title: Psychological management of acute paraplegia in adolescence.
abstract: Important management principles regarding emotional needs of the teenager with acute paraplegia during early hospitalization are discussed. One illustrative case is presented. Mourning reaction of the patient and family to this severe loss of bodily function is reviewed. Reaction of medical caretakers to this catastrophe is also discussed. It is emphasized that these concepts be applied by pediatricians in managing adolescent paraplegics.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004644:Emotions; D006117:Grief; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy