title: [Play therapy in hospital].
abstract: The following article presents an overview of current research studies on play therapy in the hospital. It highlights individual diagnoses for which play therapy has shown reasonable success. The aim of this review is to describe the current status of the scientific debate on play therapy for sick children in order to allow conclusions regarding the indications for which play therapy is or might be useful.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderund Jugendmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg. Katharina.Gold@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grothues
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leitzmann
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melter
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010989:Play Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012106:Research; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012803:Sick Role; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000523:psychology