MedPage Today September 8, 2024
— Let’s do more to promote mental well-being in pediatric patients
Toward the end of rounds one Saturday, our team of six entered the room of a teenager on the pediatric bone marrow unit. The room was quiet, dark, and filled with the smell of stale hospital breakfast. Our patient was lying in bed silently. He answered our questions politely, but his face remained expressionless as we explained the plan for the day. His sadness was tangible.
I have witnessed this same somberness when interacting with many pediatric patients with chronic diseases, including but not limited to sickle cell disease, chronic kidney disease, and cancer. The medical field puts extensive resources into treating these conditions. However, fewer resources are invested...
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