Children with chronic illnesses may experience internalizing problems, such as anxiety. Distraction (through imagery and play) and relaxation may be powerful strategies for children facing medical procedures. Parents can be coaches for their child, teaching anxiety management strategies. This can provide ...
“If children with chronic illness are more likely to miss school, or experience bullying, that can make the situation worse. Keeping an eye on school attendance and looking out for evidence of bullying amongst those children may help to find out who are most at risk.", said Dr. Brady.【...
"If children with chronic illness are more likely to miss school, or experience bullying, that can make the situation worse. Keeping an eye on school attendance and looking out for evidence of bullying amongst those children may help to find out who are most at risk." said Dr. Brady. The...
This study examined empathic responding in children with a chronic illness. It was proposed that increased exposure to opportunities for empathic responding (e.g., with ill peers, in hospitals, clinics, etc.) would lead to more sophisticated empathy in such children as compared with healthy peers...
“If children with chronic illness are more likely to miss school, or experience bullying, that can make the situation worse. Keeping an eye on school attendance and looking out for evidence of bullying amongst those children may help to find out who are most at risk.", said Dr. Brady. ...
show that kidswith chronic illness exhibit higher rates of mental problems at age 10, and these health issues continue to be associated with poor mentalhealth at ages 13 and 15.In the study, the research team reviewed asample of approrimately 7,000 children to investigate the occurrence of ...
Children commonly show signs of a mental disorder soon after receiving a diagnosis involving a of a chronic physical condition, according to a recent study in BMJ Open.
kidswithchronicillnessexhibithigherratesofmentalproblemsatage 10, andthesehealthissuescontinuetobeassociatedwithpoormentalhealthatages 13 and 15.Inthestudy, theresearchteamreviewedasampleofapprorimately 7,000 childrentoinvestigatetheoccurrenceofmentalhealthdisorders, includinganrietyordepression, andchronicillness....
Children with chronic illness and their families are not only in need of traditional methods and strategies from the medical model but are often in need of additional strategies to support and cope with the nature and effects of the chronic illness. This paper focuses on how mediation, ...
Psychological characteristics of children with chronic illness Children with chronic illnesses frequently manifest non-productive thoughts, reflecting the intricate interplay between their health challenges and cognitive processes7. These non-productive thoughts often encompass heightened health-related anxiety, fea...