title: Family sequelae after a child's death due to cancer.
abstract: In a small study assessing the psychologic sequelae on disadvantaged families after a child's death from cancer, a high incidence of psychologic problems was found. The implication is that the coping mechanisms failed partially as a result of inadequate anticipatory griefing.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003142:Communication; D003643:Death; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D009679:Nuclear Family; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D012649:Self Concept; D012923:Social Class