Cognitive Aspects of Chronic Illness in Children

Ronald T. Brown, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Program Development in the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina. He also is President-Elect of Section 54 of the American Psychological Association, the Division of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. He serves on the editorial boards of major journals including the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, the Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, and School Psychology Review. Dr. Brown has been the recipient of numerous grant awards from the National Institutes of Health. His previous publications include Medications for School-Age Children: Effects on Learning and Behavior (Guilford Press, 1998), coauthored with Michael G. Sawyer.

Brown, Anderson, Cognition in Chronically Ill Children: A Collaborative Endeavor of Pediatrics and Psychology. Part I: Basic Issues. Wolraich, The Referral Process: The Pediatrician as Gatekeeper. Kupst, Assessment of Psychoeducational and Emotional Functioning. Part II: Disease-Specific Issues. Armstrong, Mulhern, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Brain Tumors. Lemanek, Hood, Asthma. Wolters, Brouwers, Perez, Pediatric HIV Infection. Rovet, Fernandes, Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. Frank, Allison, Cant, Sickle Cell Disease. Brady, Blumberg, Cardiac Conditions, Delamater. Stewart, Kennard, Organ Transplantation. Hiemenz, Hynd, Jimenez, Seizure Disorders. Ewing-Cobbs, Bloom, Traumatic Brain Injury. Part III: Special Issues. Schuman, La Greca, Social Correlates of Chronic Illness. Madan-Swain, Fredrick, Wallander, Returning to School after a Serious Illness or Injury. Barakat, Kazak, Family Issues. Handler, DuPaul, Pharmacological Issues and Iatrogenic Effects on Learning. Anderson, Brown, Williams, Summaries, Training, Ethics, and Direction.