Table 3.

Summary of some psychosocial issues that a psychology team can assess and explore

Anxiety and panic (in child and/or parent)

Depression (in child and/or parent)

Adherence

Family coping and relationships

Helping a child cooperate with medical treatments

Checking and developing the understanding of the child/family has of their illness

Life changes, eg, transferring to secondary school, desire for greater independence.

School problems, eg, bullying, poor attendance

Poor symptom perception

Difficulty in identifying and differentiating emotions and physical symptoms