Psychosocial consequences of cancer in a child for its parents and siblings

Hoffmeister, M.; Klingler, R.; Niethammer, D.

Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kinderheilkunde 132(8): 600-602

1984


ISSN/ISBN: 0026-9298
PMID: 6482882
Document Number: 241530
Cancer in children leads to extreme situations not only for the child but for all members of the family. Fear of death quite often over years has severe psychosocial consequences for the sick child, its parents and siblings. Without sufficient help from the therapeutic team the family is usually not able, to cope with these problems.

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