Related Articles «Will You Remember Me?»: Talking with Adolescents About Death and Dying. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2018 10;27(4):511-526 Authors: Pao M, Mahoney MR Abstract This article describes the preparation, rationale, and benefits of talking with adolescents who have life-threatening or life-limiting illness about advance care planning (ACP) and end-of-life concerns in a developmentally sensitive manner. The first step is to ensure that a health care provider is ready to work with adolescents in ACP discussions by taking a self-inventory, learning communication skills, and understanding individual barriers. The authors then outline how to assess patient and family readiness,…
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Related Articles Supporting Children and Families at a Child’s End of Life: Pediatric Palliative Care Pearls of Anticipatory Guidance for Families. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2018 10;27(4):527-537 Authors: Lockwood B, Humphrey L Abstract Mental health professionals can play a key role in helping pediatric patients and their families prepare for and endure the death of a child. Impactful interventions include assisting a family’s transition toward acceptance of a child’s pending death, using prognostication as a tool in emotional preparedness, and education on expectant symptoms to optimize management and sense of caregiver efficacy. PMID: 30219215 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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Related Articles Children’s Artwork: Its Value in Psychotherapy in Pediatric Palliative Care. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2018 10;27(4):551-565 Authors: Sourkes BM Abstract Pediatric palliative care is a comprehensive treatment approach (physical, psychological, social, spiritual) for children living with life-threatening conditions. These patients and siblings, as well as children of ill parents, face extraordinary psychological challenges. Structured art techniques incorporated into psychotherapy can be powerful for children dealing with life-and-death realities. This article provides the rationale, instructions, and examples for 3 techniques that the author has adapted for children facing illness and bereavement. Although these art techniques are simple…
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Related Articles Making Meaning After the Death of a Child. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2018 10;27(4):xv-xxiv Authors: Clancy S, Lord B Abstract Two bereaved mothers recount how they made meaning after the deaths of their children, recounting how opportunities to tell their stories in medical settings enabled them to construct narratives that promoted resilience and a sense of control. Pediatric palliative care can be conceived as opening space for patients and guardians to tell their stories outside of the specifics of illness, so medical teams can work to accommodate families’ values and goals, thereby initiating the process of…
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Related Articles Health-services utilisation amongst older persons during the last year of life: a population-based study. BMC Geriatr. 2018 12 20;18(1):317 Authors: Ní Chróinín D, Goldsbury DE, Beveridge A, Davidson PM, Girgis A, Ingham N, Phillips JL, Wilkinson AM, Ingham JM, O’Connell DL Abstract BACKGROUND: Accurate population-based data regarding hospital-based care utilisation by older persons during their last year of life are important in health services planning. We investigated patterns of acute hospital-based service use at the end of life, amongst older decedents in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. METHODS: Data from all persons aged ≥70 years who died in the…
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