Late psychologic effects of a serious illness in childhood.
The results of psychologic testing and parent interviews showed that children who experience catastrophic illness between 2 and 5 years of age do not necessarily have severe adjustment problems at a later date. Only 2 of the 18 children studied, who are long-term survivors of childhood cancer, have been found to have moderately severe adjustment problems. The problems of these two children could be related to continuing stress within the family and are not necessarily caused by the child's illness.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D011386:Projective Techniques; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013997:Time Factors