Psychologic adaptation of children to epilepsy in a parent

A prospective study of the children in 12 families examined the impact of and adjustments to epilepsy in one of the parents. Young children allowed to see the parent's seizures and the treatment for those seizures adapted to the threat of illness in a parent by becoming involved in the care and...

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Published inEpilepsia (Copenhagen) Vol. 25; no. 1; p. 40
Main Authors Lechtenberg, R, Akner, L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1984
Subjects
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Epilepsy - psychology
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Parent-Child Relations
Prospective Studies
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Summary:A prospective study of the children in 12 families examined the impact of and adjustments to epilepsy in one of the parents. Young children allowed to see the parent's seizures and the treatment for those seizures adapted to the threat of illness in a parent by becoming involved in the care and supervision of the affected adult. Parents concealing the neurologic disorder from their children faced the most anger and resentment when the children discovered the epilepsy. Uncompromising and consistent disclosure of the problem to the children, regardless of their ages, by the parents allowed the children to adjust to the epilepsy while maintaining trust in and concern for both parents.
ISSN:0013-9580
DOI:10.1111/j.1528-1157.1984.tb04153.x