Cognitive Function, Coping, and Depressive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease

ConclusionsThe results provide new evidence for the associations between cognitive function and coping, and the association of both of these processes with depressive symptoms in children with SCD. Findings provide potential implications for clinical practice, including interventions to improve children ’s cognitive functioning to attenuate depressive symptoms.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research