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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Crane is a Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University. He has written one sole author text, Fundamentals of Marital Therapy (1996) published by Taylor Francis (Brunner/Mazel), co-edited another Handbook of Families and Health: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Sage, 2006), and over fifty referred journal articles and book chapters. His work has as appeared in leading scholarly journals including J ournal of Marital and Family Therapy, Journal of Marriage and Family, Journal of Family Issues, Family Relations, American Journal of Family Therapy, Family Process, Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Families, Systems and Health, Contemporary Family Therapy and Family Therapy. He has recently completed a six year term (2000-2006) as the Director of the Families Studies Center and Associate Director for Research in the School of Family life at Brigham Young University. In addition, he has completed a six year term (2000-2006; 2006 as Chair) as a member of the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Elaine S. Marshall, R.N., Ph.D., is Professor and Dean of the College of Nursing at Brigham Young University. Her research is on families and health, with particular recent focus on families with children with disabilities. She is author of the book Children's Stress and Coping: A Family Perspective (1993), for which she was awarded the New Professional Book Award by the National Council on Family Relations. She has been designated a Distinguished Writer by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing and has received several awards for writing. She is the author of dozens of refereed journal articles and book chapters. She and her husband John are the parents of nine children. Klappentext Handbook of Families and Health: Interdisciplinary Perspectives presents state-of-the-art summaries of research related to couple, marital, and family influences on health. Editors D. Russell Crane and Elaine S. Marshall, along with a distinguished group of contributors across various disciplines, bring complementary perspectives to a wide range of families and health issues. A major goal of this Handbook is to highlight common issues, concerns, and goals across diverse fields and the benefits of bringing multiple perspectives to these issues. A significant portion of the book is devoted to interventions to improve family health. Zusammenfassung This unique Handbook presents a wide range of chapters representing state-of-the-art summaries of research related to couple! marital! and family influences on health. In addition! coverage includes issues related to public policy! healthcare financing! and the conduct of funded research related to families and health. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. FAMILY AND HEALTH ISSUES 1. Family Development in the Face of Cancer - Karen Weihs & Mary Politi 2. Hostility, Marriage and the Heart: The Social Psychophysiology of Cardiovascular Risk in Close Relationships - Timothy W. Smith & Kelly M. Glazer 3. Health Issues in Latino Families and Households - Barbara A. Zsembik 4. Identifying Patterns of Managing Chronic Conditions: Family Management Styles - Janet A. Deatrick, Melissa A. Alderfer, George Knafl, & Kathleen Knafl 5. Chronic Disease and African American Families - Sharon Wallace Williams & Peggye Dilworth-Anderson 6. The Pain and the Promise of Unfilled Dreams: Infertile Couples - Lynn Clark Callister 7. Eating Disorders and the Family: A Biopsychosocial Perspective - Margo D. Maine 8. Families and Major Mental Illness - Kim T. Mueser 9. Families, Coping Styles and Health - Arlene L. Vetere & Lynn B Myers 10. Families, Poverty, and Children's Health - Ro...
