“…Although each age group presents different developmental risks, it is clear that both adolescents and young children need age-appropriate support and intervention. A good deal of effort has gone into developing appropriate prehospitalization programs for children (e.g., Falck, 1987;Gillis, 1990;Kazak, Blackall, Himelstein, Brophy, & Daller, 1995;Melamed, Meyer, Gee, & Soule, 1976;Melamed & Ridley-Johnson, 1988), including medical play (Bolig, Yolton, & Nissen, 1991;Petrillo & Sanger, 1980). However, the same attention has not been focused on adolescents.…”