Document 0618
 DOCN  M9490618
 TI    Coping and communication among parents and children with human
       immunodeficiency virus and cancer.
 DT    9411
 AU    Hardy MS; Armstrong FD; Routh DK; Albrecht J; Davis J; Department of
       Psychology, University of North Carolina at; Charlotte 28223.
 SO    J Dev Behav Pediatr. 1994 Jun;15(3):S49-53. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94342484
 AB    Coping strategies and communication of three groups of 20 preschool
       children and their parents were compared. One group was composed of
       children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who
       displayed clinical symptoms of the disease; the second group was
       composed of children diagnosed with cancer; and the third group was
       composed of healthy children. Results indicated that the parents of
       children with life-threatening illnesses reported greater degrees of
       wishful thinking than did control subjects. Furthermore, parents of
       children with HIV reported more wishful thinking than did parents of
       children with cancer. Finally, significantly more children with cancer
       were aware of their diagnosis than were children with HIV. The findings
       in this study suggest coping and communication difficulties for parents
       and children with HIV.
 DE    *Adaptation, Psychological  Child  Child, Preschool  Chronic Disease
       *Communication  Denial (Psychology)  Female  Florida  Human  HIV
       Infections/*PSYCHOLOGY  Male  Neoplasms/*PSYCHOLOGY  Parent-Child
       Relations  Parents  Personality Assessment  Self Concept  Truth
       Disclosure  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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