TY - JOUR
T1 - Helping children and families deal with divorce and separation
AU - Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health, Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
AU - Cohen, George J.
AU - Weitzman, Carol C.
AU - Yogman, Michael
AU - Bauer, Nerissa
AU - Gambon, Thresia B.
AU - Lavin, Arthur
AU - Lemmon, Keith M.
AU - Mattson, Gerri
AU - Rafferty, Jason Richard
AU - Wissow, Lawrence Sagin
AU - Berry, Sharon
AU - Carmichael, Terry
AU - Christophersen, Ed
AU - Johnson, Norah
AU - Sulik, Leonard Read
AU - Domain, Stephanie
AU - Blum, Nathan J.
AU - Macias, Michelle M.
AU - Bauer, Nerissa S.
AU - Bridgemohan, Carolyn
AU - Goldson, Edward
AU - McGuinn, Laura J.
AU - Smith, Peter J.
AU - Contompasis, Stephen H.
AU - Korb, Damon R.
AU - Voigt, Robert G.
AU - High, Pamela C.
AU - Reiff, Michael I
AU - Paul, Linda
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2016 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
PY - 2016/12
Y1 - 2016/12
N2 - For the past several years in the United States, there have been more than 800 000 divorces and parent separations annually, with over 1 million children affected. Children and their parents can experience emotional trauma before, during, and after a separation or divorce. Pediatricians can be aware of their patients' behavior and parental attitudes and behaviors that may indicate family dysfunction and that can indicate need for intervention. Age-appropriate explanation and counseling for the child and advice and guidance for the parents, as well as recommendation of reading material, may help reduce the potential negative effects of divorce. Often, referral to professionals with expertise in the social, emotional, and legal aspects of the separation and its aftermath may be helpful for these families.
AB - For the past several years in the United States, there have been more than 800 000 divorces and parent separations annually, with over 1 million children affected. Children and their parents can experience emotional trauma before, during, and after a separation or divorce. Pediatricians can be aware of their patients' behavior and parental attitudes and behaviors that may indicate family dysfunction and that can indicate need for intervention. Age-appropriate explanation and counseling for the child and advice and guidance for the parents, as well as recommendation of reading material, may help reduce the potential negative effects of divorce. Often, referral to professionals with expertise in the social, emotional, and legal aspects of the separation and its aftermath may be helpful for these families.
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U2 - 10.1542/peds.2016-3020
DO - 10.1542/peds.2016-3020
M3 - Article
C2 - 27940730
AN - SCOPUS:85008311658
SN - 0031-4005
VL - 138
JO - Pediatrics
JF - Pediatrics
IS - 6
M1 - e20163020
ER -