Therapeutic use of play in hospital.

Full Abstract

Children can suffer much anxiety and stress on entering the hospital environment. Play therapy, in all its forms, can help to alleviate such stress, and facilitate a smoother adjustment to the new and potentially frightening surroundings.

Author information

Author/s: Doverty, N (N);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing) (Br J Nurs), published in ENGLAND. (Language: eng)

Reference: -1992 May 14-27; vol 1 (issue 2) : pp 77, 79-81

Dates: Created 1992/08/06; Completed 1992/08/06; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 1617264, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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