Disease-Related Communication and Depression in Pediatric Cancer Patients
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Pediatric Psychology
- Vol. 2 (2) , 52-53
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/2.2.52
Abstract
Seven children hospitalized with cancer were rated three times per day by nurses on mood level and amount of talking about their illness. In general, the children who talked most about their illness were rated the least depressed (r = −.89), suggesting contrary to what some have thought that disease-related communication among children with cancer is not necessarily accompanied by depression.Keywords
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