The Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Parents of Pediatric Patients with Oncological Diseases: a Systematic Review

Irina Banienė, Nida Žemaitienė Abstract Diagnosis of childhood cancer is one of the strongest, most devastating and affecting experiences taken into consideration by parents. It is commonly accepted that a message about a child’s life-threatening disease might develop a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). The aim of the research: to select…