Helping the Angels: A Review of Understanding and Helping Dying Children

[摘要] According to the World Health Organization, 53,000 children die every year in United States because of a chronic medical condition. Physicians have to face various ethical and psychological challenges while managing these conditions. These challenges range from disclosure of diagnosis to effective grief counseling to the family. In this article we have discussed some of these challenges and strategies to effectively meet these challenges.

[学科分类] 精神健康和精神病学

[关键词] Death and dying in children;play therapy;grief counseling;terminal diagnosis in a child