of recent pediatric psychology studies that describe children's active, information-seeking styles of coping versus avoidant or information-denying coping. The review highlights the need for tighter, more complete concepts and improved methods.…
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Childhood Needs, Coping, Exploratory Behavior
Using Problem-Solving Skills Training to Reduce Negative Affectivity in Mothers of Children With Newly Diagnosed Cancer: Report of a Multisite Randomized Trial
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Sahler, Olle Jane Z.; Fairclough, Diane L.; Phipps, Sean; Mulhern, Raymond K.; Dolgin, Michael J.; Noll, Robert B.; Katz, Ernest R.; Varni, James W.; Copeland, Donna R. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
Mothers of children with cancer experience significant distress associated with their children's diagnosis and treatment. The efficacy of problem-solving skills training (PSST), a cognitive-behavioral intervention based on problem-solving therapy, was assessed among 430 English- and Spanish-speaking mothers of recently diagnosed patients.…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Cancer, Mothers, Affective Behavior