Families and children with hearing loss: grief and coping.

摘要: Parental coping with the diagnosis of their child's hearing impairment has not received a great deal research attention, despite evident importance it. been changing inception newborn screening as we move from parent-initiated model to an institution-initiated model. Coping now begins without any preparation, and time for parents “enjoy” child “normal.” The grief models, based on death experience, usually employed describe parental reactions may also be inappropriate. Death is terminable whereas chronic. There sufficient long-term effects chronic how that impacts parent-child bonding. evidence our endeavors have far outstripped habilitation efforts, leaving but support. This gap must closed. MRDD Research Reviews 2003;9:232–235. © 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.