Commentary

Mary T. Rourke, Ph.D.

Division of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

 

 

References:

 

Hobbie, W., Stuber, M., Meeske, K., Wissler, K., Rourke, M., Ruccione, K., Hinkle, A., & Kazak, A. (2000). Symptoms of posttraumatic stress in young adult survivors of childhood cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18, 4060-4066.

 

Kazak, A., Barakat, L., Meeske, K., Christakis, D., Meadows, A., Casey, R., Penati, B., and Stuber, M.  (1997). Posttraumatic stress, family functioning, and social support in survivors of childhood leukemia and their mothers and fathers.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65, 120-129. 

 

Kazak, A., Rourke, M., & Crump, T. (2003). Families and other systems in pediatric psychology. In M. Roberts (Ed). Handbook of Pediatric Psychology. New York: Guilford.

 

Kazak, A., Simms, S. & Rourke, M. (2002). Family systems practice in pediatric psychology. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 27, 133-143.

 

Mackie, E., Hill, J., Kondryn, H. & McNally, R. (2000). Adult psychosocial outcomes in long-term survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and Wilms’tumour: A controlled study. The Lancet, 355, 1310-1314.

 

Rauck, A.M., Green, D.M., Yasui, Y., Mertens, A. & Robison, L.L. (1999) Marriage in the survivors of childhood cancer: A preliminary description from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Medical and Pediatric Oncology, 33, 60-63.

 

Rourke, M., Hobbie, W.L., & Kazak, A.E. (2002).  Posttraumatic stress and other distress in young adult survivors of childhood cancer.  Poster presented at the 7th International Conference on Long-Term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.