WHILE RECENTLY preparing a grand rounds presentation, I was struck by the limited
research concerning the emotional reaction of health care providers and how they cope with …

Abstract According to the World Health Organization, 53,000 children die every year in
United States because of a chronic medical condition. Physicians have to face various …

Clinicians frequently worry that medications used to treat pain and suffering at the end of life
might also hasten death. Intentionally hastening death, or euthanasia, is neither legal nor …

As Bill Cosby once said," 1 started out as a child." It is a funny line with a point. He intends
not to set himself apart but rather to remind us in his own delightful way of our common …

Even starting from the position that individuals with disabilities enjoy the legal and moral
right to take their normative place in society, the existence of physical, emotional, or …

Context It is challenging to provide supportive intensive care to infants in the neonatal
intensive care unit (NICU), giving them every chance for survival, while also trying 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 …

Dying and death are not subjects that most, including clinicians caring for disabled children
and young people, find easy to contemplate, despite them being integral to our humanity; in …

The serious illness of a child is a stressful event for any parent. Further, a child's admission
to a children's hospital, dedicated to pediatric care and research, can engender a host of …

This paper outlines the development of childrens' understanding about the concept of
dearth, and describes common grief reactions. Using this framework, the principle elements …