Child Health Psychology Research Articles

Developmental issues in child health psychology.

Developmental issues in child health psychology.

Developmental issues in child health psychology.

Developmental issues in child health psychology.

Child health psychology: Emerging responsibilities of the pediatric health psychologist

Child health psychology is an emerging discipline. Emerging, according to Webster's Dictionary, means “to come forth into view; become visible” and “to evolve as something new, improved, etc. ” Both of these definitions aptly describe the current state of child health psychology, and will be used to frame this discussion. As the basis upon which to evaluate the articles which follow, we will describe: 1) the successes of medicine and the resultant context of contemporary medical care that have provided the opportunity and necessity for the development of child health psychology; 2) the knowledge base and responsibilities of the clinical psychologist which are necessary for practice in the health care setting; and 3) the complementary role of the psychological practitioner in the evaluation and management of children with chronic disease.

Book Reviews

Book Reviews Get access Child Health Psychology: Concepts and Issues. Edited by Paul Karoly , John J. Steffen , and Donald J. O'Grady . New York: Pergamon Press, 1982, 288 pp., $26.50. William N. Friedrich William N. Friedrich University of Washington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Volume 8, Issue 3, September 1983, Pages 306–308, https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/8.3.306 Published: 01 September 1983