A two-session psychological intervention for siblings of pediatric cancer patients: A randomized controlled pilot trial

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Prchal, Alice ^a   Graf, Anna ^a   Bergstraesser, Eva ^a   Landolt, Markus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Intervention; Oncology; Psychosocial adjustment; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84855568738     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17532000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1753-2000-6-3     Document Type: Article

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