title: The child in hosptial.
abstract: The characteristic emotional reactions of the young child upon admission to hospital, and the long-term effects on his personality, are described. Children's attitudes to anaesthesia, pain, surgery and immobilization are examined. Guidelines are give for the minimization of emotional trauma whenever possible.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010290:Parents; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations