Psychiatric Impact of Childhood Cancer

Stuber, Margaret L.

doi:10.1002/9781119941033.ch5

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“…Due to the mental, physical, and emotional stress that cancer treatment entails, the psychological impact can continue for many years after succession of treatment . When cancer strikes in early life, normal development of childhood and adolescence can be affected by the often intensive treatment with need for hospitalizations, isolation from peers and uncertainty regarding future health . Older adolescents and young adults may have problems with establishing identity and developing a positive body image and sexual identity during a period when they normally should be separating from their parents and making decisions about education, careers, and family .…”

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Increased prescription rates of anxiolytics and hypnotics to survivors of cancer in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood—A population‐based study

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Kiserud

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Pediatric Blood & Cancer

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Increased prescription rates of anxiolytics and hypnotics to survivors of cancer in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood—A population‐based study

Johannsdottir

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Kiserud

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Pediatric Blood & Cancer

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“…Paediatric oncologists should be familiar with the various psychological reactions of children and adolescents to their diagnosis of cancer. This can range from complete denial of cancer, acute stress reaction, various other anxiety states, specific procedural anxiety, adjustment disorder, clinical depression and more serious psychological problems as posttraumatic stress disorder and transient psychosis [19–22]. Following diagnosis, invariably there is some degree of uncertainty in the minds of parents regarding the final outcome of the disease.…”

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What do you need to learn in paediatric psycho-oncology?

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Saha

Ojha

et al. 2019

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Paediatric psycho-oncology is an evolving speciality and is increasingly being recognised as an essential component in children’s cancer care. Modern paediatric oncology services aspire to integrate physical care with psycho-social care and build capacity within clinical teams to address the emotional needs of parents and children side by side with other aspects of medical care. This article discusses the unique challenges of paediatric psycho-oncology and common situations where psychological assessment and management of children and young people with cancer become especially important. The authors propose a tiered structure of training. Providing empathic evidence-based psycho-social care is ‘everyone’s business’ in paediatric oncology and not merely that of mental health professionals. However, there are times when a more specialist intervention by a paediatric liaison psychiatrist and/or a clinical psychologist is needed for optimum outcome. Learning interviewing techniques suitable for children and adolescents should be a core part of the training in paediatric psycho-oncology. Professionals should be encouraged to reflect on their own emotional wellbeing, which in turn will provide a stable foundation of emotionally matured care to children, young people and their families.

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“…techniques/interventions have contributed to a decrease in mortality (Shoshani et al, 2016). Since long-term survival rates are over 80%, the focus of cancer care has moved beyond the treatment of the biological disease towards coping, well-being, and quality of life of those patients (Stuber, 2012). According to the above, the role of psychosocial interventions in pediatric oncology has become even more important in recent years.…”

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“The effects of family therapeutic interventions on mental health and quality of life of children with cancer: A systematic review”

Vasilopoulou

Skoutari

Siomos

et al. 2022

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry

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Background: The diagnosis of a childhood malignancy and the following period are very stressful for the little patient and the whole family. Depression, anxiety, and poor quality of life (QoL) are some of the negative effects of pediatric cancer to the children and their parents. Family therapeutic interventions aim to improve mental health and QoL of these children. Methods: A systematic search of the electronic database PubMed was conducted for articles that studied the effect of family therapeutic interventions on mental health and QoL of children with cancer. Results: A total of 634 articles were evaluated, of which 10 articles met the inclusion criteria. A percentage of 70% of the studies, representing seven different types of interventions, seemed to be beneficial for the participant’s mental health and QoL. The remaining three studies did not significantly improve mental health and QoL. Conclusion: The results of our review indicate that family psychosocial interventions are beneficial for children with cancer. These children and their families are a growing population requiring more patient-centered, time flexible interventions which may enhance family bonding and patients’ positive emotions.

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Psychiatric Impact of Childhood Cancer

Cited by 8 publications

References 57 publications

Increased prescription rates of anxiolytics and hypnotics to survivors of cancer in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood—A population‐based study

Increased prescription rates of anxiolytics and hypnotics to survivors of cancer in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood—A population‐based study

What do you need to learn in paediatric psycho-oncology?

“The effects of family therapeutic interventions on mental health and quality of life of children with cancer: A systematic review”

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