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Afraid of the Doctor: Every Parent's Guide to Preventing and Managing Medical Trauma (Hardcover)

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8/22/21, Psychology Today: Meghan Marsac offers tips to help prepare children for doctor's appointments and medical procedures.

Link: https: //www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/afraid-the-doctor/202108/5-tips-taking-your-child-the-doctor

About the Author


Meghan L. Marsac, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist with expertise in helping children and families adjust to and deal with medical conditions. She is currently the Acting Chief of Psychology in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Kentucky. She has published her NIH and foundation-funded research on medical trauma in lead medical and psychology journals. She has presented at national conferences for the American Academy of Pediatrics, the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, the Society of Pediatric Psychology and the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy, among others. She has ongoing international collaborations on the impact of COVID-19 on preschool children and their caregivers. She also leads medical trauma training for healthcare professionals through the national Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress. In addition, she is the lead creator of the Cellie Coping Kit for children with medical conditions. She lives with her family in Lexington, Kentucky.Melissa J. Hogan, JD, is a parent to a child with a rare, genetic disease who has faced a countless number of surgeries, specialists, and as a result, medical trauma. In addition to caregiving and advocating for her son's needs, she is a practicing attorney, specializing in the area of abuse and trauma. She also founded the leading research and advocacy foundation in Hunter syndrome, Project Alive, which has raised millions of dollars for research. She lives with her son and his service dog outside Nashville, Tennessee, where she enjoys hiking, hot yoga, and writing.

Product Details
ISBN: 9781538149188
ISBN-10: 1538149184
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication Date: July 16th, 2021
Pages: 264
Language: English