| Journal Call no. | RC321.J68 |
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| Author | Lau, Bernard W. K. |
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| Article Title | Psychological effects of physical illness and hospitalisation on the child and the family / Bernard W. K. Lau and Wilson W. C. Tse. |
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| Is Part Of | Journal of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists ; v.3, Sep 1993, p.9-11, +5p. |
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| Abstract | Physical illnesses are common happening in the case of children, yet they can have profound impact on the children. With the increasing trend of admitting young children into hospital for inpatient care, the problem of separation from their parents has emerged. The short-term and long-term sequelae on these children and their families are discussed. The present article also records some observations made in the children's wards as regards the related psychological effects in the Chinese families in Hong Kong. Recommendations concerning measures to improve the situation and to ameliorate the effects are made, such that those requiring hospitalisation will not suffer unnecessary psychological trauma in due course. |
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