Anxiety in the dying child.

摘要: Twenty-five leukemic children aged 6 to 10 years related significantly more stories that contained elements of preoccupation with threat their body integrity and functioning than did 25 control nonfatal chronic illnesses. Although they made no overt reference the concept death, fatal illness showed an awareness intrusion into functioning, expressed a greater degree both hospital-related nonhospital- anxiety in sample. The fatally ill child appears be aware seriousness his illness, even though he may not yet capable talking about this adult terms.