title: Progeria: medical aspects, psychosocial perspectives, and intervention guidelines.
abstract: This article discusses progeria, a rare genetic childhood disorder that invariably results in the individual's death during early adolescence.  The article begins by describing the major medical aspects of progeria.  This is followed by a discussion of the psychosocial implications of the disorder with particular emphasis upon grief-triggered reactions.  The article concludes with an overview of psychosocial intervention guidelines for caregivers who work with families of dying children and adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Special and Counselor Education, Portland State University, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Livneh
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Antonak
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maron
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003376:Counseling; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011371:Progeria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology