A clinician's guide to helping children cope and cooperate with medical care : an applied behavioral approach [E-Book]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A child's experience of medical settings and health care -- Introduction to applied behavior analysis and behavior principles -- Parent-child interactions in medical situations -- Fundamentals of general behavior management for parents and other caregivers -- Helping young, developmentally delayed, and highly anxious children cooperate with routine physical examinations -- Helping children, parents, and medical caregivers cope with child distress and discomfort during immunizations -- Cooperation and motion control for diagnostic tests and treatments -- Cooperation with vision and hearing tests and treatments -- Cooperation and adherence with breathing treatments and respiratory assistance technology -- Teaching children to swallow pills and capsules -- Adherence with oral medication and other medical self-care -- Teaching children with chronic medical conditions to cope with repeated needle sticks and other painful procedures.

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WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650