Τίτλος:
Breaking Bad News: Communication Around Parental Multiple Sclerosis With
Children
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
This study investigates the relation of communication around parental
multiple sclerosis (MS) to family dysfunction and mental health problems
of the children in Greek families. Fifty-six families with a parent with
MS were studied regarding emotional well-being of children, parental
depression, family functioning, and illness’ related impairment,
correlated to the amount of information about parental illness provided
to children. Significant differences were found in three dimensions of
child psychopathology on maternal scores of Child Behavior Checklist,
between children who had partial information about parental illness and
the other two groups of children who had explicit or no information at
all. Differences were also observed in children’s scores on (Youth Self
Report) social problems between the same groups. The finding that
children who had only partial information about their parents’ illness
presented more problems, illustrates the importance of “how, what, and
how much” of information is communicated to children. Clinical
implications are discussed in terms of the families’ difficulties with
communicating parental illness with their children and possible need for
profesional support.
Συγγραφείς:
Paliokosta, Elena
Diareme, Stavroula
Kolaitis, Gerasimos and
Tsalamanios, Emmanuel
Ferentinos, Spyros
Anasontzi, Sofia and
Lympinaki, Eirini
Tsiantis, Alkis
Tsiantis, John and
Karageorgiou, Clementine
Romer, George
Περιοδικό:
FAMILIES SYSTEMS & HEALTH
Εκδότης:
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
children of parents with multiple sclerosis; family communication around
illness; children’s mental health problems
