Document 0390
 DOCN  M9650390
 TI    [Informing a child about his illness in HIV infection: words and
       meaning]
 DT    9605
 AU    Funck-Brentano I; Departement de Pediatrie, Hopital Necker-Enfants
       malades.
 SO    Psychiatr Enfant. 1995;38(1):109-39. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96137090
 AB    The account of the medical and psychological treatment of Pascal over a
       period of three years shows the complexity and the stakes of the problem
       that families and the medical core are faced with when confronted to a
       child infected by the HIV: to talk of his infection or his illness. How
       do you approach the problem with an 8 year old child? What do you answer
       to his questions without the risk of triggering an unbearable death
       anxiety for him and his family? Starting with a lie, Pascal's mother
       will progressively realise the intrication of her own internal conflicts
       (that go back to her childhood) with her present suffering. She thus
       becomes able to look at her son's illness properly and discuss it with
       him in a healthy and natural manner. The question of whether to disclose
       his diagnosis to a child is discussed; some recommendations are
       suggested.
 DE    Attitude to Health  Case Report  Child  *Child Psychology  Child,
       Hospitalized/PSYCHOLOGY  *Communication  Conflict (Psychology)  English
       Abstract  Human  HIV Infections/*DIAGNOSIS/*PSYCHOLOGY  Linguistics
       Lying  Male  Mother-Child Relations  Patient Education  *Truth
       Disclosure  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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