thesis
Illness in Children and Parental Response
- Publication date
- 1 January 1997
- Publisher
- Most children suffer from illnesses from time to time. In only a small part of these
ill children parents decide to seek professional help. So, most child health care is
carried out by parents. In general, this phenomenon is called the iceberg of
symptoms. The part of the iceberg under the surface is the illness that is experienced
but not brought to the attention of a health care provider. Often this illness is of
a self-limiting nature and medical attention is not necessary. The part above the
surface consists of the illnesses brought to the attention of a health care professional,
which In The Netherlands is the general practitioner (GP) for adults as well as
for children.