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PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE *
Author(s) -
DongenMelman J. E. W. M. Van,
SandersWoudstra J. A. R.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1986.tb02328.x
Subject(s) - psychosocial , childhood cancer , psychology , disease , population , cancer , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , environmental health , pathology
— The literature concerning the psychosocial aspects of childhood cancer is reviewed. The emphasis of the literature is on the impact of the disease on the child and family and depicts the life‐situation when faced with childhood cancer and responses to the disease. The literature strongly indicates that families experience serious difficulties and are a population at risk of developing psychosocial problems. The approach of studying the child with cancer and family is discussed and suggestions are made for future research.