RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Fifteen-minute consultation: Attachment as a model to understand and manage difficult doctor–parent relationships
JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 178
OP 182
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315570
VO 104
IS 4
A1 Annie Swanepoel
YR 2019
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/104/4/178.abstract
AB Paediatricians are often faced with managing the child who is unwell, and parents, who may present in ways that are difficult to manage. Difficult behaviours can range from those who disregard their child’s needs, to those who overstate their child’s minor symptoms, to those who ask for help but then refuse to accept it. This paper gives a framework using attachment theory to help paediatricians recognise, understand and deal with difficult doctor–parent interactions in a way that is appropriate and sensitive. Making changes to the way we communicate with parents can improve outcomes for the child, the family and the doctor’s own well-being.