%0 Book
%A Michelle Miller-Day
%D 2010
%C New York, United States of America
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%@ 2153-1277
%@ 9781453901199
%T Family Communication, Connections, and Health Transitions
%B Going Through This Together
%R 10.3726/978-1-4539-0119-9
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1050997
%X When family members experience a diagnosis of a chronic disease (e.g., cancer) or a health crisis (e.g., postpartum depression), not only the diagnosed individuals but entire families experience immediate and long-term stress as a consequence. Families with members dealing with serious health conditions may be confronted with significant challenges posed by treatment regimes, impacts on day-to-day activities, disruption of family roles, the threat of possible death, and a host of psychosocial challenges. This book is about families facing these challenges, uncertain about what to do, how to help, or how the condition will affect their daily life. Providing a coherent discussion of original research that examines communication patterns and processes involved in the day-to-day management of health conditions, this book lays bare the raw emotional experiences of families communicating with one another amid uncertainty and, for some, in the face of death.
%K end-of-life, family communication, illness, cancer, self-disclosure, privacy, social support, stress, coping, adaptation, family relationships, counseling, stigma, conflict, invisible illness, health communication, medical disclosures, caregiving
%G English