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[Child drawings and psychological problems in paediatrics hospitalization (author's transl)]
Insights
Child psychology in hospitals reveals children's emotional states during hospitalization. Physician interactions and drawings offer insights for supportive care and psychotherapy, improving the pediatric patient experience.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Pediatric Healthcare
- Medical Sociology
Context:
- Child psychology consultations within pediatric hospital services highlight the need to address children's psychological issues.
- Hospitalization presents unique psychological challenges for children, impacting their emotional well-being.
- The physician's role extends beyond somatic treatment to encompass psychological support.
Purpose:
- To explore the psychological impact of hospitalization on children.
- To analyze the significance of physician-child interactions in a hospital setting.
- To suggest psychoprophylactic strategies for pediatric patients facing medical procedures and serious illnesses.
Summary:
- This study examines children's drawings related to hospitalization, revealing their affective states and perceptions of physicians.
- Physician's familiar psychological value is explored, extending beyond diagnosis and physical treatment.
- Biographical information and physician observations during family visits are crucial for a psychosomatic approach.
- Drawings provide insights into a child's internal state and guide preliminary psychotherapy planning.
Impact:
- Understanding children's psychological responses to hospitalization can inform better patient care.
- The findings suggest methods to mitigate the psychological distress associated with medical interventions.
- Integrating psychological support into pediatric care can improve treatment outcomes and overall well-being.
Abstract:
Consulting in child psychology in collaboration with the pediatric hospital service, gave way to a growing interest to learn and take in consideration psychological problems of children. Six drawings by children are presented about subjects of hospitalization and in which the physician takes on a familiar psychological value that goes beyond the diagnosis and somatic treatment. The affective states which children show in their drawings when they are hospitalized and the work of the physician are discussed. Some psychoprophylactic means are suggested for hospitalization, surgical operations and serious somatic illnesses that can lead to a premature death. The child's biography and what the physician can observe in his family visits, are basic elements in the psychosomatic approach. The drawing gives elements about the internal state of the child in the hospital atmosphere and preliminary indications on individual psychotherapy treatment.