Drotar (Case Western Reserve University) reviews research on psychological interventions to help children cope with a physical illness that lasts over one year, requires specialized treatment, and limits normal activity. He addresses the pragmatic issues involved in conducting intervention research with children and adolescents; synthesizes current research on psychological interventions with asthma, diabetes, cancer, sickle cell diseases, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and cystic fibrosis; and identifies future challenges and directions in clinical care and research. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)