title: Patterns of coping in families of psychotic children.
abstract: The nature of family adaptation to severely and chronically disabling cognitive and behavioral conditions is considered. The relationship between atypical development and family response is examined to derive basic concepts--parents' perceptions of their child's unusual characteristics, effects on social relationships, etc.--and suggest strategies for intervention and research.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D001290:Attitude; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000150:complications; D002668:Child Rearing; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D009155:Mutism / Q000150:complications; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012649:Self Concept; D012801:Sibling Relations; D012951:Socialization; D013315:Stress, Psychological