Lechtenberg R, Akner L
Epilepsia. 1984 Feb;25(1):40-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1984.tb04153.x.
A prospective study of the children in 12 families examined the impact of and adjustments to epilepsy in one of the parents. Young children allowed to see the parent's seizures and the treatment for those seizures adapted to the threat of illness in a parent by becoming involved in the care and supervision of the affected adult. Parents concealing the neurologic disorder from their children faced the most anger and resentment when the children discovered the epilepsy. Uncompromising and consistent disclosure of the problem to the children, regardless of their ages, by the parents allowed the children to adjust to the epilepsy while maintaining trust in and concern for both parents.
一项针对12个家庭中儿童的前瞻性研究，考察了父母一方患有癫痫所产生的影响以及相应的调适情况。允许幼儿目睹父母癫痫发作及发作治疗过程的儿童，会通过参与对患病成人的照料和监护，来适应父母患病带来的威胁。当孩子发现父母向他们隐瞒神经疾病时，这些父母面临着最多的愤怒和怨恨。父母向孩子毫不妥协且始终如一地披露问题，无论孩子年龄大小，这样能让孩子在适应癫痫的同时，维持对父母双方的信任与关心。
