Psychosocial adjustment of children with a terminally ill parent Journal Article

  


Authors: Siegel, K.; Mesagno, F. P.; Karus, D.; Christ, G.; Banks, K.; Moynihan, R.
Article Title: Psychosocial adjustment of children with a terminally ill parent
Abstract: Although a substantial number of children experience serious parental illness and death, the adjustment problems attendant to the stress of having a fatally ill parent have not been examined systematically. This paper compares the psychosocial adjustment of 62 school-aged children with a terminally ill parent (study sample) with that of children in a community sample, using several standard rating scales. Study children had significantly higher levels of self-reported depression (Children's Depression Inventory) and anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and lower self-esteem (Self-Esteem Inventory). Parents also reported study children's significantly higher behavior problems and lower social competence (Child Behavior Checklist). Increased professional attention to this vulnerable population is encouraged. © 1992, The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. All rights reserved.
Keywords: adolescent; child; controlled study; school child; neoplasms; self report; adaptation, psychological; depression; bereavement; anxiety; terminal care; behavior disorder; parent; self esteem; adjustment; terminal disease; child behavior; personality assessment; human; male; female; article; parental death; support, non-u.s. gov't; support, u.s. gov't, p.h.s.; anticipatory grief; child of impaired parents; child reactive disorders; childhood loss; parental illness
Journal Title: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume: 31
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0890-8567
Publisher: Elsevier for AACAP  
Date Published: 1992-03-01
Start Page: 327
End Page: 333
Language: English
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199203000-00022
PUBMED: 1564035
PROVIDER: scopus
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0026581652&doi=10.1097%2f00004583-199203000-00022&partnerID=40&md5=a1d052f4bbe4b043b4f86af2dda7507e
Notes: Source: Scopus
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