Cancer and the Family Life Cycle: A Practitioner's GuideThis book uses current psychosocial literature in combination with empirical research and clinical accounts of family adaptation to help professionals and families cope with the impact of cancer. It is broad in scope and includes families in any life cycle (i.e. single adults, children, adolescents, and later life). This book, with its solid theoretical foundation, will be especially beneficial to any professional who is helping a family to adapt to cancer. |
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Cancer and the Family Life Cycle: A Practitioner's Guide Theresa A. Veach,Donald R. Nicholas,Marci A. Barton No preview available - 2014 |
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