title: Expressive therapy in pediatric and adolescent gynecology.
abstract: Children and adolescents seen by gynecologists may have a broad spectrum of emotional needs that can affect the gynecologic examination as well as the young person's overall well-being. The field of expressive therapy is a relatively new one. The therapist uses a variety of techniques to allow the patient to explore feelings, attitudes, or events in ways that may help the patient to develop new strategies to cope with distress. The application of expressive therapy in pediatric and adolescent gynecology appears to be ever more encompassing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky.
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Schikler
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Turner-Schikler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety; D001155:Art Therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000523:psychology*