Handicapped children: let's be more positive and practical.
Handicap tends to be one of the "poor relations" in paediatric practice. With a more positive and practical approach, it can become a most exciting and rewarding area. The needs and feelings of the parents with a handicapped child are discussed and some simple practical ways to help are outlined.
D000786:Anger; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D003933:Diagnosis; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D010372:Pediatrics; D012934:Social Isolation