Children and Young People’s Response to Parental Illness

Assessment of the impact of parental illness and disability has gathered significant momentum over recent years. This book provides an up-to-date and detailed handbook for practitioners, on how a range of conditions impacts on children and young people. It also provides an overview of measurement issues when investigating these groups and gives recommendations for instrument selection in a number of parental conditions. Additionally, it offers critical evaluation of interventions developed to help children and young people adjust to the parental condition.