| Family Communication, Connections, and Health Transitions: Going Through This Together Contributor(s): Kreps, Gary L. (Other), Miller-Day, Michelle (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1433110695 ISBN-13: 9781433110696 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $180.38 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Nursing - Nurse & Patient - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
| Dewey: 610 |
| LCCN: 2010023507 |
| Series: Health Communication |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.9" W x 9" (1.55 lbs) 447 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |