The interplay between physical and psychological health is important to consider if the best patient-centred outcomes are to be achieved in paediatric settings. The physical challenges of living with a vascular malformation will affect the patient’s psychological health, and psychological factors will affect the patient’s experience of their physical health. Psychological difficulties are typically the result of a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors. As such, having a vascular malformation will not result in the same psychological outcomes for each young person. Having a new healthy baby is a known stressor that can precipitate a range of stress-related reactions in parents, including major mental health difficulties. When a child has physical health differences, the stress can increase as a result of uncertainty about the infant’s health and development and the extra health care burden of hospital attendances and daily management at home.
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Soon, K. (2023). Psychology. In Great Ormond Street Handbook of Paediatric Vascular Anomalies: An Illustrated Guide to Clinical Management (pp. 25–33). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003257417-4
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