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Clinical Services:
Medical Coping Team
Image The Medical Coping Team at Children's Hospital Boston works with patients and their familes to help them adjust to the stress caused by medical experiences.

We understand that children and their families who are facing physical illness, medical procedures or hospitalizations are often confused, frightened and anxious. Therefore, our experienced team of pediatric psychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals provide effective, compassionate evaluation, education, counseling and therapy to help them cope.

By providing patients and families with practical coping strategies, we can help them prevent or better deal with the emotional and behavioral difficulties associated with medical experiences.

In the Spotlight
Image Helping Your Child With Medical Experiences:
A Practical Parent Guide (pdf)

The Department of Psychiatry has created this guide to prepare parents for their child's hospitalization.
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Related topics:
Coping Emotionally
Grief and Bereavement
Psychological Complications of Chronic Illness
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Image Fitting in again
Although Cole Pasqualucci was returning home from Children's Hospital Boston, he was returning to a very different life than he was used to...
Experience Journal Experience Journal
Read personal experiences shared by parents and kids about living with their illness or condition. It includes stories, pictures and personal stories.
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