TY - JOUR
T1 - Posttraumatic stress disorder
T2 - Understanding the psychosocial impact of surviving childhood cancer into young adulthood
AU - Rourke, Mary T.
N1 - Funding Information:
From the Diuision of Oncology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Phitadefphia, PA; the Department of Psychiatry and Behaviorai Sciences, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA; the Pediatric Oncology Nurse Practitioner Program, the University of Pennsyluania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA; and the Department ofpediatrics, University of Pennsutuania School ofMedicine, Philadelphia, PA. Supported by grants from the National Cancer Institute (Grant No. 16520). the Uniuersitu of California Los Angeles, Jonsson Comprehensive &ncer Center, the National Institute of Mental Health (Grant No. 401604), and departmental support from the Division ofpediatric Oncoloqu at the Universitu of Rochester Medical Center Add& reprint reques&/correspondence to Anne E. Kazak. PhD. Division ofOncotoau. the Children’s Hospital of PhiIadelphta, 324S34ih St, Phi%etphia, PA 19104-4399. 0 1999 by Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses. 1043-4542/99/l 603-0003$3.00/O
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Little research has been done to explore how the psychological symptoms of child and adolescent cancer survivors change in the decades following successful treatment. This article examines these changes with a focus on the utility of a posttraumatic stress framework for understanding the long-term coping issues that individuals face as they mature and make transitions to young adulthood. First, the literature supporting the use of a posttraumatic stress framework in child and adolescent survivors is reviewed. Developmental contributions to changes and increases in posttraumatic symptomatology during young adulthood are then discussed and posttraumatic symptoms most often seen in this group are presented. Preliminary research with young adult survivors is also reviewed and discussed as support for a posttraumatic stress framework with this population. Ongoing research efforts aimed at elaborating on this framework are described. Finally, clinical implications for health care providers are explored, and guidelines for assessing the impact of posttraumatic stress on young adults' use of health care resources are offered.
AB - Little research has been done to explore how the psychological symptoms of child and adolescent cancer survivors change in the decades following successful treatment. This article examines these changes with a focus on the utility of a posttraumatic stress framework for understanding the long-term coping issues that individuals face as they mature and make transitions to young adulthood. First, the literature supporting the use of a posttraumatic stress framework in child and adolescent survivors is reviewed. Developmental contributions to changes and increases in posttraumatic symptomatology during young adulthood are then discussed and posttraumatic symptoms most often seen in this group are presented. Preliminary research with young adult survivors is also reviewed and discussed as support for a posttraumatic stress framework with this population. Ongoing research efforts aimed at elaborating on this framework are described. Finally, clinical implications for health care providers are explored, and guidelines for assessing the impact of posttraumatic stress on young adults' use of health care resources are offered.
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U2 - 10.1177/104345429901600303
DO - 10.1177/104345429901600303
M3 - Article
C2 - 10444940
AN - SCOPUS:0033159162
SN - 1043-4542
VL - 16
SP - 126
EP - 135
JO - Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing
JF - Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing
IS - 3
ER -