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I feel that Dr. Mattsson’s combination of systems theory and developmental approaches provides us with a marvelously comprehensive and flexible conceptualization for understanding, preventing or treating psychosocial problems of the patient and family dealing with chronic and/or life-threatening illness.
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Rothenberg, M.B. (1982). “Hemophiliac”--A Depersonalizing Term: Discussion of Dr. Mattsson’s Paper. In: Christ, A.E., Flomenhaft, K. (eds) Psychosocial Family Interventions in Chronic Pediatric Illness. The Downstate Series of Research in Psychiatry and Psychology, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4247-2_22
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