The booklet provides the families of disabled persons, as well as those involved with such families, information to aid in coping more effectively with disability, and thereby minimizing its disruptive impact on the family. Following an introductory chapter is a chapter on inner factors (such as physical and emotional health of family members) and…

Children of Divorce is a community-based and community-sponsored education-support group, the primary purpose of which is to assist children in adjusting to separation or divorce in their families. Children meet with volunteer group leaders for a series of six weekly sessions. (Author)

Reviews relevant literature regarding how children react to the nuclear threat. Presents ideas counselors might use to help children cope with living in a nuclear age. (ABB)

Special series of nine articles by Kenneth Heller; Peggy Thoits; Scott Monroe et al.; Toni Antonucci and Barbara Israel; Darrin Lehman et al.; Robin Mermelstein et al.; James Coyne and Anita DeLongis; Morton Lieberman; and Kenneth Heller et al. (Author/ABB)

Surveyed 102 women about their experience with miscarriage. Found that family resource variables were a much stronger predictor of level of crisis and recovery than were personal or community resource variables. Adaptation and cohesion were significant predictors of speed or recovery and level of crisis, respectively. (Author/NB)

Reviews individual coping theory and family stress theory to provide a theoretical foundation for assessing adolescent coping. Presents development and testing of an adolescent self-report coping inventory, the Adolescent Coping Orientation for Problem Experiences. Gender differences in coping styles are discussed. (Author/NB)

The study assessed the impact of various individual symptoms of autism on mothers and fathers of 20 autistic children (ages 6-18), and 20 professionals' accuracy in estimating parents' perceived stress levels. Among results were that professionals judged families as more stressed by the child symptoms than did families themselves. (Author/DB)

To minimize potential problems in a family which is adopting a large sibling group, adoption workers should look for particular skills and resources in the adoptive family. These include administrative skills, community knowledge, the presence of adequate support systems, and the ability to adapt. (Author/BN)

Prospective preprosthetic oral surgery patients were presented with a problem-focused, emotion-focused, or mixed-focus stress management intervention. The mixed-focus intervention produced the best overall response to surgery; the emotion-focused intervention produced the lowest adjustment levels. Better adjustment and satisfaction and lower…

Describes how the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) has accomplished some major goals, and lists 18 new developments in suicidology, reviewing changes over the last 40 years. Advocates a multidisciplinary approach to suicidology. Reviews the author's 10 commonalities of suicide, and his new "suicidal cubelet," which predicts…

The parent of a head injured young adult recounts her family's problems learning to cope and gives other examples of the effects of head injuries on sons and daughters, husbands, and wives. Successful and unsuccessful patterns of family coping are noted. (DB)

Notes that, in rehabilitation, denial can motivate individuals to work on behavioral sequelae of neurological deficits or it can impede rehabilitation by impairing one's ability to acknowledge sequelae. Reviews effect of denial and describes management strategy to address denial. (Author/NB)

Examined the interrelationships among coping statements, a self-report measure of anxiety, and maladaptive overt behavior in a dental situation. Subjects were 23 adolescents. Found that as disruptive "in-chair" overt behavior increased, so did the percentage of coping statements; as self-report levels of anxiety increased, the percentage of coping…

Presents a combined educationally and therapeutically oriented model of treatment to (1) control and lessen disruptive experiences associated with divorce; (2) enable individuals to improve their skill in coping with adjustment reactions to divorce; and (3) modify the pressures and response of single parenthood. Describes the model's four-session…

Studies of acculturative stress are reported from Canada. The reduction in health status among people undergoing acculturation has psychological, somatic, and social aspects. The stress varies across types of groups and individual differences. Further study is needed to determine variations across host societies. (VM)