Psychosocial and cognitive predictors of pre-surgical anxiety and emotional and behavioural changes following surgery in children

Surgery is a distressing time for children, adolescents and their families. Post-surgery, a significant number of children develop negative emotional and behavioural difficulties, including separation anxiety, sleep difficulties and aggressive behaviour. These changes, in some, become pervasive and...

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Main Author: Kenedy, Juliet Anne
Published: University of Oxford 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.599886