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How adults can help children cope with routine and traumatic medical care.

Table of Contents

Preface
1. A Child's Experience of Medical Settings and Health Care
2. Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis and Behavior Principles
3. Parent-Child Interactions in Medical Situations
4. Fundamentals of General Behavior Management for Parents and Other Caregivers
5. Helping Young, Developmentally Delayed, and Highly Anxious Children Cooperate with Routine Physical Examinations
6. Helping Children, Parents, and Medical Caregivers Cope with Child Distress and Discomfort during Immunizations
7. Cooperation and Motion Control for Diagnostic Tests and Treatments
8. Cooperation with Vision and Hearing Tests and Treatments
9. Cooperation and Adherence with Breathing Treatments and Respiratory Assistance Technology
10. Teaching Children to Swallow Pills and Capsules
11. Adherence with Oral Medication and Other Medical Self-Care
12. Teaching Children with Chronic Medical Conditions to Cope with Repeated Needle Sticks and Other Painful Procedures
Index

About the Author

Keith J. Slifer, Ph.D., is the director of the Pediatric Psychology Clinic and Consultation Service at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore and an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.