title: Privileged communication--talking with a dying adolescent.
abstract: For an adolescent who is dying, the opportunity to experience control, autonomy, and a feeling of belonging eases uncertainty and turmoil.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Boston.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Pazola
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gerberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003142:Communication; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*