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[The psychosocial impact of illness and death in children: current concepts]
D Razavi1, N Delvaux, C Desmarez
1Service de Médecine, Institut Jules Bordet, l'Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgique.
Annales Medico-Psychologiques
|June 1, 1988
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This review explores the psychosocial effects of a child's fatal illness and death. It discusses the psychological impact on children, parents, and healthcare professionals, and conceptualizes death in this context.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Pediatrics
- Thanatology
Abstract:
The authors review actual concepts about the psychosocial impact of the fatal illness and the death of a child. The conceptualization of death and the psychological consequences of illness with a fatal prognosis--particularly those affecting the children themselves, their parents, and health care professionals--are developed and discussed.