Abstract

BARROS, Luísa. As consequências psicológicas da hospitalização infantil: Prevenção e controlo. Aná. Psicológica [online]. 1998, vol.16, n.1, pp.11-28. ISSN 0870-8231.

Initially, the research on the psychological consequences of children's hospitalization has been characterized by the importance of the study of attachment and its disturbances. With the change in the conditions of pediatric services, and the introduction of new paradigms in the study of developmental disturbances, there has been an important evolution in this field. Nowadays, it is mainly a field specially appropriate to study the processes of child and family anxiety and coping. This paper begins with a discussion of the literature on children's hospitalization, to propose a set of interventions which aim to prevent and remediate the psychological consequences of this stressfull experience. A special attention is given to the role of the pediatric psychologist.

Keywords : Hospitalization; children; parents; development; anxiety; coping.

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