• Wien Med Wochenschr · Jan 2012

    Case Reports

    [Children as relatives of seriously ill and dying patients].

    • Christiana Justin.
    • Bereich Kinderanästhesie, Klinische Abteilung für Anästhesiologie für Herz - und Gefäßchirurgie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin Graz, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz, Austria. christiana.justin@medunigraz.at
    • Wien Med Wochenschr. 2012 Jan 1;162(1-2):34-8.

    AbstractFor children, the diagnosis of a serious disease of near relatives is a dramatic experience, particularly when their parents are involved. Such a situation demands great efforts to cope with. Therefore these children have an increased risk of developing mental health problems. To prevent this, children and adolescents need support according to their personal developmental stage. Above all it is necessary to give support to the parents, as their expertise as father and mother provides stability for their children. All interventions aim at one goal, which is maintaining the stability of the family. In the following, results of studies will be discussed with respect to the case report. According to the European research project "COSIP" (Children of Somatically Ill Parents) a recommendation for medical doctors of all specialities, caring for adults with severe diseases, should be lined out.

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