Families, Resources, and Adult Health

Mental Health Topics and Resources for Patients and Families

Mental Health Topics and Resources for Patients and Families

Cyberbullying resources for youth and their families.

Families and health interactions.

BACKGROUND In recent years, psychologists of health have attempted to understand the relations between family dynamics and health. The aim of our study is not only to study relations inside families and couples (relations between family of origin, nuclear and ideal family, current and ideal couple) but also outside between families and couples and different health indicator (physical and mental...

Transitioning from pediatric to adult health care: the experience of patients and families.

Due to advances in medicine, many young adults with complex chronic conditions are now able.to reach the age when they must transition from pediatric to adult care. But preparation for these transitions is often inadequate--for patients and their families, as well as for adult providers. As a result, many needs (clinical, psychosocial, and educational) may not be met, and patients and their fam...