Becoming A Family

by Rena D. Harold, Patricia Stow Bolea, Lisa G. Colarossi, Lucy R. Mercier, Carol R. Freedman-Doan

2014 · Routledge

The movement from young adulthood through coupling and the transition to parenthood may be among the most universal adult developmental transitions. These passages hold interest for all of us, but especially for those who study the psychological, familial, and sociocultural components of development, all of which interact and influence each other. This book enhances understanding of family-life development by shedding light on the meanings that family members ascribe to the developmental process of becoming a family. This is achieved through qualitative analysis of narratives through which individuals and families explain themselves, their thinking, and their behavior. These family narratives are windows into individual and family identity, as well as descriptions of connections to others. The book addresses issues including identity, child characteristics, social support, and work. Each chapter includes a review of seminal literature, parents' comments and ideas about the topic, and a discussion of practice, policy, and research implications.

Putting Sleep Problems to Bed

by Lisa Medalie, David Gozal

2019 · Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Parents will love and enjoy this informative guide to fixing sleep problems in children. It provides up-to-date, evidence-based behavioral treatment strategies, and is authored by highly recognized and established experts in the field of pediatric sleep medicine. It uses entertaining stories to show how sleep problems not only impact the child, but also affect the parents. Quizzes are included in each chapter so that the reader can see if the problem detailed in that chapter resembles the challenges their child is experiencing. It also reviews the diagnosis and treatment of each problem described, and how the characters in the story responded to such strategies. The book includes chapters on special populations and medically-based sleep problems that are also relevant to some readers, and the appendix provides user-friendly charts for the reader to use in support of implementation of the strategies outlined.

Avoiding Common Errors in the Emergency Department

by Amal Mattu, Arjun S. Chanmugam, Stuart P. Swadron, Carrie Tibbles, Dale Woolridge, Lisa Marcucci

2012 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

This pocket book succinctly describes 400 errors commonly made by attendings, residents, medical students, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in the emergency department, and gives practical, easy-to-remember tips for avoiding these errors. The book can easily be read immediately before the start of a rotation or used for quick reference on call. Each error is described in a short clinical scenario, followed by a discussion of how and why the error occurs and tips on how to avoid or ameliorate problems. Areas covered include psychiatry, pediatrics, poisonings, cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology, trauma, general surgery, orthopedics, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, renal, anesthesia and airway management, urology, ENT, and oral and maxillofacial surgery.