PSYCHIATRIC SEQUELAE OF SURVIVING CHILDHOOD-CANCER

被引:57
作者
OMALLEY, JE [1 ]
KOOCHER, G [1 ]
FOSTER, D [1 ]
SLAVIN, L [1 ]
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV, SCH MED, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA
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10.1111/j.1939-0025.1979.tb02646.x
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Increasing survival rates for children with cancer raise questions about the long‐term psychosocial impact of the disease and its treatment. Psychiatric evaluations of 114 survivors of childhood malignancies suggest a high rate of adjustment problems, with 59% indicating at least mild psychiatric symptomology. Interviews with former patients highlight the importance of adaptive denial in the face of the uncertainty connected with cancer survival. 1979 American Orthopsychiatric Association
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页码:608 / 616
页数:9
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