title: The use of a transitional object in the context of medical illness.
authors.affiliation: Harvard-Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Cornell University Medical College, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viederman
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D009769:Object Attachment; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012803:Sick Role