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Behavioral symptoms and psychiatric disorders in child and adolescent long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with chemotherapy only.

Wei LiuYin Ting CheungTara M BrinkmanPia BanerjeeDeokumar SrivastavaVikki G NolanHongmei ZhangJames G GurneyChing-Hon PuiLeslie L RobisonMelissa M HudsonKevin R Krull
Published in: Psycho-oncology (2018)
A significant minority of survivors have long-term psychiatric morbidity, multi-informant assessment is important to understand these symptom profiles and to inform selection of appropriate interventions. Interventions targeting inattention and oppositional behavior in children and emotional distress in parents are warranted in families with survivors who display behavioral problems.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • mental health
  • acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  • childhood cancer
  • physical activity
  • cancer therapy
  • allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  • drug delivery
  • early life
  • patient reported