Psychological studies of children who have cancer |
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Authors: | David J Bearison Caesar Pacifici |
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Institution: | The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York, USA |
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Abstract: | Increasingly, more optimistic prognoses for children who have cancer have led investigators to study the adjustment reactions of children who survive this traumatic experience. There is considerable evidence that the experience of having cancer, receiving prolonged and often painful treatment, and the uncertain condition of cancer survivorship have profound emotional effects on children. The characteristic features of the psychological impact of cancer are the experience of continuing uncertainty in a life-threatening crisis and the resultant search for meaning. Studies are beginning to find that even very young children actively struggle to organize and make sence of this experience. |
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Keywords: | Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to : David J Bearison City University of New York Graduate Center Box 445 33 W 42nd St New York NY 10036-8099 USA |
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