Working with parents of handicapped children: the role of the medical profession.
The experiences of 94 Canterbury families with young handicapped children are reported as these impinge on the medical and nursing professions. Some suggestions for the improvement of medical counseling services are made in the light of the findings and the literature.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003376:Counseling; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D013997:Time Factors