Objective: While most pediatric palliative care (PPC) teams do not yet routinely include
psychology, roles for pediatric psychologists in PPC are expanding. The goals of this …

Objective Pediatric psychologists have unique expertise to contribute to the care of youth
with serious illnesses yet are not routinely integrated into pediatric palliative care (PPC) …

Objective: To examine the roles of psychologists in delivering pediatric palliative care (PPC)
services, barriers and facilitators of psychologists' involvement in PPC, and strategies to …

2013). Over half of these deaths occur in the first year of life, with the top five causes being
congenital anomalies, prematurity, sudden infant death syndrome, complications of …

Context Pediatric psychologists possess unique expertise to positively impact the care
provided to children with serious illness and their families. Despite increasing recognition …

Objective: Each year, half a million families cope with pediatric life-threatening illness in the
United States. While research on pediatric palliative care (PPC) is growing, literature …

Pediatric medicine increasingly has recognized the value of integrating behavioral health in
medical care, but this trend has not yet extended to pediatric palliative care. Results from a …

Background: Current literature highlights the need for psychological support of adolescents
and young adults (AYAs) with serious illness, for which pediatric palliative care (PPC) teams …

Families of children with complex, chronic, and/or life-limiting conditions experience unmet
psychological, emotional, practical, and spiritual needs. Primary care pediatricians may lack …

Objective: Pediatric palliative care (PPC) services strive to prevent and relieve suffering
among children, adolescents, and young adults with chronic and/or life-limiting illnesses …