Pond H
Diabetes Care. 1979 Sep-Oct;2(5):425-31. doi: 10.2337/diacare.2.5.425.
Children who suffer from chronic medical disorders requiring continuous therapy create threatening situations for parents, which are often acute at diagnosis and may continue over the years. Many parental reactions and consequent emotional interactions with the children are common to all medical handicaps, but also vary with the nature of the particular disease and its treatment. Attitudes of parents to the diagnosis of a chronic handicap or medical disorder will always include some apprehension. This is usually more acute in mothers than in fathers, both by their nature and position of authority in the care of the child in most homes. Some anxiety is normal at diagnosis of a chronic ongoing illness in a child and may even help in making the mother more aware of the extra responsibility that has been thrust on her and give her the desire to manage the treatment well.
患有需要持续治疗的慢性疾病的儿童会给父母带来威胁性的情况，这些情况在诊断时往往很严重，而且可能会持续数年。许多父母的反应以及随之而来与孩子的情感互动在所有医疗残疾情况中都很常见，但也会因特定疾病的性质及其治疗方法而有所不同。父母对慢性残疾或疾病诊断的态度总是会包含一些担忧。通常，由于母亲的天性以及在大多数家庭中她们在照顾孩子方面的权威地位，母亲的这种担忧比父亲更为强烈。孩子被诊断出患有慢性疾病时，有些焦虑是正常的，甚至可能有助于母亲更加意识到自己肩上突然增加的额外责任，并促使她希望把治疗工作做好。
