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Cancer in adolescents and young adults. Psychosocial concerns, coping strategies, and interventions
Author(s) -
Ettinger Robert S.,
Heiney Sue P.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19930515)71:10+<3276::aid-cncr2820711722>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , coping (psychology) , psychological intervention , erikson's stages of psychosocial development , psychosocial support , clinical psychology , psychiatry , developmental psychology , psychology
Adolescent cancer patients present a unique challenge to health care professionals because of the impact of the disease and its treatment on the successful acquisition of age‐appropriate developmental milestones, as well as the psychosocial concerns raised by the illness itself. Understanding normal adolescent development provides a framework for identifying psychosocial concerns, predicting problems, and developing appropriate interventional strategies for adolescents with cancer. A comprehensive support program with specific goals of promoting adjustment to the illness and providing a basis for community reentry by strengthening recognized coping strategies based on identified psychosocial concerns is described as a model.