Journal of Pediatric Psychology (ISSN 0146-8693) is published ten times a year by Oxford University Press for the Society of Pediatric Psychology, P.O. Box 170231, Atlanta, GA 30317. The journal is a scientific publication of the Society of Pediatric Psychology (SSP), Division 54 of the American Psychological Association. As such, the journal publishes articles related to theory, research, and professional practice in pediatric psychology. Pediatric psychology is an interdisciplinary field addressing physical, cognitive, social, and emotional functioning and development as they relate to health and illness issues in children, adolescents, and families. The journal publishes papers on a wide variety of topics exploring the interrelationship between psychological and physical well-being of children, adolescents, and families including: psychosocial and developmental factors contributing to the etiology, course, treatment and outcome of pediatric conditions; assessment and treatment of behavioral and emotional concomitants of disease, illness, and developmental disorders; the role of psychology in healthcare settings; behavioral aspects of pediatric medicine; the promotions of health and health-related behaviors; the prevention of illness and injury among children and youth; and issues related to the training of pediatric psychologists.
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Indexing and Abstracting
Journal of Pediatric Psychology is abstracted or indexed in Beck Medical Information, Behavioral Medicine Abstracts, Biological Abstracts, Child and Youth Services, Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Current Contents, Exceptional Child Education Resources, Excerpta Medics, Family Resources Database, Health Instrument File, Index Medicus, Mental Health Abstracts, Psychological Abstracts, Referativnyi Zhurnal, Sage Family Studies Abstracts, Science Citation Index, Selected List of Tables of Contents of Psychiatric Periodicals, Social Work Research & Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Special Educational Needs Abstracts, The Psychological Reader's Guide, and Zeitschrift fur Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie.
Journal of Pediatric Psychology is printed on acid-free paper that meets the minimum requirements of ANSI Standard Z39.48-1984 (Permanence of Paper), beginning with Volume 23, Number 1.
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