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What are the special needs of chronically ill young people?

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posted on 2000-01-01, 00:00 authored by Craig OlssonCraig Olsson, S Sawyer, M Boyce
Although significant advances have been made in the treatment of serious disease, there remains much scope for assisting young people in adjusting to life with a chronic medical condition. Commonly, chronically ill young people experience lower emotional well being than their healthy peers. Conventional approaches to promoting emotional well being have involved referring young people and their families to an appropriate public mental health service or psychologist/psychiatrist in private practice. However, there is increasing interest in the use of peer support programs. Support groups such as the ChIPS program aim to promote positive adjustment to chronic illness by bring together young people facing similar circumstances. It is maintained that by increasing connections between chronically ill young people, emotional well being can be enhanced.

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Journal

Australian family physician

Volume

29

Issue

4

Pagination

299 - 300

Publisher

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Location

Jolimont, Vic.

ISSN

0300-8495

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2000, Australian Family Physician

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