Coping and adaptation in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
The coping and adaptation of 39 children (6-12 years) to Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia was studied during the first remission with a projective technique--Children's Apperception Test (CAT-S). Seventy seven percent of the children gave adequate responses. Among these, disease awareness was present in 96%, expectation of a favourable outcome was held by 70%, though 61% evidenced emotional distress. Children's psychiatric morbidity was found to be associated with non-response to CAT-S, to anxiety related themes, and negatively with ability to maintain an expectation of a positive outcome.
Sharan
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Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Mehta
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Chaudhry
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life