Families of Infants and Young Children with Cancer: a Post-traumatic Stress Framework

Overview

Journal Pediatr Blood Cancer

Specialties Hematology
Oncology
Pediatrics

Date 2007 Oct 19

PMID 17943959

Citations 16

Authors

Anne E Kazak

Chiara Baxt

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Abstract

Despite unique vulnerabilities in infants and young children, little research has been devoted to understanding the psychological impact of the diagnosis of cancer in this age group. We outline psychological factors affecting very young cancer patients and their families, using the broader literature on psychological adjustment of children and adolescents with cancer and their families, and a post-traumatic stress model for understanding likely reactions of children and families. Examples of evidence-based interventional approaches relevant to families of young children with cancer are presented.

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