Pediatric Psycho-oncology

Dr Shulamith Kreitler studied psychology, philosophy and psychopathology in Israel, Switzerland and the USA. She studied for her PhD at the University of  Bern, Switzerland and is a certified clinical and health psychologist. She has been Professor of Psychology at  the Universities of Harvard, Princeton and Yale in the USA, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Vienna, Austria. Since 1986 she has been Professor of Psychology at Tel-Aviv University and currently also teaches at the University of Haifa. She is Head of the Psychooncology Research Center at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. She has published about 200 papers and 10 books on motivation, cognition, psychopathology and health psychology, and is known especially for her work in health psychology, particularly psychooncology, the theory of meaning, and the cognitive orientation theory for the prediction and change of behavior.Dr Myriam Ben-Arush is Associate Professor in Pediatrics at the Technion Faculty of Medicine, Director of the Pediatric Hematology Oncology Department, Rambam Health Care Campus, and Deputy Director of the Meyer Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.  She is past Chair of the Israel Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, and received a bursary from the Israel Society of Oncology for the creation of the Pediatric Oncology Unit in Northern Israel.  The World Medical Association recognised her as ‘Caring Physician of the World’, and she is ‘Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur’.  Dr Ben-Aurush is Associate Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology,  a member of the National Council of Oncology and Pediatric Health and of the Israel Cancer Association.  She sits on the Research Committee of the Israeli Ministry of Health and the advisory committee for treatment outside Israel.  She is also a Principal investigator in Israel of the European Soft Tissue Sarcoma Protocol.Dr. Andres Martin is the Riva Ariella Ritvo Professor of Pediatric Oncology Psychosocial Services at the Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine. He is the consulting psychiatrist to the Section of Pediatric Oncology of the Children’s Hospital and the Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, where he also co-leads the Parenting At a Challenging Time (PACT) program. Dr. Martin is editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and co-editor of  ‘Pediatric Psychopharmacology: Principles and Practice, 2nd edition’ and ‘Lewis’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook, 4th edition’.

“This is a highly practical resource book for health professionals dealing with children and adolescents with cancer . . . There is also a new appendix providing a comprehensive overview and details of research tools in paediatric psycho-oncology.”  (Journal of Analytical Psychology, 1 May 2013)

• List of Contributors ixForeword xiiiJimmie HollandIntroduction: Embedding Psychosocial Care in Medicine: Pediatric Psycho-oncology as a ModelGary M. Kupfer xvPreface xviiPart A Active Treatment 1Chapter 1 Cancer in Children: an Overview 3Shai Izraeli, Gideon RechaviChapter 2 Comprehensive and Family- Centered Psychosocial Care in Pediatric Oncology: Integration of Clinical Practice and Research 7Lori Wiener, Maryland PaoChapter 3 Quality of Life in Children with Cancer 18Shulamith Kreitler, Michal M. KreitlerChapter 4 Pain in Pediatric Oncology 32Richard D. W. HainChapter 5 Psychiatric Impact of Childhood Cancer 43Margaret L. StuberChapter 6 Psychosocial Effects of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Children 52Ronit Elhasid, Michal M. Kreitler, Shulamith Kreitler, Myriam Weyl Ben-ArushChapter 7 Psychosocial Aspects of Radiotherapy in Pediatric Cancer Patients 62Shulamith Kreitler, Elena Krivoy, Amos TorenChapter 8 Communicating with Children: their Understanding, Information Needs, and Processes 71M. Louise Webster, Jane E. SkeenChapter 9 Psychosocial Interventions: a Cognitive Behavioral Approach 92Bob F. Last, Martha A. GrootenhuisChapter 10 Education in Pediatric Oncology: Learning and Reintegration into School 104Ciporah S. Tadmor, Rivka Rosenkranz, Myriam Weyl Ben-ArushChapter 11 Psychopharmacology in Pediatric Oncology 118Elizabeth G. Pinsky, Annah N. AbramsChapter 12 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Children with Cancer 135Subhadra Evans, Laura Cousins, Lonnie ZeltzerChapter 13 Fantasy, Art Therapies, and Other Expressive and Creative Psychosocial Interventions 143Shulamith Kreitler, Daniel Oppenheim, Elsa Segev-ShohamChapter 14 Palliative Care for Children with Advanced Cancer 160Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, Lonnie ZeltzerPart B Survivorship 175Chapter 15 Neuropsychological Sequelae of Childhood Cancer 177Matthew C. Hocking, Melissa A. AlderferChapter 16 Survivorship in Childhood Cancer 187Elena Krivoy, Meriel E.M. Jenney, Amita Mahajan, Monique Peretz NahumPart C Death and Bereavement 197Chapter 17 Care of a Child Dying of Cancer 199Sergey Postovsky, Myriam Weyl Ben-ArushChapter 18 Psychological Intervention with the Dying Child 209Shulamith Kreitler, Elena KrivoyChapter 19 Providing Support for Families Experiencing the Death of a Child 223David J. SchonfeldPart D Additional Considerations 231Chapter 20 Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Oncology: a Case-Based Psychosocial Overview 233Ryan W. Blum, Andres S. MartinChapter 21 When a Parent has Cancer: Supporting Healthy Child Development During Challenging Times 246Susan D. Swick, Andres S. Martin, Paula RauchChapter 22 Collaborations in Psychosocial Care in Pediatric Oncology: the Middle East as a Case Example 260Aziza T. Shad, Maria E. McGee, Matthew G. Biel, Michael SilbermannPart E Appendix 269Appendix A Assessment Tools in Pediatric Psycho-oncology 271Dafna Munitz-Shenkar, Michal M. Kreitler, Shulamith KreitlerAppendix B Additional Resources 298Index 301