title: Suffering children hurt us.
abstract: This paper examines the consequences of our attitudes toward children's pain and suffering, both on that pain and suffering and on children's response to treatment. Examples are offered for alternative ways we can cope with suffering children. Attention is paid to the importance of self-awareness on the part of clinicians, and of its relevance to good clinical care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barber
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000523:psychology; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012803:Sick Role